Folklife And Ethnology Seminar

Join us for a series of Seminars on Folklife and Ethnology, organised by (opens in a new window)Dr Tiber Falzett. 

Thursday, 8 April

11am
"Indigenous knowledge systems and communal resiliency" by Charlie Greg Sark, a member of the Lennox Island, Mi'kmaq First Nation and an Assistant Professor at the School of Climate Change & Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island.

4pm
Virtual zoom tour of the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation's Eptek Art and Culture Centre exhibition of contemporary Mi'kmaq women's art, Quills, Ash, and Bone: Current Perspectives on Traditional Mi'kmaq Art to illustrate some of the contemporary contexts for the material culture forms Charlie Sark will be discussing.

For more information see: 

(opens in a new window)Eptek Art & Culture Centre Events and Exhibits

(opens in a new window)Buzzpei.com

Speaker Bio

Charlie Greg Sark is a member of the Lennox Island, Mi'kmaq First Nation and an Assistant Professor at the School of Climate Change & Adaptation, University of Prince Edward Island. He is exploring indigenous knowledge systems and their role in developing local solutions to Climate Change.

Tuesday, 20 April

Dr. Laura Sanchini (Ph.D. Folklore Memorial University Of Newfoundland), Curator Of Craft, Design & Popular Culture At Canadian Museum Of History In Gatineau On Curating Regional Folklife In A National Museum.