John Ralston Saul and The Comeback of Aboriginal Peoples
Internationally renowned author and essayist John Ralston Saul will be discussing his latest book, The Comeback: How Aboriginals are Reclaiming Power and Influence. The book is a powerful narrative exploring how Aboriginal peoples are empowering themselves to rebuild their communities—and remake Canada. He will be interviewed by academic and activist, Pamela D. Palmater.
This event is FREE, but please register here:
This is the inaugural event for Book(re)marks, a free, public event series featuring non-fiction authors whose works are of social, political, or cultural importance. Book(re)marks is held in partnership between Couchiching Institue on Public Affairs and International Festival of Authors.
John Ralston Saul is one of Canada's leading public intellectuals. Saul has received many awards, including Chile's prestigious Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour. He is the president of PEN International and has published sixteen books, both non-fiction and fiction, which have been translated into twenty-five languages. @JohnRalstonSaul
Dr. Pamela D. Palmater is a Mi'kmaq citizen and member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick. She has been a practising lawyer for sixteen years and is currently an associate professor and the chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University.
@Pam_Palmater
