I am so excited to announce that I will be participating at the upcoming Relab Symposium at the University of Alberta on November 8, 2019. The title of my talk, "Shi'khaihtak Gik'yaaniljii, I am learning" will share my ongoing research and experience on Gwich'in Material Culture, Museum Research and Relationality. I will also have a booth where some exclusive handcrafted items and jewelry will be made available to those attending!
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Elaine Alexie was born in the Northwest Territories and raised in her home community of Fort McPherson. She is a member of the Teetł'it Gwich'in First Nation and holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Political Science from the University of Victoria.
Elaine is the Northern Community Engagement Officer in the The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. She is responsible for advancing major initiatives with northern Indigenous communities and organizations, such as knowledge exchange and assisting in the development of institutional capacity for community-engaged research.
Her passions in life are being on the rivers in her ancestral lands in the Peel Watershed in the central Yukon territory, learning her peoples' material cultural practices, and spending time with her large extended Gwich'in family.
Elaine will be presenting on Friday, November 8 at the 11:00AM-12:30PM panel.
Visit Elaine's website www.shinliniintaih.com, on FB Shinli' Niintaih, and on insta @shinliniintsih to follow her amazing journey and work! If we are lucky, you might be able to purchase some of her beautiful creations at the symposium!
Original photo credit: Al Fleischmann
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