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piping hot resistance Fundraiser Seeks to Support Indigenous Resistance to Oil Pipelines by Marianne Geoffrion tect their land, such as building an oversized the ongoing concerns felt by some people ties whose land they would cross.” streamer with “No Pipelines” written in towards TransCanada’s pipeline projects. A The gatewayfacts.ca website states that one Activists “piped up” Saturday night to raise capital letters, hung between tall trees on the whole wall was dedicated to a series of pic- of five conditions to building the pipeline is awareness about the Energy East Pipeline outskirts of the forest. tures taken from the documentary “RESIST; to make sure that the “legal requirements and fundraise for the Unist’ot’en Camp, a “Job creation is really not important if The Unist’ot’en’s Call to the Land,” created by regarding Aboriginal and treaty rights are hotbed of grassroots resistance fighting for the primordial things in life are not being Simple Matters Films. A quote was taped to addressed, and First Nations are provided indigenous peoples’ right to their land in respected,” said Élisabeth Néron. each picture, giving insight on the film to with the opportunities, information and British Columbia. TransCanada’s East Energy Pipeline web- anyone interested. resources necessary to participate in and Located in a small studio on de Gaspé site has a section at the top called “Benefits.” The main source of information was the benefit from a heavy oil project.” Ave., the guests of “Pipe-Up!” were invited With the touch of the mouse, the category documentary, made by AJ+, an affiliate of Pronovost explained that indigenous to walk in socks and drink Kombucha as expands in four subsections: “Fueling our Al Jazeera, which focused on the Unist’ot’en people have a right to choose whether the they explored a photography project based Growth,” “Creates Jobs,” “Bolsters Provincial Camp. The activists of the indigenous land pipeline runs through their land or not. “It’s on a Unist’ot’en documentary and listened Economics” and “Supports Communities.” are shown struggling to be heard. their land; they have to decide if they want to musical performances. The benefits they bring up are mostly The first message that appears on screen is, it to go there,” she said. It can be hard for people to feel that they related to the economy. “Since 2010, the Unist’ot’en group, an indig- Pronovost added that until we leave indig- have the power to change things, said activist “It might be good [economically] in the enous group, has been blocking oil and gas enous peoples alone to decide what they Alyssa Simon-Bélanger. “That’s why creating short term,” Brière told The Link, adding that pipelines from being built on their land. want to do with their resources, we’re are events based on creativity and positivity is in “the long run, we’ll be facing a big wall “In June 2014, Canada approved the still in a “colonialist racist system.” important—it makes it easy for people to join.” with exploiting dirty energies. Enbridge Northern Gateway, a tar sands pipe- “You can try to disguise it under fancy Samuel Brière, an organizer of the event, “Environmentally, socially and economi- line, and gave them 209 conditions to fulfill. words, but that’s kind of what it boils down to.” explained that the goal was to raise as much cally speaking, it doesn’t make sense.” “One of those conditions is a mandatory money as possible for the Unist’ot’en Camp. According to The Ontario Energy Board’s consultation with the indigenous communi- Photos Fatma Daldoul “But beyond that, it’s creating a bridge (OEB) assessment of TransCanada’s Energy between what’s going on in BC—the pipe- East Application, further information is line issues, the tar sands, transportation, needed to ascertain the effects the pipe- etc.—and what we’re facing here in Quebec line would have, including “with respect to with the Energy East Project,” he added. impacts on drinking water.” TransCanada predicts that the Energy East The issue is “we’re not using our resources Pipeline project will be actively pumping oil well,” said Alexandra Pronovost, an intel- into Quebec by 2018 if they get final regulatory lectual and cultural mediator for Exeko, approval in the fourth quarter of this year. an organization mandated to “promote Simultaneously, TransCanada is looking the inclusion and development of the most to build new pipelines on the Wet’suwet’en marginalized people through innovation in territory, a free territory that never ceded culture and education.” to the colonial Canadian state, according “We all need clean air and clean water, so to the Unist’ot’en Camp website. whatever our differences […] there is a con- This distresses many indigenous people dition of life that we have in common.” living on the land. A short video documen- Pronovost emphasized that the event was tary projected during the Pipe-Up event mostly created to raise awareness. called “How to Stop an Oil and Gas Pipeline: “Environmental issues […] bring people The Unist’ot’en Camp Resistance,” explores together. Everyone’s connecting.” the many attempts they undertake to pro- The event provided some information on thelinknewspaper.ca/news 4 27 january 2015 current affairs

Concordia Greenhouse Welcomes Students art in the for Workshop on Creating Zines atrium

art zines that are only pictures,” Swirlz of tutorials especially on binding and sizes there’s not a lot of creative play events on by Jane Lakes explained. “Poetry zines are very common, that you can do. Typically there are just campus,” said Swirlz. guide zines, and what’s called per-zines, a few workshops a year where you can Previous months’ themes include Gathered on the top floor of the Hall which are personal zines.” engage in what different organizations do.” making new candles by recycling old wax; building, a small group of students sat From small zines about different kind Montreal is a hub for zine culture. creating bird boxes, miniature stuffed quietly among shelves of plants, carefully of screws to medium ones about little blue Annual events such as Expozine, the animals and terrarium necklaces; and cutting, pasting and glittering a fresh houses, to ones with wax paper covers dis- Anarchist Bookfair and the Queer Book wood burning. batch of artistic booklets. playing a collection of short stories, the Fair are venues that provide an outlet for With next month’s event scheduled to The crafters were participating in the crafters were never far from inspiration. prospective zine-creators. be Valentine’s Day-themed, Swirlz hopes Concordia Greenhouses’ monthly Art in “This is more sharing-based,” explained Local zines can be found on the shelves to show participants that “you don’t nec- the Atrium series, which kicked off the Swirlz. “People can share tips on what at the Concordia Co-Op Bookstore. Closer essarily need to buy expensive chocolate winter semester on Thursday evening they’ve learned, or ways of doing things to home, the Greenhouse shelves some on and gifts to express your love.” with a zine theme. more interestingly, and people get really herbal health. “You could just make somebody a little “It really allows an opportunity for inspired off of each other.” “Accessibility is really important to zine about the top ten things you like sharing information, for chatting about With some choosing to make collage us here,” said Swirlz. “Especially in the about them,” Swirlz added. people’s lives,” said event coordinator zines out of old books, and others pre- winter, I think that it’s really important Beyond Art in the Atrium, the Green- Sheena Swirlz. ferring to make use of the old-fashioned to have free spaces where people can go house regularly hosts a variety of events Complete with pumpkin cookies, tea stamps Swirlz provided, the evening con- and interact where they don’t necessarily such as weekly educational workshops, and a temperature at least 30 degrees cluded with a fresh batch of zines ready to need to be purchasing food. I think people music parties, clothing swaps and film warmer than outside, the evening began be distributed. really enjoy in the winter to come up here, screenings. with a quick briefing by Swirlz on different These small booklets can be kept for oneself be with community and be creative.” The Greenhouse also hosted their kinds of zines, where to find them, how to or circulated widely as a travelling zine, which The monthly “crafternoons,” which are annual plant sale last Wednesday, which make your own and several examples. is passed along from traveller to traveller until set to continue for the rest of the semester, saw over 700 plants sell out within an hour. Defined by Swirlz as a small creative it becomes a completed publication. have a short but rich history. To see when the next Greenhouse event project that “you give yourself [as] a self- “The best thing to do is to go to a work- “It was started about two years ago by is, checkout concordiagreenhouse.com or published book,” zines can be anything shop like this and get interactive,” said Swirlz. volunteers, and it has continued as a regu- their Facebook page. you make of them. “There’s also zines on how to make zines lar event, partially because this is a really “People will make everything, [even] that you can read, and the Internet has lots great space to make art and also because Photo Brandon Johnston

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a meeting of dirty minds Panel on Soil Brings Science, Art and Activism Together

by Maxime Roy of sustainable agriculture. The event was co-organized by Compost Soil degradation is a global problem. Faced with the Montreal and Mycelium Labs. The D.B. Clarke upcoming food systems crisis, 2015 was declared the Theatre was packed with a mix of young International Year of Soils by the United Nations. The students, modern farmers, social activists, panel “Soil: Source of Life,” held Friday at Concor- indigenous groups, grey-haired hippies and dia, discussed the causes of the crisis as well as the green entrepreneurs. changes to food systems needed to avert it. Upon entering the guests were given a folded Topsoil is the bioactive and biodiverse layer dove containing a poem and sunflower seeds, of soil necessary for long-term food production. a collaboration between Dewavrin and Emily Most modern industrial agricultural practices Rose Michaud, an artist and activist who works diminish the amount and vitality of topsoil, in with land and who seeks to collaborate with both contrast to sustainable agricultural practices, natural and social forces. which build fresh topsoil. Michaud was central to the development of the In the words of Dr. Elaine Ingham, an inter- “Sprout Out Loud!” zine and to the transforma- national leader in microbiology researching the tion of the Champ des Possibles, a commercial complex links within the soil food web, “the dif- space that was transformed into a municipal park ference between soil and dirt is that soil is alive in the Mile End. while dirt is dead.” Other guests included Silver Bear, alias Steve Soil mismanagement—on top of a growing Mccomber, a member of the Iroquois Confed- human population, increasing meat consump- eration known as a keeper of Iroquois seeds; tion, urban sprawl, desertification, climate Jonathan Pineault, a self-declared “unlikely” change and the industrial chemical poisoning of businessman who started permaculture enter- land and water—is leading to the elimination of prise Écomestible; and Vanessa Reid, activist and a finite resource fundamental to humanity’s food ex-executive director of the Santropol Roulant. systems: soil. “There is almost no soil that lacks minerals “Healthy soil is necessary to build resilience and nutrients, only the life and biodiversity that to climate change,” said Loïc Dewavrin, a is required to sequence and unlock these nutri- large-scale organic farmer who, along with his ents [that] are missing,” Ingham said. family, cultivates 1,500 acres by the St. Law- rence River on a mission to prove the efficacy Graphic Raven Sisyphous digitized and decolonized Concordia Panel Explores the Work of Aboriginal Artists in the Digital Sphere erized set designed in Second Life, an online and results in a monoculture of technology, our home office over whether or not by Brandon Johnston @bjohnston_photo virtual reality. absent of divergent voices. [Ratonhnhaké:ton] would actually speak “I really think virtual worlds are kind of Morgan Kennedy, a usability analyst at Mohawk in the game,” he said. In the end, a Can the digital realm exist as decolonized metaphors for the future and that’s why I Ubisoft, continued the evening’s discussion significant portion of the dialogue chosen for space? This was one of the topics discussed thought it was the right medium to use for by talking about his experiences in helping the game did appear in Mohawk. at last Friday’s panel discussion “Aboriginal this story,” she continued. develop Assassin’s Creed III, a video game “Sadly, I think that Assassins Creed III Territories in Digital Space” in the EV build- Following Skawennati’s talk, Jason Lewis, which features a mixed-race Mohawk pro- was one of the only [high budget] games ing’s auditorium. Concordia Research Chair and associate tagonist named Ratonhnhaké:ton. that came out that year that actually fea- Organized by the Aboriginal Arts Research professor of Computation Arts, discussed “At all levels of the development team […] tured a non-white protagonist,” Kennedy Group, the Concordia-based student group SKINS—a video game design workshop there were people who really cared about added. “I think that’s a shame and it speaks focused the event on fostering a discussion he helps coordinate for Kahnawake’s First getting it right,” Kennedy said on the game’s volumes about what’s wrong with the indus- on indigenous art and artists in Montreal. Nations youth. development. try right now.” Skawennati, an Aboriginal artist and The workshop allows young people to “There was this sort of political battle Concordia graduate, spoke about her recent design their own video games from the between the development team and Photo Brandon Johnston project Time Traveler™, an animated video ground up, with the help of Lewis and others. series based on a Mohawk character named They first discuss the story they want their Hunter who lives in the distant future. game to tell, design characters and land- He acquires a pair of glasses that allow scapes using paper and clay and eventually him to travel through time and interact take the games to the digital stage with the with historic events. His adventures allow help of the workshop coordinators. him to understand his people’s history, and “A big part of why we undertook the throughout the series, he forms a positive SKINS workshops is because [technologi- self-identity, eventually falling in love and cal] choices are being made for us,” Lewis gaining success in the hyper-materialistic said. “Part of what we need to do is start world of the future. making those choices ourselves, so we can “I think that what we’re doing as artists make them the way we want. is we’re trying to show connected history “In order to do that we need to gain a good and recreate that history,” Skawennati said. grasp on the technology—the best place to “I think art has that potential to remind us start is with the youth.” of something and in this case, it’s remind- Technology, Lewis claimed, is inherently ing us of our connections to our past and biased towards those who develop it. Since our ancestors.” it has been primarily developed through a The entire series was created on a comput- Western lens, it reflects those worldviews thelinknewspaper.ca/news the comeback of a canadian pop supergroup

Lead Vocalist Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers Shares Insight on New Album

By Andy Fidel @Tourneaurouge and work at it until it just sounds right— “Luckily when you’re working with other her debut as a singer and musician when there’s no real formula to success. people and you’re collaborating, you don’t her mother was diagnosed with ALS, also The New Pornographers are coming back to “It’s hard to tell where songs come from,” have to have all the energy yourself.” known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a fatal dis- Montreal this Wednesday, ready to sway the said Newman. “I want it to burst out of the gate Moreover, Carl Newman is actually Kath- ease that affects the neurons in the brain Corona Theatre with a whole lot of keyboards, with a big hook […] We just gotta make sure ryn Calder’s newfound long-lost uncle from and spinal cord. plenty of synthesizers and energetic pop we record this as well as possible. The drums her mother’s side, who had been adopted. “She’d always been [such] a huge supporter sounds. With the release of their new studio need to sound great, the guitars need to sound “It was incredibly surreal at the time,” said of my music that I decided I was going to album Brill Bruisers, the band call themselves great, and the vocals have to sound great.” Calder. “I would have been incredibly dumb dedicate an album to her,” Calder said. “I was a pop super-group. All eight members pitch into the collab- if I didn’t jump all over this chance. Some- going to write my first solo album and dedi- An indie-rock band originally from Van- orative process with their own colours and times opportunities are just too good, you cate it to her.” couver, B.C., The New Pornographers have experiences, making the album flavorful, each know, so you don’t even have a chance to Calder turned her living room into a been around since 1999, moving the Canadian song unique with different minds at work. think about what the implications are going recording studio and recorded her first music scene with their catchy guitar strums “You get not only life perspectives of where to be. You’re like, ‘this is awesome and I’m album, Are You My Mother?, released in and picking patterns that bear a musical resem- everybody is, but also what everybody is listen- going to do this.’ 2010. A Kickstarter-funded documentary blance to 1960s pop group The Bee Gees and ing to,” said Calder. “We’re all big music fans.” “I love being in bands,” Calder continued. was made by Yellow Bird Project and titled rock iconoclasts The Rolling Stones. Newman told New York magazine that he “It’s like being on a soccer team. Any time A Matter of Time. “[We’re] a very unique collection of people,” “didn’t really have plans for world domina- you do anything with a group of people, it Her childhood was musical; both her par- said Kathryn Calder, the band’s lead singer. tion; I just wanted to have an interesting band creates this little club that you belong to. I ents played the piano. Kathryn describes her “There are a lot of really strong songwriters with friends.” like that feeling.” father as an “excellent sight reader”. He would and musicians in our band. There are a lot of It’s a mutual feeling for Calder, who believes Many of the band members are either part sit down at the piano, open any music book ideas and directions that we could go. It’s like that being in a band is like being in a club— of other Canadian bands or have solo careers. and play whatever was on the page. “It was an art collaboration. there’s a feeling of belonging. She joined The For instance, bassist John Collins is from crazy to watch,” Calder said. Her mother, on “If one person is playing all the instruments New Pornographers in 2005 on their third The Evaporators, guitarist Dan Bejar fronts the other hand, played jazz. it sort of lends itself to being the same type of album, Twin Cinema. Destroyer and Carl Newman played with “Between the two of them, there was con- melody or the same type of rhythm. As soon “It’s weird, like one part happenstance, one Zumpano. Like Neko Case, Kathryn Calder stantly music going. as you bring somebody else, it just changes. part luck, one part connection.” also has a solo music career. “I find that when you’re working on music I love that collaborating and the meetings of When Calder joined the band for their “With my solo thing, I tend to write songs or writing, that’s it’s very important what you the mind.” sixth album, Newman had already laid out that are quieter and slower,” said Calder. listen to before you start,” Calder said. “What- Album opener “Brill Bruisers” captures the groundwork. For the most part, the “Maybe a little mellower. It’s nice to be able to ever I’m listening to will seep into what I’m that communal energy perfectly. The song songs had been written and structured, and express that side too. working on, even if I’m not intending on it. So starts full blast with the lines “Bo ba, bo ba Newman knew which direction he wanted to “I think the rock band stuff comes naturally I try to listen to really great things.” ba bo, Bo ba, bo ba ba” and leads the way take them. to me in the rock band setting and the quiet to the 13 songs written for the most part by “I just get to come in and have fun,” said Calder. music comes naturally when I’m sitting there The New Pornographers // Virgin Mobile lead singer Carl Newman, also known as “It’s a crazy experience. My brain is always writing my own songs. I can really be all over Corona Theatre (2490 Notre-Dame St.) // A.C. Newman. so tired every day after recording to constantly the place if I let myself be,” Calder continued. 8pm // $30 adv Newman told RiffYou.com that he liked to keep coming up with new ideas, new ideas, Her solo record was her opening experi- go into a new song without a concrete idea new ideas, all day. It’s really a brain workout. ence in the music industry. Calder marked Photo courtesy of Indoor Recess thelinknewspaper.ca/fringe fringe arts 27 january 2015 7

forgotten boroughs Historians Present Book on Archived Photographs Documenting Bygone Montreal Neighbourhoods

by Michelle Pucci @michellempucci Urban planning turned away from the Goose Town ada was the motor for that.” “cramped” and “unhygienic” old neighbour- Of all the forgotten neighbourhoods, the Near the port east of Berri St., the smell Snapshots of women hanging laundry hood structures and moved towards wide most devastating loss was Goose Village. of molasses was strong. According to Char- in makeshift courtyards and back alleys, open spaces in the form of parks, public cen- About 1,500 residents were displaced and lebois, the nearby sugar refinery was only a children hanging over precariously built tres, highways and suburbanization. 350 buildings were torn down, including reminder of what the low-income labourers railings and curious residents and shop Coming out of WWII, Charlebois says its Victorian-style homes, a school, a play- could not afford. Instead, everyone ate the owners staring at city workers photo- North Americans dreamed of metropolis. ing field, a recreational centre and a former imported molasses. graphing corner stores—these are the “We felt that the cities we had were the church-turned-factory—only a fire station By 1963, the 5,000 mostly French-Cana- only mementos of parts of Montreal’s cities of the industrial revolution,” she said. and gin distillery escaped the destruction. dian residents were told to vacate the area; working-class history. “They weren’t adapted for modern life.” “We demolished it all; there’s nothing that the planned broadcast city would reclaim the The archived photos of old lopsided houses The car was also becoming an icon—and a remains,” Charlebois said. flattened area and launch the downtown of from Quartiers Disparus are from a bygone headache, says Charlebois. A highway that led The area by Victoria Bridge was destroyed the east. era and present what was lost when Montreal directly to the downtown core was the solu- in 1964 to make way for Expo 67, the interna- But the broadcast city never came. The sought modern metropolis status. tion to modern living. tional event that would raise Montreal’s status planning was drawn out to 10 years until the The book,Quartiers Disparus—based off Cities were reorganized: the city centre was as a major city. current CBC/Radio-Canada tower was built. an exhibition originally shown at the Centre for business, for working, for trade. Goose Village, with its reeking stockyards Where 5,000 once lived there is now a tower, d’histoire de Montreal in collaboration with “The idea wasn’t to live downtown, the and tanneries, stood in the way of that goal. a few scattered buildings and parking lots. the city’s archives—will be presented once functions for living existed on the periphery,” By the 1960s, it was mostly inhabited by Ital- “The city isn’t static, it transforms con- again at McGill’s Centre for Interdisciplinary said Charlebois. ian immigrants, who didn’t amount much of stantly,” Charlebois said. “In areas with older Research on Montreal this Thursday. Labourers were the main residents of the an opposition. buildings, like Griffintown, we always ask Most of the historical research focused downtown areas and were only there because The residents of Goose Village spread out ourselves, ‘What do we keep?’” on the forgotten Red Light District, Goose they couldn’t afford to get out. to the neighbouring South West, Pointe St. While Charlebois says there are many com- Village and Faubourg à m’lasse, mostly “They didn’t have the money to buy a house Charles, LaSalle, Verdun and even Greenfield parisons between urban redevelopment then demolished from 1957 to 1964 to make way in the suburbs and have nice grass and a pool,” Park on the South Shore. They were faced and now, the Habitations Jeanne-Mance, the for a modern city. Charlebois said. with the challenge of finding equally cheap Radio-Canada tower and Expo 67 were differ- Now it’s a bit of the inverse, she added. places to live. ent because they were government projects. Sex workers and gamblers People are obliged to go to the suburbs In the end, there isn’t anything left of the They were developed with collective ideals. Remnants of the former Red Light District because it’s less expensive to raise a family. Autostade—the football stadium built for In contrast, in Griffintown today, the city is are still somewhat visible. The area between Mayor Jean Drapeau spearheaded the Expo 67 on the razed Goose Village land. attracting private interests, mainly in the form St. Laurent Blvd. and St. Hubert St., where you modernization of Montreal. His terms Now it mostly consists of a Costco, a train of condo developers. find most of the UQAM campus, is still home from 1954 to 1957 and again from 1960 station and parking lots. The forgotten neighbourhoods from 1957 to many of the city’s strip clubs and sex shops. to 1986 coincide with the “renewal” of to 1964 were much more dramatic. Much of the area was demolished in 1957 the city and the disappearance of the low- Molasses memories Charlebois remembers the testimony of and 1958 and replaced with 788 social hous- income neighbourhoods. Since the creation of CBC/Radio-Canada one woman, who compared it to a death. ing units, the Habitations Jeanne-Mance. The desire to create space meant start- in 1936, the public broadcaster’s French- “They had to mourn the loss of their neigh- In the mid-1900s, the Red Light District ing from scratch, eliminating traces of language service had managed to spread its bourhood,” she said. “They couldn’t go back.” was considered a hotbed for criminal activ- the industrial revolution by demolishing resources throughout the city in some 40 dif- Quartiers Disparus revisits the memories of ity, but the people that grew up in the area the neighbourhoods that served only as ferent locations. boroughs, whose residents exhibited a “village didn’t feel that way. reminders. Here, Drapeau saw an opportunity to fulfill spirit.” Closed networks between residents “When we think Red Light, we think “At the time, there wasn’t a notion of another dream: a dream of a broadcast city, existed beyond the dated homes and unpleas- prostitutes and gamblers,” said co-author keeping what is good and demolition a district where television and radio stations ant odours, and some areas were intertwined Catherine Charlebois, a museologist at the what should be demolished,” Charlebois were concentrated. with the histories of the families that inhab- Centre d’histoire de Montréal. “But there were said. “There was no concept of recycling The broadcast city would be the eastern ited them for generations. many families there.” or recuperation.” city centre—counterbalancing the traditional More so than the result of the Quiet Revo- Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance was the business district to the west, a predominantly Quartiers Disparus // Thursday, Jan. 29 // lution, which saw Quebec invest in its own ideal modern structure. It released occu- Anglophone area. 11:45 a.m. // CRIEM CIRM (3438 McTavish infrastructure and social systems and enforce pied land to make way for parks, playing “We dreamed of a centre that was more Ave.) // Free Admission secular policies, Charlebois says the city was grounds and green spaces to help the Francophone, where we could have public marked by a modern revolution. area breathe. installations,” said Charlebois. “Radio-Can- Photo courtesy Les Editions Cardinal fringe arts 27 january 2015 8

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the organism of robots

Multimedia Artists Create Kinetic Installation Exploring Robotics and Ecosystems

By June Loper space of experimentation.” tions. The robots are showcased in the space In an empty room of the Eastern Bloc gal- as having a life of their own, independent Somewhere between fact and fiction, lery, Walker, Porcupine, The Blob and The from the spectator’s point of view. In a playful Eastern Bloc Gallery revisits the theme of Brain—the names given to the robots on and subtle take on robotics, her installation is robots and drones for the exhibition Robotis display—interact with each other and move an open-ended question on the increasingly Personae. Presenting a binary and com- around the space they share. On the walls of consequent space occupied by robots and plementary perspective by artists Sofian the room, various types of sketches, mock- drones in our environment. Audry, Samuel St-Aubin, Stephen Kelly and ups and drawings present the different steps “Robots fascinate me most of all because they Beatriz Herrera, the gallery examines the of the conceptualization and creation of these are a physical presences among us. It’s not an paradoxes existing between the machine metallic creatures. invisible technology, it’s not tiny, it’s everything and the human environment. Every robot Herrera created carries its own from rumbas to military drones, to robotic field Describing herself as a “hermitic luddite distinctive characteristics. Walker has legs medics and nannies,” said Herrera. who loves robots,” Chilean-born mixed media that kick, Porcupine has a spiky allure, The Part of what motivated her to work with artist Beatriz Herrera is based in Montreal and Blob was built with misshapen wheels forc- the world of robots and machines was the graduated from Concordia’s Master of Fine Arts ing it to circulate in unsteady jerks while The realization of the omnipresence of technol- program a year and a half ago. Brain spins around and around in its rubber, ogy in our culture, how deeply entrenched it Working with organic and simple mecha- metal and paper structure. is in our everyday lives and how little we truly nisms, Herrera creates in Humo, Leche y Miel Focusing on behavioural patterns, Her- understand it. (Smoke, Milk and Honey) a kinetic installa- rera plays largely with scale and differences “It really speaks of a complete disconnect tion in which she plays on the association of in robot size – her largest piece being close with our world, not just technology, but opposing elements, mixing the organic and to seven feet long while the smallest is only everything from our clothes, shit, garbage, the robotic; the automatic and the uncalcu- two feet long. She looks at the ways in which tax money. Where does any of it go? To a lated; and the spontaneous along with the their irregular forms operate and influence great degree my art practice is about a series pre-programmed. the way they move, crash into each other or of small gestures to attempt to understand St-Aubin, Audry and Kelly present a differ- chase one another. the context of the world that’s around us right ent take on robotics with the installation Vessels Deliberately exposing the hand-made now,” said Herrera. : Intro, an exhibit composed of a multitude of nature of her robots, Herrera aims to critique For her next project, Herrera will also be robots swimming among other machines. The certain concepts of efficiency and technol- working with robots and more precisely on piece reflects on the role of collective behaviour ogy in our culture. Building the robots from a triptych of talking, recording and story- and what this specific observation says about scratch, her approach is not one of a mechani- telling robots. Interested in the emotional a certain environment. Using diverging ideas cal engineer trying to build the perfect responses triggered by the contact with and visions, Herrera explained they still shared machine but one of an artist exploring and physical machines, most of her research similar preoccupations. experimenting with that discipline. relies on people’s testimonies, stories about “We’re both trying to explore emergence, Through the process of creating these robots, monologues, jokes and “neurotic, how small random movements and decisions machines, her observations underline the fearful, nervous, hopeful, pedantic little really create a whole world,” she said. “Also, limits of human control over robots. Once shorts,” Herrera concluded. we’re all trying to experiment with expecta- they are created, Herrera explains, small tions of how artists’ robots might work: where imperfections come into play and the way ROBOTIS PERSONAE // Jan 22. – can we set up the work? How can we create the robots are going to move becomes Feb. 11 // Eastern Bloc Gallery // interventions in the world? How to take the unpredictable. Opening hours: Tuesday - Sunday, robots outside the gallery? Could robots have an instinct of their own? 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. “Ironically, I’ve realized that for me, if I The title of the piece Humo, Leche y Miel, she ever want to safely take my work out into the explained, made sense to her in her desire to Photo Courtesy of Eastern Bloc world, the gallery is absolutely necessary as a move away from typical interactive installa- Graphic Sam Jones 20 january 2015 10 27 january 2015 SPORTS

let the gaelic games begin Visiting Irish Scholar Set to Begin First-Ever Gaelic BOX SCORES Athletic Association Club at Concordia WEEK OF JAN. 20 TO JAN. 26 by Julian McKenzie @JulianTheIntern lage Black Rocks. The Volunteers intend Fhlaithimhi added. “It’s about repre- WEDNESDAY on joining the league, meaning they’ll senting your family, where you come Men’s Hockey—Concordia 8, UQTR 5 Formed in the 19th century, the Gaelic become the fourth team in the Super- from and basically your own local area. 21 Athletic Association has over one league. “There’s a fear if it does become pro- million participants worldwide and fea- Recognized as Ireland’s most pop- fessional, you’ll have big counties like THURSDAY Women’s Basketball—Concordia 44, UQAM 60 tures numerous Irish sports, including ular sport, Gaelic football brings Dublin with huge populations attract- 22 Men’s Basketball—Concordia 72, UQAM 57 Gaelic football and hurling. Both sports together elements of soccer, rugby, ing players from counties all over the are huge hits in their native country of handball, volleyball and even basket- country. Then it becomes not about FRIDAY Ireland and games are played in front of ball. 15 players per team aim to score where you’re from, or representing Women’s Hockey—Concordia 6, Carleton 1 tens of thousands of fans. on a net, or through uprights with the your family or parish or your people, 23 These numbers dwarf the 10-15 Con- aid of hand-passes, kick-passes, kicks and more about money.” cordia students who attended the first and catches. This past Saturday afternoon, assisted SATURDAY meeting of “Na hÓglaigh Ollscoile” or Hurling, seen as “the fastest game by the Montreal Shamrocks, a local Women’s Basketball—Concordia 55, UQAM 75 the Gaelic Athletic Association club on grass,” is a game that is over 3,000 GAA club and Team Quebec players, 24 Men’s Basketball—Concordia 74, UQAM 70 this past Wednesday. However, it’s a years old. Players use a wooden stick, a Gaelic football practice for beginners stepping-stone in the hopes of becom- or hurley, to hit a small leather-covered took place at the Stinger Dome on the SUNDAY ing the first GAA to operate out of a ball, known as a sliotar, into a goal. Loyola campus, followed by a scrim- Men’s Hockey—Concordia 2, Laurentian 4 Canadian university. “[Hurling] feels like it’s something mage. 25 Women’s Hockey—Concordia 2, McGill 3 (OT) “In the last five or six years, the special,” said Fhlaithimhi. “For me any- The majority of attendees were inter- GAA have been promoting Gaelic ways, there’s spirituality playing hurling ested in Gaelic football, as opposed to games in American universities so because of the history. Three thousand hurling, yet all had to adjust to the UPCOMING GAMES they have national competitions for years of your kin playing this sport. I learning curve of a new sport. university clubs,” said Daithí Mac think that’s unrivalled, maybe with “This is my very first day [playing COMING UP IN CONCORDIA SPORTS Fhlaithimh, a visiting Irish scholar Native Americans here playing lacrosse. Gaelic football], ever,” said Irish Stud- at Concordia’s School of Canadian In European terms, it’s unmatched.” ies student Morgan Kleinsasser. “I keep Irish Studies. Back in Ireland, most players of tossing it up to set it, like volleyball, and THURSDAY 6:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Laval Rouge et Or “When I was looking across all of Gaelic football and hurling do not play you can’t. You have to hold it in your 29 (Concordia Gymnasium) these Canadian universities, [I thought] the sport for a living. Most players, even hand and hit it.” 8:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Laval Rouge et Or (Concordia there are these fantastic projects going play-by-play commentators, have regu- “It’s a lot of fun,” said Irish Studies Gymnasium) FRIDAY on in America, why not in Canada?” lar day jobs such as teachers, bankers student Patrick Mayers. “You come Fhlaithimh is spearheading the and even military personnel. here, [the coaches] show you the ropes, 30 7:00 p.m. Women’s Hockey at Ottawa Gee-Gees development of Concordia’s first-ever “They all go back to their job on and it doesn’t matter if you suck right GAA club, with an emphasis on pro- Monday morning after playing in front away or if you’re good. Everybody’s just moting hurling and Gaelic football. of 80,000 people on Sunday,” said Fhlai- welcome to play and have a lot of fun.” SATURDAY According to their club proposal, the thimi. “They’re your average Joe Soap.” The Volunteers plan on holding 31 5:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at Laval Rouge et Or volunteers wish to eventually develop In addition, players represent their monthly practices according to their 7:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball at Laval Rouge et Or four teams—two male and two female own parishes and counties out of pride proposal and will offer more training SUNDAY teams of Gaelic football and hurling. as opposed to more money-driven ath- sessions as the conditions get warmer. Montreal has three Gaelic football letes elsewhere who, in turn, have more The Volunteers plan on playing their 1 2:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball at UOIT Ridgebacks clubs that each play in the Montreal freedom to play wherever they feel. first game in the Superleague in March. Superleague: the Verdun Vikings, “It’s to do with the fact that [the GAA] Griffintown Gaels, and the Goose Vil- is a community-based organization,” Photo Elysia-Marie Campbell 27 january 2015 sports 11

le roy sur la glace

by Vince Morello @vinnymorellz would retire from pro hockey at 23 to pursue While playing for the Remparts in the a degree in finance. QMJHL, Roy became familiar with many The son of Hall-of-Famer and current Col- “I really wanted to go back to school, that current Stinger players, especially current orado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy, was my main focus,” Roy said. “The way I captain Olivier Hinse. Hinse and Roy Former AHLer and Frederick Roy shows that the apple indeed looked at it was, ‘after hockey, what am I both played on the Remparts together, does not fall far from the tree. going to do?’ a major factor when Roy was deciding Son of NHL Hall of Fame “Just compete, have heart and just be a “You can play until you’re 32 and after that which university to study at. good person,” Frederick Roy said during you don’t have an education. […] I thought “[Hinse is] a good guy, great person and Goaltender Will Join the a break in practice, when asked what his about what I wanted, what I really wanted in we had a blast when we played together,” Stingers Next Season father taught him about hockey. “If you my heart, and that was to go back to school Roy said. go out there and compete every night, and and get a good education.” The coaching staff and Hinse had similar you work hard and you care, that’s the most Having played in a professional league, things to say of Roy. important thing. Roy is ineligible to play until September “It’s great, I played with him before in “[There’s] just a lot of passion in the family according to Canadian Interuniversity Quebec and he’s one of my great friends,” [for] hockey,” Roy added. “Just watching Sport rules, but that has not stopped him said Hinse. “I’m really happy that he’s here [Patrick] and going to practices and skating from practicing with his teammates. with us and he’s going to help us a lot next with the guys, it just comes upon you and Roy has found it easy to adjust to his new year, that’s for sure.” you fall in love with it.” surroundings and brings veteran experience “[Roy’s] positive all the time, he’s fun to The journey that led Frederick Roy to to the lineup, which was evident in practice have around, he’s got a great sense of humour the Stingers is not as decorated as his as he offered tips to players during drills. and he’s got a tremendous work ethic,” said father’s, but is still a unique story. After “It’s been pretty easy, honestly,” Roy said Figsby. “Those are things we look for in our playing five seasons with the Quebec about his early days with the Stingers. “Obvi- program.” Remparts in the Quebec Major Junior ously [I’m] just practicing, but other than When Roy is eligible to play next year, he Hockey League, where he was coached that the guys have been great, helping me a hopes that he can use his experience to help by his father, he played two seasons lot, the coach has been great.” the team win. with the Rochester Americans in the Stingers head coach Kevin Figsby is “I think I can bring a lot of energy. American Hockey League. excited to see the team’s newest addition I’m a smart player on the ice. My hockey “[The] AHL is a very strong league,” said already having an impact in the locker room. sense is really good,” Roy said. “I can Roy. “For me to get the opportunity to play “Anytime you add a player of Fred’s calibre bring that and a lot of character as well. there for two years, I had a blast. It was a great who’s played pro before to your locker room, I’ve always been that type of person, and experience.” it gives the players a little more to aspire to,” I can bring those attributes.” Despite having two years in the AHL Figsby said. “[The players] get the opportu- under his belt, Roy abruptly decided he nity to talk to him about his experiences.” Photo Evgenia Choros thelinknewspaper.ca/sports 27 january 2015 opinions 12

Streamlining Today, Privatization Tomorrow at Canada Post

Dissecting Ottawa’s Neoliberal Crusade Against Public Industry

by Mattha Busby @itsmattha the current president and CEO at Canada Post, and helped Canada Post “to reach record profits Plans to streamline Canada Post, amid a reported was formerly the CEO and president of Pitney this quarter.” He argues that Chopra and the Harper fiscal deficit, have been in the process of implementa- Bowes, a privately owned company selling postal government “are determined to dismantle our public tion for several months now. equipment. Chopra is “of course in favour of priva- postal service, whatever the cost may be for commu- Canada Post delivered approximately 9.4 billion tization,” Duguay said. nities across Quebec and Canada.” pieces of mail in 2013, around 63 per cent of which Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has spoken out The CUPW has presented alternate ideas for was through a door-to-door or a to-apartment- against the discontinuation of door-to-door service. increasing revenue, such as providing passport and building service. However, the changes they are He told La Presse that “reduced-mobility persons and banking services at Canada Post which, with 6,519 making—by decree, without consultation—will lead the elderly need this service.” distribution and service points, has unparalleled to the total replacement of this service with commu- Indeed, at least one in 10 Quebecers live with a reach across the country. nity mailboxes in an effort to reduce costs. disability and far more have mobility issues: this plan While Greene was CEO of Canada Post, she At the same time, there will be a 35 per cent rise will affect those individuals most harshly. ordered a study into the feasibility of banking ser- in the price of stamps and job cuts amounting to Those with limited mobility will have to provide vices that found that the Crown corporation could between 6,000 and 8,000 positions over the coming Canada Post with their medical record if they would “profitably launch the largest banking network in the years. Canada will be the first country in the G8 to like to have their mail delivered to their home once country.” Only 110 of the report’s 811 pages were ever entirely eliminate door-to-door service. a week. Duguay described this as “illegal.” disclosed, suggesting that Canada Post is determined “Jobs are not at risk, our workers have job secu- One wonders if the reforms at Canada Post are to streamline even if expansion would be profitable, rity. [...] However, over time, we will be reducing part of a strategy to eventually privatize the com- saving jobs in the process. positions,” Canada Post spokesperson Jon Hamilton pany. What does a Crown corporation do before Ultimately, the plan to end door-to-door service told The Link. it is privatized? Well, it streamlines, reduces costs, is purely ideological and will only result in a much- In 2014, Canadians sent 1.5 billion fewer letters reduces services and transforms itself into a more depreciated service to the public for a much higher than they did in 2006, according to Hamilton. skeletal and profitable model. price, as Canada Post is downsized to prepare it for In order to avoid becoming “a drain on the tax- Moya Greene, who served as president and privatization. payer,” these reforms are a necessity, he said. One CEO of Canada Post from 2005-2010, later went When I asked Hamilton if Canada Post will remain wonders, though, how Canada Post could become on to oversee the privatization of the United a Crown corporation, he answered, “We have a a drain on the taxpayer when it isn’t subsidized Kingdom’s Royal Mail. The UK government came mandate to serve every Canadian in a financially by the state. under widespread criticism as the value per share self-sufficient manner, and we will continue to do so.” I spoke to Alain Duguay, president of the Cana- rose 80 per cent in the weeks immediately follow- I’m personally very skeptical. dian Union of Postal Workers’ Montreal local, to help ing the start of trading. Investors typically prefer to invest in the most clarify the supposed necessity of these reforms. He “Another key fact to include is that the cuts [at streamlined, profitable model. These reforms seem to disagrees with Canada Post’s dire prediction of defi- Canada Post] are premised on a Conference Board of have prepared this public industry for such a process. cits ahead. He said 2014 will be the most profitable Canada report which has so far failed in every single Canada Post is clearly making a profit. This is year in Canada Post’s history; and the cuts are an one of its predictions,” said Aalya Ahmad, a com- just another case of a flawed, dehumanized neolib- “ideological decision,” not a financial one. munications specialist at the CUPW, noting that the eral logic that thinly veils the selfish profit-seeking “In 2012, Canada Post predicted that by April report concluded the corporation would lose money motive of our democratically elected officials and 2013, they will be facing a deficit of $250 million. in 2012 through 2014. their appointed cronies who lobby for their previ- In fact, Canada Post made $94 million [in] profit,” “The current CEO of Canada Post sits on the Con- ous employers. explained Duguay. “Canada Post is claiming that due ference Board and Canada Post funded the report, Canada Post has made a profit in 17 of the to the $250 million deficit in 2012 they will be facing which has been claiming—erroneously, if its mistakes last 18 years. Hamilton claims “treading water a deficit of $1 billion in 2020. That’s not true.” in prediction to date are anything to go by—that it won’t get you out of the deep end, and that’s “The only reason that there was a deficit in 2011 will lose $1 billion by 2020,” she said. what we’re doing with our five-point plan [as was because there was an industrial dispute between “Therefore Canadians are being duped into believ- post by letter declines],” but I believe that this the office workers of Canada Post and the organi- ing the cuts are necessary as this billion-dollar figure is merely an excuse for private companies to zation over equity pay, in a case stretching back 31 has been widely broadcast.” muscle and lobby their way into pillaging the years, which resulted in Canada Post having to put André Frappier, a former president of CUPW’s fruits of public industry. aside $200 million for repayments,” he added. Montreal local and Québec solidaire candidate for Duguay also pointed out that Deepak Chopra, Crémazie, says parcel service “increases by the day” Graphic Isabelle Thuy-Mai Nguyen

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In many ways, breaking off a rela- (like dating your boss or teacher), I bring this up because, while I tionship of any sort with a professor or another factor that suggests the think most people are above using should be rather similar to ending possibility that one partner is being these things to intentionally manip- any other relationship. exploited. ulate, it’s nonetheless important to While it can be difficult if the I mention this not to suggest reflect on how they may be influenc- other person doesn’t want it to end, that you’re being exploited, but ing your decisions. the best you can do is be straightfor- because the same power dynamics Sometimes it can help to actually ward with them and communicate from which the law seeks to protect bring these things up if they’re at all honestly about no longer wanting minors can, and often do, still exist of concern to you since it can lead to the relationship to continue. in relationships at any age. an open discussion that provides clar- It helps to be confident and clear in Essentially, the situation becomes ity on where you both stand. what you want, especially if you feel more complex anytime one partner In returning to what to do if you that the other person doesn’t want depends on the other for something want to break it off, in my opinion an the same thing and to remember that other than love and respect—like a honest conversation is always best. continuing a relationship because pay cheque, grades or keeping a secret. It helps to enter that conversa- you feel bad isn’t fair to you or the Whether or not this thing is tion knowing what you would like other person. brought up explicitly, it can play a the outcome to be, while also being From there, all you can do is role as a sort of unconscious gam- sensitive of the fact that the other Breaking It Off hope that the other person will bling chip, subtly influencing how person might be hurt. handle the situation as maturely you see yourself in the situation as If you want it to end nicely, this as possible and be prepared to dis- well as what decisions you make, how would mean hearing them out and tance yourself if not. you make them, and when. being kind, while staying true to with a Prof However, if you’re taking one What’s important to recognize is where you’re at. of this professor’s courses this that such factors can play a role in When someone is being needy, it’s What do you do if you are sexually semester, it might be a little more your decision-making even if they’re easy to imagine them being difficult involved with a married prof? You want complicated than that. not actively being used against you. if you try to break it off and that can Relationships in which there is Moreover, it can be rather difficult keep you from expressing yourself to break it off but he is getting kind of a power imbalance of some sort to discern when one of these factors directly for fear of hurting them or between partners can often be more is at play. having them act out. needy and you want to end it nicely. tricky territory to navigate. I’ll also point out that the professor However, the kindest approach is In fact, this is reflected in Canadian isn’t the only one with power here. to be honest and treat the other person by Melissa Fuller @mel_full laws about consent. The legal age for While you’re getting grades and the way you would want to be treated. consent to sexual activity is 16. credits from them, they likewise However, the age is raised to 18 probably depend on you to keep a Submit your question anonymously when there is a significant age dif- secret for both their professional and at melissafuller.ca and check out “Sex ference, a hierarchical relationship marital stability. & Pancakes” on Facebook.

became much more obvious. In the game against Ottawa on Jan. 15, the Senators’ fourth shot of the game got past the back-up goaltender. They continued to outshoot the Canadiens 31-26 to win 4-1. The Habs couldn’t convert on any of their four power plays and were having trouble transitioning through the middle of the ice, which led to a limited number of chances in the offensive zone, not to mention that seven of the 16 forwards failed to register a shot on goal. A major issue this team has to deal with is the third pairing defenceman Alexei Emelin, who has turned making mistakes into a nightly affair. HATthelinknewspaper.ca/pressbox-hat-trick TRICK His puck handling has improved and he’s making fewer turnovers, but the problem lies in his skating ability. Emelin can’t keep up. He’s not fast enough to make needed transitions out of his own end and has a lot of difficulty con- trolling the pace of the game. Keep Calm and Carey On His largest asset was his physicality, but even that has diminished this season. Not every playoff team needs six top defensemen, but they do need six competent ones. The Canadiens are 30th in the league in scoring during the by Joshua Rosenbaum first period of play and only really start playing when they get scored on. If all a team needed was a future Hall of Fame goaltender, For instance, in last Tuesday’s win over Nashville, the Cana- the Montreal Canadiens would be the favorite for the Stanley diens found themselves being outshot 22-4. Cup this year. With the current roster, I don’t see how they would be able to Unfortunately for them it takes a lot more than that, and this get past a superior team in the conference to get to the Stanley season they just don’t have all the right pieces. Cup Finals. There’s no doubt the Habs will make the playoffs; but after an Even with the Habs having 5:1 odds to win the East, it Eastern Conference Finals appearance last year, the expecta- doesn’t seem likely with teams like Tampa Bay and Pitts- tions in this hockey-crazed town are sky high. burgh, who have found a way to dominate possession in The Montreal Canadiens currently sit third in the Atlantic the offensive zone. division with 61 points, 11 more than the first non-playoff The Habs were able to sweep the Lightning last year, but that team, the Florida Panthers. came without Tampa Bay’s starting goaltender, Ben Bishop, who The main reason for the their success is the goaltending. was injured just before the start of the playoffs. The team has been outshot 24 of the 45 games they’ve played The Rangers eliminated the Habs, after Carey Price fell to this season, which is just over 50%. That is the worst percent- injury by forward Chris Kreider, in six games. age for any current playoff team. If the Canadiens are able to bring their offensive game back Normally, fingers point towards defence for the excessive to a level that got them to the Eastern finals last year, with a amount of shots taken. healthy Price and a trade or two, their chances of making a While there needs to be improvement on that front as well, deep push might be more possible. there lies a greater reason for the troubling trend. The Montreal Canadiens will be able to stand on the shoul- The team is not balanced. If you look at any team that has ders of Carey Price to get into the playoffs; the issue they’ll face won in the past couple of seasons, the key is depth and con- is whether or not they’ll fall off. sistency across all facets of the team. Goaltending can steal a game or two here and there, but for Check out The Link’s new sports blog at thelinknewspaper. any real run there can’t be any defensive or offensive liabilities. ca/pressbox-hat-trick Price recently returned from injury, with backup Dustin Tokarski filling in. During his stint, the team’s major holes Graphic Graeme Shorten-Adams thelinknewspaper.ca/opinions 27 january 2015 thelinknewspaper.ca/comics 14

by Caity Hall

False Knees by Joshua Barkman

Balloon Ventures by Mengekko Jones

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editorial We Need Better Education on Aboriginal History

When a country like Canada calls itself mul- Grade 10, students study history thematically despite the fact that the last residential school can help lead the way to telling more sincere ticultural, you expect the history classes in through topics like historical power relations, closed less than twenty years ago in 1996. The stories. its elementary and secondary schools to be including those between Aboriginal peoples work of the Truth and Reconciliation Com- For the First Voices week currently taking reflective of that diversity. And yet, the stories and colonial authorities in the early days of mission, which is studying the legacy of the place at Concordia, the aim is raising aware- of Aboriginal Canadians are largely absent colonization. Post-colonial indigenous history, residential schools, is ongoing and scheduled ness about contemporary issues. Discussions from the school curriculum and public dis- however, is severely lacking. to end later this year. about indigenous learning systems through course in most provinces, including Quebec. Once European historical figures like In contrast, pages of Quebec history text- a living library of local elders and healers are The consequence of overlooking First Peo- Samuel de Champlain, Louis-Joseph de Mont- books are dedicated to Eurocentric topics like thanks to the head of Concordia’s First Peo- ples in history courses is that most Canadians calm, James Wolfe and Sir John A. Macdonald Sir John A. Macdonald’s support for the con- ples Studies program, Karl Hele. are poorly informed about the historical con- come onto the scene, Aboriginal history falls struction of a transcontinental railway or the For us wary bystanders, participation text behind the present-day challenges that by the wayside. This proves the Eurocentricity emergence of the social welfare state during means educating ourselves on a local level. Aboriginal communities face. History must of the curriculum as European history super- Quebec’s Quiet Revolution. While a recent Maclean’s article draws the inform public policy if we want to better sedes the footnotes of indigenous histories. Still there is hope that where our nation’s attention to racism in Winnipeg— promote the social, political and economic With the exception of passing references to schools have failed, popular education is the urban centre with the largest Aboriginal development of indigenous communities. Manitoba’s founder and Métis political leader filling the gap. population in the country—we shouldn’t To be fair, Quebec’s education reforms Louis Riel, we hear little about First Nations Aboriginal artists and student groups are forget our responsibility to hold our edu- over the past decade have introduced some societies and the struggles of preserving generating dialogue through events and cation systems accountable for ensuring a Aboriginal history into the curriculum. Grade Aboriginal culture and political autonomy in workshops such as First Voices week and scrupulous education about how we’ve gotten nine students get a chronological overview of the face of a racist European colonial regime. panels such as “Aboriginal Territories in Digi- to where we are today. After all, the legacy Canadian history, which begins with an explo- Little is taught about the Canadian govern- tal Space” (see page 5). of colonialism and systemic discrimination ration of the social and political organization of ment’s residential school system that sought For groups such as the Aboriginal Arts is inescapable to this day. Aboriginal societies before studying European to assimilate Aboriginal children and this pol- Research Group, revisiting history through colonization in the 16th century. Meanwhile in icy’s lasting effects on Aboriginal identities, video games designed by Aboriginal youth Graphic Sam Jones

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