Events

Join Jane Thomas, to discuss her recently published book, Wilful Neglect. Drawing on the Department of Indian Affairs annual reports, memoranda, and budgets over more than seventy years, Thomas' work reveals how federal health policies, shaped without Indigenous input and rooted in colonial ideologies, allowed tuberculosis to devastate First Nations in Canada. This conversation will explore the lasting impact of these policies today and the urgent need to reckon with the legacy of systemic racism in Canada’s health systems.

• In person at Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada, 232 King St. N., Waterloo
• On Zoom -  Register for the Zoom livestream

University of Guelph MA graduate, Austin Foster, presents the history of the University of Guelph’s War Memorial Hall, based on archival research for the War Memorial Hall: Its Early History, Heritage, and Legacy – A Centennial Retrospective (1924–2024) report. 

The lecture will premiere in-person at the Guelph Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube, and the Museum Everywhere Portal.

The Military Lecture series is a partnership between the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada and Guelph Museums.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m., followed by a question period.

Join Carelle Sarkis, PhD candidate at McMaster University for her talk, "Tacit Terrains: A Look at Tacit Knowledge Development in Ontario Dairy Farmers."

Sarkis examines how new milking technologies and systems changed human-animal interaction in Canadian dairy farms in the post-1970 period.

The event will be held in person and on Zoom. 

In person: MacKinnon Rm 132, University of Guelph

Online: Register for the link

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rebecca Beausaert or Ben Bradley.