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Join Professor Karly Kehoe, St. Mary's University, for this Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership annual lecture.

Dr. Kehoe's talk explores the legacy of colonial privilege by looking at patterns of Scottish Highland settlement in Nova Scotia. Catholic Highlanders made use of the spectrum of advantages inherent in the White European settler experience despite facing significant persecution at home. Examining their connections with the process of empire building builds a deeper understanding of the complexities of colonization and helps us to think about Scottish History’s connection with Canada’s reconciliation process. 

This talk will be presented virtually, so register on Eventbrite.

Join Dr. Robert Dunbar, University of Edinburgh, for this Scotland-Canada Academic Partnership Inaugural Lecture.

Gaelic, a language with a history of over 1,500 years in Scotland and 250 in Canada, is now a highly vulnerable minority language. It was once the third most spoken language in Canada at the time of Confederation. Professor Dunbar will explore efforts to support Gaelic in Scotland and Canada and the lessons the two communities can learn from each other.

The event will be online, so register for the link.