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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM) Triennial General Assembly<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Study Tour of Indigenous Heritage Sites in Southern Alberta, June 19-20<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Indigenous Heritage Roundtable</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, </span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Fort Calgary, </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>June </span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>21<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:center;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Heritage and Nation Building</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Symposium</span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>,</span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Glenbow Museum and Archives, June </span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>22-23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>THERE’S STILL TIME TO </span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>REGIST</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>ER</span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>!</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The <b><i>Study Tour of Indigenous Heritage Sites in Southern Alberta </i></b>will provide a unique experience to visit these sites, meet with community members, experience Blackfoot protocol, and learn about the culture and history of Treaty 7 people. (contact <a href="mailto:CatherineC.Cole@telus.net">CatherineC.Cole@telus.net</a> to register – only a couple of seats left)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The <b><i>Indigenous Heritage Roundtable</i></b> participants will Walk for Reconciliation; learn about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), hear a survivor story, hear from heritage organizations named in the TRC about how they are responding to the Calls to Action, and discuss how we can all respond at individual, local, regional, and international levels. The <b><i>Roundtable</i></b> will be co-chaired by former ICOM President <b>Alissandra Cummins,</b> Director of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and </span><i><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Jisgang,<b> </b></span></i><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nika Collison</span></b><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>,</span></b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>a member of </span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>the Ts’aahl clan of the Haida Nation</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> who</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> has served as curator for the Haida Gwaii Museum for </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>nearly</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> 20 years.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> Additional speakers include: </span><b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>John Moses,</span></b><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> a member of the Delaware and Upper Mohawk bands of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, t</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>he son, grandson and great-grandson of residential school survivors</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> and <b>Dr. Reg Crowshoe,</b> </span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>a well-known Blackfoot ceremonialist who lives on the Peigan reserve in southern Alberta</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> and </span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>is </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Exec</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>utive </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>D</span><span lang=X-NONE style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>irector of the Oldman River Cultural Centre</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The <b><i>Heritage and Nation Building Symposium</i></b> provides an opportunity to learn about heritage and national identity in different parts of the Commonwealth, museums and human rights, and sustainable development. Featured speakers include: </span><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>International Council of Museums’ President Suay Aksoy</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> (Turkey) on “</span><i>Museums and Contested Histories: Saying the Unspeakable in Museums” </i>and<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> <b>Head, </b></span><b>International Slavery Museum, National Museums Liverpool, UK </b><b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Dr. Richard Benjamin</span></b> on “<i>Agitators & Activists: Museums and their Relevance in a Postcolonial World.”</i> The symposium features speakers from nearly 20 countries, a unique opportunity to gain a global perspective within Canada.<i> <o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>To register go to: </b><a href="http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/cam/activities/upcoming_conferences/index.html">http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/cam/activities/upcoming_conferences/index.html</a> . <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b>Accommodations: </b><span lang=EN-US>Reserve by Friday May 19 </span>to receive the<span lang=EN-US> exceptional rate of $127/night plus taxes at the </span>Delta<span lang=EN-US> Calgary Downtown, </span><span lang=EN-US>209 4<sup>th</sup> Ave SE! Call </span>Marriott Reservations at 1-800-268-1133 or 1-403-266-1980 or click here to <a href="http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Commonwealth%20Association%20of%20Museums%20-%20International%20Tri-Annual%20Conference%5Eyycbv%60MC2MC2A%7CMC2MC2B%60127.00%60CAD%60false%602%606/20/17%606/24/17%6005/19/17&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><u><span lang=EN-US style='color:#0070C0'>Book your group rate for Commonwealth Association of Museums - International Tri-Annual Conference</span></u></span></a><span style='color:#0070C0'> </span><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Catherine <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Catherine C. Cole, MA, FCMA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Principal Consultant, Catherine C. Cole & Associates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Secretary-General, Commonwealth Association of Museums<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Vice-Chair, ICOM CAMOC (Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>10023 93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA, T5H 1W6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>phone/fax: 780-424-2229; CatherineC.Cole@telus.net <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>