BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250312T180300EDT-7311aFcpLA@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250312T220300Z DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement was made p ossible with the hard work and conviction of a collective group of Indigen ous leaders. The agreement is fundamental in getting the Quebec government to recognize the specific rights of the Cree and Inuit Peoples. We just n eed to look at the world around us to see that the rights people have foug ht so hard for can easily be taken away. This presentation will be a messa ge to the current and future Indigenous leaders to do what Konrad Sioui en courages - “to not be complacent and to be mindful that these agreements s hould not be taken for granted.” This event will be held in French.\n\nAbo ut Konrad Sioui\n\nKonrad Sioui is a hereditary chief of the Bear Clan of the Huron-Wendat Nation\, Grand Chief of the Council of his Nation\, and h as been elected three consecutive times as Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador. During that time\, he represented the region on the Executive Council and acted on numerous occasions as Gr and Chief under the leadership of George Erasmus. He was also the official and national spokesperson on constitutional reform issues between 1984 an d 1994. In 1991\, he won a landmark\, unanimous decision at the Supreme Co urt of Canada against Quebec and Canada known as the Sioui Decision. This ruling acknowledged that treaties between the Crown and First Nations are international agreements entered into by sovereign nations. Konrad is a de dicated humanitarian and diplomat and is a respected and skilled negotiato r. He pursues a simple and traditional lifestyle with his wife\, Linda Roc k of the Innu Nation\, and his four children on the Huron Reserve at Wenda ke\, Quebec.\n\nRegister\n DTSTART:20230627T143000Z DTEND:20230627T160000Z LOCATION:Online SUMMARY:Leadership or Complacency URL:/continuingstudies/channels/event/leadership-or-co mplacency-348478 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR