Robert-Falcon Ouellette is from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. He is a dedicated community organizer, educator and anthropologist doing research in the areas of Indigenous education, military ethics and political science. He recently helped create the new Yellowquill University College, the only Indigenous post-secondary institution in Manitoba. He has a PhD and two Master's degrees from Laval University in Quebec City, and was only the second Indigenous person to graduate from Laval with a PhD in 350 years. He is a former Member of Parliament. During his mandate, he obtained unanimous consent to change the Standing Orders of the House of Commons for the full inclusion and interpretation of Indigenous languages. Professor Ouellette was the Chair of the Indigenous Caucus and helped lead change in Child and Family Services and languages legislation, as well as other initiatives focused on advancing reconciliation. His keynote address will focus on issues surrounding indigenous languages rights in the Canadian context.

Date: Wednesday, June 17th

Time: 5:30 PM

Distance: Under 3 Kilometers

Meeting Point: Tory Building (Lobby)

Route: Join us for a delightful stroll from Carleton Campus to the scenic Dow’s Lake. We’ll end our walk in Little Italy, where you can unwind, socialize, and enjoy a refreshing drink $ at a local bar.

• Wear comfortable walking shoes for an enjoyable stroll.
• The route will be relaxing, fun, and suitable for all fitness levels.

Mario López-Gopar (Ph.D., OISE/University of Toronto) is a Professor at the Facultad de Idiomas at Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, México. Mario's main research interests are intercultural and multilingual education of Indigenous peoples in Mexico, as well as decolonizing pedagogies for young learners of the "English" language in Mexico. He has received over 15 academic awards. His Ph. D. thesis was awarded both the 2009 AERA Second Language Research Dissertation Award and the 2009 OISE Outstanding Thesis of the Year award. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Language Education and Identity, Applied Linguistics, ELT Journal, and the International Journal of Multilingualism, among others. He has also published numerous book chapters. His latest books are Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching (Multilingual Matters, 2016) and International Perspectives on Critical Pedagogies in ELT (Palgrave MacMillan, 2019).

Annette Boudreau, professor emeritus of sociolinguistics at the University of Moncton, is renowned for her work on linguistic insecurity in French-speaking Canada, its manifestations, consequences, and ways to counter it. She has published numerous articles on the subject and on the Acadian Francophonie in general. She is the author of several books on linguistic issues in Acadie: "À l'ombre de la langue légitime. L'Acadie dans la francophonie" (2016), "Dire le silence. Insécurité linguistique en Acadie. 1867-1970" (2021), "Insécurité linguistique dans la francophonie" (2023), and "Parler comme du monde" (2024). Her plenary keynote address (in French) will address the challenges (and joys) of doing sociolinguistic and applied research in a linguistic minority context.