Book launch—Au nord de nulle part : Le chant d’une commissaire à la vérité et à la réconciliation by Marie Wilson
About this event
(This event will be offered in French only.)
This book addresses sensitive topics related to residential schools, cultural genocide and intergenerational trauma.
To mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Library and Archives Canada, Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, and Librairie du soleil invite you to the launch of Au nord de nulle part : Le chant d’une commissaire à la vérité et à la réconciliation [North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner] by Marie Wilson, translated into French by Charles Bender.
The event will take the form of a conversation between moderator Charles Bender and author Marie Wilson, former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).
An experienced journalist, Commissioner Marie Wilson travelled across the country for six years collecting testimony from residential school Survivors. For more than a century, over 150,000 Indigenous children attended these institutions, where they endured significant harm and systemic violence.
The book offers an inside look at the work of the TRC while also telling the story of a woman whose own family continues to bear the effects of this traumatic legacy.
About the author
Dr.Marie Wilson (C.M., O.N.W.T., M.Sc.) has worked as a journalist, teacher, professor, trainer, and senior executive in Canada, France, Burkina Faso, South Africa, and parts of South America. The only non-Indigenous member of the three Commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, she has delivered numerous lectures and presentations on the transformative potential of reconciliation. Born in Ontario, she now lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
About the moderator and translator
Charles Bender is a Wendat actor, artistic director, stage director, host, and translator dedicated to showcasing the richness of contemporary Indigenous culture. As co-artistic director of Menuentakuan Productions, he has translated several major works of English-language Indigenous literature into French.
Space is limited. Please register in advance.
Sessions
Parking
Paid parking spaces are available at 395 Wellington Street, on the west side of the building. Parking meters and public parking lots can also be found on the surrounding streets.
Bike racks are also available in front of the building.
Several OC Transpo and Société de transport de l’Outaouais bus routes serve stops located near 395 Wellington Street.
Stay in touch
Do you have questions about this event? Email us at evenements-events@bac-lac.gc.ca.