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THE CENTRE FOR INDIAN SCHOLARS

The Centre for Indian Scholars is a native educational and religious institution designed to develop native reflection and scholarship by North American First Nations peoples about their aboriginal, religious, cultural and social heritage.

The Centre has joined with the Native Ministries Consortium, the Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a and the Vancouver School of Theology to develop joint programs fostering First Nations religion and spirituality. These institutions have negotiated a memorandum of understanding and call themselves YUU-HADAAX. They have co-sponsored with the Indigenous Theological Training Institute a symposium called God is Still Red.

THE CENTRE HAS TAX DEDUCTIBLE STATUS AS A CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.

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OUR GOALS FOR 2009

      ·        Convening in July, 2009  a gathering of our advisory committee with our Board.

·        Organizing a workshop of the former members of the Canadian Indian Workshops ,1968-1974, to evaluate the impact on their lives and the workshops relevance to contemporary First Nations problems.

·        Collating and publishing the materials from the Second R.K. Thomas symposium.

·        Co-publishing the work of the 2007 God is Still Red Symposium.

·        Preparing for the 2009 Robert K. Thomas symposium.

·        Co-sponsoring the establishment of a Diploma program in the North American Intellectual Tradition..

·        Establishing a Nisga’a Centre for Religious Study and Practice in the Nass Valley.

  • Creating a memorial to the founders of the Indian Ecumenical Conference.

INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS WHO WISH TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THE CENTRE MAY ALSO SEND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SECRETARY/TREASURER, % MR. JIM  WHITE,  THE CENTRE FOR INDIAN SCHOLARS, 6000 IONA DRIVE,  VANCOUVER, BC,  V6T 1L4. CHEQUES SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO THE CENTRE FOR INDIAN SCHOLARS.

 

BOARD

Carol Nadjiwon, Odawa President

Jacob McKay, Nisga'a, Vice President

Jim White,Heiltsuk, Secretary/Treasurer

John Hascall, Chippewa, Director

Joe Keeper, Cree, Director

Felipe Molina, Yoeme/Yaqui, Director

Gabrielle MacKenzie-Scott, Tlicho, Director

Emeritus Directors:

Ian MacKenzie, Haida & Nisga'a, (adopted)

Terry Anderson

 Jean Stenhouse, Cree

Moses McKay, Nisga'a 

Rolland Nadjiwon, Potawatomie _____________

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