The Jack Matthews Fellowship is named in honour of the founding director of the Trent International Program. Matthews was also founder of Pearson United World College and the Canadian Canoe Museum, and previously served as headmaster of Lakefield College School. Each year, a Fellow is chosen who embodies the value of those institutions and the legendary spirit of Canadian global citizenship.
North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth & Reconciliation Commissioner
Marie Wilson
Former Truth & Reconciliation Commissioner and author
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- 7:00 p.m.
The Canadian Canoe Museum, 2077 Ashburnham Dr, Peterborough, ON K9L 1P8
Entry by donation; tickets at canoemuseum.ca/events
Lecture Abstract
Join Marie Wilson for a reading, Q&A, and signing of her new book North of Nowhere, Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner. The book offers an incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. Part vital public documentary, part probing memoir, North of Nowhere breathes fresh air into the possibilities of reconciliation amid the persistent legacy of residential schools.
About Marie Wilson
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead that work as one of just three commissioners. With the skills of a journalist, heart of a mother and grandmother, and insights from a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Wilson guides readers through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country. She provides unique perspective on the personal toll and enduring public value of the commission. In this unparalleled account, Wilson honours the voices of survivors who have called Canada to attention, determined to heal, reclaim, and thrive.
For more information, contact alumni@trentu.ca.