About this event
LearningBringing Our Ancestors Home: Repatriation and Rematriation Now!
Event Details
Thursday, November 19, 2026, 4:30 – 6pm
UC Paul Cadario Conference Centre,
Croft Chapter House
15 King's College Cir Toronto, ON M5S 3H7
Speakers
Pahan PteSanWin
Lara Rosenoff-Gauvin
Description
Over the past five years, Lara and Pahan, along with Dr. Lorena Fontaine, have served as Co-Chairs of the University of Manitoba’s (UM) 'Bringing Our Ancestors Home' Ceremony. During this period, and under the guidance of FNIM Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and the community, the UM has offered a public apology, developed a rematriation policy written by FNIM community members, and established a transformative model for return and reburial that centers FNIM worldviews, protocols, and sovereignties. This talk explores that model and advocates for a paradigmatic shift in repatriation now.