Lecture: Migration, Murder and Politics: Windigo Trials in the Canadian West

Canadian Studies at Portland State University invites you toattend several presentations and a film for 2012’s

Canada Days: Pacific and Prairie Migration

Lecture: Migration, Murder and Politics: Windigo Trials in the Canadian West with Dr. Shawn Smallman, PSUAs English speaking settlers moved onto Canada's prairies after 1869, theychallenged the authority of both First Nations and Metis peoples, which provoked multiple forms of resistance. This political context in turn defineda series of murder trials, as Cree and Anishinaabeg peoples were convictedfor killing people perceived to be possessed by the Windigo spirit.

February 9, 4:00 - 5:00pm:

SMSU 236*SMSU: Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway