2020 Jury Speech
2020 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Taylor Olson Hello to you all. First, what I’m about to say is an assembly of thoughts and words
2020 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Taylor Olson Hello to you all. First, what I’m about to say is an assembly of thoughts and words
2019 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Rebecca Thomas Good evening ladies and gentlemen and those of you who do not identify with the gender binary.
2018 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: El Jones I would like to begin by acknowledging that we stand in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded lands of the
2017 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Joanne Miller I would like to acknowledge that we are in K’jipuktuk, traditional land of the Mi’kmaq and I
2016 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Katie Belcher Your Honours, distinguished guests, invités d’honneur: I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are in
2015 Jury Speech Author and Spokesperson: Natasha MacLellan Your Honour, Mesdames et Messieurs, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is my privilege to be the Spokesperson of
The Nova Scotia Masterworks Awards Foundations operates in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship,” which Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people first signed with the British Crown in 1725. The treaties did not deal with the surrender of lands and resources but recognized Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) title and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We are all treaty people.
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