Department of Surgery Virtual EDI Rounds- Toward an Understanding of Reconciliation by Dr. Mark S. Dockstator

Department of Surgery Virtual EDI Rounds

• Date: Wednesday, May 31^st 2023
• Time: 5:30-6:30pm EST
• Registration Link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUof-qurTkrGNTz25Fkgf_6M3Bk4YSrS1zk

 
"Toward an Understanding of Reconciliation" 

Keynote: Dr. Mark S. Dockstator, BSc LLB DJur

• Associate professor at Trent University, Cheney Wenjack School of Indigenous Studies
• Former President of the First Nations University of Canada
• Member of the Oneida Nation of the Thames
• Doctorate in law from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
• Founding Chairman of the First Nations’ Statistical Institute
• Senior Negotiator and Researcher for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
• Special Advisor to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People
• Special Advisor to the Chief Commissioner of the Indian Land Claims Commission.

Anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination in education and healthcare delivery and underrepresentation of indigenous people in surgery has and continues be a priority and focus for the Department of Surgery EDI program. Given the importance of an authentic and meaningful understanding of reconciliation, we are excited to welcome Dr. Mark S. Dockstator.