Conversation with Commissioner Marie Wilson: North of Nowhere

The School of Resource and Environmental Management and the Planning program at Simon Fraser University is delighted to host TRC Commissioner Dr. Marie Wilson to speak about her new memoir North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commisioner. This event will be moderated by associate professor and planner Dr. Tammara Soma MCIP RPP, and will include a moderated Question and Answer Session.

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, the heart of a mother and grandmother, and the insights of a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Commissioner Wilson guides readers through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country, providing her unique perspective on the personal toll and enduring public value of the commission. In her memoir, she honours the voices of survivors who have called Canada to attention, determined to heal, reclaim, and thrive.

Note: Several copies of the memoir will be available for purchase and Dr Marie Wilson will be able to sign a few copies. Cookies and coffee/tea will be available after the event. Please feel free to bring your mug.

Host or Publisher School of Resource & Environmental Management