OC Events

Canadian Astronomy, the Thirty Meter Telescope, and Kanaka Maoli Resistance on Unceded Territory at Maunakea

 Dr. Uahikea Maile and Dr. Hilding Neilson will have a conversation about Canadian astronomy and its involvement in the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). An international consortium has proposed to build the TMT on Mauna Kea on Hawai’i island, despite strong resistance from the Kanaka Maoli community. Dr. Maile is a Kanaka Maoli scholar, activist, and practitioner from Maunawili, O’ahu, and an Assistant Professor of Indigenous Politics in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Dr. Neilson is Mi’kmaq, from the Qalipu First Nation band, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, where he works on astrophysics and the intersection of science, astronomy, and Indigenous knowledge.

 The discussion will take place on Thursday, Nov. 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m. PST on Zoom. For further information and Zoom details, please email Terry Bridges: tbridges@okanagan.bc.ca

 This event is part of the Okanagan College Faculty Association Indigenous Knowledge Speaker Series.