Trent University conference keynote address
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the keynote address at a conference entitled Northern Nationalisms, Arctic Mythologies, and the Weight of History, on October 22, 2022.
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:00 MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall GG08-2022-0272-004
Organized by Trent University, the conference was held in honour of eminent Arctic historian and former Trent U professor Dr. Shelagh Grant.
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:00 MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall GG08-2022-0272-021
“Shelagh was more than a historian. She was a visionary who understood that in order to look to a brighter future and in order to improve lives today, we need to have a good grasp of history.”
Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:00 MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall GG08-2022-0272-029
“Shelagh was an exception, and exceptional—one of the first Canadians, and one of the first women, to learn, understand and record important elements of Canada’s Arctic history.”
Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:00 MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall GG08-2022-0272-041