Called to Question
presents
Nicaragua to Nunavut:
Exploring Conquest and Early Missions in the New World
with guest speaker
Dr. Carrie L. Dennett
(Archaeologist and Social Anthropologist)
Carrie Dennett received her PhD from the University of Calgary, Alberta. Now an interdisciplinary instructor at Red Deer College, she teaches in Anthropology, Sociology, and the Justice Studies program. As an active archaeologist, Carrie has participated over two decades in projects exploring the prehistory of southern Ontario, eastern Honduras, and Pacific Nicaragua and Costa Rica. As a scholar, her interests cover a wide range of social topics and issues related to gender, sexuality, worldview, religion, language, and Indigenous colonial experiences, among
others.
“In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue” ... and here we all are. In truth, conquest of the New World was an extremely complicated process – a process that we are still involved in today and that this evening’s discussion seeks to illuminate. Together we will explore a little bit of the good, the bad, and the truly ugly impacts that European colonization brought to the Americas. But we’ll also dig a bit deeper to discuss the reality of expansive Indigenous-led conquest and missionary campaigns that were well underway when theEuropeans arrived. From Nicaragua to Nunavut, the colonial experience has played out very differently in each country and understanding a bit more about each might help to make better sense of the world around us today. Ultimately, the goal is to share knowledge, generate stimulating discussion, and (hopefully) provide sound answers to some titillating questions you might not know you had about the past!
Date and Time:
Saturday 21 March, 2020 at 7pm
Coffee and snacks provided.
