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Please join us for the Dalhousie–Horrocks National Leadership Lecture: Reflections of a First Nations librarian from the 1970s to the present  - Dr. Gene Joseph (Hon.) on February 25 at 5:30 PM AST. Abstract: Reflections of a First Nations librarian from the 1970s to the present. In this nearly fifty year period Dr. Gene Joseph (Hon.) has implemented a number of seminal approaches to library and archives services for First Nations communities. Her primary work has centred upon research and litigation support for Aboriginal Title and Rights. While advocating for establishment and improvement of library services to First Nations she has worked with many non-Indigenous librarians on a number of initiatives which have improved library services and increased the number of Indigenous librarians. As she  says, “a number of improvements, changes and then again not much movement on some very important areas of our profession.” There is still a lot of work needed! Bio: Dr. Gene Anne Joseph (Hon.) is of Wet’suwet’en and Nadleh Whut’en ancestry and was the first Indigenous librarian in British Columbia to receive her Masters of Library Science Degree (1982). As a professional librarian she has specialized in First Nations Aboriginal Title and Rights litigation; as well as in establishing First Nations libraries and archival collections. Dr. Joseph's seminal work on the court case Delgamuukw v. British Columbia (1997) contributed to substantial improvements in the recognition of Aboriginal Rights and Title in British Columbia and Canada. Dr. Joseph was the founding librarian of the X̱wi7x̱wa Library at the University of British Columbia, the only post secondary institution in Canada with an Indigenous library. In 1996 the University of British Columbia School of Library Archival and Information Studies recognized Dr. Joseph's work with a Distinguished Alumni award for “outstanding contributions to Library and Information Services in Canada.” In 2015 Dr. Joseph retired from White Raven Law where she worked for many years as a senior research and litigation support advisor on Haida aboriginal title. In 2018 Dr. Joseph was honoured by the Vancouver Island University with an Honorary Doctor of Law. Dr. Joseph's leadership and innovation continues to provide a foundation for future generations of First Nations librarians, libraries, archives and cultural centres. Please register for this event.   Join #DalFoMAlumni on social: Like Follow Follow Follow     Dalhousie Faculty of Management Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building 6100 University Ave, PO BOX 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2 Please update your CONTACT INFORMATION if your location or email address have changed. You may MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS to choose which emails you receive from us. Unsubscribe [log in to unmask] from all alumni and advancement emails.