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Track 4/Volet 4

CS4.1: Montreal Indigenous Cultural Heritage & Reconciliation Initiatives

Friday, November 15, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EST
CE: 1.5

General Admission/Adminsion générale Simultaneous Interpretation Available/Interprétation simultanée disponible AIA CES Approved

This session has qualified for 1.5 LU|HSW Credits

In 2017, the City of Montreal adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007) and then published its Reconciliation Strategy 2020-2025. The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau, which has the mandate to manage the largest and oldest park in Montreal, has made reconciliation a strategic orientation of its2020-2030 Master Plan and has begun the implementation of a plan for action in reconciliation. The session will bring together various contributors from Montreal who will present case studies, strategic documents and projects aimed at indigenizing the Quebec metropolis. The speakers will present the Indigenous design strategy for Parc Jean-Drapeau, the new design of Peel Street, how heritage buildings can be adapted to host First Nations projects and a contextual overview of Montreal's journey towards indigenizing its spaces to foster a more inclusive community and representative urban space. It will be about processes, concerted approaches, lessons learned and concrete examples enhancing the indigenous presence and the broadening of the definition of the collective heritage of the city.

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, participant will be able to plan urban developments that are inclusive of indigenous populations
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the dynamics involved to develop an Indigenous Design Strategy in a municipal context.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to assess and integrate the dynamics involved to conceive and adapt architecture to accommodate First Nations projects.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to translate the indigenous perspective and vision on the indigenization of public spaces into inclusive and representative designs.

Presentations:

  • 8:30 AM – 8:50 AM EST
    (CS4.1) Indigenizing Montreal

    Speaker: Philippe Tsaronsere Meilleur

    Speaker: Pascal Harvey

    Session Chair: Jonathan Cha, PhD Urbanologue, architecte paysagiste, AAPQ-AAPC – Société du parc Jean-Drapeau

  • 8:50 AM – 9:10 AM EST
    (CS4.1) Indigenous Design Strategy for Parc Jean Drapeau

    Speaker: Jonathan Cha, PhD Urbanologue, architecte paysagiste, AAPQ-AAPC – Société du parc Jean-Drapeau

  • 9:10 AM – 9:30 AM EST
    (CS4.1) Peel Trail: Transforming a Street to Create a Dialogue Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples

    Speaker: Aurelie Arnaud, llm (she/her/hers) – Ville de Montréal

    Speaker: Anjali Mishra

    Session Chair: Jonathan Cha, PhD Urbanologue, architecte paysagiste, AAPQ-AAPC – Société du parc Jean-Drapeau