PUBlic Professor Don McIntyre
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Indigenous Childhood Stories Transform Worlds – Want Some?
Dr. Don McIntyre
Thursday, Feb. 26 | 7 - 9 p.m.
Sandman Signature Lethbridge Lodge
Pre-registration required.
Free, everyone welcome!
About the talk
What if the secret to solving life’s biggest problems wasn’t hidden in textbooks or boardrooms, but in the funny, mischievous stories we heard as kids? Indigenous Trickster stories have been around for generations, teaching lessons in the most unexpected ways — through humour, chaos and a little bit of rule-breaking. Tricksters love to stir up trouble, but beneath their wild antics lie deep truths about the world, human nature and how to live well together. At first, these stories seem simple — often silly —but if you start asking the right questions, they grow more complex and surprising. What if the Trickster’s foolishness actually reveals knowledge and wisdom? What if laughter holds the key to understanding the messy, complicated world we live in today? Maybe we need to start with these stories of my childhood to help restore balance. In this talk, we’ll explore how the stories of childhood might just be the stories we need for all our futures. So, do you want some stories?
About Dr. Don McIntyre
My parents are Scottish and Algonquin. My father’s family comes from Tiree, the most Westerly Island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. My mother’s family is Anishinaabe, Ojibway of the Wolf Clan from Timiskaming Nation. I was adopted into the Potlatch by the Dangeli family of the Beaver Clan and having been gifted a Blackfoot name by Elder Tom Crane Bear, I have spent much of my life working to reconcile the position of Indigenous populations in Canada.
I am a teacher. I have taught Law and Justice at Native Education College, Native American Studies at the Ãâ·Ñ¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ÔÚÏß¿´Æ¬ of Lethbridge, and now teach at the Banff Centre in the Aboriginal Leadership and Management Development program. Currently, my major focus is as an instructor and Co-Chair of the Indigenous Governance and Business Management at the Dhillon School of Business. My research is in the areas of economy, traditional Indigenous knowledge (TIK), Indigenous trans-systemics and the Meta Crisis.