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Against Dehumanization: where I stand on Israel and Palestine
Many portray the conflict in Palestine & Israel in polarized and opposing versions of an otherwise identical framework: perpetrators on...
Cecil Chabot
Oct 29, 20242 min read
New Historic Site Plaque for Moose Factory tells a more complete story
Decolonizing historical narratives is challenging because it is tempting to simply counterbalance or react to distorted narratives that...
Cecil Chabot
Dec 16, 20231 min read
Red Earth Uncovered
Two years ago, I was flown to Calgary by the production team for the APTN documentary series, Red Earth Uncovered. Here is the trailer...
Cecil Chabot
May 6, 20231 min read
MRHHA Committee receives National Trust award for Cross-Cultural Cooperation & Reconciliation
The St. Thomas Restoration Committee, of the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association, received an award on October 21 from the...
Cecil Chabot
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Why has public trust been so eroded among many?
I have absolutely no expertise on viruses or vaccinations. The last biology course I took was in grade 9. I would have great difficulty...
Cecil Chabot
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Envisioning Research and Reconciliation based on Reciprocity
My new article, published in English and French this week, asks how we can envision research and reconciliation that is based on...
Cecil Chabot
Oct 5, 20211 min read
Opening lines of book manuscript: Contesting Wihtiko: Common Ground on the Edge of Humanity
Amidst the rise of identity politics, polarization and emphasis on what divides us, I am reworking my introduction to a book that...
Cecil Chabot
Sep 15, 202112 min read
An Initial Response to Kamloops
Separating children from their families — especially by force, intimidation or threat of withholding assistance in difficult times;...
Cecil Chabot
Jun 5, 20213 min read
New research affiliation at the McLean Center for the Study of Culture and Values
I am happy to share the news that I have recently been invited to affiliate with the McLean Center for the Study of Culture and Values as...
Cecil Chabot
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Needs, Challenges and Possibilities for Early Indigenous Intellectual History
This is the title of a panel I organized with David Newhouse, for this year's CINSA (Canadian Indigenous/Native Studies Association)...
Cecil Chabot
Dec 7, 20203 min read
Reflections on Emersion in Canada’s oldest continuous Indigenous-European "Middle Ground"
Some brief excerpts from my latest article (in peer review), entitled: "Envisioning Research based on Reciprocity: Reflections on...
Cecil Chabot
Dec 4, 20206 min read
A Talk on Bio-Cultural Diversity, Inspired by Cree Elder, Raphael Wabano
This is my contribution last year, to a panel on “Restoration, revitalization, maintenance and transmission of indigenous languages and...
Cecil Chabot
May 27, 20201 min read
Envisioning Reconciliation: Cultivating the Best in Ourselves and Others.
This is a video of a talk I gave earlier this year, on leadership and reconciliation, for a predominantly Catholic audience at McGill...
Cecil Chabot
May 27, 20201 min read
Renewing on Middle Ground: the Relevance for Canada of Moose Factory's History.
This is not a new article, but I am reposting it here as it remains relevant and provides context for a major project the Moose River...
Cecil Chabot
May 27, 20201 min read
Embracing the professional path of Social and Idea Entrepreneur and Scholar
When I left Parliament Hill to start my doctoral studies in 2007, I was not entirely sure where this would lead me, but I knew I wanted...
Cecil Chabot
May 18, 20202 min read
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