Magne Ove Varsi
Schedule of Events - April 18 - May 1, 2010
Magne Ove Varsi is a Sami rights pioneer and founder/director of the
Gáldu Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in
Kautokeino, Norway (www.galdu.org).
The resource centre was created to increase information about the
rights of Sami and other indigenous peoples.
Mr. Varsi’s diverse career also includes:
- lecturer in journalism at the Sámi University College
- news editor for SVT Sápmi in connection with the establishment and joint Nordic Sámi TV news on SVT2, NRK 1 and YLE
- president of the Sámi Journalisstaid Seari (Sámi Journalists Association) 1998-2001
- and many other journalistic and international activities
Mr. Varsi’s lecture topics include:
- Sami self-determination
- Territories, lands, and natural resources
- Indigenous intellectual property rights
NOTE: Due to the volcanic activity in Iceland, we have been forced to postpone this tour. We will reschedule it as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
April 18-19
University of Texas at Austin
Postponed: Monday April 19
3:00-4:30 pm: Sami Rights and Self-Determination
Burdine Hall
337
April 20
Albuquerque, NM
Postponed: Tuesday April 20
11:30 am:
No Host Luncheon
El Pinto Restaurant, 10500 4th Street NW
NOTE: please notify Gordon Bronitsky by April 17 if you plan to attend
at 505 238 3739
April 21
Tsaile, AZ
Postponed: Wednesday April 21
1:30-3:30 pm: Wesley Thomas' Class, Diné College
April 22-26
University of Hawai’i, Honolulu, HI
Postponed: Friday April 23
9:00 - 11:00
am:
Law School, Moot Courtroom
Topic: Indigenous Self Determination
(Tentative Title)
Panel: Magne Ove Varsi, Melody
MacKenzie (Law), Noenoe Silva (Indigenous Political Science), and
Peter Mataira (Social Work)
Facilitator: Jon Osorio (Hawaiian
Studies)
Co-hosts: School of Law and Ka Huli
Ao Center for Excellent in Native Hawaiian Law, Hawaiʻinuiākea,
School of Social Work, and College of Social Sciences
2:30pm-4:30pm: Hālau O Haumea, Kamakakūokalani Center for
Hawaiian Studies
Topic: Conversations on Territories,
Lands, and Natural Resources
Discussants: Magne Ove Varsi,
Noelani Goodyear-Ka'opua (Indigenous Politics), Carlos Andrade
(Hawaiian Studies), Kapua Sproat (Law), and Community Organization
(OHA, KS, DHHL, etc.)
Facilitator: Hokulani K. Aikau
Co-hosts: College of Social
Sciences, Gladys Brandt Chair, Hawaiʻinuiākea, School of Law and Ka
Huli Ao Center for Excellent in Native Hawaiian Law, and School of
Social Work
Postponed: Saturday April 25
9:30am-12:30pm: Hālau O Haumea, Kamakakūokalani Center for
Hawaiian Studies
Topic: Indigenous Health and
Well-Being
Co-hosts: Hawaiʻinuiākea, School of
Social Work, School of Law and Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellent in
Native Hawaiian Law
Co-Facilitators: Maenette Benham &
Diane Paloma
Discussants: Magne Ove Varsi, Naleen
Andrade (Med School & Queens Hospital), Kamanaʻo Crabbe (OHA),
Nalani Minton (Nursing), Joanne Tsark (Papa Ola Lokahi), Jon
Matsuoka (Social Work), Kuhio Asam (Lunalilo Home)
April 27
Cloquet, MN
Postponed: Tuesday, April 27
1:30-3:30 pm:
Magne Ove Varsi will be guest of honor at a panel discussion on
"Indigenous Issues"
Place: Fond du Lac Tribal and
Community College
April 28-May 1
Minnesota
Postponed: Wednesday, April 28
4:00 pm: Catherine Squires' Journalism Class, University of Minnesota
Postponed: Thursday, April 29
12:15-1:15
pm: Sami Self-Determination
University of Minnesota Law School, 229-19th Avenue South, Room 65
(in the Subplaza)
4:00 pm:
Sami self-determination: Territories, lands, and natural resources
Institute for Advanced Study, University of Minnesota,
131 Nolte Center 315 Pillsbury Drive S.E.
Please click here to view
the event flyer (Adobe Acrobat PDF)