Tickets for Series 1 are still on sale. You can watch any series from anywhere in the world online, and catch up on any missed lectures on Vimeo. And lectures stay on Vimeo for a whole month after the end of a series. Choose "Get Tickets" on the menu bar.

Click here to see Standing Ground, a spoken word performance from Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, who spoke about Anishinaabek publishing in Lecture 3 of the current series.

Tickets for Series 2, "A Deep Dive Into the Great Lakes" will go on sale in early October.

This Season's Lineup and Notifications

The four series for 2025-26 run from Sept. 11, 2025 until April 9, 2026. Tickets for Series 1 are now on sale.

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2025-2026 Series
  • Treaties, Culture, History and Emerging Issues: Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Turtle Island

    Sept 11 to Oct 16, 2025

    Details 
  • A Deep Dive Into The Great Lakes

    Oct 30 - Dec 4, 2025

    Details 
  • Geopolitics: What in the World is Happening?

    January 8 to February 9, 2026 (online only)

    Details 
  • A Cosmic Adventure to the Stars and Beyond

    Feb. 26 to April 9, 2026

    Details 

Past Lectures

You can see a partial list of lectures and series from past seasons under "Archives" in the main menu.

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