Angela Sterritt Presentation
Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Rosza Centre, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, UCalgary
Hosted by Dr. Michael Hart, vice-provost (Indigenous Engagement), this keynote address includes special remarks from UCalgary President Dr. Ed McCauley and Calgary Public Library CEO Sarah Meilleur, BA’01.
Piikani Elder Reg Crowshoe, Hon. LLD’01, will open and close the event in a good way.
Angela Sterritt is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author and host. A member of the Gitxsan Nation through her father’s side and from Bell Island, Newfoundland on her mother’s, she spent more than a decade at CBC and hosted the acclaimed podcast "Land Back".
Her debut book, "Unbroken", part memoir and part investigation into the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls, became a national bestseller and was nominated for major literary prizes. Her next book, "Breakable", on Indigenous masculinity, will be published in 2026. Sterritt’s reporting has earned Canada’s top journalism awards, including a Canadian Screen Award for Best Reporter. She also speaks widely on resilience and challenging stereotypes of Indigenous people.