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Georges Sioui, coordinator, Aboriginal Studies program
What is your most important job at the University?
Helping the University create a place that reaches the expectations of Aboriginal Peoples.
What inspires you most in your work?
The opportunity I have in sensitizing students and society about the rich heritage and vision of Aboriginal nations.
How did you become interested in your particular field of research?
Because of the social conscience I inherited from my parents and my ancestors.
If you had the power, what would you change in today’s world?
I would change the linear and patriarchal thinking of this world.
What person has the most influence in your life today?
My son, because he is the future projection of a consciousness I inherited.
What one thing would your colleagues be surprised to find out about you?
That I am, above all else, a creator, a singer, a poet.
What is your favourite pastime?
Learning from others; writing.
You have won $1 million. What do you do?
I would establish a publishing company that would publish philosophical and artistic works of Aboriginals from across America.
According to you, what quality is the most precious?
Simplicity
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Right here at the University of Ottawa as head of a huge research enterprise on the first civilization in Canada.
What is your greatest hope for the future?
Educate my Aboriginal Peoples so they can make vital contributions to the world’s evolution.
