June 10, 1997 Cabot and His World Symposium Under Way in St. John's Tomorrow The Cabot and His World Symposium gets under way tomorrow morning in St. John's. Tomorrow night's opening session at the LSPU Hall features a presentation by eminent naval architect and designer of the Matthew, Colin Mudie. Mudie has been involved with the Matthew project since he was asked to design the vessel in 1992. On Thursday morning, Daniel Ashini, Innu Nation, and Shayne McDonald, Miawpukek Band/Federation of Newfoundland Indians, present Newfoundland and Labrador before European Arrival. In the afternoon, the symposium presents a discussion of European Knowledge of the North Atlantic before Cabot. Presenters Brigitta Wallace and Alan Williams will speak on The Norse Voyages and From St. Brendan to the Early Bristol Probes, respectively. A highlight of the symposium will be Thursday night's session: The Cabot Landfall: A Debate. Moderator Leslie Harris will guide speakers Fabian O'Dea, Bonavista; Brian Cuthbertson, Cape Breton; and Alan Williams; Straits of Belle Isle, through what promises to be a lively, and at times heated debate, about the Cabot landfall site. Other presentations throughout the three-day symposium include Culture and Contact, Alternative Landfalls: The Grates Cove and Flatrock Traditions and Cabot, Canadians and Newfoundlanders. Participants and speakers come from varied backgrounds and experiences. The Cabot and His World Symposium is the essential introduction to a summer filled with celebrations marking one man's achievement. Speakers at the symposium will discuss and debate many aspects of the voyage and the long term significance of European settlement in North America. The symposium will help all who participate to put the voyage and the celebration in context. Cabot and His World closes in St. John's on Friday evening, and moves on to Bonavista for June 14 and 15. Editors note: The Cabot and His World Symposium programme is attached.
---------------------------- Programme Cabot and His World June 11 - 15 St. John's June 11 - 13 Wednesday, June 11 OPENING SESSION AND RECEPTION $7 7:30 pm "The Naval Architecture of the Matthew" LSPU Hall Presentation by Colin Mudie, RDI, Naval Architect Chair: James Hiller Presentation sponsored by Hibernia Management and Development Company and the British Council Reception hosted by Canada's National History Society Thursday, June 12 MORNING SESSION 10:00 am "Newfoundland and Labrador before European Arrival" Daniel Ashini - Innu Nation Shayne McDonald - Miawpukek Band/ Federation of Newfoundland Indians Chair: Adrian Tanner Lunch Invitation Only 12:00 pm Hosted by the City of St. John's City Hall SPECIAL CONCURRENT LEARNED SOCIETIES SESSION N/C 2:00 pm "Discovery" Memorial, Arts & Admin, Room A1043 A multi-disciplinary roundtable Chair: Robert Paine AFTERNOON SESSION $5 2:00 pm "European Knowledge of the North Atlantic before Cabot" Brigitta Wallace (Parks Canada), The Norse Voyages Alan Williams (Birmingham), From St. Brendan to the Early Bristol Probes Chair: Olaf Janzen 3:15 pm Break sponsored by Auntie Crae's Food Shops 3:45 pm "The English Context of the Cabot Voyages" Tom Evans (Memorial University), Henry VII's England and "new found lands" Todd Gray (University of Exeter), Fishing and England's Need for Exploration Evan Jones (University of Leicester), Bristol and Newfoundland, 1490-1600 Chair: Ches Sanger RECEPTION Invitation Only 5:30 pm Government House EVENING SESSION $5 8:00 pm "The Cabot Landfall: A Debate" Fabian O'Dea (St. John's) - Bonavista Brian Cuthbertson (Halifax) - Cape Breton Alan Williams (Birmingham) - Straits of Belle Isle Moderator: Leslie Harris Presentation sponsored by the Newfoundland Historic Parks Association Friday, June 13 MORNING SESSION $5 9:00 am "Culture and Contact" Ingeborg Marshall Daniel Ashini - Innu Nation Shayne McDonald - Miawpukek Band/Federation of Newfoundland Indians Chair: To Be Announced 10:30 am Break sponsored by Browning Harvey Ltd. 11:00 am "The European Presence, 1500-1650" Olaf Janzen (Grenfell College), France, England and the Newfoundland Fishery, 1500-1604 Darlene Abreu Ferreira (University of Winnipeg), Terra Nova through the Iberian Looking-Glass: The Portuguese-Newfoundland Fishery in the 16th Century Chair: Daniel Vickers 11:00 am "Alternative Landfalls: The Grates Cove and Flatrock Traditions" Court House Speakers to be announced. GENEALOGICAL WORKSHOPS $15 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Gower St. United Church Lecture Hall The Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society will run genealogical workshops, concentrating on West Country connections. LUNCH Invitation Only 12:30 pm The Kirk Hosted by the Department of Canadian Heritage AFTERNOON SESSION $5 2:00 pm "Cabot, Canadians and Newfoundlanders" Shane O'Dea (Memorial University), Cabot Tower and the Construction of Nationalism Peter Pope (Memorial University), The Many Landfalls of John Cabot: The Construction of National Memories in 1897. Roberto Perin (York University), What's in a Name? Giovanni Caboto and the Sense of Belonging Chair: Laird Rankin 2:00 pm "Ships and Navigation" Newfoundland Museum Daniel Vickers (Memorial University), Navigating Without Maps: The Explorer's Problem in the Age of Discovery Brad Loewen (Universite Laval), New Research on Shipbuilding in the Age of Discovery Chair: Malcolm MacLeod 3:15 pm "Cabot and Popular Culture" Gerald Pocius (Memorial University) Chair: Terry Bishop-Stirling A WEST COUNTRY EVENING $20 7:00 pm Dinner and Entertainment Masonic Temple Host: Otto Tucker Music by Anita Best and Jim Payne Cash Bar Saturday, June 14 1:15 pm LUNCH $6 3:45 pm Break sponsored by Browning Harvey Ltd. AFTERNOON SESSION $1 4:00 pm "North Atlantic Voyages before Cabot" Birgitta Wallace (Parks Canada), The Norse Voyages Alan Williams (Birmingham), From St. Brendan to the Early Bristol Probes Chair: Warren Trask Debate $3 With Dinner $15 6:30 pm United Church Hall Dinner sponsored by the Bonavista Historical Society Host: Otto Tucker 8:00 pm "The Cabot Landfall: A Debate" Fabian O'Dea (St. John's) - Bonavista Brian Cuthbertson (Halifax) - Cape Breton Alan Williams (Birmingham) - Straits of Belle Isle Moderator: Leslie Harris Reception hosted by Fred Mifflin, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Sunday, June 15 BUS TOUR $20 8:30 am "Built Heritage" A bus tour (approx. 4 hrs) of Port Union, Trinity, King's Cove, Keels and Cape Bonavista with George Chalker, David White, Aiden Maloney, Gordon Bradley Hosted by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador GENEALOGICAL WORKSHOPS $15 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Court House The Newfoundland and Labrador Genealogical Society will offer genealogical workshops, concentrating on West Country connections. David Sturge Artiss (Memorial), John Guy and the Bristol Rule of the Bonavista Bay Sturges LUNCH AND ADDRESS $7 12:45 pm "The Aboriginal Experience" Shayne McDonald - Miawpukek Band/ Federation of Newfoundland Indians AFTERNOON SESSION $2 2:00 pm "The West Country Fishery and Migration" Gordon Hancock (Memorial University), The Question of Origins Todd Gray (University of Exeter), Fish and Ships Evan Jones (University of Leicester), Bristol and Newfoundland, 1490-1600 Chair: Marilyn Coles Hayley 3:15 pm Break sponsored by Bonavista Foodland 3:45 pm "Cabot, Canadians and Newfoundlanders" Shane O'Dea (Memorial University), Cabot Tower and the Construction of Nationalism Peter Pope (Memorial University), The Many Landfalls of John Cabot: The Construction of National Memories in 1897. Roberto Perin (York University), What's in a Name? Giovanni Caboto and the Sense of Belonging Chair: Gordon Bradley EVENING SESSION $2 WITH DINNER $15 6:30 pm Dinner Hosted by the Town of Bonavista Host: Otto Tucker 8:00 pm "Cabot and Popular Culture" Gerald Pocius (Memorial University) Chair: Bramwell Mouland
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