MDP student participates in the Western 3MT Competition
Mon. Apr. 19, 2021
The University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Graduate Studies held its eighth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) competition on Thursday, March 4, 2021 via Zoom, which challenged postgraduate degree students to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience within three minutes.
The top prize went to Ada Chukwudozie, Master’s in Development Practice: Indigenous Development, on her topic Exploring the Idea of “land back” as the Answer to Achieving Sustainable Self-Determination:
"The right to Indigenous self-determination is a right that is inherent in all Indigenous communities and it is a right that is undeniable. Nonetheless, with the advent of colonization came a marginalization of Indigenous peoples in Canada and their systems of self-governance and self-determination, limiting the possibilities of practicing these systems of governance and economies in today’s society. As such, the contemporary reality facing Indigenous peoples in Canada today is that what governance structures and models they do have are grounded largely on the principles of global capitalism – one driven by values that both contradict Indigenous cultures and traditional values and actively seeks to erode them. My paper aims to explore the idea of sustainable self-determination and the concept of true reconciliation using the “land back” argument which provides a real opportunity for the implementation of sustainable Indigenous self-determination when analysed against the framework of consent-based jurisdiction and Indigenous reclamation."
Ada Chukwudozie will now compete at the virtual Western 3MT™ hosted by Athabasca University with a chance to move on to the National 3MT™. Graduate students who have won the local 3MT competitions at universities in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba will compete for cash prizes: $1,000 for the first-place winner, $500 for the runner up, and $250 for the People’s Choice Award winner.
The Western 3MT™ Competition will be held virtually on May 13, 2021, 2:00pm - May 13, 2021 4:00 pm (CST). For event information, including participant and judge bios, and live event, please click on this link.
The Global College Community congratulates Ada Chukwudozie on her accomplishment and wishes the best for her next competition at the the Western 3MT™!
Ada Chukwudozie (MA Human Rights, LLB (Hons), BL) is currently a graduate student at the University of Winnipeg, pursuing a Master's degree in Development Practice- Indigenous Development. Ada is a qualified lawyer (non-practicing) with an MA in Human Rights from University College London and has been involved in the publishing of plain language summaries of systematic reviews for the Campbell Collaboration on a wide array of editorial topic areas including methods, social welfare, education, disability, education, international development, and crime and justice. Ada is a passionate about issues of social justice and human rights and is an advocate of community-driven research that drives policy.