UBC Distinguished Speaker Series: Wab Kinew

The Reason You Walk

When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him.

In this talk, Kinew shares his own struggles in his twenties to find the right path, eventually giving up a self-destructive lifestyle to passionately pursue music and martial arts. From his unique vantage point, he offers an inside view of what it means to be an educated aboriginal living in a country that is just beginning to wake up to its aboriginal history and living presence.

Invoking hope, healing and forgiveness, this presentation is a poignant story of a towering but damaged father and his son as they embark on a journey to repair their family bond. By turns lighthearted and solemn, Kinew gives us an inspiring vision for family and cross-cultural reconciliation, and a wider conversation about the future of aboriginal peoples.

Booking sales and signing

The UBC Bookstore is pleased to provide The Reason You Walk for sale at the event.

The following payments will be accepted: Visa, Master Card, Amex, debit and cash.

To find out more visit: speakers.ok.ubc.ca/2015/kinew