Discounted early-bird tickets go on sale today for the 2018 CBC Massey Lectures in Thunder Bay, Halifax, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Toronto. For one week only, August 13–19, 2018, Canadians can save $5 when purchasing regular-price tickets using the promo code MASSEY2018. All remaining tickets will be available at full price beginning August 20. This year's five Massey Lectures, All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, will be presented by investigative journalist and bestselling author, Tanya Talaga.

The lectures originate from Talaga’s reporting as the 2017-2018 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, exploring issues of Indigenous youth suicide in communities in Canada and beyond. In her 2018 CBC Massey Lectures, Talaga will explore the legacy of cultural genocide experienced by Indigenous peoples, how that legacy has led to forced disconnection from land and language, and the need for Indigenous self-determination in the social, cultural and political arena. Many Indigenous communities, both in Canada and abroad, find that the road back to a relationship with land and language are keys to celebrating life and to community healing — to what in fact it means to be Indigenous. These are lectures about values for the times, and for all people.

The five individual lectures will be recorded on a cross-Canada tour, beginning in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 16. The lectures will also travel to Halifax, Vancouver, Saskatoon and Toronto.  For all dates and full ticket details, please see below.

The 2018 CBC Massey Lectures will be featured on IDEAS from Monday to Friday beginning November 12, 2018 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One. IDEAS explores contemporary thought and how ideas shape every aspect of our lives.

The book version of Talaga’s Massey lectures All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, will be published by House of Anansi Press on October 16, 2018.

The CBC Massey Lectures is a partnership between CBC, House of Anansi Press and Massey College at the University of Toronto. This year’s lectures are also created in collaboration with the Toronto Star and the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. The fellowship is made possible by the Atkinson Foundation, the Honderich Family and the Toronto Star.

Tanya Talaga is the 2017–2018 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy and the acclaimed author of Seven Fallen Feathers, which was the winner of the RBC Taylor Prize, the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the First Nation Communities Read. She was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Nonfiction Prize and the BC National Award for Nonfiction, CBC’s Nonfiction Book of the Year, a Globe and Mail Top 100 Book, and a national bestseller. Talaga has been a journalist at the Toronto Star for 20 years, covering everything from general city news to education, national healthcare, foreign news, and Indigenous affairs. She has been nominated five times for the Michener Award in public service journalism. Talaga is of Polish and Indigenous descent. Her great-grandmother, Liz Gauthier, was a residential school survivor. Her great-grandfather, Russell Bowen, was an Ojibwe trapper and labourer. Her grandmother is a member of Fort William First Nation. Her mother was raised in Raith and Graham, Ontario. Talaga lives in Toronto with her two teenage children.

2018 CBC Massey Lectures venue and ticket information

All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward
Presented by investigative journalist and bestselling author Tanya Talaga.

Thunder Bay, Tuesday, October 16 at 7 p.m.
Lecture One
Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, 1 Paul Shaffer Drive
Presented in partnership with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Tickets: Through the generosity of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) this will be a free event, a community celebration with Indigenous and civic leaders of the first of the 2018 CBC Massey Lectures. No tickets are necessary – everyone is invited.
For more information, check the following websites:
Nishnawbe Aski Nation: nan.on.ca/massey
Thunder Bay Community Auditorium: tickets.tbca.com

Halifax, Thursday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
Lecture Two
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Public Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road
Tickets: $30, students/seniors $25
CBC pre-sale $5 off regular ticket price
tickethalifax.com

Vancouver, Wednesday, October 24 at 7 p.m.
Lecture Three
York Theatre, 639 Commercial Drive
Tickets: $30/$35, students/seniors $25/$30
CBC pre-sale $5 off regular ticket price
Box office: (604) 251-1363
tickets.thecultch.com

Saskatoon, Friday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
Lecture Four
Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Avenue
Tickets: $30, students/seniors $25
CBC pre-sale $5 off regular ticket price
Box office: (306) 652-6556
broadwaytheatre.ca/events

Toronto, Tuesday, October 30 at 7 p.m.
Lecture Five
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor Street W.
Tickets: $40/$50, students/seniors $35/$45
CBC pre-sale $5 off regular ticket price
Box office: (416) 408-0208
rcmusic.ca

For more information on the CBC Massey Lectures series and for links to buy tickets online, please visit cbc.ca/masseys.

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About the CBC Massey Lectures
The CBC Massey Lectures are produced in partnership between CBC, House of Anansi Press and Massey College in the University of Toronto. The lectures are named in honour of Vincent Massey, the first Canadian-born governor general of Canada, and since their creation in 1961 the Massey Lectures have established their place as a Canadian institution and become an annual highlight in our cultural life. The lectures provide a forum on radio where contemporary Canadian thinkers explore crucial issues of our time. Former lecturers include Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Atwood and Stephen Lewis.

About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

About House of Anansi Press
House of Anansi Press was founded in 1967 by writers Dennis Lee and David Godfrey. Anansi started as a small press with a mandate to publish Canadian writers, and quickly gained attention for publishing authors such as Margaret Atwood, Matt Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, and Erín Moure, as well as George Grant and Northrop Frye. French-Canadian works in translation have always been an important part of the list, and prominent Anansi authors in translation include Roch Carrier, Marie-Claire Blais, Anne Hébert, and France Daigle. Today, the company specializes in finding and developing Canadian writers of literary fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction, including Katherena Vermette, Lisa Moore, Patrick DeWitt, Lynn Coady, Rawi Hage, Kathleen Winter, Zoe Whittall, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and in maintaining the culturally significant backlist that has accumulated in the decades since the house was founded.

About the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy
The Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy provides a seasoned Canadian journalist with the financial means to pursue a year-long investigation into a critical public policy issue. This award was established by the Atkinson Foundation, the Honderich Family, and the Toronto Star in 1988. As a public policy advocate, grantmaker and investor, Atkinson has promoted social and economic justice in Ontario since 1942.

About Massey College
Massey College is a graduate students’ residential community affiliated with, but independent from, the University of Toronto. The College offers much more than a residence; it provides a unique, congenial and intellectual environment for graduate students of distinguished ability in all disciplines to share in a rich and stimulating community. The College is a partner with the CBC and House of Anansi Press in the annual Massey Lectures, and also coordinates the annual Walter Gordon Symposium. Massey College is home to the Canadian Journalism Fellowships and, together with the School of Graduate Studies, supports the Scholar-at-Risk program.

For more information, please contact:
Nicola Makoway
CBC Radio One PR
(416) 205-7673
nicola.makoway@cbc.ca