Our guest speaker on March 8th will be Robert R. Janes. Robert is an independent scholar-practitioner, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the journal Museum Management and Curatorship, a Visiting Fellow at the School of Museum Studies at the University of Leicester (UK), and a Fellow of the Canadian Museums Association. He was the President and CEO of the Glenbow Museum (1989-2000) in Calgary, the founding Director of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (1976-1986), and the founding Executive Director of the Science Institute of the Northwest Territories (1986-1989), both in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. He is also the founder and  co-chair of the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice. Robert has a Ph.D. in archaeology and began his career in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories. He has worked with Canada’s Indigenous Peoples (First Nations and Inuit) throughout his career and was given a traditional Blackfoot name in 1995. He directed the largest repatriation of Indigenous sacred objects in Canadian history while CEO of the Glenbow Museum. Working in and around museums for 44 years, Robert has devoted  his career to championing museums as important social institutions that can enhance the well-being of individuals and their communities.  His museum publications have been translated into ten languages, and his latest book Museum Activism (with Richard Sandell - 2019), was awarded the Canadian Museums Association’s 2020 Award for Outstanding Achievement  for Research in the Cultural Sector. Robert lives in Canmore, Alberta, with his wife, Priscilla.