When I began my Certificate in Reconciliation Studies, I was truly excited to learn the things that I hadn’t learned, learn the things...

I’m so grateful to have had the opportunities that I’ve had. Completing courses as part of this certificate program has only deepened...

In Summer 2020, I participated in the 6-week ‘Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Residential Schools’ course with...

I love beading, but if I’m honest, it wasn’t love at first sight. I began my first Bead and Read class the Art Gallery of Hamilton in Jan...

Since the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) and the 150th birthday of Canada in 2017, I have felt extremely...

As a linguist and language teacher, I know that words have power, and how we use them matters. I’ve been very fortunate to have multiple...

This blog began as part of my final assignment for INDG 262: Reconciliation & Indigenous Resurgence in Canada with Merelda Fiddler in...

Boozhoo. I respectfully acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabeg...