Fall sits in the West on the Medicine Wheel as do the moon, water and adulthood. One of the most beautiful and relevant gifts we have as educators is the world around us. Fortunately, land-based education is accessible to everyone…
Why Culture Matters in School Each student entering our educational spaces faces some level of stress. Healthy levels of stress keep us accountable for our actions, motivate us and inspire us to try out for school musicals. Unfortunately, there are…
Welcome to our second week together. As we move through fall I am reminded of my own land based understandings of this season. As Mother Earth readies herself for the coming winter we see the natural world lose its vibrancy…
I have often been asked to support friends and colleagues on their paths to becoming allies. This series is dedicated to all of you who choose to engage in this difficult work. Step one, determine your why
It has been my great honour to work and learn with Aunty Faye over the last 18 months. While we have known each other for a very long time, it has only been through sharing a space that we were…
“Studies suggest that over 70 per cent of Canadians have been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lifetime, and that nearly 1 out of 10 Canadians may develop PTSD at some point in their lives” To be…
As I sit here shortening my friend list, and making some real enemies I wonder if there is a way that we can talk, like have the real conversation that needs to happen? My answer is the ever hopeful, steeped…
Two-Eyed Seeing is a Mi’kmaw concept brought forward by Elder Albert Marshall. Etuaptmumk, as it is understood in Mi’kmaw, “refers to learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye…
As we wrap up this year so many things race through my head. In the midst of all of them all, a few personalities stand out from the crowd, in terms of iconic symbols….at least for me. Trump Standing under…
The question that I am asked most often in my day-to-day reality is; “How do I Indigenize my classroom?” Or “How do I engage Indigenous learners?” and the answer is deceivingly simple. The answer is relationship, kinship, and a student…