PhD, MBA, Nakota Nation. New to social media. Hoping to be able to share concerns in a good way.
Aug 22, 2021 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
Thread #2: In which I implore people with better connections or louder voices than my own to advance this.
In the midst of the whole career shuffle, I met and got to know someone who has been connected to Alberta Education. They shared a lot, and they knew it was more than they should share, but hoped that by sharing with me they could "get it out there" so people would know...
Aug 22, 2021 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
New Thread #1: In which I complain about bullies.
I haven't been super active on this platform, in case anyone noticed. It's the result of my boss's boss telling my boss that myself, as well as a few other colleagues, need to be quiet because they support the UCP and don't like that many of us have been advocating....
Jun 12, 2021 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD - It's time to talk again, because even after #215children, there's a problem, and it seems to be building.
Just in case you didn't see it. Near Brandon, MB, over 100 more children have been found on residential school grounds. This is, again, not surprising to me or my community because we know we have missing family. We have advocated for years for help to find them.
May 30, 2021 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
It's been a trying weekend. This will be a whole thread. Sorry for people who like bite-sized consumption.
When the news broke about the babies in the grave in Kamloops, my family wasn't surprised. We know this happened. Our Elders lived this. It didn't make it less upsetting, especially for my grandparents...
Mar 30, 2021 • 21 tweets • 10 min read
So I have been reading through the curriculums #AbEd released and I am not a curriculum expert or teacher, but I do have some very big concerns and worries. Hopefully someone can explain to me the rationale for some of the choices made in this curriculum. #alberta#curriculum
To start, there are very well educated and passionate people I see posting about the #curriculum and using their wisdom and experience to review them. #AbEd I am a parent, uncle, brother, and member of the Nakoda community so that is my lens. #Alberta