mom, artist, prof from Lac des Mille Lacs FN, partner of Rob from Fort Hope FN, phd, snr indigenous leader in academia, tweeting my own opinions.
Jul 12, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
1/11 It is important to note that with the Queen’s recommendations, there is NO insistence on “card’s only” in #indigenous verification processes. In fact there is an acknowledgment that institutions need to develop processes that DO NOT rely on what some refer to as “colonial”…
2/11..And/or “race-based” cards. So why are some folks suggesting that there is? Perhaps they are more put out that the report suggests that it isn’t ethnical to go back to “native ancestors” born centuries ago and that a person taking up an #indigenous position should at…
Apr 12, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
🧵 abt “traditional talking circles” in settler colonial institutions. 1/ while I do support bringing in ways of communicating/relating/working through tough topics that r customary within many #indigenous nations (sharing/talking circles)…1/5
2/5 I do challenge the idea that these customs just automatically make the shared spaces equitable and safe for everyone participating simply because they r “indigenous” and therefore it is presumed that “everyone is is equal within the circle”…
Oct 27, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1/2 #indigenous academics have been talking about this for years. Many thanks 2 the individuals who lent their voices 2 this. @CIHR_IRSC you must take accountability. How many indigenous health research grants...how many millions did this person have influence over? This person..
2/2 Made and broke careers of many #indigenous and allied researchers and the currency used to attain this level of power was their “indigeneity” & “lived experience” which we now see was fabricated. How will so many be compensated for this injustice..this harm? #AcademicTwitter
Aug 3, 2021 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
1/9 This ordeal has been so personal and emotional for me and my family. Can you imagine moving to a new city, being introduced to “an Elder from your home territory” who is this man? Can you...cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…2/9 Imagine realizing quickly that this man was not Ojibwe but was a non-native man appropriating your language, your art, your family’s stories of intergenerational trauma related to IRS and the Sixties Scoop? Can you imagine the years of work my family & other families...
