If I don’t recognize you in me and who I am, how can I acknowledge you?
By Gracelynn CY Lau Sep 29, 2019Last month I came across a CBC podcast “The Secret Life of Canada” and listened to an episode on The Oldest Chinatown in North America. I know Victoria has the oldest in Canada, but…
I am not indigenous. Can I use indigenous pedagogies?
I have been thinking lots about the critiques on settler adoption fantasies and other “move to innocence” in Tuck and Yang‘s co-authored article “Decolonization is not a metaphor” (see my reflection). Are those really attempting “reconciliation prematurely”? Isn’t it polarizing…
Reciprocal recognition as resistance: reading Leanne Simpson
In a directed studies reading, I came across the piece where Simpson talks about generative refusal and Nishnaabewin concept of reciprocal recognition. These two are super important in what she advocates “radical resurgence as indigenous resistance”
We are all treaty people + who the heck is Sir John A?
Couple days ago in class we talked about treaties. Treaty means completely different things to the indigenous people and the British men. Indigenous peoples made treaties for thousand of years, not only with other nations but also with the water,…
“A Dish with One Spoon” treaty — intact memories seeking to contribute
I learned about “A Dish with One Spoon” Treaty from yesterday lecture “A second cup of tea and a few more stories: Deepening our understanding of Indigenization” by two indigenous women scholars on indigenizing the academy (see more) Dr. Ruth…
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daughter, water, auntie, microbial cultures maker, a PhD candidate who has serious doubt about critique and language, an expressive arts therapist irresistibly drawn to the space between the known and the unknown and the abundant mysteries between the either/or dichotomy.
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