This one seems to keep coming up in my world, and to me that means Creator is giving me a hint to write about it. And since I am not in the habit of ignoring Creator’s hints, here it is … There ARE indigenous people who will tell you that residential school was a […]
It isn’t (and never was) a choice … I hear it all the time, how I don’t “look indigenous”. The doubters can’t find the “polite” words to explain to me what they mean but I get it. I don’t fit their stereotype and that is on purpose. Because the elders saw this happening, they […]
I have said this time and time again, “Unpacking will be a life-long process if done right.” Case in point, I was getting in my treadmill time a few days ago and decided instead of music, I wanted to listen to a podcast. I chose Adam Grant because he’s awesome and a few minutes […]
“Tell me more.” It is a statement made popular by Brené Brown. “Tell me more” opens the door to conversation and hopefully, to more understanding. It searches for common ground rather than leaning heavily on judgement. It builds bridges and has there been any other time when the need for bridges has been greater? […]
