Ten years ago, as a vice principal at Tecumseh, I first decided to do the Indigenous acknowledgment at our school assemblies. Day 1, I called my friend, Latash, to ask two questions. #1 – The correct pronunciation of Tsleil-Waututh, as I was fairly certain that I was butchering it badly. Growing up in Vancouver, IContinue reading “The Indigenous Acknowledgement”
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The Indigenous Voice
I grew up living, learning and playing in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. I saw Indigenous people but I did not hear their voices. In school we learned about a culture that was part of our past. Not our present. Definitely not our future. Continue reading “The Indigenous Voice”
A New Age of Joy & Optimism for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
I love the picture of this little guy on the front page of The Vancouver Sun. The sparkle in his eyes and the look on his face remind me so much of my son at that age. With life comes the opportunity for grand adventure! Joy is suppose to be part of every child’s life. Continue reading “A New Age of Joy & Optimism for Indigenous Peoples in Canada”
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