Year: <span>2022</span>

Calls to Action

In our inquiry, we have taken note that many Indigenous stories have been erased. In a previous note, I was wondering how many stories there are today about hardships faced by Indigenous people that are not widely available to the public, or are just not sought out for by others. …

Place and Story: A Vehicle for Connection and Self Discovery

Over the weekend I explored Jericho beach and came across a family of bunnies roaming freely on the land. Many gathered round to alert their friends and family, or document their experience with videos or photos. I began to ponder the ways in which stories are a vehicle for interconnectedness …

Learning and storytelling through a shared art experience

Some of the members of our inquiry group visited the Vancouver Art Gallery in the past week, and experienced the Yoko Ono exhibit together. I couldn’t think of a better experience than modern art to ponder one of this week’s guiding questions: What shared experiences will support our thinking and …

Seven Fallen Feathers

While stuck at home with COVID, I read the book Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga. It speaks about the deaths of seven Indigenous students attending school in Thunder Bay. Police did not take helping Indigenous people, their missing reports or investigations seriously, and as a result, First Nations youth …

A Collective Consciousness: Who’s stories can be found here? Who’s stories are forgotten?

Every time I take a visit to Terra Nova’s Rural lands, I learn something new. Terra Nova is a beautiful part of Richmond, BC that overlooks the Fraser River and contains some of the five heritage buildings left in the city. There are so many stories to be found at …