Volunteering to plant a living willow dome

My family and I joined a group of volunteers to plan a living willow dome at Kahnawà:ke Survival School. It took two days to plant the willow, it’ll take a year for it to fully grow out. I can’t wait to see it bloom!

This article in The Eastern Door covers this special project. The first photo in the article features my husband Merrick (in red) and I (white shirt) working on the willow dome 🙂

I’ll post updates as the willow dome starts to grow out!

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CTV MTL Interview: Indian Day Schools

ARTICLE: ‘The only thing Native in the schools were the children,’ former Indian day school students reflect on traumatic legacy

Daniel J. Rowe [CTV News, Montreal] Published Tuesday, June 8, 2021 10:27AM EDT

I recently did an interview with Daniel J. Rowe for CTV News Montreal featuring my research on Indian Day Schools. Follow this link to read the article.

A short video interview is also available here.

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