Education

The Tyee (interview): Revisiting the Record of the Sisters of St. Ann

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I was interviewed twice by Francesca Fionda for an article on the role of the Sisters of St. Ann in several institutions, including Indian Residential Schools & Indian Day Schools. This congregation started teaching at the Catholic Indian Day schools in Kahnawà:ke around 1915. This article critically examines not only the impacts on survivors and their families, but amplifies Indigenous voices for justice.

Francesca worked on this piece for many months. It is definitely work the read! Niá:wen Francesca for everything that you put into this and for both interviews 🙂

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/07/11/Sisters-Saint-Ann/

Revisiting the Record of the Sisters of St. Ann: ‘It’s an ugly history.’ Survivors call for accountability, responsibility and transparency. A Tyee special report.

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Education, Grad Studies

Impacts of Indian Day Schools on Indigenous Well-being (academic blog post)

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In addition to the Spotlight interview I did with Shashika Bandara & McGill Perspectives on Global Health, I contributed an article/post about the impacts of Indian Day Schools on Indigenous health & well-being. This is one of the areas of focus of my doctoral research at McGill University.

I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to Shashika for being so understanding and sincere during our interview and the editing process. I am grateful for the important work he and others continue to do in calling attention to inequalities and challenges in global health issues, as an act of resistance and call to action.

http://www.perspectivesmcgill.com/opinion/impactofindiandayschools

Article sections:

  • WHAT ARE INDIAN DAY SCHOOLS?
  • FEDERAL INDIAN DAY SCHOOL CLASS ACTION
  • REFLECTIONS: LONG-STANDING IMPACTS OF INDIAN DAY SCHOOLS
  • MOVING FORWARD: DECOLONIZING EDUCATION
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Education, Work

EGSS Conference 2022: Indigenous community-centered research

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Indigenous community research ethics

Conference Presentation- Indigenous Community-Centered Research: Navigating ethics, cultural protocols, & relationships

Very appreciative of the opportunity to present the Kahnawà:ke Education Center’s (KEC) Research Policy & Code of Ethics with the McGill community! This panel explored the process of co-writing the new policy for the KEC. My co-panelists (& policy co-writers) were Kahtehrón:ni Stacey & Daniella Birlain D’Amico. The three of us are graduate (PhD) students at McGill in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. We not only came together to co-write this policy and help launch it but we also supported each other throughout the pandemic with our individual research.

This annual conference is organized by the Education Graduate Students Society (EGSS) at McGill University as an opportunity for students to share and learn from each other. This year’s conference theme was: Challenge, Change & Resilience.

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Education, Uncategorized

EGSS Conference 2022 (McGill): Indian Day Schools

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Conference Presentation: Multigenerational Stories of Indian Day Schools in Kahnawà:ke

Very thankful for the opportunity to present my ongoing doctoral research on Indian Day Schools in my home community, Kahnawà:ke Kanien’kehá:ka territory. It was a challenge to provide a snapshot of this important issue and my research progress in just 15 minutes. I received a positive response and thank the people that joined in to listen. Gratitude to the conference organizers, presenters, and everyone that participated.

This annual conference is organized by the Education Graduate Students Society (EGSS) at McGill University as an opportunity for students to share and learn from each other. This year’s conference theme was: Challenge, Change & Resilience.

Niá:wen to my friend Eun-ji for sending a screenshot of my presentation 🙂

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