“When I told my grandmother about my dancing, she said, ‘If you’re going to do it, be the best at it’”
She was hired by Emily Carr University in an effort to recruit Indigenous faculty. Then questions arose about her identity.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: For two weeks, I lived immersed in a world built by Dene, on their land. A world that Canada still tries very hard to destroy.
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: During the pandemic, Indigenous people reconnected to their land, embracing bush life and learning to live in community with each other in times of trouble
The discovery has resurfaced the tragic story of the Pentlatch people
The 11-year-old from Calgary grew out his hair as a gesture of solidarity with his ailing mom—only to have a fellow student try to slice it off