Now that I’ve had the conversations with family and friends, and I have a treatment plan (or at least a vague idea of one), I can let folks more widely know what’s going on with me. In August, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. My oncologist keeps repeating the phrase, Read more
I have a lot to say about this book, and a lot to think about in terms of how I’d like to use Táíwò’s work in Indigenous Studies, and more broadly in my Indigenous Futurisms work – but for now I’ll be honing in on one particular section of the Read more
tânisi nitôtêmitik! A while ago, I wrote about my dream to make nêhiyawêwin/Cree language learning more accessible. In short, we need a free-to-access online, asynchronous course for absolute beginners that blends instructional videos with exercises, answer keys, and listening exercises. The goal? Learners who get beyond memorizing word lists and Read more
As a direct result of colonial violences including the residential school system and successive child welfare scoops, all Indigenous languages in Canada are considered endangered. Put more plainly, for generations Canada has waged a campaign of linguicide – the killing of languages without (only) killing the speakers. In the post-TRC Read more
This is the first May in years where I don’t feel like a hollowed out husk, incapable of spending any meaningful time with my family, much less pursuing any passions of my own. Maybe this is why, after a solid year of complete burn-out, I finally have a sense of Read more