What does it mean to indigenize and decolonize our communities? How about our universities and academic disciplines? With the recent (and heartbreaking) discovery of hundreds more unmarked graves containing the remains of children taken by the Canadian state and placed in residential schools, these questions are being given increasing and long overdue attention across Turtle Island (and Canada). In this episode, our guests explore their own perspectives on indigenization & decolonization through the lens of their experiences as students in Forestry and Environmental Management at UNB.
Resources:
Native Land Digital - https://native-land.ca/
The Wabanaki Collection - https://www.wabanakicollection.com/
4020 Capstone Projects - https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/forestry/current-students/hands-on-learning/4020-capstone-projects.html
The Medicine Walkers: A Guide to Indigenous Plants at the UNB Woodlot - https://medicinewalkers.wixsite.com/projectdescription
Meskeyi ("to make it right" - a word used in both Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey) Working Group - https://www.facebook.com/UNBMeskeyiStudentSociety
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Music used in this episode:
Track: We Were Young — Vendredi [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: youtu.be/apBsft8E-hc
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