Hello, and welcome to my page!
My name is Annelise (Anna) Price, and I am a second year undergraduate Arts student at The University of British Columbia. I have not yet declared a major, but I plan to major in anthropology with the intention of attending law school after my undergraduate degree. I was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but have been living in Greater Vancouver for the past 16 years. I identify as a Canadian despite my birthplace, seeing as I have little to no memories of living in the US. Although I do not play any instruments or sing, I have a deep love for music and am frequently going to local concerts and festivals. I am also currently playing for the UBC Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team, and have been playing various competitive sports since I was 6 years old – including soccer, basketball, softball, and ultimate frisbee.
I would foremost like to acknowledge my settler position in Canada, considering my mixed European heritage of mostly German, French, Irish, Scandinavian, and British. I feel extremely privileged to have the opportunity to work and learn on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking Musqueam people; I have a great love for nature having grown up in the mountains of North Vancouver, and feel extraordinarily fortunate for the opportunity I have been given to hike through, explore, and appreciate the beautiful lands that have belonged to the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish Nations for thousands of years.
My passion for social justice and human rights have been steering me on my educational path, and I hope it will continue to do the same in guiding me towards a future career. My hopes in taking this course and researching my Big Idea Project is to learn in more depth about the history and future of the peoples who first owned these lands – and what I can do to aid in the reconciliation process between Indigenous peoples and settlers in Canada. The position I hold is one of great privilege in this country and our society, and my intention with this project is to remain grateful, humble, and respectful in my approach to First Nations and Indigenous studies while studying cultures and peoples that I do not identify with, yet feel a duty to know more about.