https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vQnzQIQn48
If you haven’t seen this video in its entirety it is a must see. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a Canadian MP gives a farewell speech to Parliament. She describes the systematic problems still faced by Indigenous Peoples today. She discusses her Peoples “not two generation ago, survival mode meant endurance of extreme temperatures and finding food throughout the winter”. She continues to explain how today they must learn how to survive the government’s unwillingness to support them with basic needs (shelter, water) and systemic problems that create a lack of safety when going to work. I get chills every time I watch this video. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq makes you want to stand up and do something about what is going on. An emotional, motivational speech. This video can be used as evidence in my final project as to why it is so important to embrace Indigenous ways of knowing into our classroom. We must enable and encourage all learners in our classrooms to ensure they are supported in their learning journeys.