One of my colleagues blogs in module 2 really inspired me to think about how as educators we need to be taking a much more proactive approach in making educational spaces safer while working towards breaking colonial ways of education. As an educator I do have the power to make my classroom space inclusive for all but I also need to understand and be more aware of the experiences Indigenous students face will carry with them when entering a school or that their families will feel when sending their children to school. Matthew Provost’s video highlights his experience in post-secondary educational institutions.
When I think about my research topic of land acknowledgements, specifically in schools, I think about how important the authenticity of those announcements are, especially in settings that have historically brought incredible amounts of trauma and hurt to generations of people.