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I remember realising about gender stereotypes at a very young age but didn’t understand the implications they had at the time. I went to a babysitter who lived just down the street from my house from before I even started going to school till I was old enough that my parents were comfortable giving meContinue reading “Gender Identity”

I grew up in the east end of Regina. My neighbourhood consisted of almost exclusively white people. In my class at my elementary school I didn’t have any non-white classmates until grade 6 when a new student moved to my school. I remember being a little bit surprised to see that he was black, asContinue reading “Whiteness/White Privilege”

This article talks about the “approved system of farming” that was put forward by Indian Commissioner Hayter Reed in 1889. Simply put, Reed wanted indigenous farmers to farm the way peasants from other countries do, with minimal resources like a few acres of land and one or two cows. He expected indigenous farmers to optimiseContinue reading “Two Acres and a Cow”

I was born in Regina Saskatchewan, I have lived in Regina my entire life. My dad was also born in Regina, and my mom was born in a small town in Saskatchewan but moved to Regina as a teenager. The majority of my family lives in Regina, everyone who shares my last name lives here,Continue reading “Narratives of Place Blog”

In this reading Thomas King says “The truth about stories is that’s all we are” which I interpret to mean that the way other perceive us and how we are remembered is only through stories about us. This had me reflecting on the recent death of my grandpa and how all I have now areContinue reading “Thomas King, The Truth About Stories Blog”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”