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Chi-miigwetch, Kimo.

“Welcome cousin,” he told me. I had never had a teacher welcome me into the classroom as a relative until that first Tuesday in college. “Crees and Chippewas, we’re cousins,” I explained to the other students, who were clearly confused … Continue reading

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My goals for you (thoughts on a new semester)

This semester, I’m team-teaching a first-year seminar called Colonialism, Power, and Resistance. These were my first-day-of-class thoughts: As we start a new semester (and for you, a new school and new phase of your lives), I hope our time together is mutually … Continue reading

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