Cultural appropriation is such a difficult topic to unpack and explain. The reason for this is that, it is complicated. There is no simple answer to this work. But what I would like people to understand is that when the dominant culture takes elements from a marginalized group and uses it as they please without knowledge, understanding, and respect, and then not caring about how their actions affect the marginalized group, this is for me is the definition of cultural appropri

School Districts across BC are using graduation rates as a tool of defining success within their districts. I question this and wonder if this tool is actually telling districts what they need to know about success? I believe that if we asked the students what they feel is success, it would be very different than the school districts idea of success. I would also argue that what success looks like through an Indigenous lens would also look different than what the school distr

I saw this today on Twitter and it made me stop and think about what educators need to be looking for and listening for to create a more equitable classroom. It made me think about as an educator, I may never know or understand the harms that happen with BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) students within my classroom and it is not for me to understand, it is for me to do better. So, my advice to educators then is if you have a BIPOC student come to you, speak up, and

It was a pleasure to have a conversation with All of the Above team. Hosted by the super-dope duo of history teacher Dr. Manuel Rustin and principal-leader Jeffrey Garrett, two Black male lifelong educators based in Los Angeles. I first met these two amazing humans at the "Dismantling White Supremacy in the Classroom" Conference led by Joe Truss. After the conference I had a chance to connect with Manuel and Jeffrey and they invited me to have a larger discussion with them ab

A normal Sunday morning would mean a cup a tea and reading articles to support my PhD work. This would mean reading articles on decolonization and education. This Sunday I was curious to start a book I had just picked up from my local Indigenous book story, Iron Dog books. My friend Sara Davidson said it was a must read. She also said I should wait to read it until after I had done my school work, but I am not always good at listening to advise. Wow, once I started reading, I