melissa twance discusses focus of her crc position on cbc superior morning radio

melissa twance, an anishinaabe scholar from netmizaagamig nishinaabeg (pic mobert first nation) and newly appointed canada research chair (crc) in land pedagogies and indigenous futurities, was recently interviewed on cbc superior morning.

in the segment, she discussed the focus for her five-year crc: to contribute to indigenous resurgence through the support, documentation, and researching of indigenous land-based learning and creative practices that have long been part of indigenous communities.

“i think about all the work our communities have been doing to maintain our practices and ways of being … i think we’re at a point where mainstream classroom education isn’t the only to imagine indigenous education, and i’d like to bring our stories and practices, that are already happening in our communities, to light,” she explains.

the 6.5-minute conversation can be heard here.