The term protocol refers to a way of doing things, a process or procedure. A protocol is the proper way to go about something. For indigenous peoples, protocol is considered the proper way to engage with elders, knowledge keepers, leaders and those who teach our ways....
Teaching Traditional Skills Through Meeting My Ancestors 2019 I remember asking one of my groups of students who came to learn how to brain tan hides “why bother learning this skill?…Most people, even our from within our nations, don’t want this. It’s hard work. Why...
What are Metis Moccasins? It Depends… I am blessed to have a grandmother who my father likes to remind me that I am very much like…which I take as a compliment. She is strong (he might say stubborn) and raised children (4 boys) on her own in a time when this...
I’ve witnessed it online, especially on Facebook, over the past decade, but NEVER more than the past year. Cultural gatekeeping has become a very hot topic within Indigenous groups online and in person. And within the Metis Nation there is a very good reason for...
Or ” The story of Cultural gatekeeping and the Ribbon Skirt” I had a call this morning. I recognized the name on the call display before I picked it up. It was someone in one of my Facebook groups. I truly hadn’t interacted much with her and was curious...
