I live on the traditional lands of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. I think it's a little pathetic that I can't spell, from memory, the names of the Indigenous nations that live(d) in this region. I'm working on that. In early June I attended the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, an annual meeting of various disciplinary academic associations. Although I attend Congress regularly, I have rarely have attended sessions hosted by non-philosophy associations … [Read more...]
Reading Indigenous Writes by Chelsea Vowel
Preamble Below, I have re-blogged a post I wrote for the University of Waterloo Faculty Association's blog. It's the first in a series of posts from faculty members about books we've been reading relating to Indigenization. When we were divvying up books to read, I jumped at the chance to read Vowel's non-fiction, as I am a huge fan of the Métis in Space podcast, which she co-hosts with Molly Swain. Between the time I wrote this post and its publication, I've also had the pleasure of … [Read more...]