Last month I did something that made me deeply uncomfortable. I saw a post on social media from someone I've known my whole life. A person woven into the fabric of my family's story. She shared a video she recorded while driving past a First Nations community I grew up close to, showing clutter in the yards, and captioning it with something about Elders being ashamed. The comments that followed were quick and unkind. I sat with it for a bit. I am really not someone who embraces conflict. And...

Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2-Spirit People — Red Dress Day. I first shared this piece last year, and I am bringing it back today because the crisis it speaks to has not changed. If anything, the need for awareness and action has only grown. I hope it moves you as it did me when I first wrote it. Trigger Warning: This post discusses Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S), including...

Back in the fall, we started looking for a new Mentor to join our community. This search led us to connect with someone I've known for...