This past winter, I had the chance to connect with Deana Gill in the days leading up to Indigenous Fashion Week. She was candid with me about the challenges they were navigating in real time — the barriers, the scramble, the sheer will it was taking to get the collection across the finish line. And then the night arrived, and the Supernaturals Models stepped onto the runway, and you would never have known. What I witnessed was art moving into the world with grace and power and purpose. I have...

I've been noticing something lately that I can't stop thinking about. I want to try to wander through it today, carefully, because I think it lives in more of us than we'd like to admit. Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of visiting Pipi7íyekw, Joffre Lakes, twice: once in December and again in April. It is truly magical, and at these times of year, a winter wonderland. It sits on the unceded territory of the Lil'wat Nation and N'Quatqua, land that has been in relationship with...

After our longhouse event, someone asked me a question I've been sitting with ever since. They had heard Len compliment me on "not being stingy with your teachings." And they wanted to know: how did I feel confident the blanketing would be received well? Was I nervous that people outside the bighouse might have thoughts that could knock me off centre? It's a beautiful question. And to answer it, I have to start at the beginning. In the weeks leading up to the event, I kept thinking...