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From 2017 - 2021, she was the Director of Shatitsirótha' Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre at the University of Waterloo and an adjunct lecturer in Indigenous Studies at United College. [1] Campbell holds undergraduate degrees in Indigenous Studies and Psychology and a master's degree in Adult Education from First Nations University of Canada ...
She is a Indigenous Theorist, Cultural Evolutionist and storyteller whose work focuses on the ignition of Indigenous power and innovating methodological processes with artistic sovereignty to create joy centered narratives that nourish the spirits of peoples oppressed by the imperial state.
Rather than passing on accurate events, they focus on the spiritual forces present in the natural world and explain how and why's of human existence such as creation stories, lives of heroes, and human being's role in sustaining the world. [6] Myths can also support the indigenous social and cultural systems and customs. [6]
Proulx-Turner acted as a mentor to writers in the Canadian literature community, particularly for emerging Indigenous writers, [7] and advocated on behalf of the field of Indigenous literature and its writers. [8] She created opportunities for Two-Spirit and gender non-conforming people in ceremony and in writing communities. [8]
The Stó꞉lō [1] (/ ˈ s t ɔː l oʊ /), alternately written as Sto꞉lo, Stó꞉lô, or Stó꞉lõ, historically as Staulo, Stalo or Stahlo, and historically known and commonly referred to in ethnographic literature as the Fraser River Indians or Lower Fraser Salish, are a group of First Nations peoples inhabiting the Fraser Valley and lower Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, Canada, part ...
Native American pieces of literature come out of a rich set of oral traditions from before European contact and/or the later adoption of European writing practices. Oral traditions include not only narrative story-telling, but also the songs, chants, and poetry used for rituals and ceremonies.
The #HonouringIndigenousWriters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is seeking to improve the coverage of Indigenous writers on Wikipedia and to encourage diverse community editors to actively work to dissuade assumptions about Indigenous literature by raising their profile in this increasingly influential information source.
Indigenous peoples of Canada are culturally diverse. [1] Each group has its own literature, language and culture. [2] [1] The term "Indigenous literature" therefore can be misleading. As writer Jeannette Armstrong states in one interview, "I would stay away from the idea of "Native" literature, there is no such thing. There is Mohawk literature ...