Miranda Gould
Miranda Gould, is a Mi’kmaw Educator, from We'koqma'q First Nation, Unama’ki. She brings over twenty five years of classroom experience and has led many cultural programs for students, administrators with non Mi’kmaw and Mi’kmaw communities. She brings a unique perspective that helps to build understanding in the process of decolonization and working towards reconciliation.
Blanket Exercise
THURSDAY 10:00am - 12:00 pm
The Blanket Exercise is an excellent means of educating participants about the history of this land. As presenters, we are proud to heighten the awareness and reconciliation through this very important and powerful activity. The Blanket exercise is meant to empower people to build bridges of understanding and respect. Participants stand on a floor map that covers the lands of all Indigenous peoples of Canada. We use blankets to cover the land, and participants are cued to read a script which enables engagement. At the end of the session the people left standing on the blankets sends a powerful image.
(REPEAT) Blanket Excercise
THURSDAY 1:00pm - 3:00 pm
The Blanket Exercise is an excellent means of educating participants about the history of this land. As presenters, we are proud to heighten the awareness and reconciliation through this very important and powerful activity. The Blanket exercise is meant to empower people to build bridges of understanding and respect. Participants stand on a floor map that covers the lands of all Indigenous peoples of Canada. We use blankets to cover the land, and participants are cued to read a script which enables engagement. At the end of the session the people left standing on the blankets sends a powerful image.