I will be leading a Blanket Exercise for any interested adults who want to attend.  The Blanket Exercise is used to “build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Everyone is actively involved as they step onto blankets that represent the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy” (Kairos).  

It is the story of Canada that many adults did not learn in school, and covers topics like the Indian Act, Residential Schools, and the Sixties Scoop.  The exercise is interactive, and as it covers heavy topics, there will be a circle and optional smudge to end the evening in a good way.   

If you have any questions, you can read more about what to expect here.   

An RSVP is required to prepare, so please email me at mllundgren@cbe.ab.ca if you can make it or want to know more.