Resiliency, Agency and Genocide in Stories Webinar - Oct. 20, 2023
Channel: BCTLA Official
Date: 2023-11-21

Presenter: Peggy Janicki

Peggy is a Dakelh Teacher and has taught about Indian Residential Schools (IRS) in the K-Grade 12 setting and the post-Secondary setting for over two decades.  Reframing our stories of genocide to include agency, decolonization, and resiliency align to strengthen Indigenous community &  wellness.

Story/Storytelling, according to Dr. Daniel Heath Justice (2018), asks, in part:  How do we become good ancestors? How do we become good relatives? Join Peggy as she reflects on these questions during her author journey to write the new book “The Secret Pocket” (Janicki, 2023) while in relationship with the Nak’azdli Elders Society.  It’s a story that balances Authenticity, Social Justice, Change, Futurity, and Truth.