I ka nānā no a ʻike.

By observing, one learns. 

— ʻŌlelo noʻeau no. 1185

Welina mai to a critical, Indigenous, wahine ʻŌiwi space to speak back to the "Ivory Tower" of academia through humanizing reflections on my ongoing educational and career journey.

I use this blog to document personal updates, book reviews, and reflexive writing. Mahalo for taking the time to engage with me.

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Being a good ancestor in the present

Anishinaabe water protector, activist, educator, politician, and community leader Winona LaDuke calls on us to "be the ancestor your descendants would be proud of." As I continue to learn of new uprisings and encampments in support of Gaza across the U.S. continent, Winona's wisdom is ever present. But what does it mean to be a good ancestor today? What does it look like?

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