Tâpwewin Symposium renews student's sense of purpose

By Victoria Dick

As an Indigenous graduate student, I expected the Tâpwewin Symposium to be emotional and inspiring. The theme, confronting Indigenous-specific racism in the academy, spoke to the tensions I navigate daily. I came prepared to listen and hold space for the heaviness, focused on capturing the presentations for report writing. The truths spoken to a room full of beautiful people, raw and unflinching, were received with good energy and care. The audio files and transcripts I sat with in quiet reflection for weeks afterward continue to inspire, invigorate, and shape my pathway forward in good ways.