As a Menominee Métis woman and researcher, my relations with the lands, skies and waters (both liquid and frozen form) as well as the many human and non-human beings that co-exist among them are a representation of who I am and what inspires me.

I am currently privileged to pursue research and build relations among the homelands of the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce), Palus (Palouse) and Schitsu’umsh (Coeur d’Alene) tribes. I acknowledge my relationship with the Earth is greatly rooted in the Rocky Mountains and guided by the skies of Treaty 6 Territory (Canada).  I call Amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton) home, located on the traditional lands of the Denesuliné, Nehiyawak, Nakota Sioux, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi, Haudenosaunee, Tsuut’ina, Métis and Inuit. I recognize that my research spans the traditional homelands of many Indigenous communities scarred by the legacies of genocide and colonialism, as well as regions that have only known colonization. I aim to challenge the expectations of glaciology and engage in research that pushes the boundaries of what we value as science through community, culture, and embodiment. Please see more about my relationship with Mother Earth and how that informs my epistemologies here.

I encourage you to reflect on how you can carry Indigenous knowledge forward in your field and the individual privileges you have gained as a visitor on Indigenous lands.

Maarsii (Thank you)!