(Ottawa, ON) – April 17, 2024 – On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence sits down with Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete. Tiffany is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy). She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Tiffany recently curated the ‘Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival’ exhibit, showcased at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge, Alberta. In an interview with Gordon, they delve into the evolution of the Residential School System, Tiffany’s aspirations to take the exhibit international, and the importance of access to and awareness of the histories and policies behind the Residential School System, for the healing journeys of Survivors and intergenerational Survivors.

Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete shares her pride of living and working on Blackfoot Territory. As a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe), she shares about the Blackfoot Confederacy, and features of the land. Gordon marvels at the beauty and sacredness of Nínaiistáko (Chief Mountain), and Tiffany shares how it signals a return to home.

Tiffany has close ties to family and culture, and through her work, developed a research paradigm, built around the principles of beadwork. It is a common sentiment amongst Indigenous Peoples and communities, a feeling and skepticism of being the subjects of research. Research which portrays an incomplete look at the lives, histories, complexities and sciences of Indigenous Peoples – both contemporary and traditional. With her research paper entitled, Beadworking as an Indigenous Research Paradigm, Tiffany shows how Indigenous Peoples are already engaging in qualitative and quantitative research, and more importantly, how this research methodology is grounded within an Indigenous Knowledge System.

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This conversation is filled with important understandings of the Residential School System, along with how Canadians can recognize the oppressive structures that colonization has built, to promote a more inclusive and equitable society for all.

The LHF is a national, Indigenous-led, charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and Reconciliation in Canada for over 24 years. The LHF’s goal is to educate and raise awareness about the history and existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential and Day School Systems and subsequent Child Welfare System on Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) Survivors, their descendants, and their communities to promote hope and healing in Canada. The LHF works to encourage Canadians to address discrimination and injustice in order to contribute to the equity, dignity, and respectful treatment of Indigenous Peoples.

The LHF has close to 30 educational exhibitions that promote awareness of Indigenous history that are free to borrow and is working on making exhibitions available online. LHF also has curriculum for K-12 and for adults, along with Activity Guides, Workshops and Training, two Podcast series, all aimed at educating Canadians about Indigenous history and the shared history of Residential and Day Schools, the Child Welfare System, and other colonial acts of oppression. The LHF works to develop empathy and understanding so as to eliminate ongoing racism against Indigenous Peoples and to foster Reconciliation in Canada. 

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Teresa Edwards, B.A. JD.
Executive Director and In-House Legal Counsel
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Phone: 613-237-4806 Ext. 303 info@legacyofhope.ca