“Living in Indigenous Sovereignty” Poetry Walk (during Jane's Walk Festival 2022)
Learn about growing in relation to Indigenous Peoples, lands, and sovereignty through poetry and conversation
Lead by Anna Nieminen, Walk Leader and Poetry Curator
Nieminen, Anna - am_niemi@live.com - 4167995230
Let’s walk together for awhile and begin to imagine ourselves as “characters in the stories of Indigenous Peoples.”
Through an introduction to a curated collection of poems that relate in some way to truth, justice and reconciliation, be prepared to feel unsettled as we confront erasure of Indigenous Peoples’ lived experiences and disrupt notions around entitlement to land and domination over land, and likely come away with more questions than answers.
But also, be prepared to feel nudged to know more about growing in relation to Indigenous Peoples, lands, and sovereignty.
Why poetry? Because it can connect us to, and help us respond from, a heart-centred space.
Why Scarborough-Agincourt? Why not? Wherever ‘in this place’ is for us, we can begin to reorient ourselves to walking and “living in Indigenous sovereignty”.
Walk Start Location: In front of Agincourt Branch of Toronto Public Library. Walk leader will be wearing an orange T-shirt. We will walk into nearby Ron Watson Park.
Nearest Public Transit: 43 Kennedy bus and 85 Sheppard East bus
Walk End Location: On the bridge over West Highland Creek near Kennedy Rd. north of Bonis Ave.
