Braiding and weaving:
Intertwining identities and experiences as Indigenous and Newcomer educators to forge links between Land and place
COLLABORATIONJoint Artist Statement 
Maya-Rose Simon
Anishinaabe from the Chippewa Tribe of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan and Métis
PhD candidate, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Nidhi Menon
Immigrant settler from Tamil Nadu and Kerala, South Indian
PhD, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
In our textile artifact, we intertwine experiences to forge links between Land, place, and identity across diverse identity intersections. As Indigenous and newcomer educators and students, we dismantle Euro-Western ideologies by fostering and building reciprocal relationships urging participants to decolonize and reconceptualize narratives of ecology and pedagogy.
