Katie K. MacLeod

I am a researcher and educator trained in anthropology located in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This blog is not active - please visit my website at www.katiekmacleod.com

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This blog is not active - please visit my website at www.katiekmacleod.com

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“The Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies is pleased to introduce a new series called Case Studies in Aboriginal Business. Those of you who are familiar with the work of the Chair will already know that it is committed to developing educational resources, such as case studies, that can be used in universities across Canada to help indigenize business curriculum at the post-secondary level.“

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An interview concerning my research on Metis in the Maritimes on Metis Coffee Talk with Keith Henry.

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An interview with my colleague Sebastian Malette on Eastern Metis identities.

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Reconciliation: Responsibility for Shared Futures Conversations with leading scholars on Indigenous-Settler relations Thursday, March 20 Reconciliation Here on Earth: Shared Responsibilities Dr. James Tully, University of Victoria 7 - 9 pm | Ondaatje Hall | McCain Bldg., Dalhousie University | 6135 University Ave. Friday, March 21 Round Table with James Tully (University of Victoria), John Borrows (University of Minnesota), Michael Asch (University of Victoria) and Sherry Pictou (Mi'kmaq scholar) 4 - 5:30 pm | Alumni Hall | New Academic Bldg., University of King's College | 6350 Coburg Rd. Saturday, March 22 Open Academy Sharing Circle with James Tully, John Borrows, Michael Asch & Kerry Prosper (Mi'kmaq elder) 12:30 - 2:30 pm | Pier 21, Halifax Seaport | 1055 Marginal Rd.

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"The children sat on a wooden seat with their arms strapped to a metal chair. A Brother held a wooden box with a crank ready to send the electric charge."

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When will Canada stop framing things as "#aboriginal problems" & realize that we are all treaty people & we all have a role in these issues?

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Educate and learn about the events in Elsipogtog. Colonialism is not history, it is a reality in Canada.

Please check follow the events of today on twitter, aptn or another news network. #Elsipogtog

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Equal Means Equal Documentary Trailer.

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Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.

Margaret Mead

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Me on my 25th birthday.

I turned 25 this year and I had a bit of a quarter life crisis. I felt like I didn’t know what I was doing and I was looking for advice on how to navigate this crazy adventure that is my 20’s. So for my birthday I asked my family to write a letter to themselves...

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Redesigning Recess: Why Kids Need Natural Playgrounds - Sara Gilliam wrote in Environment, Education and Nature

Two preschoolers live in a city. Los Angeles, perhaps, or Houston. Both attend full-time preschool. Both are learning to write their names and developing social skills through peer interactions. Both profess enduring love for Daniel Tiger and the color yellow. On paper, these two children emerge from similar circumstances and have similar educational experiences and opportunities. Except for one distinction.

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Sometimes you need to make hard, but necessary, choices to make your own life better & much happier. 

You will think back to those choices at times & remember why they needed to be with no regrets.

Be a happier you; don't let anyone prevent your from having anything less.

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The basic issue seems to be this, are we to regard the Eskimo as a fully privileged, economically responsible citizen with the right to spend his income as he pleases, or are we to regard the Eskimo as backward people who need special guidance in the use of their income?... I personally feel that if we are realistic we must consider the Eskimo to be in the second category.

Deputy Commissioner Cunningham, Eskimo Affairs Committee, 1952