We Need a New Story: Walking, Reconciliation, and the wâhkôhtowin Imagination

As educators in Canada, we face a profound pedagogical challenge: how to facilitate the emergence of a new story that repairs inherited colonial divides and provides meaningful guidance on how Indigenous peoples and Canadians can live together ethically. Grounded in the insights of Dr. Dwayne Donald, this professional learning series invites Mount Royal University faculty to explore walking and the wâhkôhtowin Imagination capable of animating kinship relationality and transforming our approach to teaching. Held during the week of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, this series offers an opportunity to attune to the land and engage in relational renewal.

Participants will engage in pre-reading, a walk with Dwayne Donald at the Confluence Historical Site (Oct 1), a group van trip for a River Valley walking tour in Edmonton led by Dr. Donald (Oct 3), and a personalized follow-up "walk and talk" with ADC facilitator Joshua Hill.

This opportunity is being co-hosted by Dr. David Scott and the Werklund School of Education. Graduate students from the UoC will share the learning journey with us.