This session will be held Friday, March 3rd at noon in the UBC Farm Yurt. Coraline Thomas, a TA and garden coordinator at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm garden, will lead the discussion.
Coraline is a Two-Spirit member of the Michel First Nation, which is situated on Treaty Seven territory, but was born and raised in diaspora on WSANEC lands now called Victoria. They are an early career scholar on Two-Spirit land connections, and completed their undergrad with a focus on decolonial developmental psychology and queer indigenous thought. They now are a guest on Musqueam lands upon which UBC sits, where they further their education and work as a TA and garden coordinator at xʷc̓ic̓əsəm garden.
Join Coraline as they discuss what it means to be Two-Spirit in relation and in connection to the land. They will explore what it means to be Two-Spirit, how Two-Spirit people relate to the land, and their understanding of the connection between Two-Spirit people and poisonous entheogenic plants. Food sovereignty, indigenous self-governance, and indigenous Medicine and Wellbeing have been historically tied to the experience and existence of Two-Spirit people, and their special relationship to the land and to the spirit world. This session of the Decolonial luncheon will discuss how Two-Spirit people must be brought to the table to truly understand decolonial action.
We will also be broadcasting the session online for those who cannot attend in person.
To register for the session, please visit https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cscumsqDwrG9OI5NHXco_FeqnmI0pzdWM1.
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