Welcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect.
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Host/Producer:
Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.
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Volunteer:
Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.
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Welcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect.
Join the conversation!
Support this podcast by commenting and sharing. Twitter: @chasenpodcast
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Host/Producer:
Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.
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Volunteer:
Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.
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Maria Montejo was in our episode to help us understand the many nuances of Indigenous knowledges and epistemologies. From animal spirits and nature, she embarks us on a journey of respect to mother earth and other living and non-living creatures. She describes the presence of a Spiritual intelligence as a way to connect through life to a deeper understanding of who we are in convergence with all elements of nature. She posits that humans would not be able to truly understand others unless we go through a process of healing the trauma and pain of our past experiences.
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Biography:
Maria Montejo (Deer clan) is a member of the Mam Jakaltec/Popti (Mayan) community of Indigenous people who reside in the Xajla territory of Guatemala. Many years ago, Maria and her family came to Canada as refugees and settled in Toronto. Maria works to introduce Canadians to the basic knowledge of the worldview of Indigenous Peoples, as well as their spiritual and cultural values. In addition to her formal schooling, Maria has been mentored from a young age by various Elders, Medicine people and Traditional Teachers on Turtle Island and from Central and South America. Maria has had the privilege of being exposed and participating in various ceremonies and traditional cultural practices that have fueled her passion to develop programming that will bridge the Newtonian/allopathic model of wellness and an Indigenous/multi-dimensional approach.
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Cite this podcast (APA):
Ortega, Y. (Producer). (2021, February 10). CES5E3 – Indigenous Knowledges. https://soundcloud.com/chasingencounters/ces5e3-indigenous-knowledges
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Sources:
https://ncct.on.ca/programs/dodem-kanonhsa/
http://accessola2.com/SC2016/speaker/maria-montejo/
Chasing Encounters
Welcome to Chasing Encounters, a podcast where we share stories that connect us, enlighten us, and encourage us to move forward. e encounter people from all walks of life, mainly BIPOC, people with disabilities and those in the LGBTQ+ community. At the heart of our conversations are language, culture, and identity, but most importantly, how these various encounters meet and intersect.
Join the conversation!
Support this podcast by commenting and sharing. Twitter: @chasenpodcast
*
Host/Producer:
Yecid Ortega is an avid interest in social justice and anti-racism theory in language education.
*
Volunteer:
Melissa Carter is a Masters student at OISE who is interested in learning about how education and gender intersect. She teaches at secondary school, usually Core French. She likes walking, travelling, reading, and sharing a chat over a hot chocolate.
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