Becoming Kin

Unforgetting the past is more than learning history. It is deliberately seeking out the stories we were not told and then considering why those stories were withheld. Unforgetting looks for the connections between those things and the world we now live in. Using Anishinaabe teachings and activities that guide participants through reflecting on their own social and individual histories, this one and a half-day workshop invites participants to become the kind of people, churches, and organizations that Indigenous people want to be in relationship with. We take our histories out of isolation and see them as relationships, threads that connect us to people and places including people and events we may not want to claim. To that end, this workshop retreat also invites participants to examine their responsibilities to those unwanted kin, the social movements and structures who claim to be building a country where white Canadians will be safe. This retreat is led by author and speaker Patty Krawec.

Patty is the author of Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining our Future. Reading the book ahead will provide a good foundation for the conversation. You can purchase through any book store, but consider purchasing through a locally owned or Indigenous owned bookstore like Good Minds.