Blanket Exercise

An experiential workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous people in Canada.

Please note you will need to remove your shoes to participate

Faye O’Neil

Faye O’Neil was born on her homelands of ʔamaʔkis Ktunaxa at the beginning of the headwaters of the micqaqas akinmituk (Chickadee River/Columbia River) where she played in the water and on the land.  She shares Ktunaxa and European ancestry, is a community member of the ʔaq̓am and resides in Cranbrook, BC.

She is an Indigenous Education Coordinator in School District #5 (Southeast Kootenay) and has been working in the public education sector for 23 years promoting and braiding Indigenous worldviews and perspectives into the classrooms.  When not volunteering sitting on committees and boards, you can find her out on the land exploring and following the footprints of her ancestors, kayaking the many lakes in the area, and gathering plants and berries.  Recently, Faye was awarded an EE Excellence from CBEEN.