I live and work in Kjipuktuk, the ancestral and unceded territory of the the Mi'kmaq People, a territory governed by the Peace and Friendship Treaties. I acknowledge both the historic and on-going violence and discrimination enacted on the Mi'kmaq People and the many privileges and benefits of enduring colonialism for white
settlers living and working in Mi’kma’ki.
I further acknowledge the history and cultural contributions of people of African descent who have been in Nova Scotia for over 400 years. I acknowledge the undue
harms, prejudice and violence endured by African Nova Scotians as well as the on-going structural and institutional racism inherent in our colonial systems. Acknowledging and challenging our own
racist beliefs and actions is a lifelong process of which this acknowledgment is a part.
As a therapist, I encounter themes of inequity and power imbalance frequently and work actively by engaging in self-reflection, peer supervision, and continuing
education to notice, question and challenge systemic inequities both inside and outside the therapy space.