Indigenous editing

Being an Indigenous Writer: Expectations, Realities, and Opportunities

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7:30–8:30 pm PDT

Where: Online through Zoom

Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, $5 for student non-members

While Jenn Ashton has always been a writer, only for the past decade has she considered herself an Indigenous writer, a label borne of perspective and opportunity and shaped by perception and expectation. While being an Indigenous writer felt stifling at first, Jenn has discovered the extraordinary benefits of Two-Eyed Seeing (one eye seeing two perspectives, Western and Indigenous). She will share the realities and opportunities available to Indigenous writers everywhere.

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Rhonda with her hand on her chin
Rhonda with her hand on her chin

Crafting a Meaningful Land Acknowledgement: The Why and the How

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When: Saturday, January 27, 2024, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PST
Where: Online via Zoom

Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report was released in 2015, land acknowledgements have become an integral part of many events, websites, and email signatures in Canada. But some people question their value. Are these acknowledgements simply “woke” culture getting out of hand? Are they performative exercises? Or can they be meaningful statements about the lands we call home and the roles Indigenous Peoples have played in stewarding these lands for millennia? This three-hour interactive seminar will give participants the information they need to ensure that their land acknowledgements are sincere.

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Editing Okanagan Women’s Voices: Syilx and Settler Writing and Relations

WHEN             Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 7:30 to 8:30 pm PST

WHERE          Online through Zoom

COST               Free for Editors Canada members

                         $10 for non-members

                         $5 for student non-members

Okanagan Women’s Voices: Syilx and Settler Writing and Relations, 1870s to 1960s is a new and unique history book that places together writings by both Indigenous and settler women of the Okanagan. This approach has led to “new perspectives and understanding” (Okanagan Women’s Voices, Introduction, p. vi). Join us in hearing from all three editors of this important book regarding their editing process and the decisions and discoveries they made.

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Introducing Rhonda Kronyk, Settler/Dene Editor Specializing in Editing Work By and For Indigenous Peoples

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Interview by Marta Orellana; copy edited by Holly Sawchuk

Editors BC is pleased to welcome Rhonda Kronyk as a presenter for our October 20, 2021, monthly meeting, “Indigenous Editing.”

As an Indigenous editor (Tsay Keh Dene, northern BC), Rhonda helps foster a respect for Indigenous perspectives in the world of writing and editing. 

Read on to learn about the important work that Rhonda does, how she got started, and how editors can take an active role in reconciliation.

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October 20, 2021: Indigenous Editing

What: Editors BC monthly meeting
When: Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 7:30 to 8:30 pm PDT
Where: Online through Zoom
Cost: Free for Editors Canada members, $10 for non-members, and $5 for student non-members

Join us for a conversation about working with Indigenous writers and editors led by Rhonda Kronyk, a Settler/Dene writing, editing, and grant-writing consultant. 

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