Full Moon Teachings with Etienna Moostoos Lafferty

This circle talk/session focuses on female empowerment from an Indigenous lens. Participants are encouraged to attend with an open heart, mind, and spirit to find connection, community and fellowship with one another. This moon series reminds us of our connection within ourselves, families, friendships and all our relations.

In this session, Etienna will share her experience learning from and with the land alongside her daughter Layla. Inspired by a graduate course she was taking at the time, Etienna and her daughter created videos and invited teachers and children to learn with them over the 13 Cree Moons. Reflect on this experience and be curious about the potential for you, as a human being, to build land connections in your own unique and meaningful way.

Etienna Moostoos-Lafferty was born and raised in Grande Prairie Alberta. Her family is from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory. Etienna is a certified teacher and has teaching experience in both First Nations community schools and in provincial schools, also in public and Catholic school systems.

Etienna works provincially as an Indigenous Education consultant, coach, and independent contractor. Etienna has created resources for various organizations and communities to assist in the awareness of topics such as Myths and Images of Indigeneity, Indigenous Knowledge and Pedagogy, Treaty Relationships, Land as Teacher, and Foundational Knowledge.

Etienna completed her Master in Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. Her thesis was titled "Pihtikwe: Exploring Withness in Teacher Preparedness and Professional Development"

We are happy to have anyone who is interested join us but please carefully consider your commitment to this event before securing a ticket as this event is limited capacity and we need to be respectful of our presenters. If you find, after securing a ticket, that you are unable to attend, please release the ticket through eventbrite or email admin@changehealth.ca

The Full Moon series are made available in partnership with CHANGE Health and grant funding partners.