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Margaret-Anne Enders (she/they)

Founder, Facilitator

Margaret-Anne Enders, BA (Child and Youth Care), MTS (Ethics), is the founder of Awakenings Anti-Racism & Reconciliation. She is a white settler living and raising her family in the unceded territory of T’exelc, Williams Lake First Nation, part of the Secwépemc Nation. She acknowledges, honours, and is influenced by the culture and teachings of local Secwépemc, Tsilhqot’in, Dakelh, and Métis people.

 

Margaret-Anne is an experienced facilitator with a background in youth work, community development, and multicultural and  interfaith relations. Through her anti-racism courses, workshops, and her work in the community, Margaret-Anne has actively worked alongside educators, social service workers, administrators, and church leaders who have been exploring ways to decolonize their own practices and professional environments.

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“I am passionate about working towards and living in a community where reconciliation, restitution, and land reparations are ongoing, where diversity is truly celebrated, where equity is a given, and where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered.”

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Michael Moses

Marketing, Unceded Media

Michael aligns with this project perfectly, being a passionate advocate for reconciliation and equity in Canada.  He brings strong Indigenous representation to governance in many roles across the country, from being a city councillor right to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.


Michael owns and operates an Indigenous Digital Marketing firm named Unceded Media, that strictly assists businesses that are either Indigenous owned, want to improve their Indigenous relations, or forward reconciliation.

 

Follow Michael on LinkedIn or any of your favourite socials to hear more from him.

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Awakenings Anti-Racism & Reconciliation was born during the first summer of the pandemic.  At that point, I had been immersing myself in the field of reconciliation and anti-racism training for years through workshops, self-study, doing some facilitation, and trying to get a handle on the scope of the learning and the work. I was also spending time building relationships, going to culture camps and powwows and learning about Indigenous cultures and issues in a way that was active and relational. By that summer, I finally felt that I had a solid understanding of the concepts, the power dynamics at play, the history, trends and workings of our society, advocacy work in Canada, and the personal tools and mindset needed for strong and effective allyship. 

 

What I felt was needed in the field was a foundational learning experience that would bring together knowledge of systems, history, body grounded-ness and allyship, delivered in a supportive small group format.  So essentially, I created the course that I myself needed.   (That’s how all my courses are created:  asking what it is that I need to know in order to live out my determination for allyship best. And then sharing that with others.) The first group joined, six feet apart, in the fresh air and dappled sunlight of my backyard, with our bared feet on the unceded territory of Tl’exelc.


This work is powerful.  It can be hard, peeling back the layers of our own prejudices and biases (we all have them!) in order to learn new ways of thinking, being, and doing.  However, doing this work with others, in community, gives a sense of hope, of possibility, of joy.  Working together, we are making a difference.  We are creating pockets of understanding which are leading to safer communities and working towards true equality where everyone is valued.  I hope you join us!

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- Margaret-Anne Enders, Founder and Facilitator for Awakenings Anti-Racism & Reconciliation

'Our Story' in text.

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I’d like to acknowledge, with immense gratitude, those whose generous wisdom, has helped to form the teachings that I offer.   Their teachings and mentorship were transformative, each offering a different viewpoint on these complex issues:

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  • iris yong, my indispensable mentor and first anti-racism trainer,

  • Virginia Gilbert, Elder at Williams Lake First Nation,

  • Phylis Webstad, founder of the Orange Shirt Society,

  • JoAnne Moiese, knowledge keeper, educator and former councillor of 8 years from Tl'exelc,

  • Kukpi7 Fred Robbins of Esk’etemc First Nation,

  • Chastity Davis-Alphonse of Deyen - an Invitation to Transform,

  • Cicely Belle-Blain of Bakau Consulting,

  • Selam Debs, developer and facilitator of the Anti-Racism Course,

  • Dr. Amanda Kemp, founder of Racial Justice from the Heart,

  • Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother’s Hands.

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