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Pamala Agawa
Anishinaabe-kwe from Batchewana First Nation. She is a mother, a daughter, a partner, an auntie, a niece, a cousin, a granddaughter and a sister. Currently, her interests are focused in decolonizing instructional practice to create amazing spaces for learning for all (especially Indigenous youth). She acknowledges this is a journey and this is rooted within the colonial/ western structure we have all adopted as a system in public education. Agawa has been deeply invested in equity education and Indigenous learning within her role in the school system in Ontario and with a colleague, co-authored a three-part Additional Qualification course for First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education through YRDSB, which was accredited by the Ontario College of Teachers. They also have co-instructed part one and two and are excited to teach the specialist in the 2020-21 school year.