Lori Huston (she/her), a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, the University of British Columbia.
I am of mixed descent, Métis, Scottish and British. My cumulative research experiences and graduate studies have focused on Indigenous ECE leadership, highlighting Indigenous pedagogies connected to reconciliation, place, and land-based teachings. My MEd portfolio examined the connections of Indigenous pedagogies to reconciliation and place and land-based teachings. Continuing in this critical area of pedagogies in Indigenous early childhood education, I plan to focus on how knowledge and Indigenous epistemologies particular to a specific place/land inspire a “heart pedagogy” for Indigenous early childhood education. My long-term relationships and professional engagement within Ontario’s broader Indigenous early childhood community will allow for a solid relational foundation to undertake my doctoral study with Indigenous programs, educators, families, and children. I am excited and grateful to be a part of the EDCP graduate community.