Nasya Moore

Science & Society | Series: Local and Indigenous ecological knowledgeOnline now 1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 3B2 2Department of Biology, University of Victoria, 3800 Finnerty Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada, V8P 5C2 3Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA, 95616 4Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada, B3H 3Z1 5School of...

Wearing my regalia after years of the pandemic keeping us from gathering and celebrating our culture together was a powerful experience. This dress and my rattle have been passed through my family. Both give me an opportunity to rekindle my connection to my culture, my crest, the water we depend on and my family members who are no longer with us. They remind me of who I am and where I belong, and I cannot wait for the day when we can remind each other through our language and songs.