I’m so happy to announce that I have been commissioned by the Bata Shoe Museum here in Toronto to create a program of walking events for the month of August! You can find ticketing links and descriptions of these programs below. I look forward to welcoming you on these walks!
Walking as Land Acknowledgement. Sunday August 9 & 16, 2026. 1-3 PM.
Walking as Land Acknowledgement is a walk I have co-created with Red River Métis social worker, educator, and fellow memory activist Sam Howden that will take place twice this summer, Aug 9 & 16 at the Bata Shoe Museum.
In this walk Sam and I build on our previous walking collaborations, their traditional knowledge, and our scholarly research to offer participants a chance to reflect on what it means to have a relationship with Land and the role of walking as a practice that can animate Land relations, affirm Indigenous sovereignty, and enact treaty responsibilities.
As part of the activity we open a larger, critical, discussion about the practice of Land acknowledgement and how to move (literally!) beyond statements of recognition toward shared practices of stewardship.
The event will conclude with an opportunity to collaboratively converse and consider the learning gained through the walking with each other and Land. Refreshments and light snacks will be served.
About: Land acknowledgements can be powerful. At their best, they affirm Indigenous rights, presence, and claims to Land, mobilize action toward addressing ongoing colonial injustices, and provide space to consider the connections between people and the more-than-human world around us. But as these practices become more institutionalized, they can risk becoming routine—words spoken without much thought given to what they mean and the relationships they propose.
Together, we’ll follow the paths of buried streams, discover native plant species and traditional medicines, observe urban wildlife, and explore layers of local history and architecture. Along the way, we’ll reflect on walking as a form of witnessing—and consider the social and political complexities of moving through treaty Land, especially when the treaties that govern it have so often been broken.
Tickets: Pay What You Can. August 9 BOOK HERE. August 16 BOOK HERE
Walking Toronto’s Street & Place Names. Sunday, August 23, 2026. 1-3PM
On this walk I’ll be leading participants through Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood and talking about the street and place names we encounter, and who and what these names represent and celebrate.
Thinking of street names as the most visible “texts” of a city, we’ll consider what these names reveal about the Annex neighbourhood, its histories, futures, and its connections beyond its geographical boundaries.
After the walk, we’ll gather back inside the museum for a collaborative discussion, sharing what we “read” along the way and reflecting on how public naming shapes the city.
About: What’s in a street name?
Recent conversations about street and place names — and who or what they commemorate — have highlighted how these everyday markers quietly shape our sense of identity, belonging, and exclusion. The names we pass by without a second thought can tell powerful stories about a neighbourhood’s past and it’s futures, its values, and whose histories are centred.
Space is limited to 25 persons a walk and participation is Pay What You Can. The walk with cover ~ 1.5kms on mostly flat terrain. Be intentional about your footwear for the day!
Tickets: Pay What You Can. BOOK HERE