About me
"Cynthia Lapierre yiatsih. Franco-Ontarienne chia' Wendat endi'. Yänionnyen' iwayitiohkou'tenh.
My name is Cynthia Lapierre. I am Franco-Ontarienne and Wendat. I am Bear Clan.
I have called many Lands home. I was born and raised on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, also known as the area near the City of Greater Sudbury in Northern Ontario. I have lived on foreign lands, specifically Spain, South Korea, and Taiwan. I lived on Tiohtià:ke (Montréal island) while working in Kahnawà:ke. Finally, I have returned to and settled on the Land that all my ancestors (French, Scottish, and Wendat) who have lived on Turtle Island called home before me, Nionwentsïio. I work in language and culture revitalization in Wendake. I walk in both worlds. I work as an ally to decolonize the worldview and eurocentric culture I grew up in and benefit from given my settler roots. I also work as a reconnecting Wendat and Indigenous person who has found my way back to community, to language."
