This letter, written by former SFU Graduate student Dvorah Silverman, outlines several ways in which white settler students can address Indigenous methodologies and practices within their work.

Dvorah Silverman (any/all) is a queer anti-Zionist Jewish settler and uninvited guest living joyfully in diaspora on unceded and stolen Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) homelands in K’emk’emeláy (“Vancouver”). Dvorah holds an M.A. in Curriculum & Instruction: Equity Studies in Education from Simon Fraser University, with a focus in critical pedagogies for decolonization, anti-racism, trans- inclusion, and disability justice. With over a decade of non-profit experience in anti-violence and equity-seeking organizations, Dvorah brings an anti-oppressive framework for education and a trauma-informed approach into all their projects. A passionate researcher and facilitator, their work, research, and life are guided by earth-based Jewish practices and Indigenous Knowledges shared by their teachers that offer ways to be in reciprocal relationship with all life.

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