Walking on Mother Earth and understanding self-love with Karen Delver – ANNews
May 8, 2025
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative
(ANNews) – Indigenous Knowledge Systems are founded in Indigenous Epistemologies and Indigenous Ways of Knowing are rooted in Indigenous cultures and traditions. These ways of knowing are a process of diving deep into a part of each learner’s own stories and being accountable for how they walk with their own hurt. As each person continues to learn along the way, these stories can transition into new ways of knowing that are centred around teachings of love.
Over time, our First Nations sister Karen Delver from onihcikiskwapowin, Saddle Lake Cree Nation has come to know the importance of learning as a continuous healing journey of self-discovery and self-love. “Keep learning and learn everything you can, stay focused on those learnings – love yourself, accept yourself. Self-love and loving ourselves are key components to healing and well-being and [are two] of our universal laws,” shared Delver, a life-long learner of Indigenous Epistemologies and current project coordinator supporting the Indigenous Language Revitalization Initiative at the UAlberta main campus.
