In this land-based experiential workshop, we explore how colonialism is an extended process of denying relationships, and how honouring relationships or “being a good relative” is the repair.

We offer a unique opportunity for you to engage in critical reflection while connecting with the land through a three-fold approach: (1) As forest therapy guides, we guide you through a series of invitations to slow down and become present, anchored in relational forest bathing. (2) We share stories, teachings and experiences grounded in our personal relationships and work with Indigenous communities and the land. (3) We interweave sharing and group discussion about the personal and systemic relationships that support us and what it means to be a good relative in our personal and work lives.

This workshop will deepen your understanding of:

• how to engage in a relational practice with your guests/clients/patients/students;

• how colonization and its systems disrupt your ability to be in right relationship; and

• how Indigenous ethics of responsibility, respect, relevance and reciprocity and “Making Treaty” can guide your practice as a good relative.