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Bridging the gap in municipal support for neurodiversity in Indigenous communities

A story of lived experience

by MAGNUSSON J
Bridging the gap in municipal support for neurodiversity in Indigenous communities All municipal employers need to develop inclusive hiring policies and practices that not only consider all applicants fairly, but also provide workspaces that universally meet neurodivergent and Indigenous needs. Photo: CIRA/.CA
Published in October 2024 - Page 4

I had no idea I was Indigenous until I was school-aged. It was a few more years before I found out that I am of the Tsimshian First Nation of British Columbia, and I was in my 20s before I discovered that we had a whole village full of relatives.

It was also around that time that I experienced my first powwow. The Grand Entry was an amazing sight. The floor was alive

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