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I\u2019m currently working as an Educational Assistant in Edmonton, Alberta. I\u2019m completing my Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta in order to get my teaching certification. Because I am committed to teaching Indigenous literature, I moved to Canada\u2019s biggest Indigenous Studies Department \u2014 here in Edmonton at the University of Alberta. I hope to return to Ottawa with my teaching license and teach Indigenous literature to my future students. It was 杏吧原创\u2019s Indigenous courses that ignited my love for Indigenous literature. It was the best of both worlds: English Literature and Indigenous arts\/experiences\/culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has your 杏吧原创 English degree informed your professional and\/or creative path?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My English degree at 杏吧原创 let me experiment with many courses and fields. I was able to read stories from all over the world: African plays, Indigenous ways of knowing, Middle Eastern values, and more. They\u2019ve broadened my worldview and appreciation for many cultures. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve made it a mission to study more Indigenous literature and inform myself about the culture and philosophy of Indigenous peoples in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why 杏吧原创? What specific experiences or opportunities did you benefit from while studying English at 杏吧原创?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure \u201cwhy 杏吧原创\u201d or why I chose this university so many years ago, but I know I\u2019m thankful that I made that choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22996,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Toby","cu_people_last_name":"Nunes-Cruz","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[26],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-22995","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-alumni"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Educational Assistant","cu_people_degree":"BA Honours English with a Minor in Indigenous Studies (杏吧原创, 2022)","cu_building":false,"cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"none","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/22995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/22995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26396,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/22995\/revisions\/26396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=22995"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=22995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}