CAMPUS NEWS REPORTING IN MI'KMA'KI Offered in person for the first time, Reporting in Mi’kma’ki is a collaboration with Eskasoni First Nation that will teach students what it means to report Indigenous stories ethically By Jessica Casey
IN MAY OF 2022, a group of King’s journalism students will take on the singular experience of moving from the classroom to a Mi'kmaw community. “Reporting in Mi'kma'ki” is an on-theground, immersive course that teaches students how to report on Indigenous stories responsibly. After instructing last year’s course virtually, Rogers Chair in Journalism Trina Roache, BJ’00, is looking forward to bringing this experiential learning opportunity to King’s in person, for the first time. Roache is the primary instructor for this course, working with Associate Professor Terra Tailleur and Instructor Erin Moore. According to Roache, the course was Tailleur’s brainchild and they built the course collaboratively. Over the four-week intensive program, students will spend time in Eskasoni, a
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TIDINGS | WINTER 2022
Jessica Casey is a second-year Bachelor of Arts student in the Contemporary Studies Program
