Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being
Indigenous Ways
of Knowing and Being
amawílc – come back to life 
Why amawílc?
Amawilc brings Indigenous ways of knowing and being to the classroom and the boardroom. Through workshops built around sharing circles, hand-crafts, and storytelling, we bring opportunity to create awareness, understanding, respect and together-ness between indigenous and non-indigenous cultures.
Services
Classroom
Live in classroom or virtual workshops for grades K-12.
Workshops are custom built and range from 2 hours to multi-day experiences.
Workshops are customized to meet the goals of the teacher and curriculum, and include teachings and discussions brought out during the practice of sharing circles, hand-crafts (wool weaving, drum making, leather work, jewelry making, plant collection) and/or storytelling.
Teachers
Live or virtual workshops for K-12 teachers
Workshops are custom built and range from 1 – 3 hours
Workshops are customized to meet the goals of teachers and schools
Workshops focus on how to bring indigenous ways of knowing and being to the classroom, Q&A opportunity around best practices, and the power of implementing sharing circles.
Corporate
Live on location or virtual workshops for small to large corporate groups.
Workshops are custom built and range from 2 – 4 hours per session.
Workshops are customized to meet the reconciliation goals of the business, and include teachings and discussions brought out during the practice of sharing circles, storytelling, and traditional gift giving.
About
Entas Tanina Williams
I’m from Lil’wat Nation and the Mountain that I see from my door is Ts’zil, Mount Currie, BC. I spent many days learning from my Grandmother’s Adelina and Rosie. Both were amazing storytellers. They knew that culture would save me.
My Grandma Rosie always used her hands and arms while telling a story. She had great facial expressions. I loved to watch her actions.
My Grandma Adelina would say things in stories that would embarrass you.She loved to get reactions from the people. To this day I don’t say the things the way she would have said them.
My Parents Ha7ya father/friend to all and Saopalaz mom/utilizer. My dad who is a teacher/rancher/pro bull rider is also an amazing storyteller and a fluent Ucwalmicwts speaker My mom knows plant medicine and makes crafts with cedar and leather.
I’ve been blessed to learn from them. They started me on a path to be a healer of our people and a healer of the broken relationship we have with Canada.I am a life long learner and love to share my learning with others. I’m a storyteller, wool weaver, drum maker, carver, and capable of producing leather clothing, cedar clothing, cedar work, circle protocol and proud bannok maker.
Testimonials
Claire Fuller
Tanina is a generous teacher to anyone who is wanting to be a better ally but doesn’t know where to begin and is afraid of making a mistake. She has a great and genuine gift for meeting people where they’re at. When we connect, we connect as two human beings, and that gives us a platform to then explore what it’s like to be in one another’s particular shoes and how we can have better understanding. As a mother, I’m so grateful for her devotion and affection for kids, and her willingness to share her culture, teachings and stories with students up and down the Sea to Sky corridor.
Testimonials
Claire Fuller
Tanina is a generous teacher to anyone who is wanting to be a better ally but doesn’t know where to begin and is afraid of making a mistake. She has a great and genuine gift for meeting people where they’re at. When we connect, we connect as two human beings, and that gives us a platform to then explore what it’s like to be in one another’s particular shoes and how we can have better understanding. As a mother, I’m so grateful for her devotion and affection for kids, and her willingness to share her culture, teachings and stories with students up and down the Sea to Sky corridor.