Because relationship is the reality (Wilson, 2008), this map centers Indigenous kinship as the ground for my network. I am Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u02bcwakw\u00b9\u2014this visualization places me within those communities, distinct from the broader digital networks I use for learning, work, and advocacy.<\/p>\n
I tried to arrange this map aesthetically balanced, pinning nodes close to me or at a distance based on my daily reach. The pin function kept failing. I fought the layout for hours before accepting defeat, but once I accepted it\u2014that defeat made sense: I am not the center of this network. In this reality, I am – because of the people I am one with. The fluid movement of the nodes reflects the energy of these connections better than a static image ever could.<\/p>\n
Topology<\/strong><\/p>\n Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u02bcwakw is the ground layer. I am Musgamagw Dzawa\u0331da\u0331\u02bcenux\u0331w; this is the core of who I am within the Nation. My current professional energy is anchored with the ‘Wu\u00eck\u0313inux\u030cv (Nation).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_audio audio=”https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0270\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2026\/05\/cousins_plural_-_relatives_-_nalnamwiyut_-_GW.mp3″ title=”‘na\u0142’na\u0331mwa\u0331yut” album_name=”those I am one with; cousins, relatives | ‘Nak\u0315wala & Gwat\u0315sala” admin_label=”Audio” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]\n What is missing<\/strong><\/p>\n The map shows connectivity, but it cannot show protocol, nor accountability. Even with more time, the reciprocal relations between ‘namima and Nations are impossible to represent fully here. I am content to let the relationships breathe off-screen.<\/p>\n \u00b9 Kwakwa\u0331ka\u0331\u02bcwakw: “Those who speak Kwak’wala”; a collection of related tribes on the Pacific Northwest Coast. \u00b2 ‘namima: “of one kind”; lineage-based descent groups.<\/p>\n References<\/strong><\/p>\n Dron, J., & Anderson, T. (2014). Teaching crowds: Learning and social media. Athabasca University Press. https:\/\/www.aupress.ca\/app\/uploads\/120235_99Z_Dron_Anderson-Teaching_Crowds.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n Veletsianos, G. (2016). Digital learning environments. In N. Rushby & D. Surry (Eds.), The Wiley handbook of learning technology (pp. 242-260). John Wiley & Sons. https:\/\/www.veletsianos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/digital_learninig_environments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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