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About Miriam Mahaffy

Miriam’s ancestors migrated various decades ago from Scotland, Ireland, and Holland to Turtle Island. Her parents immigrated from America to amiskwaciy-wâskahikan before her birth, and she grew up picking dandelions on Edmonton soccer fields. Miriam’s favourite way to spend any afternoon is playing outside with her nephews and nieces. She particularly admires the American Coot, due to their voracious appetite for duckweed salad, difficulty achieving lift-off, rebellious punk-rock adolescent phase, and general endearing awkwardness. Miriam is a certified Forest School Practitioner and has degrees in Environmental Studies and Education. She has enjoyed sharing her passion for helping humans build connections with ecological communities in all sorts of creative ways ranging from natural history interpretation, canoe tripping, river valley recreation programming, and phenological engagement. She loves helping others discover the wonder, creativity, and empowerment of feeling a sense of belonging in Treaty 6. Miriam has been learning with EFSS since it was founded in 2010, and currently serves as an educator and a co-executive director, with a focus on building partnerships with like-minded communities in the area.

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