1.0Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canadahttps://teachforcanada.ca/enMeredith Staponhttps://teachforcanada.ca/en/author/meredith/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="w7HC8jSbeC"><a href="https://teachforcanada.ca/en/stories/picking-pikangikum/">Picking Pikangikum: Ania’s Journey Through Creative Connection</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://teachforcanada.ca/en/stories/picking-pikangikum/embed/#?secret=w7HC8jSbeC" width="600" height="338" title="“Picking Pikangikum: Ania’s Journey Through Creative Connection” — Gakino'amaage: Teach For Canada" data-secret="w7HC8jSbeC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://teachforcanada.ca/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://teachforcanada.ca/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AniaCoverPhoto.png1360740Ania is a certified teacher and member of the 2026 Gakino’amaage Cohort. They first became involved with Gakino’amaage through the Northern Practicum Program, where they were matched with Pikangikum First Nation to complete their final teaching practicum. What began as a five-week placement soon became a calling to return. Through relationships with students, fellow teachers, […]