What does it mean to edit with care across worldviews, identities and structural pressures? Grounded in Catherine Richardson’s concept of Métis third space, this webinar offers editors a framework for conscious, relational editing. We’ll explore how colonial assumptions shape editing practices, how to make room for oral and culturally rooted forms, and how to engage voice without erasure. Through theoretical grounding, case studies, and reflective tools, participants will gain tangible strategies to approach language with greater ethical awareness, humility and care.
Presenter
Délani Valin is a Métis writer, editor and communications professional. She holds an MA in Professional Communications from Royal Roads University. She has experience working in Indigenous government, digital publishing, and in equity, diversity and inclusion. Délani is on the Editorial Board at The Malahat Review. Her book of poetry, Shapeshifters (Nightwood Editions, 2022), was shortlisted for the Indigenous Voices Award and the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award. She is a Banff Centre alumna for her in-progress novel on Métis belonging.