b'THINKING: REMATRIATIONREMATRIATION:By Matthew BradfordA N ACT OF RE AWA K ENINGThrough rematriation, Terrellyn Fearn aims to return Indigenous thinking and language to an ancestral I feminine lens ndigenous languages have long been conduits for stories and teachings passed down through generations. But over centuries of colonization, the true and deeper meanings of their words have been lost, erased, or eroded through intentional misinterpretations and systematic assimilation practices. Promisingly, teachers and wisdom seekers throughout the Indigenous community are working to restore the balance.One of these teachers is Terrellyn Fearn, a member of Glooscap First Nation in Mikmaki and project director of Turtle Island Institute, an Indigenous social innovation think and do tank. In unity with her community peers and Elders, Fearn is on a path to recover lost Indigenous wisdom through rematriation, a concept that is gaining ground across many Indigenous groups.Rematriation is the act of reawakening the old ancestral feminine lens thats been erased in our Mikmaq language, Fearn shares. Its reconnecting with our Earth Mother through Indigenous words and languages. Thats important because our Mother Tongue, our first languages, instruct us and create pathways for humanity to advance and bring about change that will ensure the next generations not only survive but thrive.20Spring/Summer 2023'