Indigenous people have a connection with the land that has a deep pull. “Indigenous peoples’ relationship with the land has a kinship. We’re kin with the land,” said Jessie Fiddler-Kiss, who facilitated a panel discussion on Sept. 13 with the theme Truth and Decolonization. “It’s like an unconditional caregiver to us…We don’t see (the land) as something to consume or extract or live upon. We’re part of it,” said Fiddler-Kiss, who is Métis with roots in Batoche, Sask.