Rebecca Thomas speaks at the Walrus Talks in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 13, 2017. The full event will be available on-demand at http://cpac.ca/WalrusTalks, as of Sunday, June 4,2017. An initiative of the Walrus Foundation (thewalrus.ca), the theme of this national tour is "We Desire a Better Country", as 2017 marks both the 150th anniversary of Confederation and the 50th anniversary of the Order of Canada. --- Rebecca Thomas is a Mi’kmaw woman living in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). The daughter of a residential-school survivor, Thomas is outspoken when it comes to confronting stereotypes and educating people about cultural safety and integrity. She is Halifax’s current poet laureate. Her work focuses on the relationships between Canada’s Indigenous peoples and the federal government and the ways in which First Nations people are perceived publicly.