Rebecca Thomas is a poet and spoken word artist. On top of her accomplishments as Halifax’s former Poet Laureate, and the Student Services Advisor and Indigenous Support at NSCC; Rebecca holds a Masters Degree in Social Anthropology from Dalhousie University and was a recent winner of the Indigenous Artist Recognition Award from Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council. She has preformed with Juno Award winning artists A Tribe Called Red, she's written for the CBC and Washington Post, and has multiple children's books soon to be published. We were thankful to have Rebecca come over to perform her poetry in our home. #IndigenousRising #Matoax #Matoaka

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