With the increase of technology and its presence in our professional lives and especially with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many Canadians to work from home, the right to disconnect has ignited a conversation about the balance between work and private life. For Métis communities, the home is a place of solace, of comfort, of gathering with those closest to you. Many Métis households are multi-generational and so kokoms (grandmothers) may gather every day with the next generations to pass along stories, Métis traditional practices and wisdom. Now, with so many Canadians working from home, this place of comfort and healing has changed.
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