amplifying Indigenous voices and culture
The Comeback Society
amplifying Indigenous voices and culture
The Comeback Society
About Us
WHO ARE WE?
The Comeback Society (TCS) is an Indigenous led non-profit organization focused on amplifying Indigenous voices and culture by promoting food sovereignty, cultural programming, cultural collaborations, land base education and education and training.
TCS is made up of five sections, each section of the comeback is a place where knowledge can be exchanged and interwoven with one another. This weaving of these five elements strengthens and maximizes the education and community engagement structure we are co-creating with our community. The Comeback Society believes in the value of and practices hands-on learning and oral education and we include these in all intersections of our programming; this is Indigenous pedagogy. We believe that it is crucial that our kin – young and old and everyone in between – who are included in making our programming teachable, interactive, and relevant to our community.
TCS is maintained and sustained by a 70% Indigenous employee ratio and will be governed by a Board of Directors who are Indigenous (our goal is 100% Indigenous leadership). This allows our Indigenous kin to lead and become the change makers of our community, to be at the decision-making tables, and support the work towards truth and reconciliation.
THE STORY BEHIND THE COMEBACK
Originally started as a podcast between two Indigenous sisters (Alicia & Lexie) talking about their experiences as growing up as urban Indigenous with minimal access to Culture - wanted to share space with other Indigenous kin from across turtle island and learn more from their perspectives.
Alicia completed her Bachelor of Arts, Major Indigenous Studies and Certificate of Reconciliation in 2020 and knew that from these conversations- there was a need to create a place where culture could become accessible to all.
The vision behind The Comeback Society is to create a space for Indigenous people to be the leaders and the change makers within our communities. To sit within other agencies and provide knowledge to help navigate our history and revitalize our culture, together.
Alicia strongly believes in Reconciliation and is focused on working within other agencies to provide education and training to un-learning and re-learning our history.
She believes that in order to achieve our goal to our greatest potential - we must work collectively with other agencies who support Indigenous kin. To create space to build kinship relationships and working together in the spirit of reconciliation
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