By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — With her stoic demeanour and unmistakable presence, one might see Pat Jansen as an Indigenous knowledge keeper or storyteller. In a way, she is one: but rather than telling the stories of her people of Horse Lake First Nation in Alberta, she shapes children’s stories as the principal of Indigenous education in School District 60 (SD60). Sitting at the desk in her office, she tells the story of how she came to be an educator – going back to her school days, when she was part of what she described as a “silent generation” of Indigenous people. “You don’t know of [colonial education] when you are growing up,” said Jansen. “You are amidst it and it is…
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