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About Matthew Dyck
Matthew J. Dyck is a Métis writer with Cree and Stoney Nakoda ancestry, rooted in what is now called Treaty 6 territory. He's a storyteller, facilitator, advocate, and companion in the work of reconnection, repair, and learning how to live more honestly with ourselves and one another.
He's still learning what his ancestry asks of him, listening more than he speaks, and careful not to claim voice or authority on behalf of Nations, communities, or traditions that aren't his to speak for.
Matthew's neurodivergent, and his writing's shaped by that experience: plain, direct, paced for minds that can get flooded, and built to be accessible rather than impressive.
Rooted in hard weather, aimed at honesty.
His work grows out of hard weather: workplace harm, questions of identity and belonging, grief, fear, and the ordinary work of trying to stay human when life gets loud. In his professional life, he works in cultural safety, relationship-centred systems change, writing, and facilitation. His work includes First Stories: Tales from Turtle Island, the MISA Framework, and Open in a Good Way, alongside broadcasting and descriptive-audio work.
A learner, not an expert.
He's a learner, not an expert. The work offered here, the book, the practices, and the workshops, is one person’s field notes and company on the road, not a blueprint for how anyone should live or practice.
Keep in touch
For writing, workshops, facilitation, and field notes beyond this book, visit matthewdyck.com.
If this language is useful, you're welcome to stay with the herd for occasional practices, daily teachings, and book updates.
Stay with the herd for occasional practices, daily teachings, and book updates.
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