miadisabelleauthorMar 29, 2026, 08:28 PMMila Weekly Tea Talks
📅 Dates: Weekly, ongoing — start attending as soon as possible 📍 Location: Mila, Montréal 🔗 Related: miadisabelle/Etuaptmumk-RSM#180 (Running Wolf relational pathway)
Context
The lowest-barrier way to start showing up. Tea Talks are regular, informal, and open. Guillaume expressed strong interest — this feels like something he wants to do really soon.
This is the very first concrete step in the Phase 1: Listen pathway.
Desired Outcome
Guillaume becomes a regular, familiar face at Mila. Not as someone with a project, but as someone who listens, learns, and shows up consistently.
Current Reality
- Guillaume has not attended any Mila events yet
- Schedule and format need to be confirmed
- Travel from Shawinigan to Montréal required
Action Steps
- Find the Mila Tea Talk schedule (website, mailing list, or social media)
- Identify the next upcoming Tea Talk
- Attend first Tea Talk — go as audience, listen, take notes for yourself
- After 2–3 visits, observe: do people recognize you? Are conversations happening naturally?
- Track attendance and reflections here
Structural Tension
Resolve tension between wanting to engage meaningfully with the Indigenous AI ecosystem and the fact that engagement starts with simply showing up — repeatedly, without an ask.
