As “Stronger Than Stone: (Re)Inventing the Indigenous Monument” opened on the morning of November 21, after a welcome by Siksika Elder, Margaret Water Chief, Jen Budney recalled feeling compelled to understand the reality of her origins and the histories of the peoples of the Americas. Watching the Calgary iterations of the conference online, I realized that I am blind to the reality of where I come from and wondered where my voice fit within the immense subject matter of the symposium.