Alana Sayers: You Are Not Alone

In this episode, Yotakahron chats on the phone with her friend Alana Sayers, who is from the Hupačasath (Nuu-Chah-Nulth) and Alexander (Cree, Treaty 6) First Nations. Alana grew up on the Hupačasath reserve and went to Haahuuyayak school. She is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at the University of Victoria. In her dissertation, she is creating a place-based Indigenous methodology to study Indigenous literature in both structure and content, what she calls ‘Nuu-Chah-Nulth literary transformations,’ to move beyond the limitations of the page. She is also a poet and meme maker. In this episode, they chat about Alana's research, some experiences of combatting racism in academia, and what it takes to carve out space.

We mentioned a contest for our theme song last month and wanted to announce the winner: Logie Bradley! We will be working together to ensure that this is incorporated into our future episodes. Thanks to everyone who applied!

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Original artwork: Shanna Peltier
Producer: Yotakahron Jonathan