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We are two (or too) wholesome kweok who enjoy visiting, and thought we would turn our random chats into a podcast. We are both Indigenous students, one in graduate school and the other in medical school. We have also both experienced a ton of institutional violence, and ignorance in our post-secondary journeys. We are here to chat about those experiences in hopes of creating relationships, opportunities for solidarity, and carving out digital space that takes seriously the perspectives of Indigenous students.

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Santanna Hernandez: We Will Get There

April 18, 2021 • Yotakahron Jonathan / Santanna Hernandez • Season 2 • Episode 16

In this episode, Yotakahron chats with fellow medical student Santanna Hernandez. Santanna is Dene from the Liidlii Kue Nation who was raised on Sto:lo traditional territory. She is mother of 4 kiddos, a first-year medical student at the University of Calgary, and an advisor on the ii'taa'poh'to'p student advisory circle. Together they discuss Santanna's journey towards medical school, the barriers put in place and the traumatic experiences of being an Indigenous learner in medicine.

If you're wanting to reach out, you can find Santanna on twitter at @SMHernande and Yotakahron at @yotakahron.

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Original artwork: Shanna Peltier
Producer: Yotakahron Jonathan
Mixing: Logie Bradley