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Indigenous Sexual FuturesEp.9 – Assessing Syphilis Rapid Testing in Inner-City Winnipeg using Indigenous ApproachesIn Episode 9, Doris invites Melissa Morris, 2-Spirit/Indigiqueer Community-based researcher, along with Dr. John Schellenberg, Assistant Professor in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at UofM to the table to talk about their research on assessing Syphilis rapid-testing diagnostic needs in community. Doris asked them to talk about their research approach in terms of how they combined basic science methods with Indigenous methods in their research. How do you deliver a project titled, Needs assessment for STBBI screening and other diagnostic services in Indigenous and non-Indigenous community settings: Experiences, preferences, and deal-breakers to community for it...
2024-12-0445 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEp.8: Indigiqueer Futures with Joshua WhiteheadEp.8: Indigiqueer Futures with Joshua WhiteheadIn Episode 8, Doris invites Joshua Whitehead, Oji-Cree/nehiyaw, Two-Spirit/Indigiqueer member of Peguis First Nation (Treaty 1) to the table to share what underpins his writings and their connections to Indigenous Futurisms. While studying at the University of Winnipeg as a youth and beginning to contemplate writing, he recalls how very little representation there was of two-spirit characters in books and wanted youth to see themselves depicted, “I wanted Indigenous readers, specifically Indigenous youth to see themselves represented”, and says that they were not being fully represented in that contemporary/urba...
2024-11-0756 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEP. 7: Saanginiiniq QalunaanimiutauluniIn Episode 7, Doris invites Inuk Elder Naulaq LeDrew to the table in an episode titled Saanginiiniq Qalunaanimiutauluni. In Inuktituut, the title translates to ‘being strong in the urban setting’, which speaks to how she maintains her Inuit way of knowing and being despite having lived away from her homeland for many years. Naulaq is an artist and an avid storyteller and shares about her upbringing and her deep connection to the land and to her Inuit culture. From stories about the importance of food gathering on the land as part of survival to sharing about how...
2024-04-2546 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEP. 6: A Love Letter to our Aunties & Kokums: Honoring STBBI community buildersIn this special WORLD AIDS Day episode, Indigenous Sexual Futures puts a spotlight on Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc., a remarkable Indigenous community-based organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Doris invited Aunties, Leslie Spillett, Jacqueline Flett and Laverne Gervais to the table to tell the story of Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. The Aunties tell the story of the community ceremony that put the medicine in motion to build this organization in 2001, highlighting key points in the community building story of Ka Ni Kanichihk by visionary community leaders, Elders and Aunties. Ka Ni Kanichihk is a Cree word that means - those who...
2023-12-0157 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEP.5: Sharing Gifts with the People - Reflections on Cultural HealingIn Episode 5, Doris invites Feast Centre Elders Wayne Seward (Snuneymuxw) and Catherine Martin (Mi'kmaw) to the table to talk about cultural healing and how each brings their gifts to the people. From speaking about the importance of cedar brushing, to acknowledging the four medicines, to acknowledging 'laughter' as the fifth medicine in our healing, these two Elders use the power of storytelling, mixed with a little bit of humor here and there, to speak about what they bring to community. You will not want to miss this episode! As we always do, this podcast will also feature...
2023-09-2453 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEP. 4: My Grandmother said "Leave some for the Birds"In Episode 4, Doris invites Métis Elder Marjorie Beaucage to be featured as a special guest to talk about her 'hot off the press' published book titled, leave some for the birds - Movements for Justice. In this podcast storytelling episode, we hear in her own words about the movements in her life that culminated in the writing of her poetic memoir that highlights seven decades of living and seeking justice as a Two Spirit Métis woman who still retains her Michif language. Additionally, as part of celebrating Indigenous History Month and PRIDE Month, Ma...
2023-06-1457 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEP. 3: E-inigoowa'ikawaag oowi aki, abi-izhinoowa'amawishinIn Episode Three, Doris invites Gayle Pruden for a very special storytelling session. Gayle is known and loved by many Indigenous people across Turtle Island, the diversity of the communities that love Gayle is vast, from the Two-Spirit community across Turtle Island to the Jingle Dress dancer community to the Grandmother (Kokum) community in her circles. Her storytelling focuses on her traditional upbringing by her great-grandfather and her grandparents who raised her. She says they imparted love to her in her upbringing and it is love that continues to carry her into her present life, Gayle embodies...
2023-04-2551 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEp. 2 - "Sexual Health is Part of My Medicine Bundle"Indigenous Sexual Futures, Episode Two: "Sexual Health is Part of My Medicine Bundle" features guests, Martin Morberg and Lane Bonertz In Episode Two, Doris speaks with Martin Morberg and Lane Bonertz, two phenomenal leaders who work with the Two-Spirit Program at the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC). They share the creation and developmental story of the Medicine Bundle, an innovative, culturally informed and culturally grounded HIV prevention tool geared towards Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans Indigenous community members. When the HIV self-testing kit became widely available in Canada, the Two-Spirit leadership at the CBRC sa...
2023-04-1350 minIndigenous Sexual FuturesEp. 1 - Setting the Indigenous Sexual Futures TableIn Episode One, Doris speaks with Randy Jackson and Grace Dillion about how Indigenous Futurisms is integral to Indigenous sexual futures. Indigenous Sexual Futures is a term coined by the Feast Centre that delineates a vision for tomorrow’s grandchildren that is sexually expansive, healthy, and safe. We consider Indigenous futurisms as foundational to the work we do at the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research moving forward. In the last decade, the Indigenous research community has embedded strengths-based approaches and are already leading the way into the future by prioritizing Indigenous ways of knowing and being in...
2023-01-2541 min