I needed a very specific shot of an Indigenous woman, standing proud, playful, and sensual. No biggie. Just decolonizing images, one Indigenous at a time.
making the cover
Category: Health and Body
How do you say “dating” in Dene?
One of the first dates I went on was with a white guy. Which was new for me. Being from a small Northern Indigenous community, I usually dated Dene’s, Cree’s and sometimes, when I was feeling exotic, Métis. But “dating” in the North – it’s not like in the city.
the ocean gives and the ocean takes away
A couple of years ago I received an artist grant from the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. Initially I was going to do a documentary photo series on Indigenous women who have overcome trauma and abuse. I had to think some more about this series. About how I could show to others how strong, amazing and… Continue reading the ocean gives and the ocean takes away
Masks – Dayna Danger, Guest Blogger
It’s been months since I’ve talked about my work. Depression and unraveling the layers of trauma can really get you down. I call it my cocoon phase, except I seem to be revealing more open vulnerable wounds then getting anywhere close to a butterfly.
Finding Motivation
I still remember clearly all the things I would do "when I got pregnant". One of the main things I was so positive I would do is stay really active and have a fit pregnancy à la Ashley Horner. Then I got pregnant. My reality is that I am definitely not having that fit-excercise-often-do-daily-prenatal-yoga pregnancy that I thought… Continue reading Finding Motivation
Regarding my Uterus
My uterus is mine, as if every other woman's. What I do with it or what it chooses to do is my business.
A Cree Weightlifter
Honestly, I had nothing planned and I was just terrified, terrified of meeting new people, and of trying something new.
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