The crew of the Métis In Spaceship
2014. It was at the tail end of a lonely summer. My daughters were with their family in Alberta, and I couldn’t afford to fly out and visit my own family there. My husband’s daughters had wrapped up their summer visit and were back in the U.S. It was just the two of us sitting in an empty, quiet, and disconcertingly clean house.
I was supposed to be using this time to write a book for Portage and Main Press…the book I am actually finally working on now, actually! So of course, I was looking for something else to procrastocreate. I called up my friend, Molly, and voilà! Métis In Space was born!
We have tonnes of styles and colours to choose from. Tell the world you love independent, Indigenous podcasting!
We branded ourselves as an Indigenous feminists sci-fi podcast, and it’s been nothing but awesomeness since then! Easily the most enjoyable and energy-boosting project I’ve ever been involved in, Métis In Space is now in its 3rd season!
Basically, it’s two Métis nerds, drinking a bottle of red wine, watching sci-fi television shows or movies that feature portrayals of Indigeneity, breaking down stereotypes and making fun of tropes! Each season is 10 episodes long, and most episodes run just over 1 hour.
You can download or stream us from Indian and Cowboy Media Network, Soundcloud, iTunes, and a few other places I’m not as familiar with. We were featured in THIS magazine, and on Socialist.ca, and of course we’re on Facebook and Twitter too!
For the next generation of baby podcasters, the onesie!
We don’t just rip stereotypes to shreds, we also try to imagine Indigenous futures. When we first started out, I wrote a post encouraging others to “Do The Thing”, the “thing” of course being podcasting. If that’s something you’re interested in, check out that post here. We REALLY REALLY REALLY want more people to do the thing!!!
We’ve launched a teespring campaign just in time for the holidays, and with just seven days left in that campaign, I thought I’d bring it to your attention! We’re offering a wide range of styles and colours and in honour of my daughter sâkowêw, who was born at the end of season 2 (we actually did a short episode while I was in labour) we are also offering baby onesies!
So if you’re a fan of the show, know a fan, or want to become a fan, please consider purchasing one of our shirts! Help us take over the podcasting world! We are an independent podcasting show; the only funds we get are from campaigns like this, so please consider supporting us.
You can visit our teespring store here: Métis In Space THE SHIRT!
If you do end up buying a shirt, please make sure to send us a selfie once you get it!
2 Comments
curramilly · January 7, 2016 at 12:11 am
This is incredible, I can’t wait to hear it!!
Sabrina · December 14, 2023 at 3:16 pm
Hi 👋🏼 I found your podcast last month while looking for more sci fi podcasts and am so happy I did! I grew up in California, my mom’s family is Mexican and I do not know enough about our geneology to know about any possible indigineous roots, but do know that my family lived on both sides of the present day Mexican-American border, and have a personal understanding of how borders are simply lines drawn without regard for people. I really appreciate learning from your perspective annd being introduced to other indigenous voices. I saw you haven’t uploaded new episodes for awhile, but wanted to let you know that work is still reaching people! I would definitely listen if you came back to it! I know it is years later, and maybe you already know this or got a better response, but I am currently listening to EP#8 about the Twilight Zone Episode about Custer’s Last Stand and you all were wondering about the references to “they all have college degrees and are running tests on the soil.” My husband is in the military and while I am not familiar with this specific area, he has told me about the frustration many in the military have because anytime something is going to be built (not sure about ammunition testing, but since that affects the land too, I wouldn’t be surprised!), there has to be a Native representative as well as ecological representatives in case any remains or artifacts or protected species are found. Many see it as a bothersome layer of bureaucracy rather than an important way to protect cultural and ecological resources (and the least they can do). So, unfortunately, I think this one does sound a bit like a jab, but also recognizing the power that these representatives can have over military operations – they can definitely be seen as just “getting in the way.” So it sounds to me like they are not referring to all Indigenous people, but the ones who they might meet there specifically as all being college grads. For what it’s worth, maybe that adds some context? So I guess another stereotyped role. Best wishes to you all and I hope things are moving along with 2Land, 2Furious. I have been poking around your website here to try to find an update, didn’t really see a recent one, so will continue to peruse your work and hope to find out sometime and wish you all the best in your inclusive plans for the land. Thank you for sharing your voice, this world needs it.