Hopefully you are aware that one of my big projects is the Métis In Space podcast where I, and my co-host Molly Swain, drink a bottle of wine and, from a tipsy, decolonial perspective, review a sci-fi movie or television episode featuring Indigenous peoples, tropes and themes. We do not Read more…
This past week has been full of disturbing news, but a couple of punishing litigations have been launched that are particularly upsetting, and I wanted to bring them to your attention. I’m going to start with the lesser known one first, because it is super common that when Indigenous women Read more…
I’ve had a number of folks who can’t afford a subscription, request that I share my short story that is published in On Spec (#107 vol 28 no4, pages 25-28). Before I do, I’d like to suggest that if you enjoy speculative fiction and CAN afford the subscription, you should. Read more…
I get asked to talk about Indigenous issues a lot, and since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report, the whole concept of “reconciliation” has become a hot ticket notion. Invariably during the Q&A sessions, people ask, “what can I do?” I’m a big fan of having at Read more…
Recently the wonderful Elizabeth LaPensée released a 2D sidescroller game called Thunderbird Strike where you “fly from the Tar Sands to the Great Lakes as a thunderbird protecting Turtle Island with searing lightning against the snake that threatens to swallow the lands and waters whole”. The game won Best Digital Read more…