In this special, two-part episode, Darylina and Shawanda come together to recollect their childhood of growing up on the Treaty 7 territory. From living on the Rez and the city, to dancing in basements, to first boyfriends, first crushes, kisses and fights, and to falling in love and snagging on the powwow trail and the Calgary Stampede exhibition.
These are stories of remembrance.
Natohkotaikanna [Holy Come Shining] is the name of our great great grandmother Mildred Backfat, and it's been passed down to Shawanda Backfat, a 27 year-old aspiring Journalist and Anthropologist, born and raised on Treaty 7 territory, Calgary, Alberta. Shawanda is Blackfoot and of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent, and dreams of one day broadcasting Indigenous beauty, culture and triumph through short-film and documentaries.
For more details and information on previous and upcoming episodes, you can follow my page on instagram @aiysiniiksin_
In this special, two-part episode, Darylina and Shawanda come together to recollect their childhood of growing up on the Treaty 7 territory. From living on the Rez and the city, to dancing in basements, to first boyfriends, first crushes, kisses and fights, and to falling in love and snagging on the powwow trail and the Calgary Stampede exhibition.
These are stories of remembrance.
Natohkotaikanna [Holy Come Shining] is the name of our great great grandmother Mildred Backfat, and it's been passed down to Shawanda Backfat, a 27 year-old aspiring Journalist and Anthropologist, born and raised on Treaty 7 territory, Calgary, Alberta. Shawanda is Blackfoot and of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent, and dreams of one day broadcasting Indigenous beauty, culture and triumph through short-film and documentaries.
For more details and information on previous and upcoming episodes, you can follow my page on instagram @aiysiniiksin_