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Meet shalan joudry

July 20, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

shalan joudry is a Mi’kmaw poet, playwright, oral storyteller and ecologist. Using her theatrical background, shalan brings Mi’kmaw stories to a new generation of listeners, as well as recounting personally crafted narratives that follow Mi’kmaw storying custom.

Her first book of poetry, Generations Re-merging, was published by Gaspereau Press (2014) and her second book, Elapultiek, was published by Pottersfield Press (2019). Her second collection of poetry, Waking Ground, was published by Gaspereau Press (2020) and was recently shortlisted for the J.M. Abrahms Atlantic Poetry Award, the Maxine Tynes Nova Scotia Poetry Award and the 2021 Pat Lowther Memorial Award.  

shalan lives in her home territory of Kespukwitk (southwest Nova Scotia) with her family in their community of L’sətkuk (Bear River First Nation), where she is currently writing, creating and finishing a PhD in Mi’kmaw language.

 

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1. You are feeling unwell, or have symptoms of COVID-19
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All those who attend will be required to social distance and to wear masks.

 

Details

Date:
July 20, 2021
Time:
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Venue

Kings County Museum