EP. 3: E-inigoowa'ikawaag oowi aki, abi-izhinoowa'amawishin

In Episode Three, Doris invites Gayle Pruden for a very special storytelling session. Gayle is known and loved by many Indigenous people across Turtle Island, the diversity of the communities that love Gayle is vast, from the Two-Spirit community across Turtle Island to the Jingle Dress dancer community to the Grandmother (Kokum) community in her circles. Her storytelling focuses on her traditional upbringing by her great-grandfather and her grandparents who raised her. She says they imparted love to her in her upbringing and it is love that continues to carry her into her present life, Gayle embodies how she was raised. She says her great-grandfather and grandparents did not experience residential school and spoke their Anishinaabe language fluently and according to Gayle, their traditional knowledges were strong.  Notably, in listening to her story about her great-grandfather and grandparents, what they passed on to Gayle was embodied culture and tradition, we do not see too much of this anymore in today's contemporary Indigenous world. Interspersed with Anishinaabemowin, Gayle tells her story with poignancy, wonder, beauty and of course with her unique and infectious Anishinaabe humor. She is a woman of indomitable spirit for the future and a gifted storyteller. For more information about Indigenous Sexual Futures, and to see the BIOs of our featured guests, please visit the Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research podcast website @ https://feastcentre.mcmaster.ca/podcasts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions towards Episode 3 of Indigenous Sexual Futures Special Guest  Auntie Gayle Pruden (Dancing Bear)Host Storyteller/Producer Doris PeltierE-inigoowa'ikawaag oowi aki, abi-izhinoowa'amawishin (Rattle song)Sung by Gayle Pruden (Special thanks to Jordy Ironstar for the remote recording of this sacred song.) Technical ProducerPaula Burrows - Jupiter Productions ISF Theme Music and Creative SoundCozmic Cat, Classic Roots, Elder Gayle Pruden Indigenous Knowledge Advisory Feast Centre Council of Elders and Gathering Lodge Committee  Executive Producers Feast Centre Co-Leads - Randall Jackson & Renée Masching Feast Centre Staff Will Gooding (National Director), Catherine Booker (Research Coordinator) and Doris Peltier (Community Engagement Coordinator) and Feast Centre Research Assistants Bridget Marsdin, James O'Grady and Esther KimPodcast Branding Design Compassion Creative  We acknowledge our funders Canadian Institutes of Health Research   Indigenous Sexual Futures is produced on the ancestral lands of the Mississauga and Haudenosaunee nations within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum. We acknowledge the ancestors of this territory, and we also acknowledge the lands and territories of all our guests. Suggested Reading list coming soon...