Thinking About Land and Language

By shalan joudry, Ph,D Candidate, Dalhousie University

May 17, 2021

Join Mi'kmaw/L'nu student, shalan joudry, on a walk through the forest of her community as she shares with us the inspiration that led her to begin her Interdisciplinary Ph.D. at Dalhousie University.

Shalan is a mother of two teenage daughters, a poet, an oral storyteller, and an ecologist. In this audio blog, or podcast, she reads from her newest book, Waking Ground.

She lives in her home community of L's+tkuk, in southwest Nova Scotia.

Click the play button below to listen:

Additional Resources:

Books:

Waking Ground: http://www.gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php?AID=150&AISBN=0

Elapultiek (We Are Looking Towards): https://nimbus.ca/store/elapultiek-we-are-looking-towards.html

shalan’s personal podcast: https://sprucetea.podbean.com