Sydney Rae Krill
Sydney Rae Krill is a queer settler who grew up in what is now called Calgary, Alberta, on land that is governed by and accountable to Treaty 7. Sydney holds a BA in Development Studies and Gender Studies from the University of Calgary, as well as an MA in Political Science, where she focused on taking a critical approach to understanding the role of white women in Indigenous land dispossession, and how these gendered and queer power dynamics continue to inform our settler colonial reality. A happy “PhD dropout” from the University of Victoria, Sydney felt she could no longer contribute meaningfully to political change in the university space, and joined the team at the Dechinta Centre for Research and Learning in 2020. Growing on the land and surrounded by care at Dechinta, Sydney now works to create resources and develop initiatives that support, uplift and centre Indigenous Two-Spirit, queer, and trans individuals, as part of a collaborative effort to build supportive learning environments and inclusive community spaces on the land. Sydney is forever indebted to all of the elders, Dechinta coworkers, bush aunties, university mentors and dear friends that have been such kind, encouraging and gentle (but firm) teachers over the years.
Books (1)
Synopsis:
Bebías Into Ǫhndaa Ke: Queer Indigenous Knowledge for Land and Community is a powerful collection of essays, stories and conversations that provide us with a diverse roadmap for navigating and overcoming hate, supporting queer Indigenous kin, and revitalizing radical ethics of care for building healthy, inclusive, and self-determining lands and communities. A celebration of trans, queer, and Two-Spirit Indigenous brilliance, with an intentional inclusion of voices from the North (the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Inuvialuit and Nunatsiavut), the essays in this collection offer a wealth of queer Indigenous theory, experience, and practices, with a unique emphasis on the critical role of land in these conversations.
The contributors, who range from young activists, artists, families, and both emerging and established scholars, provide insightful and transformative queer perspectives on a number of pertinent topics, including: knowledge reclamation, resurgence, nation-building, community life and governance, cultural revitalization, belonging, family relationships, creative practice, environmental degradation, mental health and wellbeing, youth empowerment, and Indigenous pedagogy. Amidst the ongoing violence of settler colonization, and its legacies of exclusion and erasure that continue to target queer, gender-diverse and Two-Spirit Indigenous people, this collection is an invaluable gift and resource for our communities, showing us that a different world is possible, and reminding us that queer Indigenous people have always belonged on the land and in community.
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240 pages | 6.00" x 9.00" | Paperback
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