In Conversation with Patty Krawec (Part 1 of 2)

Subaltern Speaks: Decolonizing Spirituality

Join host, Christina Shivtahal and author, Patty Krawec in the first part of this two-part episode as they discuss fundamental aspects of Anishinaabe cosmology beyond the historical and linear system of Western Christian theology. Previously recorded in March 2022, this important conversation explores strategies in mitigating colonial harm and dismantling structural and internal barriers to allyship and relationship building with Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island.

In Episode 4, Patty shares her journey of reconnecting with her Anishinaabe culture as well as the importance of centering advocacy for Two-Spirited Peoples. Christina and Patty also examine meaningful reconciliation including land acknowledgments, repatriation of land and the duty of the Catholic Church to take responsibility for the legacy of residential school.

Patty Krawec is an Anishinaabe/Ukrainian writer and speaker from Lac Seul First Nation. She is co-host of the Medicine for the Resistance podcast and co-founder of the non-profit Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation. Patty’s publications include Sojourners, Canadian Living, Rampant Magazine and Midnight Sun and her podcasts and essays can be found at pattykrawec.substack.com. Patty’s book, Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future will be published in September 2022 by Broadleaf Books. Krawec is a member of Chippawa Presbyterian Church and lives in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

*Please note content in this episode includes residential school, racism, and violence *

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