The Potentialities of Queer Cree Love in Billy-Ray Belcourt's coexistence: A Testament to Queer Indigenous Lovers Everywhere

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The Potentialities of Queer Cree Love in Billy-Ray Belcourt's coexistence: A Testament to Queer Indigenous Lovers Everywhere

As a queer Indigenous person, it’s rare to come across books that I resonate with. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s (Driftpile Cree Nation) books have been profoundly important to me for this reason. Belcourt’s writing has made me feel seen in ways I did not know were possible in the constraints of conventional publishing houses. His recent collection of short stories titled coexistence–featuring many queer Cree narrators and characters from Northern Alberta–not only enriches but also weaves together his previous work in its exploration of loneliness and its embrace of care and love.

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"mitho-ithiniw-kîsikanisik" by Caleb Ellison-Dysart

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"mitho-ithiniw-kîsikanisik" by Caleb Ellison-Dysart

mitho-ithiniw-kîsikanisik/Happy Indigenous People’s Day

Indigenous Nations possess a deep understanding of our interconnectedness with the world, nature, and all forms of life. We are all interdependent, relying on one another for our collective well-being. In today's disconnected society, our traditional knowledges and teachings hold profound significance.

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How Indigenous Artists and Knowledge Keepers are using lens-based media to navigate conversations of care and action

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How Indigenous Artists and Knowledge Keepers are using lens-based media to navigate conversations of care and action

In a time of climate disasters, humanitarian crises, racial injustices, reconciliation failures, economic downturn, and political theatre, Response: Soft Action asks us to pause and reflect on conversations about care, ideas of home, explorations of identity and belonging, and how that can translate into action/activism.

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A mixed Playlist inspired by: Maya McKibbin

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ILLUSTRATION: SEAL WOMAN. DISCOVER MORE ART THROUGH MAYA’S INSTAGRAM @MKCHIBS OR WEBSITE MKCHIBS.COM

ILLUSTRATION: SEAL WOMAN. DISCOVER MORE ART THROUGH MAYA’S INSTAGRAM @MKCHIBS OR WEBSITE MKCHIBS.COM

Featured Artist of the Month Maya McKibbin shared in her interview with SAD web editor Becca Clarkson that growing up on the West Coast has certainly influenced her art: “I think it also plays a lot into identity. And I have a lot of questions about identity as a queer person and as an Indigenous person who grew up on the West Coast in a territory I’m not from.”


Maya's illustration Seal Woman inspired this month’s nature-bound playlist. This mix is made up of tunes from Indigenous musicians and gives you an opportunity to connect with storytellers and the unceded territories of the West through your headphones. Stay home, and stay safe!