Mnookmi ep 1: Transition with Tegan
(discussion of colonial violence, 60s scoop)

Our first guest is writer Tegan Smallwood who takes us into a discussion of coming of age under
colonial project through the lens of a Two-Spirit youth perspective in Toronto. We discuss topics
of forced maturity in girlhood as well as their work in local organizations such as the 2 Spirits of
the 1st Nations Toronto and Killarney Provincial Parks. We conclude with a sound art piece of
Smallwood’s poem A Girl Held Together By Bubble Gum, Anger, And A Large Slurpee.
Song 1: Deadhorse by Ribbon Skirt
Song 2: Ridin’ Out the Storm by Samantha Crain
Song 3: Surface Tension by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson