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About the Authors

Linnea Dick was born in 1991 in Vancouver, BC to parents, Pam Bevan and Beau Dick. She is of Kwakwaka’wakw, Nisga’a and Tsimshian heritage, and her First Nations ancestry has largely influenced her. She spent her early childhood in Alert Bay, later relocating to Vancouver. Between 2004 and 2005, Dick spent time experiencing Haida culture and tradition in Haida Gwaii. Her ambitions in life are to help people, focussing on youth. She recognizes poetry as a form of art, enjoying the self expression and relatability. Since 2014 she has established herself as an activist, motivational speaker and writer. She draws her inspiration from the communities she’s been in and people she’s met. She currently resides in Victoria and is working on her first book.

Jeneen Frei Njootli is a member of the self-governing Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and is a co-creator of the ReMatriate Collective. Based between the Yukon and unceded Coast Salish territories, she works collaboratively with artists, communities, youth and the land. Frei Njootli’s practice takes the shape of sound, performance, fashion, workshops and barbeques.

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Abstract

Jeneen Frej Njootli is a member of the self-governing Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and a co-creator of the ReMatriate Collective. In her interdisciplinary practice, Frei Njootli’s uses media such as performance, sound and textiles.