“The University Library firmly supports USask’s Indigenization efforts,” said Charlene Sorensen, acting dean, University Library. “The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence pilot program is an important program that will help uplift Indigenous voices and perspectives and facilitate deeper cultural understanding at our university.” Lindsay Knight, a PhD student in the Department of Indigenous Studies at USask, will serve as the first Storyteller-in-Residence. Knight, also known as Eekwol, is an award-winning hip-hop artist with nine album releases to her credit. She recently completed a Canada Council for the Arts granted project titled
For Women by Women, which examines Indigenous women in hip-hop. Knight is a recipient of the University of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Graduate Scholarship. She is also a USask alumna, having earned a master’s degree in Indigenous studies.
A Tuesday U of S news release said the pilot project will involve Knight promoting intercultural understanding and story-sharing between and among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. The role will conclude with a presentation of a project during U of S Indigenous Achievement Week in February. Her position starts on Jan. 4 and runs for six weeks. Knight said her work will combine her experience as a musician and a scholar to expand storytelling to include her unique perspective. It s not what people would stereotypically think. As an Indigenous storyteller, you think (of an) Elder sitting around a fire, noted Knight, who is a member of Muskoday First Nation.
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University of Saskatchewan PhD student and rapper Lindsay Knight, also known as Eekwol, will draw on both of her roles as the school’s first Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence.
A Tuesday U of S news release said the pilot project will involve Knight promoting “intercultural understanding and story-sharing between and among Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.”
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The role will conclude with a presentation of a project during U of S Indigenous Achievement Week in February.