{"id":5,"date":"2016-09-13T18:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T01:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/audreyphoebe\/?p=5"},"modified":"2016-09-19T00:14:06","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T07:14:06","slug":"11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/audreyphoebe\/2016\/09\/13\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"1:1 Speak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Credit: Milan Podsedly from the performance of I Lost My Talk)<\/p><\/div>\n

Hello everyone, my name is Audrey Kim, and I am a fifth year student with a double major in English literature and Psychology. As an avid blog-reader, a student on the brink of graduation, and an individual whose knowledge of Canadian literature more or less begins and ends with Anne of Green Gables<\/em>, everything about this course and what it has to offer is new and exciting to me.<\/p>\n

I have always secretly desired to build an online presence through a blog of my own, and being given the chance to develop my own voice within the safe haven of a classroom environment is both comforting and challenging at the same time. With graduation looming so closely around the corner, and the seemingly never-ending grind of tackling all the\u00a0required courses for both majors reaching its peak in my last year, reading through the course resources and watching Dr. Patterson’s introductory video served as a pleasant surprise. Being given the opportunity to examine and\u00a0uncover the stifled voices and stories of First Nations peoples with an unconventional perspective and medium is honestly quite thrilling, and I am beyond excited to embark on this journey with all of you.<\/p>\n

The notions of storytelling and voice are what I find the most intriguing. The very nature of oration is deeply personal and moving, with every part of your being imbued within each chosen word and inflection. Each story you tell carries a piece of your soul with it, and this tradition is the bedrock of First Nations culture. This link<\/a> provides further information in regards to the art of the oral tradition, and how as an oral society, each individual would rely on another for a collective knowledge built throughout generations. Just this last year, the\u00a0highlight of the Indigenous Showcase at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa was the world premiere of\u00a0I Lost My Talk<\/a><\/em>, a powerful two-hour performance composed by John Estacio, based on the poem by Mi’kmaw elder and poet Rita Joe. Joe’s poem\u00a0tells the story of the suffering she personally endured, but also serves as an outlet for her voice to help guide and inspire others towards the path of strength and healing.<\/p>\n

With so many open channels of communication focused on Indigenous reconciliation, I hope to be able to gain a deeper understanding of Canadian literature and identity in this light.<\/p>\n

I look forward to conversing with all of you,<\/p>\n

Audrey<\/p>\n

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Works cited<\/p>\n

Hanson, Erin. “Oral Traditions.”\u00a0First Nations & Indigenous Studies, the University of British Columbia<\/em>. n.d. Web.\u00a013 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n

Martin, Carl. “Spotlight on Indigenous Storytelling and Reconciliation.”\u00a0National Arts Centre<\/em>. 4 Jan. 2016. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n

Podsedly, Milan. “I Lost My Talk\/Spirit Prevails.” 14 Jan. 2016. JPG file. 13 Sept. 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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