Settler words&music in S'ólh Téméxw, (leanpub.com/upsun) living where privilege meets precarity in MST country. she/her/they———– Novels: Midnite Moving Co., Upsun; Sweep Off Those Waves coming soon, Hair Sinister after that. —Restore All Indigenous Lands!
Born when atmospheric carbon was 316 PPM. Settled on MST country since 1997. Parent, grandparent.
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From street singer to icon…40-odd years ago you learned the Click Song from Serera Kupe – Miriam Makeba’s Click Song…
I saw her in concert in 1993 here in Vancouver. She was electrifying. When she mentioned that she was on her way home to S. Africa after the concert to vote for the first time in her life, there was not a dry eye in the house.
From street singer to icon…40-odd years ago you learned the Click Song from Serera Kupe – Miriam Makeba’s Click Song…
I saw her in concert in 1993 here in Vancouver. She was electrifying. When she mentioned that she was on her way home to S. Africa after the concert to vote for the first time in her life, there was not a dry eye in the house.