Memory, land, and language: Sitting down with Joséphine Bacon

About this episode

Joséphine Bacon discusses her poetry and its connection to her elders and the land.

On this episode of Face to Face: Joséphine Bacon Through her poetry, Joséphine Bacon carries the voices of her elders and the stories of the land. Bacon is internationally acclaimed and she is a leading voice in contemporary Indigenous literature. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

People in this episode

Guest: Joséphine Bacon

Topics covered

• Indigenous literature
• poetry
• cultural stories
• land
• language

Keywords

• Joséphine Bacon
• Indigenous
• poetry
• literature
• cultural heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: APTN

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