“A Garden of Voices and Time for Debate to Bloom” - A Queer Salon Inspired Tale

It was hot, the food was filling, and the banter and socialising were both so so spot on. The unwritten but often practiced dance of 7-degrees-of-the-rainbow was on and happening as the salon’s attendees all got to add context to who they were all sharing the room with and their worlds.

Then, it was story time…

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The 2023 Albertan Queer Affirmation Review identified the importance of empowering Queer story tellers.

Through its ways, Treaty guarantees that Two Spirit folks & others should be able to live in our cities and schools. Queer people have the grand joy that, in being true to ourselves, we make room for & affirm Treaty. The same Treaty that allows us to be our own true selves lets others do the same, and deserves empowerment. Through this, Queer spaces become magic spaces, and stories maintain that magic.

By grace and good fortune, we've gathered Queer writers and their stories. Today's story is the second of our second tranche which has brought the pilot project back to life. It helps us set a new tempo and reflects on Queer storytellers, audiences, and who stories are for. What follows comes in part from being Queer in Treaty 7.

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“Queer Writers and Story Ripples” - A Queer Salon Inspired Tale

In a valley many mountain crests west of Treaty 7 lands, in territory devoid of treaty itself and far from the few sparse Canadian metropolises, a stranger found me in the alps, recognising not just me, but the story I hadn't finished telling....

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The 2023 Albertan Queer Affirmation Review identified the importance of empowering Queer story tellers.

Through its ways, Treaty guarantees that Two Spirit folks & others should be able to live in our cities and schools. Queer people have the grand joy that, in being true to ourselves, we make room for & affirm Treaty. The same Treaty that allows us to be our own true selves lets others do the same, and deserves empowerment. Through this, Queer spaces become magic spaces, and stories maintain that magic.

By grace and good fortune, we've gathered Queer writers and their stories. Month’s since our last episode, months since hurdles and hiatus, today's story brings us to a new tempo and reflects on Queer storytelling and storytellers. What follows comes in part from being Queer in Treaty 7.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit queerintreaty7.substack.com

Memory of an Eagle: Community makes memories happen - A Queer Salon Tale

At a Salon of Queer storytellers in Calgary, where the Elbow meets the Bow, as stories unfolded and more stories after that, "The Eagle" kept popping up. Not the bird, not the radio, but the bar & the symbol of community.

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Last year, The Albertan Queer Affirmation Review identified the importance of empowering Queer story tellers. Through its ways, Treaty guarantees that Two Spirit folks & others should be able to line in our cities and schools. Queer people have the grand joy that, in being true to ourselves, we make room for & affirm Treaty. The same Treaty that allows us to be our own true selves lets others do the same. Through this, Queer spaces become magic spaces, and stories maintain that magic. By grace and good fortune, we've raised enough to gather Queer writers and promote their stories. This story does that in its own way; what follows comes from being Queer in Treaty 7.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit queerintreaty7.substack.com

Queer People Belong in Our Governments: It Can Be Done - Michael Smith affirms

At a Salon of Queer storytellers in Calgary, where the Elbow meets the Bow, the question arose, "Should Queer youth bother with politics if governments can't seem to accept them?" And Michael answered, "It can be done...

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Last year, The Albertan Queer Affirmation Review identified the importance of empowering Queer story tellers. Through its ways, Treaty guarantees that Two Spirit folks & others should be able to line in our cities and schools. Queer people have the grand joy that, in being true to ourselves, we make room for & affirm Treaty. The same Treaty that allows us to be our own true selves lets others do the same. Through this, Queer spaces become magic spaces, and stories maintain that magic. By grace and good fortune, we've raised enough to gather Queer writers and promote their stories. This story does that in its own way; what follows comes from being Queer in Treaty 7.

Read this story on substack & find more through our Linktree https://linktr.ee/queerintreaty7

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit queerintreaty7.substack.com

The Sweetest Raspberries - A story by Mattie Nighean McMillan

A tale of a canoe and a lake, raspberries on a cliffs edge, and the impacts hormone therapy can have on ones strengths and joys.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit queerintreaty7.substack.com

The First Time I Kissed a Girl - A story by KSC Hatch

Last year, The Albertan Queer Affirmation Review identified the importance of empowering Queer story tellers. Through its ways, Treaty guarantees that Two Spirit folks & others should be able to line in our cities and schools. Queer people have the grand joy that, in being true to ourselves, we make room for & affirm Treaty. The same Treaty that allows us to be our own true selves lets others do the same. Through this, Queer spaces become magic spaces, and stories maintain that magic. By grace and good fortune, we've raised enough to gather Queer writers and promote their stories. This story does that in its own way; what follows comes from being Queer in Treaty 7.

Read this story on substack & find more through our Linktree https://linktr.ee/queerintreaty7

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit queerintreaty7.substack.com