The Auntie Is In Season 3 Podcast Launch Party & Live Recording

Join us as we celebrate the official Season 3 launch of The Auntie Is In podcast! Don’t miss out because we have special guest Jennifer Podemski hopping on an episode live and in person with Dr. Paulina Johnson. We’ve got food, beverages and all the big auntie laughs you can handle.

Time: Doors open 1:00 PM, program starts at 2:00 PM. Reception to follow.

The Auntie Is In podcast is hosted by Dr. Paulina Johnson, an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of Alberta. In this series, Dr. Johnson shares stories and insights from her Nehiyawak (Four Spirit) heritage, addressing the experiences of being Indigenous in settler Canada. The podcast explores themes such as Indigenous feminisms, cultural narratives, and the impact of colonialism on Indigenous communities

Jennifer Podemski (she/her) is celebrated for her dynamic roles as an actor, director, producer, and writer. Her career took off with a notable performance in Bruce McDonald's "Dance Me Outside," which cemented her status in the industry. Driven by a passion for increasing Indigenous representation, Jennifer co-founded Big Soul Productions in 1999, becoming Canada’s first, full-service, Indigenous-owned film and television production company. In 2005, she branched out independently and launched Redcloud Studios Inc., where she continued to build capacity for Indigenous people within the screen sector. As a producer, Jennifer has been at the helm of numerous impactful works, including Moccasin Flats, Empire of Dirt, and most recently, the critically acclaimed limited series Little Bird, listed by Playback as Canada’s Best Series of 2023.

Paulina Johnson (she/her) Sîpihkokîsikowiskw ê w, Blue Sky Woman, is Nêhiyaw (Four-Spirit or Plains Cree) and a citizen of Samson Cree Nation from Mâskwacis, Alberta. She is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta and the Co-Research Director for Braiding Knowledges Canada. She is trained in Indigenous and decolonial research methodologies to center Indigenous intelligence including ceremony rooted in community-based research. Her primary goal in academia is to ensure relationality, reciprocity, and accountability are addressed when working with Indigenous Nations through how knowledge is produced, co-created, and disseminated to be done in a good and meaningful way. Her research specializations include Treaty, Indigenous-settler relationships, anti-Indigeneity, trauma, whiteness, white possessiveness, settler-colonialism, inequality, and racism.

Contact

• Questions about the event, contact Trina Harrison - Indigenousalumni@ualberta.ca
  
• Registration questions, contact Katherine Kupchenko - kgk1@ualberta.ca