Tenille K. Campbell is a Dene and

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

poet and a photographer from

English River First Nation The English River Dene Nation is a Dene First Nation band government in Patuanak, Saskatchewan, Canada. Their reserve is in the northern section of the province. Its territories are in the boreal forest of the Canadian Shield. This First Nation ...

Education

She holds an MFA in creative writing from the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

; where she studied with

Richard Van Camp Richard Van Camp (born September 8, 1971) is a Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ writer of the Dene nation from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada.

. Her MFA dissertation was titled ''Nuniyé Tehlgh-th : land of the wolf'', and was a "young adult novel tells the story of Kelly Estatheneh, a young Dene woman living at the English River First Nation reserve in Northern Saskatchewan." As of November 2017, she is a PhD candidate in the Department of English at the

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. Her PhD research is focused on Indigenous Literature.

Career

Her artistic works often focus on Indigenous people in Canada. She is the owner of Sweetmoon Photography that specializes in capturing photographs of Indigenous people. Her photography has appeared in ''Radio Canada International,''. University of Saskatchewan News, and ''Eagle Feather News''. Additionally, a photograph from her series entitled ''Urban Indigenous Woman'' was selected as the cover image for the second edition of ''A Recognition of Being'' by Kim Anderson. Her portrait photography portfolio includes work with Chelsea Rooney and

Roseanne Supernault Roseanne Supernault is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her roles as Natalie Stoney in the television series '' Blackstone'' and as the title character in the 2013 film ''Maïna''. Originally from East Prairie, Alberta, she i ...

. She is also the co-creator of ''tea&bannock'', a blog which was "born out of a desire for a sense of community with other Indigenous women photographers – a place that feels like you are sitting around a table, enjoying tea and bannock." Campbell was selected by

Lisa Charleyboy Lisa Charleyboy is a First Nations ( Tsilhqot’in) writer, storyteller, editor, and social entrepreneur. She is the editor-in-chief of ''Urban Native Magazine'', which focuses on popular culture from an Indigenous perspective. She makes frequent a ...

, host of CBC's ''New Fire'', as the first guest on the show to talk about ''#IndianLovePoems''. Of the collection said: "I couldn't put it down. I truly saw myself reflected within those pages, and I also saw every Indigenous woman I know."

Jesse Thistle Jesse Thistle (born 1976) is a Métis-Cree author and assistant professor in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the internationally best-selling memoir, '' From the Ashes.'' He is a PhD candidate in th ...

of UMFM's ''At The Edge Of Canada: Indigenous Research'' echoed the sentiment saying: "there were some representations and images of incredibly strong Indigenous men...some of the healthiest, some of the loveliest...being an Indigenous man myself, I immediately latched on to those, and I was like 'oh I so want to be that type of person." In 2017, Campbell was named one of CBC Saskatchewan's "Future 40".

Selected works

Poetry * ''#IndianLovePoems'' (poetry, 2017). * ''#KissingIndigenous'' (photographic series, in progress) * Contributor to ''Sing: Poetry from the Indigenous Americas'' (ed.

Allison Hedge Coke Allison Adelle Hedge Coke is an American poet and editor. Her debut book, ''Dog Road Woman'', won the American Book Award and was the first finalist of the Paterson Poetry Prize and Diane DeCora Award. Since then, she has written five more books ...

) * ''nedi nezu (Good Medicine)'' (poetry, 2021).

Photography

* Contributor to ''"Urban Tribe"'' and ''"Dreaming in Indian"'' (Eds.

Mary Beth Leatherdale Mary Beth Leatherdale is a Canadian author and storyteller. Early life and education Leatherdale grew up in Ridgetown. Leatherdale received a bachelor's degree in visual arts from the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Master of Educa ...

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References

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