Riley Yesno
Riley Yesno is a queer Anishinaabe scholar and writer from Eabametoong First Nation. She has written and provided commentary for some of Canada’s largest media outlets, and her work focuses on Indigenous brilliance and liberation everywhere. Find her on Twitter @Rileyyesnomaybe.
Latest from Riley Yesno
Point of View
Fake Indigenous art is the tip of the iceberg of cultural appropriation
‘Pretendians’ have infiltrated academia, media and the arts, says Anishinaabe writer, but how do we determine who is real and who is fake?
Documentaries -The Passionate Eye |
Two Indigenous women at the forefront of beauty and wellness share their intentional approach to business
Indspire Award recipients Jenn Harper and Shayla Oulette Stonechild are modelling what their industries can be.
Life -Work & Money |
Bridging tradition and the future: Standouts from the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival 2022 runway
The showcase of the best in Indigenous fashion was stunning — and celebratory.
Life -Style |
Life on the rez for 4 2SLGBT Indigenous people
Generally, the narrative about 2SLGBT life in Canada is that you have to live in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or another urban centre to access meaningful 2SLGBT spaces but what does that mean for 2SLGBT Indigenous people who call northern communities and the rez home?
Indigenous |
'Everyone is welcome here:' Thunder Bay entrepreneurs look to connect culture, community through new tea shop
It all started back in February at the Toronto Tea Festival where a Thunder Bay, Ont., couple say they had the "epiphany" to turn their life-long love of tea into a business endeavour.
Canada -Thunder Bay |