I am a Ghost
Whose tribe has been
Slaughtered
Our language and way
deemed savage.
Hatred and anger
From a society built on
Bloodied lands
Stolen from brown
Native hands
Painful past
His-story and her-story
Taints future
Generations.
About the Author
Kaitlyn Nobiss, also known as Indigihunny or Indigenous Savage, is a second-year Digital Arts student at Selkirk College. Her passions encompass film, digital illustration, murals, acrylic painting, and Indigenous portraits. A strong advocate for public art, she has collaborated with the Nelson District Arts Council for the Nelson International Mural Festival and aspires to create her own mural. As a non-status Indigenous artist with roots connected to the Beaver Lake Cree Reserve, she currently calls Nelson, B.C. home.
