Tenille K. Campbell is a

Dene The Dene people () are an Indigenous group of First Nations who inhabit the northern boreal, subarctic and Arctic regions of Canada. The Dene speak Northern Athabaskan languages and it is the common Athabaskan word for "people". The term ...

and

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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 i ...

Education

She holds an MFA in creative writing from the

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; 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 (born 1993) 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, A ...

. 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. He is an assistant professor in the department of humanities at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the 2019 memoir, '' From the Ashes,'' and 2022 poetry book ''Scars and Stars.'' ''F ...

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'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

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

Photography

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

)

References

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