Chelsea Vowel

Chelsea Vowel
Born
Lac Ste. Anne
NationalityMétis Nation of Alberta
Occupation
  • Writer
Websiteâpihtawikosisân: Law. Language. Culture.

Chelsea Vowel, who often writes as âpihtawikosisân (Cree syllabics: ᐋᐱᐦᑕᐃᐧᑯᓯᓵᐣ, IPA: /aːpɪhtəwɪkosɪsaːn/, i.e., Métis, lit. "half-son"),[1] is a Métis writer, professor, and lawyer[2] from near Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta, whose work focuses on language, gender identity, and cultural resurgence.[3] She has been published in the Huffington Post,[4] The National Post, and The Globe and Mail.[5] Co-host of the podcast Métis in Space and runner of the IndigenousXca Twitter account,[6] Vowel has been noted as a "prominent and respected Métis blogger"[7] and "one of the most visible of [the] new generation" of Métis intellectuals.[6]

As of 2023, Vowel is a Cree language instructor at the University of Alberta.[8][9] as well as a mother, author, and podcaster.

  1. ^ "âpihtawikosisân". Cree Dictionary. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. ^ "How Chelsea Vowel is confronting Indigenous stereotypes | CBC Radio". CBC. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "Chelsea Vowel". Portage & Main Press. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  4. ^ Vowel, Chelsea. "Chelsea Vowel". Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ^ Bryce, Andrew Jay. "Proposing new media narratives to create an ethical space of engagement between indigenous and non-indigenous people in Canada". Royal Roads University. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ^ a b Gaudry, Adam (2015). "Métis Issues on @IndigenousXca". Aboriginal Policy Studies. 5 (1). University of Alberta. doi:10.5663/aps.v5i1.25646. ISSN 1923-3299.
  7. ^ Pasternak, Shiri (2016). "The fiscal body of sovereignty: to 'make live' in Indian country". Settler Colonial Studies. 6 (4): 317–338. doi:10.1080/2201473X.2015.1090525. S2CID 143149804.
  8. ^ "How a master's student became an influential voice on Indigenous issues through social media". Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  9. ^ University, Carnegie Mellon. "Chelsea Vowel - A Lodge Within Her Mind - Center for the Arts in Society - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-22.