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Line 40: \| movement = \| portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc.; or omit --> }}{{Short description\|Mi'kmaw writer, storyteller, and ecologist}} }} '''~~Shalan~~shalan joudry'''{{refn\|~~Joudry~~joudry ~~choses~~chooses to capitalize neither her name nor the personal pronoun 'i' so as to "be consistent with not over-emphasizing myself in relation to the collective".<ref name="SaltWire">{{Cite web\|last=Reynolds\|first=Ardelle\|date=2021-05-12\|title=Mi'kma'ki storyteller hopes ~~workshop~~workshops ~~encourages~~encourage ~~“beautiful~~"beautiful ~~increase”~~increase" in Indigenous narrative artists\|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/mikmaki-storyteller-hopes-workshop-encourages-beautiful-increase-in-indigenous-narrative-artists-100587275/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=www.saltwire.com\|language=en}}</ref>\|group=note}} is a [[Mi'kmaw]] writer, oral storyteller, director, drummer/singer, and ecologist. ~~She is known for her poetry collections, including the multi-award nominated ''Walking Ground''.~~▼ ▲'''Shalan joudry'''{{refn\|Joudry choses to capitalize neither her name nor the personal pronoun 'i' so as to "be consistent with not over-emphasizing myself in relation to the collective".<ref name="SaltWire">{{Cite web\|last=Reynolds\|first=Ardelle\|date=2021-05-12\|title=Mi'kma'ki storyteller hopes workshop encourages “beautiful increase” in Indigenous narrative artists\|url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/mikmaki-storyteller-hopes-workshop-encourages-beautiful-increase-in-indigenous-narrative-artists-100587275/\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=www.saltwire.com\|language=en}}</ref>\|group=note}} is a [[Mi'kmaw]] writer, storyteller, and ecologist. She is known for her poetry collections, including the multi-award nominated ''Walking Ground''. == Career == Joudry's first book, a collection of poems titled, ''Generations Re-merging,'' was published by [[Gaspereau Press]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Webb-Campbell\|first=Shannon\|date=2015-08-27\|title=Generations Re-merging\|url=https://roommagazine.com/generations-re-merging/\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=ROOM Magazine\|language=en-US}}</ref> Her poetry had previously appeared in "The Nashwaak Review" and "Mi'kmaq Anthology II".<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2014-04-30\|title=Mi'kmaq poet to read from new collection\|work=Cape Breton Post\|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/cape-breton-post/20140430/281986080562445\|access-date=2021-12-26\|via=PressReader}}</ref> In August 2018, joudry's play ''Elapultiek'' premiered with Two Planks and a Passion Theatre in [[Kings County, Nova Scotia]] at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Joudry played Nat opposite Matthew Lumley's Bill. The production subsequently toured four Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith\|first=Emma\|date=2018-08-22\|title=How a play performed around a fire is inspiring reconciliation\|work=CBC\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/elapultiek-ross-creek-centre-for-the-arts-shalan-joudry-play-mi-kmaw-1.4787536\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> A second tour was carried out in the fall of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://nsreviews.blog/2019/09/28/elapultiek-back-on-stage-and-by-fire/\|title = Elapultiek back on stage (And by fire)\|date = 28 September 2019}}</ref> ~~For~~Joudry ~~over~~managed ~~a decade, joudry worked as a project manager~~programs for species at risk and ecology ~~programs~~for more than ten years.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Smith\|first=Emma\|date=2017-08-01\|title=How one Mi'kmaq community is trying to save a threatened snake species\|work=CBC\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/acadia-first-nation-eastern-ribbon-snake-conservation-1.4230181\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> ~~Shalan~~Her second published poetry collection, ''sWaking ~~artistic~~Ground'', was released in 2020 also by Gaspereau Press.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=Lawlor\|first=Allison\|date=2021-06-07\|title=Resiliency of Mi'kmaw culture, power of nature\|page=C1\|work=Halifax ~~often~~Chronicle ~~weaves~~Herald}}</ref> In 2021, it was selected by the [[Writers' Trust of Canada]] as one of 25 books for the WT Amplified Voices program, which aims to amplify [[BIPOC]] voices in ~~ecological~~Canadian writing and ~~Indigenous~~promote ~~teachings~~works of BIPOC writers created during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=van Koeverden\|first=Jane\|date=2021-12-13\|title=Writers' Trust of Canada launches program to support books by BIPOC writers launched during pandemic\|work=CBC\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/writers-trust-of-canada-launches-program-to-support-books-by-bipoc-writers-launched-during-pandemic-1.6283634\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> ''Waking Ground'' was shortlisted for numerous poetry awards in 2021. Also in 2021, joudry's play ''KOQM'', premiered at the King's Theatre in [[Annapolis Royal]], starring joudry as all six characters.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Googoo \|first=Maureen \|date=2022-08-11 \|title=Mi'kmaw play, KOQM, describes colonialism in Nova Scotia from a Mi'kmaw woman's perspective \|url=http://kukukwes.com/2022/08/11/mikmaw-play-koqm-describes-colonialism-in-nova-scotia-from-a-mikmaw-womans-perspective/ \|access-date=2023-07-05 \|website=Ku'ku'kwes News \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''KOQM'' tells the 400-year story of Nova Scotia through the lives of L'nu (Mi'kmaw) women. It was subsequently staged by [[Neptune Theatre (Halifax, Nova Scotia)\|Neptune Theatre]] in Halifax and [[Ship's Company Theatre]] in Parrsborro as well as the [[Highland Arts Theatre]] in Cape Breton.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Tattrie \|first=Jon \|date=2022-04-07 \|title=Neptune play tells Nova Scotia's colonial history through Mi'kmaw eyes \|work=CBC \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/neptune-play-tells-nova-scotia-s-colonial-history-through-mi-kmaw-eyes-1.6410518 \|access-date=2023-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mullin \|first=Morgan \|date=2022-06-21 \|title=All the summer's a stage: Your guide to seasonal, out-of-town theatre \|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/guides/all-the-summers-a-stage-your-guide-to-seasonal-out-of-town-theatre-28863854 \|access-date=2023-07-05 \|website=The Coast Halifax \|language=en}}</ref> ''KOQM'' was nominated for Best Production and won Best New Nova Scotian Play at the 2023 [[Robert Merritt Awards]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Mullin \|first=Morgan \|date=2023-03-28 \|title=A surprise sweep at Theatre Nova Scotia's 2023 Robert Merritt Awards \|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/a-surprise-sweep-at-theatre-nova-scotias-2023-robert-merritt-awards-30499554 \|access-date=2023-07-05 \|website=The Coast Halifax \|language=en}}</ref> In the summer of 2024 shalan toured an off-grid version of KOQM in Newfoundland as well as performing a run at Two Planks and a Passion Theatre in Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Her second published poetry collection was ''Waking Ground'', which was released in 2020 also by Gaspereau Press.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|last=Lawlor\|first=Allison\|date=2021-06-07\|title=Resiliency of Mi’kmaw culture, power of nature\|page=C1\|work=Halifax Chronicle Herald}}</ref> In 2021, it was selected by the [[Writers' Trust of Canada]] as one of 25 books for the WT Amplified Voices program, which aims to amplify [[BIPOC]] voices in Canadian writing and promote works of BIPOC writers created during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news\|last=van Koeverden\|first=Jane\|date=2021-12-13\|title=Writers' Trust of Canada launches program to support books by BIPOC writers launched during pandemic\|work=CBC\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/writers-trust-of-canada-launches-program-to-support-books-by-bipoc-writers-launched-during-pandemic-1.6283634\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> Joudry was named the [[Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21]]'s artist-in-residence in Halifax for 2023 .<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2023 \|title=shalan joudry named artist-in-residence at Canadian Museum of Immigration \|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2269681219971 \|access-date=2024-02-14 \|work=CBC Radio}}</ref> Her short film,''welima’q'', premiered at the [[2024 Toronto International Film Festival]] as part of the Programme 01, Short Cuts.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Bianchini \|first=Elisabetta \|date=2024-09-05 \|title=TIFF 2024 'welima’q': shalan joudry's short film inspired by the beauty of sweetgrass picking \|url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/tiff-2024-welimaq-shalan-joudrys-short-film-inspired-by-the-beauty-of-sweetgrass-picking-014532579.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALQFbef1lSb6U7q8tEPg2PpVqinBePdzMSM71lo87HyO5D1oN5R5QYdiSmJVX6hldXin6k5u0jUQ5h-TKc_9NfgJZbTBnfBhSlo-KMfuLqq0ezgWcCAKD4YLctyzy0gl0KjmFuiL4t9djcYduX3ZQLMdYe-7PFPUf_3NVKYpB-XD \|access-date=2024-09-16 \|website=Yahoo News \|language=en-CA}}</ref> The four-minute film is her first and joudry was director and producer for the production.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|last=MacIntyre \|first=Genevieve \|date=2024-08-20 \|title=Grand premiere: PhD candidate’s directorial debut set to show at TIFF \|url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2024/08/20/tiff-shalan-joudry-welima-q.html \|access-date=2024-09-16 \|website=Dalhousie News \|language=en}}</ref> == Works ==▼ === Poetry ===▼ ▲== Works == ▲=== Poetry === * ''Generations Re-merging'' ([[Gaspereau Press]], 2014) * ''Waking Ground'' (Gaspereau Press, 2020) Line 61 ⟶ 60: * ''Elapultiek (We Are Looking Towards)'' (Pottersfield Press, 2019) * ''Mi'kmaq Stories: Past and Present'' (2020, co-created with [[Catherine Martin (director)\|Catherine Martin]] and [[Trevor Gould]])<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mullin\|first=Morgan\|date=2020-07-09\|title=Over 50 events to fill your summer\|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/over-50-events-to-fill-your-summer/Content?oid=24399583~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=The Coast\|language=en}}</ref> * ''Koqm'' (2021) * ''Koqm'' (2021)<ref>https://grapevinepublishing.ca/9226/world-premiere-of-koqm-at-kings-theatre-annapolis-royal</ref>▼ * Koqm - off grid (2024) * Winter Moons - off grid (2023) ▲* ~~''Koqm''~~Winter Moons musical theatre piece (~~2021~~2024)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://grapevinepublishing.ca/9226/world-premiere-of-koqm-at-kings-theatre-annapolis-royal\|title = World Premiere of Koqm at King's Theatre, Annapolis Royal – the Grapevine}}</ref> === Film/TV === * Welima'q (TIFF 2024 and AIFF 2024) * Women of this Land * Mi'kma'ki == Awards == Line 88 ⟶ 96: \|Published Poetry in English \|{{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Drudi\|first=Cassandra\|date=2021-05-03\|title=Finalists announced for 2021 Indigenous Voices Awards\|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/finalists-announced-for-2021-indigenous-voices-awards/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=Quill and Quire\|language=en}}</ref> \|- \|League of Canadian Poets Awards \|[[Pat Lowther Memorial Award]] \|{{nom}} \|<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Porter\|first=Ryan\|date=2021-04-15\|title=League of Canadian Poets announces shortlists for 2021 Book Awards\|url=https://quillandquire.com/omni/league-of-canadian-poets-announce-shortlists-for-2021-book-awards/~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-26\|website=Quill and Quire\|language=en}}</ref> \|- \|2023 \|[[Robert Merritt Awards\|Robert Merrit Awards]] \|Best New Nova Scotian Play \|''Koqm'' \|{{won}} \|<ref name=":1" /> \|} == Personal life == ~~Joudry~~joudry is from [[Bear River First Nation\|L’sɨtkuk (Bear River First Nation)]]. She has two ~~daughters,~~children one of whom is named Malaika Joudry-Martel.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Willick\|first=Frances\|date=2021-06-18\|title=Grade 10 distance course asks about 'benefits' of residential schools, calls First Nations alcoholism 'common'\|work=CBC News\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/n-s-correspondence-course-residential-schools-stereotypes-1.6069747\|access-date=2021-12-26}}</ref> Sheand lives in Kespukwitk (southwest Nova Scotia) with her partner Frank Meuse.<ref name="SaltWire" /> Joudry is a PhD candidate at [[Dalhousie University]].<ref name=":2" /> == Notes == Line 111 ⟶ 126: [[Category:Canadian women poets]] [[Category:21st-century Canadian poets]] [[Category:Canadian Mi'kmaq people]] [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bear River First Nation]] [[Category:21st-century First Nations writers]] [[Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights]] [[Category:First Nations women writers]] [[Category:First Nations poets]] [[Category:First Nations dramatists and playwrights]]