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In the age when people publish instantly on Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and their own blogs, it might be difficult to see where zines—low-tech, photocopied, self-published magazines—have a place. But they’re still around. You might find them laying around at your local coffee shop or alternative bookstore. The zine publisher might print one out and mail it to you. Kayla Shaggy’s (Diné and Anishinaabe) zine, “Monstrous,” is filled with drawings of monsters. She says the format offers “the freedom to do what you want.” Self-publishing something that people can hold in their hands is part of the reason for doing it. We’ll talk with Native zine makers about why self-publishing a few copies with limited reach is their favorite way to get their creative work out.
Guests:
Demian DinéYazhi’ (Diné) – artist, writer and curator and founder and director of R.I.S.E. (Radical Indigenous Survivance & Empowerment)
Kayla Shaggy (Diné and Anishinaabe) self-publisher
Russel Daniels (Ho-Chunk) – documentary photographer
Cecelia LaPointe (Ojibway/Métis who is enrolled in the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe and Keweenaw Bay Indian Community) – founder and owner of red circle consulting and Waub Ajijaak Press
Break Music: Sweet Grass Water Is Life (single song) Miracle Dolls (artist)
