'I could've been her and she could've been me'
Award-winning Canadian indigenous journalist Brandi Morin sees her own life reflected in some of the most harrowing stories she covers.
Brandi Morin is an award-winning journalist. She's Cree, Iroquois, French Canadian and puts the abuses suffered by indigenous Canadians front and centre in her work. Brandi sees her own life reflected in some of the most painful stories she covers and understands personally the cycles and patterns of trauma that impact her community today. She tells India Rakusen her story of survival and how her journalism has attracted global attention.
This episode contains accounts of sexual violence to a child. You can access support at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Action Line /actionline/ and Befrienders https://befrienders.org/
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Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Deiniol Buxton
(Photo: Brandi Morin with a red handprint on her face to symbolise the high murder rate of indigenous women in Canada. Credit: Brandi Morin)
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