Growing up as an Indigenous and queer person isn’t easy.

Owen Unruh, a Two-Spirit, Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) adoptee, felt ashamed of his identity until well into adulthood which led him to a battle with addiction. He joins the podcast to discuss his experience with substance abuse and how building a community online on TikTok has helped him through his recovery.

In this episode, Owen opens up about his near-death experience, and he and Shayla have a frank conversation about addiction and its impact on Indigenous youth and their families.

They also trade plenty of pisces love, and Shayla shares some little-known history about her own background as a computer-game streaming “pioneer”... well, sort of.

Matriarch Movement is created and hosted by Shayla Oulette Stonechild and produced by Kattie Laur. Theme music is "Sisters" by Wolf Saga, Chippewa Travellers and David R. Maracle.

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