T’ansi. Ahneen. Aba Washde. My name is Deena Savannah Rema Goodrunning.
My mom is from Sunchild First Nation and my dad is from Paul Band First Nation. I am registered as a member of Sunchild but I also have relatives who are non-status Anishinabe living in Hinton, AB right now. I am currently living in Edmonton, AB.
I spent a lot of my childhood in the Canadian child welfare system and many close relatives including my mother have passed on when I was younger so I have experienced disconnection to my family, culture and community. After aging out of the child welfare system I have worked various jobs including internships at energy companies. I have completed a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta where I majored in English and double-minored in East Asian Studies and Native Studies.
My passion is writing and I love to write poetry as it’s my main form of medicine. I want to advocate for and bring awareness to issues such as animal rights, mental health, sustainable and ethical technology, Indigenous sovereignty, and the child welfare system.
