Rosanne Deerchild & Tara Gereaux, with Karyn Pugliese ~ Identity, Belonging & the Stories That Shape Us

Award-winning Métis writer Tara Gereaux and acclaimed Canadian Cree poet, author and broadcaster Rosanna Deerchild come together to explore the intimate, complicated terrain of relationships, memory and identity through their latest works, Wild People Quiet, longlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize, and She Falls Again, winner of the 2025 Indigenous Voices Award.

Guided by award-winning journalist, editor and educator Karyn Pugliese, a citizen of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation, they will explore:

~ How family, identity and belonging shape the stories we inherit—and the stories we choose to tell about ourselves.

~ The complexities of love, desire and vulnerability, and the ways our closest relationships can challenge us and help us understand who we are.

~ How memory, history and silence continue to shape our lives—and how storytelling can create space for resilience, self-discovery and new possibilities.

A rich and deeply human conversation about identity, belonging, love and resilience—and the courage it takes to listen for, and ultimately claim, our own voices.