Carleton University
The living voice of land, water, language and kin : Wolastoqey sonic sovereignty
Abstract
dc:description.abstractWolastoqey stories and songs are beings with spirit, changing and evolving with Wolastoqiyik as an ancient and modern people. Sound is our culture, carrying our identities, teachings, and traditions. As our kin she carries her own sovereignty: Wolastoqey sonic sovereignty, or Wolastoqey lands and waters, language, and kinship braided together. Sonically, it engages with our Earth Mother’s teachings, how our language unifies and carries the breadth of our identities among Wolastoqiyik, respectful and reciprocal relationships, and ancestral breath. These concepts express the song of my people, one that is heard throughout my work. I engage with storywork and two-eyed seeing, drawing on oral knowledge from my community and Hopi sonic sovereignty (Reed 2018) while prioritizing stories as a traditional way of knowledge transfer, mobilization, and creation. Join me on this journey and open your ears and heart to the transformational power of our aural kin. Mawintuhtine! Let us sing together!
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Master's
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Music and Culture
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Carleton University
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2025
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Brochu, Gabrielle Liliane
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- Copyright © 2025 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, distribution to students, research and scholarship. Theses may only be shared by linking to the Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be copied without proper attribution to the author; no part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
- Language dc:language.iso
- en
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/44870