Who we are
Pisimoyapiy Storytelling is here to help all of us find the medicine in our stories. We tell stories; we witness stories; we are here for meaning-making and reimagining; we invite you to hold your own story.
Research, teaching, therapy, sharing circles, a good podcast, the motivational mic, even stand-up comedy… It's all a practice of storytelling and we are here to do just that with you!
P.S works collaboratively and creatively with adult learners, groups, organizations, and communities. At P.S we center Indigiqueer & Two-Spirit teachings and Indigenous Ways of Knowing. We are rooted in culture, ceremony, land relations, and showing up in a good way.
We are here to support our service providers, organizations, and community organizers in their work to provide services that are culturally relevant, healing, and good medicine for those they serve.
2-Spirit-Indigiqueer Storyteller
Wordsmith, Facilitator, Creative & Collaborator
Alyjah Ermine; pîsimoyâpiy miskinâhk nâpew
Alyjah is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Clinical Social Work - Trauma Informed Care Specialization, from the University of Calgary.
Alyjah’s academic background and community engagement experiences has led them to be a leader in Indigenous community consultations and ethical story collection.
To survive & resist, Alyjah (he/they) has found reprieve, guidance, healing, & love through the gift of Storytelling and their Indigenous culture. The words they write to past versions of themself have become their offering, their medicine, and love letters to their community. Alyjah is deeply passionate about stories. Whether they are sharing, listening, witnessing or making meaning of the story - where stories are involved, Alyjah is eager to participate.
They have served 2SLGBTQIA+ young people experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, and other complex mental health problems.
They also support people in cultural reconnection, gender & sexuality exploration, and through the process of obtaining post-secondary education.
I love other writers & poets. I read their books…
I highlight, draw, write directly on the page adding my own storytelling medicine. I study the stories that not only set me free but in their own truth telling, my words are invited into the light too.
They taught me not to colour on my desk and don’t write in books. These are the very 2 things I still do as an adult.
Turns out wordsmiths need workshops too.
