Selah Freund

Selah is eight years old from Fort Smith, Northwest Territories and deep roots in Treaty 8 territory. She is a proud mix of Chipewyan (pr. Chip-a-why-an) Dënesųłiné (Dene-soo-lee-nay) and Cree, with European family ties, and she carries her culture with joy and confidence.

Her Cree name, Moniyaeskwew (pr. mo-nee-yask-wev) meaning White Girl, was gifted to her by her Kokum at birth and is worn with pride.

Selah thrives on the land, where she hunts, traps, and travels with her family in a northern way of life that supports healing from the impacts of the Sixties Scoop. She is passionate about learning Indigenous languages and understanding her ancestors’ ways.