CHYANA MARIE SAGE is a Cree, M�tis, and Salish writer from Edmonton, Alberta. Her essay "Soar" won first place in the Edna Staebler Essay Contest, then won Silver in the National Magazine Awards. She graduated with an MFA in creative nonfiction from Columbia University, where she is now an adjunct professor. She publishes regularly with HuffPost, has strong ties with NDN Girls Book Club, and is a healing writer facilitator with the Daklaweidi Clan in the Yukon. She lives in New York City.
