Chyana Marie Sage is an Indigenous woman, descendant of residential school survivors, and the great-granddaughter of the late Honorable Dr. Thelma Chalifoux. Intergenerational trauma is a theme that rings true in her life. She draws on experiences of intergenerational trauma, painting a world of raw emotion that pulls you into the viscerality of her poems, short stories, and soon to be memoir. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a BA in English and Creative Writing, and is delighted to be pursuing her MFA degree at Columbia University in Fall 2021. Currently, she works as a research assistant for the University of Alberta Prison Project. She is writing about how incarcerated Indigenous women connect with their culture inside the institution.
