The Arbutus Review • 2020 • Vol. 11, No. 1 Special Issue on Indigenous Wellness •
https://doi.org/10.18357/tar111202019689

living in the in-betweens
Madeline Burns

Métis
Indigenous but not Indigenous enough
my skin does not reflect my culture
i wear the scars of my ancestors
Mary, Margaret, Virginie, Maria

yet i share the skin of the colonizers
white awards me privilege

but i am marginalized in my own community

Bisexual
Gay but not Gay enough

my femininity does not reflect my sexuality
i bear the stigmas of my sisters
Hunt, Robinson, Allen, Brant

yet i go on dates with many misters
heteronormativity awards me privilege

but i am marginalized in my own community

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