Troy Sebastian
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Lekwungen territory
About Troy Sebastian
Troy Sebastian| nupqu ʔa·kǂam is a Ktunaxa writer and poet living in Lekwungen territory. His writing has appeared in The Walrus, Prairie Fire, Quill and Quire, The Malahat Review and Ktuq̓ȼqakyam. Lekwungen territory
Troy is a contractor to the Ktunaxa Nation Council but the views presented in his writing are his own, not those of the council.
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