67: From Borders to Borderlands: A Conversation with Colette Denali Montoya-Sloan

Dolls of Our Lives

Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney

Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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On this episode, we're joined by Colette Denali Montoya-Sloan, a member of the Pueblo of Isleta and a descendant of the Pueblo of San Felipe. A librarian interested in oral history and issues of Indigenous identity, Colette shared a wealth of experiences with us in this fun conversation! We heard about her earliest memories of American Girl, her first introduction to Kaya, and what she makes of Kaya's story now as an adult collector exploring questions of identity and narrative in her excellent Inky Marina blog (https://blog.inkymarina.com/) and Instagram account (@inkymarina). This episode will leave you with lots of great reading recs, resources, and questions, including what music should be played at Borders?

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0:40.2	Hello everyone. Welcome to American Girls, the podcast.
0:44.3	This is the podcast where we're reliving the American Girl series book by book.
0:49.1	I'm Mary and we are so so excited to bring you an interview on this episode with a very special
0:54.8	guest. On this episode we get a chance to talk with Collette Denali Montoya Sloan.
1:00.9	She is a member of the Pueblo of Isletta and a descendant of the Pueblo of San Felipe
1:06.4	and an all-star librarian archivist working in New York City.
1:10.2	And among other places, the lesbian her story archives where she works on spoken word and audio
1:15.6	projects. She is also a proud member of the Indigenous Kinship Collective. And as you'll
1:20.8	hear on this episode, she brings a really wonderful perspective to our readings of the Kaya books.
1:26.2	She has a lot of great queer reads of the Kaya series and a lot of great insight to bring to,
1:33.9	you know, this real ride we've all been on together. It's also important for us to note that she
1:38.8	is pretty famous on Instagram. You may already be familiar with her work. She is the creator of the
1:45.9	At Inki Marina INKYMARINA, Instagram account where you can see her dolls traveling truly
1:54.6	all over the world and visiting all kinds of amazing sites with all kinds of incredible
1:59.6	fashions. So please check out and support her work on Instagram. And without further ado,
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