Mabrika!  

Happy International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This is a special day for the Kalinago people of Dominica. This year you celebrate under the theme Indigenous youth as agent of change and self-determination and I would like to say thanks the Kalinago community for allowing me into their space for the purpose of my research titled Territory; Commonalities between the Reclamation of the Kalinago Language and Connection to Land. Your interviews have amplified the theme. This podcast episode you are about to listen to was part of my major research project that featured interviews of over 10 Kalinago women, and captured  two of them Dr. Velma Valmond and Vincia Casey in a 10 minute podcast called Woryijan (Women); Kalinago women and Intersectionality.  

The entire research project which includes a documentary will be presented to the Kalinago people some time this month. I would like to dedicate this podcast to the late Dr. Velma Valmond.

Episode Background: 

Intersectionality provides the framework to analyze how social division of race, gender and other identities play a role in how the Kalinago women are stereotyped, vilified and also commodified, all of which affects social inequality. These factors may play a major role in how the women’s socioeconomic structure is resolved. Intersectionality is employed as the lens to view these issues in hopes that it will challenge the work that needs to be done for and within their community. It is considered to address these discriminating complexities Kalinago women are exposed to.

“Jackie”  is a newly single mum. She became pregnant and gave birth during the Covid19 pandemic. “Jackie” is a pseudonym.

This podcast series called Dominican Women; My Covid 19 Experience was taped over a two-week period in October of 2021.

It features stories of Dominican women during the Covid19 pandemic. 

At the time of taping Dominica had a total recovered case of 4,537 and as of November 1, 2021, 32 deaths of which 18 were women between the ages of 40-107 years.

This podcast series was funded by the Clara Lionel Foundation, as part of Internews' Eastern Caribbean Small Grants Program, to support the production of stories of COVID resilient groups and communities in Barbados and Dominica. 

Dominican women; My Covid19 Experience was recorded in-person and virtually via ZOOM in Dominica. 

It was produced by Black Island Girl Multimedia     

Narrator | Host | Producer:

Jael Joseph (she,her)

www.jaeljoseph.com 

Music Composition: 

Tropikal “All-in-One” produced and composed by Kenrick Lawrence & Jade Leatham 

For all Inquiries contact: 

Black Island Girl Multimedia

Email: blackislandgirl@gmail.com 

www.blackislandgirl.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackislandgirl2

Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackislandgirl

Twitter: www.twitter.com/blackislandgirl

Guest: “Leandra”

Leandra is a teacher of an all-girls school.

This podcast series called Dominican Women; My Covid 19 Experience was taped over a two-week period in October of 2021.

It features stories of Dominican women during the Covid19 pandemic. 

At the time of taping Dominica had total recovered cases of 4,537 and as of November 1, 2021, 32 deaths of which 18 were women between the ages of 40-107 years.

This podcast series was funded by the Clara Lionel Foundation, as part of Internews' Eastern Caribbean Small Grants Program, to support the production of stories of COVID resilient groups and communities in Barbados and Dominica. 

Dominican women; My Covid19 Experience was recorded in-person and virtually via ZOOM in Dominica. 

It was produced by Black Island Girl Multimedia     

Narrator | Host | Producer:

Jael Joseph (she,her)

www.jaeljoseph.com 

Music Composition: 

Tropikal “All-in-One” produced and composed by Kenrick Lawrence & Jade Leatham 

For all Inquiries contact: 

Black Island Girl Multimedia

Email: blackislandgirl@gmail.com 

www.blackislandgirl.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/blackislandgirl2

Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackislandgirl

Twitter: www.twitter.com/blackislandgirl