Leanne Simpson took to the stage on December 18, 2014 with a compelling performance at the Basement Revue show. Here, she discusses the context around her performance.
“I feel like I have a responsibility to speak out, and speak to this issue [of missing and murdered Indigenous women,]” Simpson says in the video.
“There’s a sense of urgency. I’m a mother, I have a daughter, and I don’t want her to grow up in a country where she’s targeted.”
Watch Simpson and Tara Williamson's Basement Revue performances here and here.
Over the coming months, New Journeys will bring you exclusive videos of performances by Joseph Boyden, Leanne Simpson, ATCR and many others
Jason Collett explains how the night came together
The show was part of something bigger than itself, Rogers says
