Quiet Lightning’s “Better Ancestors” - The Story of We

Miakoda performed a reading of their piece “The Story of We: Author-izing the Myths that Saved Our Lives” in Quiet Lightning’s 12th Better Ancestors Showcase of BIPOC writers on October 2, 2023. This piece, read by Miakoda, Brontë Velez, and Dr. Damon Francis with a soundscape provided by Caro Acuña Olvera, describes Miakoda’s reclamation of authority to author their own narrative.