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Creator Spotlight: Falen Johnson
“I think we have a lot of gifted storytellers… That road that was cleared for us, I hope I can help continue to clear it to make it a little bit easier for them to walk down.”
“For a lot of Indigenous kids in the Canadian school system, the facts aren’t there, because we’ve not been asked to come to the table to deliver them.”
- Storytelling, truth-seeking and Hot Docs: In conversation with Mohawk podcaster Falen Johnson
Falen Johnson is Mohawk and Tuscarora (Bear Clan) from Six Nations Grand River Territory. She is a writer and podcaster, notable graduate of the George Brown Theatre School, and a previous Coordinator of the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance. Her podcasts include The Secret Life of Canada, with Leah Simone Bowen, and See You in Court (one of Apple Podcast’s Best Podcasts of 2025). Plays include Salt Baby, Two Indians, and Ipperwash whichwas nominated for a Dora Award.
Falen Johnson is titles in our featured online collection, which includes physical copies available at the Learning Commons at Casa Loma, St. James, and Waterfront. We also invite you to explore our Indigenous collection at anytime and discover something new.
Spotlight on Indigenous creativity in collaboration with Indigenous Initiatives for National Indigenous History Month. Each Tuesday this June, we're featuring a different Indigenous creative from the Library collections.