jaye simpson is a Oji-Cree non binary trans woman writer whose roots hail from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation, Treaty 4. they currently ruminate, reside and resist on the unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations colonially known as Vancouver. they have survived institutions such as the Ministry of Child and Family Development, Metis Family Services and Thompson Rivers University. you can find them on twitter at @jayesimpso94.