“Our stories have to be told. If you have it in yourself at all anywhere to be a writer, do it. Because the world needs your voice, needs your story. You never know who is going to encounter it and whose life it’s going to change.”

This inspiring interview with Rena Priest flows through the beauty of childhood, the nurturing hand that is culture and some uplifting encouragement to future writers. As a Washington State Poet Laureate and an enrolled member of the Lummi Nation, Rena walks WyKeklyaa Curleybear, a newly joined Young and Indigenous member, through a tour of her life.