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Subject(s): Arts, Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Diversity, Family Studies/Home Economics, First Nations Studies, Gender Studies, Guidance, Health, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Women's Studies
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult

Cree trans-woman Jazmine Smith grew up on Flying Dust First Nation in northern Saskatchewan as a boy who felt out of place… until discovering the art of makeup. This passion helped her to transition and begin her journey into womanhood when she moved to a city and enrolled in a beauty school program. She now lives in BC with her jeweler husband. This is a story of acceptance, confidence, self-love, and jewelry.

Biography:

Jazmine Gladue-Smith grew up on Flying Dust First Nation, a Cree reserve located in North-Western Saskatchewan. She’s always had a passion for grace and style and attended beauty schools in Saskatchewan, Alberta and now British Columbia. She runs a beauty studio out of her home, Jazzyjazz Style & Beauty, which is geared towards helping transgender woman, crossdressers and drag queens.

Also available in French: Je suis moi

Running Time: 4:26 Country of Origin: Canada

Producer: Wapikoni Mobile Copyright Date: 2018 Language: English

1. I Am Me: The Wapikoni Indigenous Filmmakers Collection  4:26
   Cree trans-woman Jazmine Smith grew up on Flying Dust First...
   Cree trans-woman Jazmine Smith grew up on Flying Dust First Nation in northern Saskatchewan as a boy who felt out of place… until discovering the art of makeup. This passion helped her to transition and begin her journey into womanhood when she moved to a city and enrolled in a beauty school program. She now lives in BC with her jeweler husband. This is a story of acceptance, confidence, self-love, and jewelry. Biography: Jazmine Gladue-Smith grew up on Flying Dust First Nation, a Cree reserve located in North-Western Saskatchewan. She’s always had a passion for grace and style and attended beauty schools in Saskatchewan, Alberta and now British Columbia. She runs a beauty studio out of her home, Jazzyjazz Style & Beauty, which is geared towards helping transgender woman, crossdressers and drag queens.