<p>He honoured his father’s wish to leave his Tsimshian family, community and culture behind to succeed in the white world, but now Rudy finds himself caught between two cultures and travels to his family’s first home for answers.</p>

He honoured his father’s wish to leave his Tsimshian family, community and culture behind to succeed in the white world, but now Rudy finds himself caught between two cultures and travels to his family’s first home for answers.

Episode 1: Do the White Thing

<p>Rudy Kelly’s dad was a great chief of the Tsimshian Nation - a champion of the language, culture, and community. Everyone loved him. But did Rudy? As a kid, he looked up to him. Idolized him. But also feared him. And even hated him. He told Rudy that to succeed, he would have to leave everything behind: his family, friends, and culture. In this six-part series, Rudy's journey brings him back in time, to learn how colonization impacted Indigenous people, from those who lived it. To find out who and what his dad really was, and to discover more about himself - the Urbariginal</p>

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Rudy Kelly’s dad was a great chief of the Tsimshian Nation - a champion of the language, culture, and community. Everyone loved him. But did Rudy? As a kid, he looked up to him. Idolized him. But also feared him. And even hated him. He told Rudy that to succeed, he would have to leave everything behind: his family, friends, and culture. In this six-part series, Rudy's journey brings him back in time, to learn how colonization impacted Indigenous people, from those who lived it. To find out who and what his dad really was, and to discover more about himself - the Urbariginal

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