Face To Face

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Face To Face episodes

May 11, 2021 AFN Regional Chief Kevin Hart
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is AFN Regional Chief for Manitoba Kevin Hart.

He has held many portfolios including water, housing, child welfare and MMIWG.

Hart just announced he will not be seeking a third term as regional chief for Manitoba.
25 min
May 04, 2021 Indigenous helmed shows mark ‘significant moment’ in television history says Cree actor
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is actor, director and educator Michael Greyeyes.

Michael who is Plains Cree from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan has had a diverse career on stage and on the screen.

To some he is best known for his role as Gooch in the movie “Dance Me Outside”.

He is currently starring in the American sitcom “Rutherford Falls” - a show garnering a lot of buzz.
24 min
April 27, 2021 First Nation Sensation portrayed his wrestling gimmick in a positive way
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is the First Nations sensation, pro wrestler Wavell Starr.

Starr is a member of the Star Blanket First Nation in Saskatchewan.

He has held numerous titles including the Canadian Wresting Federation's Heavy Weight Championship.
24 min
April 20, 2021 Award winning filmmaker tackles misrepresentation of crisis in her nation
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is writer, director, producer and actor, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.

Elle-Máijá is a member of the Kainai First Nation as well as Sámi from Norway.

Her latest film is ‘Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy’ - an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic.
23 min
April 13, 2021 Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner is making music to work through grief
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Leonard Sumner.

The Juno nominated artist is from Little Saskatchewan First Nation in Manitoba’s Interlake.

In March of 2021, he released his latest album - Thunderbird.
24 min
April 06, 2021 Métis collective who feel they’re ‘not being heard’ are speaking up
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face are Breanne Lavallee-Heckert and Seraph-Eden Carr.

They are part of Red River Echoes - a collective of Metis in Manitoba and beyond who are raising concerns over a series of statements and actions by the leadership of the Manitoba Metis Federation.

The collective first spoke out after the MMF took out a full page advertisement in a Winnipeg newspaper expressing solidarity with the city’s police service.
24 min
March 30, 2021 Family connections run deep at Qaumajuq exhibit in Winnipeg
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is Heather Igloliorte an Inuk scholar, curator and art historian from Nunatsiavut.

Heather is an associate professor of Indigenous art history at Concordia College in Montreal.

She is also one of the curators of INUA - the first exhibition at Qaumajuq the Winnipeg Art Gallery's new Inuit art centre.
21 min
March 23, 2021 Ontario MPP ‘ashamed to be part of Canada’ over treatment of Indigenous Peoples
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is Ontario NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa.

Sol is a Kingfisher Lake band member and a resident of Sioux Lookout.

He is the opposition critic for Indigenous relations and reconciliation, and acted as a health advisor for the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.
23 min
March 16, 2021 Pandemic has magnified inequalities says community leader
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is Diane Redsky, Executive Director of the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Diane has worked to address the many of the issues facing Winnipeg’s Indigenous community in areas of health, justice, education and social services.

She is a strong advocate for Indigenous children's and women's issues.
23 min
March 09, 2021 Romeo Saganash says Justin Trudeau still doesn’t care about Indigenous Peoples
Our guest on this episode of Face to Face is Cree lawyer and former member of parliament and residential school survivor, Romeo Saganash.

Romeo was first elected as an NDP MP for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in 2011.

He decided to step away from federal politics in 2019.
24 min

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Face to Face, hosted by Dennis Ward, is a one-on-one interview show putting the spotlight on First Nations, Inuit and Métis people that are making an impact in society.