Indigenous 150+

John Croutch, Indigenous cultural competency trainer at UofT and Wikwemikong First Nation member, speaks about experiential learning, allyship, social justice and reimagining education. Host: Roha Hena

Award-winning Vancouver based filmmaker Asia Youngman, of Cree, Métis and Haudenosaunee descent shares the early opportunities that allowed her to find her passion, and feed her imagination, helping to build her confidence and career. Her success not with standing, this episode ends with a strong call to the media industry to better support female Indigenous talent both in front and behind the camera. Host: Kirsten Mathison

In part 2, Chief Matthew Todd Peigen of the Pasqua First Nation discusses how their little Nation searches for big solutions from the impacts of solution mines and other industrial developments which could put their land and water in peril. Host Devon Blind

Indigenous mother, educator and Opaskwayak Cree Nation member Alyissa Whitehead Nelson discusses motherhood, building identity, connections to the land and dealing with racism within the health system, as she navigated care for her son diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. Host Raven Richards

UofT medical student Rebecca Crawford, who is Turtle Clan from Snimikobi Algonquin Nation, discusses her experiences as an Indigenous medical student and the need for the healthcare system to be reevaluated. Host: Roha Hena

Chief Matthew Todd Peigen of the Pasqua First Nation discusses the history of Pasqua, sustainability, technology and investing for prosperity. Host Devon Blind

Tune in for stories of adventure, magic, and coincidence from the pow-wow trail with musician Tee Cloud as he and host, Julianna Peter-Paul discuss his journey as an artist and the challenges of revitalizing culture in their community.

Culture lost and found, racism and the movement rising against it are discussed by two generations of Indigenous women. Host: Tanicia Wright

Tessa Kunuk and Rhoda Angutimarik Recinos, her mother, a teacher and business owner, discuss how life has changed in their Northern community of Igloolik over the last three generations. Host: Tessa Kunuk

Shelby Anderson and her father discuss what it was like to encounter a Sasquatch one dark night driving between Edmonton and Slave Lake. Host: Shelby Anderson