Our Native Land

Tchadas hangs out with a friend from high school to talk about his cultural healing path and recovering from drugs and alcohol.

Join Tchadas as he spends some time talking about mental health, smudging and some additional reflection on the past year of Our Native Land.

In this episode Tchadas is joined by many previous guests, and some new voices to celebrate one year of this podcast! We have a round-table discussion about our favourite and most memorable episodes over the past year.

Jana Headrick is an aspiring Indigenous women hockey player who’s goal is to make the sport more accessible to young Indigenous girls.

Wawmeesh Hamilton is an award winning associate producer with CBC Vancouver. He produces the nationally syndicated column Urban Nations: stories about urban Indigenous people across Canada. His work about Indigenous people and reconciliation has also been published on CBC Radio, CBC Online and CBC Indigenous. His radio documentary Not Alone won the 2020 Jack Webster Award for best feature and enterprise reporting. Wawmeesh graduated from the UBC Graduate School of Journalism in 2016. He lives in Vancouver and is a member of the Hupacasath First Nation in Port Alberni, B.C.

Kiara is my new friend at BCIT. She has recently discovered her Indigenous Métis background. Noticeably a lighter skin complexion, she talks about her struggles with identity and her journey with her cultural identity.

Have you ever stayed at an Indigenous Hotel? Tchadas spends some time with Guest Experience and Culture Liaison Lead Caroline Phelps from the Skwachays Lodge. Did you know that the hotel has an Indigenous artist in residence?!

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It has now been 5 years since the Kirby Oil Spill washed into northern BC waters destroying the way of life for the Heiltsuk First Nation and the surrounding communities. Tchadas spends some time with Chief Marilyn to understand the environmental impact this spill has caused.

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Reciprocity is the product of hundreds of conversations over coffee, bannock, moose stew and jarred salmon. What if we could decolonize our backyards, and our futures, together? Tchadas talks to Reciprocity team members Sarah Reid and Naomi Devine to find out what this non profit project is all about!

Sumner's self-determined sound is evidence of his ability to simultaneously occupy landscapes of multiple musical genres including; Hip-Hop, Spoken Word, Country, and Rhythm and Blues. Leonard talks about his artistic career with Host Tchadas Leo and what the future holds for his music.