Our Native Land

Meet Sharon and Martin. Two rising Indigenous authors working with well known Published authors to master their craft. They are participating in a series of workshops/sessions covering a variety of topics to help them not only grow as writers, but as entrepreneurs learning about the available tools to help fund and promote their works.

We welcome Teoni back to Our Native Land to celebrate the launch of her sequel to Little Wolf. An all new book, White Raven.

Have you ever wonder what in the world is ASMR? In this episode ONL explores the world of ASMR with Indigenous guest Isabel Okanese. Isabel is a 6th generation psychic and natural-born healer. She's an Oji-Cree Intuitive and Tarot reader providing people relaxation methods to help find their calm through her ASMR videos.

Game time! Nunami promotes thinking and coexistence; strategy, focus, understanding, and balance are important parts of the game. Players will try to win by securing cohabitation with another player. This amazing game promotes coexistence with others and could potentially add to sources of income to an Inuit region of Canada.

This episode dives into everything about Joseph Willam McKay, best known as the founder of Nanaimo, BC on Vancouver Island. Joseph was one of the most successful Métis men of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) in the late nineteenth century. At a time when Indigenous employees of the HBC were rarely promoted above the rank of postmaster, McKay rose to the highest rank in the company over the course of his career.

Join me, Ken, and Chief Harry as we discuss the significance of the Malahat Skywalk for the Malahat Nation and for Vancouver island.

Join host Tchadas Leo and Jenn as they talk about Rez Animal Rescue. Jenn spends all of her time and money dedicated to saving any kind of animal on reserve land. This is a great story and she can always use your help.

Jarrid Lee is an up-and-coming country music star and the great, great, great-grandson of Louis Riel! This is a good one!

After her powerful speech in the House of Commons, Mumilaaq spends some time with ONL host Tchadas Leo breaking down how she became to be the MP for Nunavut and why she decided to leave.

In recent weeks, the Kaska Nation along with other tribes performed a ceremonial destruction of the former Lower Post residential school on the border of BC and the Yukon. Tchadas has a candid conversation with Deputy Chief Harlan Schilling about the event and how it unfolded and the emotions that followed.