Our Native Land

Welcome Premier of the Province to ONL! After many years of public service, Premier Horgan is stepping down as the Premier and the leader of the BCNDP but will continue to hold his MLA seat. Horgan and Tchadas talk about reconciliation and his plans once he steps down.

Elder Jessica Sault from the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation, along with her Assistant Cheyanne Tinoko, teach Tchadas how to make Fry Bread. This episode was shot at Royal Roads University and may be the yummiest episode of ONL to date! Flute music by Fletcher Lenz.

This week on ONL, Author Teoni Spathelfer comes in person to hang out and talk about Indigenous authors and books. Teoni also reads a small passage from the final book of her trilogy.

Co-Director of the CBC documentary OKPIK Tiffany Ayalik is an Inuk performer; a filmmaker, actor and singer based in Vancouver. She is from Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and was born and raised in Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories. This episode goes behind the scenes of what it takes to film a documentary in sub-arctic temperatures.

City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps joins Tchadas on this episode of ONL. Mayor Helps discusses the city’s progress with reconciliation in partnership with local Indigenous communities. Tchadas also asks Lisa what she plans to do on her first day off!

Keenan is the founder of Longhouse Media, Canada’s largest indigenous-owned media company. Longhouse specializes in video production, web design, digital marketing, search engine optimization and more. Keenan and Tchadas dive into how to properly engage with Indigenous marketing.

This week’s ONL episode features Jennifer Campbell who is the proud Founder and CEO of Two Worlds Consulting. She is an experienced Project Management Professional and Environmental Professional. Jennifer is a Métis person with roots in Manitoba and brings lived experience to the team.

Welcome to another special episode of ONL. This week, ONL listeners and viewers will get a chance to learn more about the National Indigenous day and it’s timeline, Tchadas will review different Indigenous news worthy articles, and finally we will learn more about how to properly report on different Indigenous communities across Canada.

This week on ONL, we go up north to the new exhibit at the Museum at Campbell River. This exhibit explores the impacts of colonization through the experiences of one family, and one artist. Kwakwaka’wakw artist and Hereditary Chief G̱ixkastallasame-gi, or Cecil Dawson.

On this episode of ONL, Tchadas gets to be a part of a webinar focusing on the “Dos and Don’ts” of using Indigenous Imagery, Art and Culture in business from a panel of Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs. This is the second part of this webinar that was featured on episode 74. Host: Julie Nolin. Panelists: Jaymie Campbell, Tchadas Leo, Merle Alexander and Keenan Beavis.