Radicle Narrative

Diane Lam (Lam Tu Nghi) is the owner and operator of new Saskatoon fav, Diane’s Place. Serving delicious vegan and vegetarian Vietnamese food. Diane operates out of her home kitchen on weekends while working from home full time. Her food is only available through her social media pages. Listen in as we talk about Vietnamese food, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and ultimately what the heck is going on in settler families? Show Notes:

Ashley Callingbull has become a popular public figure across Canada and the world. She is an actress who has starred in various television series over the past decade.  In June 2010, Ashley placed 2nd Runner up in the Miss Universe Canada 2010 Pageant.  Ashley was chosen as Miss Canada in 2010 and represented her nation in international pageants in China, Europe and Barbados.  She also received the Top 20 Under 30 Award in Canada. Ashley also received a role model award from the United Nations in October 2015 for Global Dignity Day. In 2015, Ashley won the Mrs. Universe pageant.....

Listen in as we talk about Ashley’s earlier pursuits prior to acting and taking it global, how she chooses what she wants to do, social media vs personal life, and how we need to be mindful in this era of public image and social media…..

Dr. Lyle Williams has been a practicing family physician for the last ten years in Unity, Saskatchewan.  Dr. Williams is passionate about primary and emergency care in the rural setting and is excited to work towards addressing the challenges in the northwest area through continuous improvement initiatives and a focus on improving the patient experience. Listen in as we talk about the life of a doctor in rural Saskatchewan, Covid-19 and what it was like bracing for the incoming global pandemic.  We also talk about the importance of meeting the health care needs of indigenous peoples, owning up to the health care systems mistakes of the past, important health considerations, and why his family moved from South Africa to Botswana during the apartheid era. I thoroughly enjoyed recording this episode, so listen in…..

Treaty 6ix is a small, local, & Indigenous-owned business based out of Saskatoon in Treaty Six Territory.  Listen in as we discuss the origins of this brand, the messaging behind it, and what Tesler Mosquito has planned for the future of this clothing line.

Micheal Cleveland is from Humbolt, Saskatchewan. Listen in as we talk about how an act of vandalism leads to having to acknowledge some major problems that exist in Saskatchewan.

Sculpture unveiled in memory of Leo LaChance

Peshawn Bread is a screenwriter, poet, and cinematographer from the Penatʉkʉ (sugar eater) and Yapurʉkʉ (root eater) bands of the Comanche tribe. Her writing capitalizes Indigenous women, sexuality and humorous experiences. In the winter of 2015, she was introduced and welcomed as one of Sundance Institute's Full Circle Fellows. She was a 2015-16 recipient of the 4th World-Indigenous Media Lab Fellowship supported by SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival) in partnership with Longhouse Media, Sundance Institute and ITVS. Peshawn also participated in a Screenwriter's "Designed Obstacles" workshop led by Joan Tewksbury (Thieves Like Us, Nashville). Throughout the years she has worked on many sets, including Drunktown's Finest (2014) and Mud (Hashtl'ishnii) (2017). Recently, she had the honor of receiving Sundance's Native Filmmakers Lab Fellowship where she had the opportunity to workshop her script "The Daily Life of Mistress Red" a mockumentary short film about a Native Dominatrix for hire who whips apologies out of white supremacists. The Daily life of Mistress Red is currently in post-production. Listen in as we talk about living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Art School, Acting, Producing and Directing films, the portrayal of queer peoples and women in film, and just in general about natives making and acting in films.

Hal Cameron is from amongst the Willow Cree people more formally known as the Beardy’s & Okimâsis First Nation. He has a passion for creating spaces where Nêhiyawêwin can exist in my daily life, to encourage learners to break through barriers and to promote the beauty of our indigenous languages through art. For Hal Nêhiyawêwin is more than a mode of communication. It has a profound ability to connect us to land, culture, history, ancestors, all at once and he works to will awaken this within our generation and for those to come.

Hal Cameron Instagram

Jason Mercredi of Misipawistik Cree Nation has his law degree from Queens University. He chose not to write the bar examinations because he felt it would compromise his Indigenous Nationhood. He is currently working for The Summit of Treaty Five Sovereign Nations. There’s tons of crucial indigenous nationhood information in this podcast. Listen in as we talk about treaty nationhood, nation-to-nation relationships, the oral history vs written history of Treaty 1-11, and The United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.