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ReVision Quest is a convention-breaking radio show, hosted by Shuswap comedian Darrell Dennis, that explodes myths about Aboriginal life, and explores what it means to be First Nations in Canada today... more
FAQs about ReVision Quest from CBC Radio:How many episodes does ReVision Quest from CBC Radio have?The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Language-PODCASTWe Canadians are learning Aboriginal words all the time.Words like Canada, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Trickster.On Revision Quest, host Darrell Dennis talks with language experts, and Sesame Street’s Grover, and travels through time, to find out if Aborig...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Missing Women-PODCASTConservative estimates of the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada are around 580, but some say there are as many as 3,000. So why is this issue mostly ignored by the general public? Are Canadians really that indifferent to our Indige...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Storytellers-PODCASTDo you remember the one about…? Storyteller Duncan Mercredi does. He joins Darrell along this journey into the past to see how today’s storytellers have evolved and why our stories remain alive. Plus, why hip hop star Joey Stylez is considered a storytell...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Bering Strait-PODCASTRevision Quest is the show that looks back on Canada’s native history in order to kick some assumptions about the present.And this week, the show takes a kick at one of the biggies: the idea that native Canadians are just transplanted Russians who hiked...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Parenting-PODCASTTwo years after the government apologized for taking native children away from their families, why are we still taking native kids away from their families? And, on the flip side, why are so many horrific incidents of child abuse still happening in Native...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Religion-PODCASTJesus vs Nanabush. Darrell looks at religion and native people, exploring some of their different Traditional beliefs, the relationship between Christianity and many native people, and why the two aren’t necessarily incompatible. Why did Residential Schoo...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at Reserves-PODCASTIf you focus on news reports, it’s easy to get the impression that reserves in this country are all parceled lands of poverty, inequity, and vice, run by incompetent, corrupt Aboriginals. Darrell Dennis knows the truth is a little more complicated than...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest The Fighting Sioux: Battles over the Brand-PODCASTNow that the Blackhawks have the Stanley Cup once again, it seems unlikely they’ll consider a name change. But, many sports teams with Aboriginal names have. In North Dakota it means jack-hammering the Fighting Sioux logo out of the concrete at the stadiu...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at the idea of the Real Indian-PODCASTAs an Aboriginal actor, Darrell Dennis is curious about the Hollywood image of the Native American Indian. In particular, he wonders about the wild savage dressed in buckskin and beads, and the Indian princess with the pure heart and the long, straight...more28minPlay
September 18, 2012ReVision Quest looks at The Metis-PODCASTWhen Riel Day was declared in Manitoba in 2007, it was greeted with both applause and derision. Some seeing him as a Metis hero, and some as a traitor who instigated a Metis rebellion against the nation of Canada.Seems the Metis can still cause a stir....more28minPlay
FAQs about ReVision Quest from CBC Radio:How many episodes does ReVision Quest from CBC Radio have?The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.