Today we talk about this year's Downtown Eastside frybread giveaway & why ribbon skirts have become a symbol of fighting anti-Indigenous racism this year, with Coast Salish elder Kat Norris and Gitxsan volunteer Michael Harris.

Along with the news headlines, today Mei Xi talks to Marin Crowe, CEO of the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA). The two discuss how, since last March, FNHMA has hosted a national town-hall series on COVID-19 information from a First Nations perspective.

Today, Mei Xi talks to Marin Crowe, CEO of the First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA). The two discuss how, since last March, FNHMA has hosted a national town-hall series on COVID-19 information from a First Nations perspective.

Andrew Ledger, president of CUPE local 1004, speaks about Downtown Eastside harm reduction peer support workers' unanimous vote to unionize this week at Portland Hotel Society facilities.

Andrew Ledger, president of CUPE local 1004, speaks about Downtown Eastside harm reduction peer support workers' unanimous vote to unionize this week at Portland Hotel Society facilities.

Along with the latest news, today on The Pulse, David talks to Haida filmmaker Tamara Bell, about why she wants Canada to adopt an Indigenous Identities Act -- similar to a U.S. law -- to prevent people benefiting from fraudulent claims to be First Nation, Metis or Inuit.

Today, on The Pulse, David talks to Haida filmmaker Tamara Bell on why she wants Canada to adopt an Indigenous Identities Act -- similar to a U.S. law -- to prevent people benefiting from fraudulent claims to be First Nation, Metis or Inuit.

Along with the latest news, David talks again to Jonny Morris, CEO of the Canadian Mental Health Association BC. The two talk about what governments must do in 2021 to strengthen our often inaccessible patchwork of mental health services—and make them affordable—for people struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic.