Travelling Metis

Host Samantha sits down with language knowledge holder Sky Blue Morin to learn about the different Michif languages, the importance of language reclamation and where people can start their journey.

This episode was made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with Metis model Otakwan to discuss the importance of Metis representation in fashion, lateral violence and her many interests outside the fashion world.

This season was made possible by funding from the Ontario Arts council.

Join host Samantha Loney as she explores the relationship bewteen music and Metis and Cree communities with stories from her Uncle TuTu about his own Uncle Larry Coad and his experience as a musician and music producer. She also sits down with musicians Tennessee Cree and Leah Belle to learn why Country music is popular in Indigenous communities.

This episode was made possible with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with various community members to get their persepective on Louis Riel, Metis self government and the legacy of Batoche.

This episode was made possible with funding from the Ontario Arts Council.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with family members to learn more about her own Metis history. She also speaks to her distant cousin Melanie Burnet from Aunties on the Road to discuss Indigenous midwifery.

This season of the podcast was made with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Host Samantha Loney gives you a lesson in Metis 101 and explains why it is so confusing. We also explore the Metis experience in the sixties scoop with sixties scoop survivor Shannon Marks.

This season of the podcast was made possible with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Listen to a preview of the new season of Travelling Metis where we explore conversations about the Battle of Batoche, Metis experiences in the sixties scoop and Michif languages.

Join host Samantha Loney for an important conversation with Taylor Manser, an enviornmental advisor at the Metis Nation of Ontario's Lands and Resource Consultation Branch. We discuss the importance of consulting with Indigenous communties when it comes to the enviornment, she uses two-eyed seeing in her work and how to be a good ally to Indigenous Peoples.

If you are an MNO citizen and would like to learn more about how you can have your voice heard when it comes to consultation and enviornmental projects in your area, visit Lands, Resources & Consultations | Métis Nation of Ontario to find more information.

This episode was made possible with the support of 880 Cities, the Metis Nation of Ontario's Culture and Economic Grant along with the Rural Ontario Changemakers program.

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Join host Samantha Loney as she speaks with author Arnolda Dufour-Bowes about her father's experience as a road allowance Metis, the importance of storytelling for healing and how she is helping educators teach Metis history.

You can check out Arnolda's Apples and Traintracks exhibit at Back to Batoche this summer and check out the next book in the Maggie Lou Firefox book series August 2025. To learn more about Arnolda's work visit arnoldadufourbowes.com.

This episode was made possible with support from the Rural Ontario Changemakers program.

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Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with two-spirit Metis artist Jason Baerg to discuss the fight for Metis representation in the Indigenous art world, the importance of art in uplifting the Metis Nation and his life growing up in St. Albert, Saskatchewan.

You can learn more about Jason Baerg at www.jasonbaerg.ca.

This episode was made possible with support from the Rural Ontario Changemakers program.

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