Travelling Metis

Host Samantha Loney sits down with story quilter Theresa Lafreniere-Fama to discuss her journey in becoming an artist later in life, how her book Quilted Memoirs is changing the lives of her community, and her love of her home Thunder Bay Beach.

To order Theresa's book, email [email protected].

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with emerging Metis filmmaker Andrew Konoff to discuss their debut short film Plansh A Roo, the responsibility Indigenous filmmakers have in telling stories about their community and how their journey from making skate films to his award winning short narrative film.

You can follow Andrew Konoff on Instagram here.

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with children's book author Willie Poll to discuss how they have been using their books to teach Indigenous youth about the impacts of colonialism on our communities, the importance of children seeing themselves represented in books, and collaborating with other Indigenous artists.

You can follow Willie Poll on Instagram here and purchase their books wherever books are sold. Willie's next book, Our Ancestors Kitchen, will be released April 2025. Pre-order here.

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with Metis installation artist Tracey-Mae Chambers to discuss combining art and advocacy, how she's using her art to decolonize institutions and her next project about the opioid crisis.

To learn more about Tracey-Mae Chambers work and how you can get involved in her next project, you can visit traceymae.com.

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Host Samantha Loney continues her discussion with Cree-Metis filmmaker and IM4 Labs Matriarch, Loretta Todd, to figure out how we can continue the fight for Indigenous sovereignty in cinema, creating space for Indigenous filmmakers to learn new technologies with the IM4 Lab, and what advice she has for 'young' filmmakers.

Loretta's series Coyote Science is available on APTN Lumi.

To learn more about the IM4 Lab, visit im4lab.com

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Host Samantha Loney sits down with Cree-Metis filmmaker and IM4 Labs Matriarch, Loretta Todd, to get a crash course of the history of Indigenous Cinema in so-called Canada. Loretta discusses what inspired her to tell stories, how Indigenous Peoples have been fighting for representation on and behind the screen, and what the future looks like.

Loretta's series Coyote Science is available on APTN Lumi. You can also watch documentaries directed by Loretta Todd on the NFB's website.

This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Join host Samantha Loney as she travels across the Metis homeland to talk to Michif storytellers and how they are using their stories to make a positive change in the community.

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This season of the Travelling Metis podcast was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie's Arts and Culture Investment Program.

Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with Advocate Strategies Paul Robataille to discuss his journey from the world of forestry to business, the work he is doing to help Metis businesses, and how we build a strong Metis economy.

To learn more about Advocate Strategies visit www.advocatestrategies.ca

To find a Metis business near you, visit shopmetisonline.ca

This season was made with the support of 880 Cities Ontario Changemakers and the Metis Nation of Ontario's Culture and Economic Development Grant.

Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with her counselor to discuss the effects of intergenerational trauma, the different types of therapy, and why Indigenous representation in mental healthcare is important.

To learn more about mental health services provided by the MNO visit www.metisnation.org/programs-and-services/community-wellbeing/mental-health-and-addictions-services/

If you are First Nations and need mental health care visit https://www.fnha.ca/benefits/mental-health

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This season of Travelling Metis was made in support with 880 Cities Ontario Changemakers and the Metis Nation of Ontario's Culture and Economic Development Grant.

Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with Thunder Bay Metis Council President Wendy Houston to discuss the difficulties of serving citizens across a large geographical region, disconnection with culture, and what she is doing to better communicate the history of Metis people in her area.

To learn more about the Thunder Bay Metis Council you can visit their website mnotbay.com.

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This season was made possible by 880 Cities Ontario Changemakers and the Metis Nation of Ontario's Culture and Economics Development Grant.