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We're celebrating Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month with a rebroadcast of our October 7, 2021, episode.
In this episode Jessica and George chat with Lydia Toorenburgh, a two-spirit Métis student from the University of Victoria.
Lydia, who studies anthropology, discusses colonial attitudes and practices, inside and outside of academia, along with finding and refining identity through connections with your people, your language, and the land.
Anthropologic practices are rooted in colonialism, Lydia says—but they don't have to stay that way.

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Co-hosts Jessica Vandenberghe and George Lee reconnect to kick off National Indigenous History Month in Canada and catch up on things they've read and seen, apologies they've heard, and plans they've made for their podcast.

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Anyone who thought the Order of Canada would tame Art Bergmann was wrong. Deeply wrong.
The singer-songwriter is as biting and anti-establishment as ever, demonstrated by his latest album, Late Stage Dementia Empire, and his unflinching opinions on his country's failings.
Jessica and George talk with the veteran of Canada's music scene about residential schools, music, allyship, colonialism, and more.
And there's lots of music to puncutate the conversation—who needs commas when you've got rock 'n' roll?

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Canadians need to work with Indigenous communities right now for real change, say two Edmontonians whose experience with Indigenous peoples spans decades and industries.
Malcolm Bruce is the CEO of Edmonton Global, the economic development organization for the capital city's metro region. Shawna Bruce is a self-employed communications consultant whose career took her to executive positions with the chemical giant Dow. Both have had leadership roles in the Canadian Armed Forces.
"This is a tragedy of so many levels. There's no light here. But if it's a catalyst for real change and reconciliation, then let's keep that conversation going," Shawna tells Jessica and George.
Malcolm adds: "We all need to be at the table to make this happen. We have to find bridges, we have to find ways to work together, and we have to find creative solutions we can all live with."

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It took arson for the Indian Agent to force the Lheidli T'enneh people from their village in 1913. But these days the First Nation and Prince George, B.C., are working together to truthfully share their stories—and, while they're at it, build enduring and respectful relationships.
Hosts Jessica and George discuss an award-winning conciliation success with Tracy Calogheros, from the perspective of her personal journey and that of the institution she leads, the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre.
Tracy speaks of how museums in Canada can reinvent themselves, as they begin to shed the residue of colonization by partnering with First Nations communities.

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The actor Joe Dion Buffalo, from Samson Cree Nation in Maskwacis, Alberta, talks about his time at residential school, his path to professional skateboarding, the perseverance of racism in Canada, and the youth charity he cofounded.
Joe also speaks candidly about the roles that addiction—and sobriety—have played in his story so far.
As the podcast drops, a documentary short about his life keeps picking up accolades. Called, appropriately enough, Joe Buffalo , the film recently earned the endorsement of perhaps the world's best-known skater, Tony Hawk, who signed on as an executive producer.  And the venerable magazineThe New Yorker has posted the short on its website.
Joe cowrote, appears in, and narrates the documentary, which has been screened at Cannes and Tribeca. At the Calgary Underground Film Festival, it earned the jury award and the audience award.

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Jessica and George talk about colonial attitudes and practices, inside and outside of academia, with a two-spirit, Cree-Métis student from the University of Victoria.
Lydia Toorenburgh, who studies anthropology, discusses finding and refining your identity through connections with your people, your language, and the land.
Anthropologic practices are rooted in colonialism, Lydia says—but they don't have to stay that way.

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A time for flag waving and fireworks? Quiet contemplation? Or something else?
Jessica, George, and a cast of many speak of their conflicted and often angry feelings about Canada Day 2021, as the country struggles to come to terms with the discovery of unmarked graves at the sites of former Indian residential schools.
The launch of season 2 lands on the country's first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Episodes will drop weekly into November, then resume in 2022, as the cohosts and their guests tell the stories of Indigenous peoples and their allies.
Coming soon are interviews with professional skateboarder Joe Buffalo, who speaks of the transformative power of his sporting community; anthropology researcher and storyteller Lydia Toorenburgh, a two-spirit Cree-Métis woman from the University of Victoria who believes actions and dollars are needed to back up the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Comission; young Mi'kmaq hockey player Logan Prosper, who challenged the minor hockey establishment over on-ice racial slurs; Canadian punk rock pioneer Art Bergmann, CM, who used the platform of receiving his Order of Canada  to speak out for Indigenous peoples; Tracy Calogheros, the CEO of the Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre in Prince George, whose insitution and neighouring First Nation have become partners in truth and conciliation; and many others.
Please join us as our adventures in podcasting continue!

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Back in September 2020, an Indigenous engineer and a settler editor launched a decidedly idealistic podcast. One conversation at a time, they said, let's tackle racism and colonialism in Canada.
We'll base our podcast loosely on the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We'll share our stories and the stories of our guests.  And maybe, just maybe, along the way we'll open a few hearts and minds to the reimagining of Canada as an actual nation of nations.
Listen now to the penultimate episode of Season 1, as Jessica and George take a look back. With plans for a second season looming large, what have they learned, what has surprised them, and what do they continue to grapple with?

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Is the hand of colonialism still at work in public policy, even while governments, other institutions, and individual Canadians try to do the right thing? Dwayne Donald, a member of the University of Alberta Faculty of Education, certainly thinks so. Find out more about his work and ideas, as hosts Jessica Vandenberghe and George Lee talk with Dwayne about the negative effects of relationship denial, the power of story, his Papaschase origins, the failings of liberal philosophy, and much more.

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