The 94th Academy Awards has us thinking back to 2019 when Wes Studi received an honourary Oscar for his more than 5 decades of work. In this extended conversation with Rosanna Deerchild, Wes Studi shares memories of his childhood and some of the many twists and turns his life took -- including a tour in Vietnam -- before landing him on the big screen.
Broadcast date: Originally aired October 26th, 2019. Re-airing this weekend, March 26, 2022.

The 94th Academy Awards has us thinking back to 2019 when Wes Studi received an honourary Oscar for his more than 5 decades of work. In this extended conversation with Rosanna Deerchild, Wes Studi shares memories of his childhood and some of the many twists and turns his life took -- including a tour in Vietnam -- before landing him on the big screen. Broadcast date: Originally aired October 26th, 2019. Re-airing this weekend, March 26, 2022.

Wes Studi's Path to Historic Oscar

A fearless space for Indigenous voices. Join Rosanna Deerchild every Friday for vibrant conversations with our cousins, aunties, elders, and heroes. Rosanna guides us on the path to better understanding our shared story. Together, we learn and unlearn, laugh and become gentler in all our relations.&nbsp; Our award-winning show is rooted in radio, where we’ve spent the last decade becoming a trusted space for Indigenous-led conversations.&nbsp; We are&nbsp;based in what is now known as Canada. Rosanna&nbsp;hails from O-Pipon-Na-Piwan Cree Nation at South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, and now lives and works in Winnipeg (Treaty 1).&nbsp;

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A fearless space for Indigenous voices. Join Rosanna Deerchild every Friday for vibrant conversations with our cousins, aunties, elders, and heroes. Rosanna guides us on the path to better understanding our shared story. Together, we learn and unlearn, laugh and become gentler in all our relations.  Our award-winning show is rooted in radio, where we’ve spent the last decade becoming a trusted space for Indigenous-led conversations.  We are based in what is now known as Canada. Rosanna hails from O-Pipon-Na-Piwan Cree Nation at South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, and now lives and works in Winnipeg (Treaty 1). 

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