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Indigenous success stories are at the heart of this CKUA series. Host Cheryl Croucher interviews guests from about their work, their perspectives, their passions, and their achievements.

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    Indigenous Pathways | Lewis Cardinal | kihciy askiyi: the first permanent urban Indigenous ceremonial site in Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 12:29


    Host Cheryl Croucher learns in depth from Lewis Cardinal about the 15 years of planning that's gone into kihciy askiy, the first Indigenous Ceremonial site in Canada located within Edmonton's river valley.

    Sabrina Williams | Saw-sacred Beading: an Indigenous craftmaking family business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 1:47


    Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Sabrina Williams and her ten year old daughter Shelby about their business Saw-sacred Beading

    Tracey Boucher | fashioning ribbon skirts for dolls at Edmonton's Indigenous Artist Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 1:47


    Cheryl Croucher catches up with Tracy Boucher of TB Crafting to talk about the phenomenal success of her ribbon skirt dolls.

    Lewis Cardinal | kihciy askiy and the history of Whitemud Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 1:46


    Host Cheryl Croucher gets a history lesson from Lewis Cardinal about Whitemud Creek where the new urban Indigenous ceremonial centre called kihciy askiy is under construction in Edmonton's river valley.

    Dr. Michelle Porter | researching the return of bison to the Métis people of the Prairies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 1:46


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with social scientist Dr. Michelle Porter her award from the Rupertsland Centre for Metis Research to look at the relationship between Metis history and the reintroduction of bison to the prairies.

    Indigenous Pathways | Soctt Iserhoff | Pei Pei Chei Ow: promoting Indigenous culinarry culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 10:32


    Host Cheryl Croucher discovers how chef Scott Iserhoff stepped into the world of Indigenous cuisine to promote traditional knowledge while cooking up some tasty bannock and elk meat sandwiches at Pei Pei Chei Ow.

    Lorrie Lawrence | Indigenous Artist Market Colective Holiday Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 1:46


    Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Lorrie Lawrence about the 2021  I.A.M. Collective Holiday Market which features over 70 Indigenous artisans from across Alberta.

    Kirsten Ryder | Nightrise: gondola tours with the Stoney Nakoda Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 1:46


    Cheryl Croucher talks with Kirsten Ryder about Nightrise and how this unique lightshow and gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain tells the story of Alberta's Stoney Nakoda people.

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    Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo | Wase Saba Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 1:47


    Host Cheryl Croucher profiles facilitator and dancer Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo about her work to help Indigenous people reconnect to their history and traditions through her business, Wase Saba Experiences.

    Scott Iserhoff | local Indigenous catering in Edmonton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 1:46


    Host Cheryl Croucher checks in with Indigenous chef Scott Iserhoff about expansion plans for his catering business Pei Pei Chei Ow.

    Tracey Klettl | land-based Indigenous outdoor adventure programs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 1:47


    Host Cheryl Croucher talks to Tracey Klettl, an Indigenous outfitter originally from Jasper, about her wilderness tourist and land-based training company called Painted Warriors.

    Indigenous Pathways | Natalie Pepin | reclaiming traditional Métis heritage

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 8:57


    Host Cheryl Croucher profiles Métis entrepreneur Natalie Pepin who started ReSkilled Life after moving north to Perryvale, Alberta.  Originally from Manitoba, Natalie discovered one of her early relatives from the fur trade had lived and worked in the very region she now calls home.  

    Natalie Pepin | bridging the skills and stories of Métis culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 1:46


    Host Cheryl Croucher introduces Métis entrepreneur Natalie Pepin who operates "Reskilled Life", an indigenous cultural learning hub at her property near Perryvale in the Tawatinaw Valley.

    Lana Whiskeyjack | The Whiskeyjack Art House

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with artist Lana Whiskeyjack about her latest venture, the Whiskeyjack Art House, that she and her husband courageously opened during the pandemic.

    Indigenous Pathways | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 11:52


    To mark the significance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, host Cheryl Croucher takes an historical perspective through some of her interviews at the time of the TRC hearings

    Indigenous Pathways | Christine Sokaymoh Frederick | Executive Director, Producer, Playwright, Actor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 10:58


    Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Christine Sokaymoh Frederick about her acting stint in Stratford and new projects for the Dreamspeakers and Rubiboo Festivals thanks to funding from Epcor.  

    Indigenous Pathways | Brenda Holder | Indigenous medicinal plants and Alberta tourism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 11:35


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with Brenda Holder who operates Mahikan Trails and is Chair of Indigenous Tourism Alberta, an industry group that has grown to over 130 members since 2017

    Indigenous Pathways | Constance Day Chief | educating health professionals on the impacts of residential schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 10:33


    Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Constance Day Chief about her Masters of Nursing project at the University of Lethbridge which focused on educating nursing faculty about the health impacts of residential schools          

    Indigenous Pathways | Richard Van Camp | The Joy of Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 18:03


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with Tlicho Dene First Nation storyteller and author Richard Van Camp about how he found his calling, and what's in his new book titled, Gather: Richard Van Camp On The Joy Of Storytelling.

    Indigenous Pathways | Lawrence Gervais, Ross Bambrun | An extended look at The Squeaky Wheel Métis Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 9:40


    This week, Cheryl profiles Calgary podcasters Lawrence Gervais and Ross Pambrun about their new project, The Squeaky Wheel Métis Podcast.

    Lawrence Gervais, Ross Pambrun | Squeaky Wheel Metis Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher talks to Calgary podcasters Lawrence Gervais and Ross Pambrun about their new project, The Squeaky Wheel Metis Podcast.

    Hali Heavy Shield | Arts Scholar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 1:45


    This week, PhD candidate Hali Heavy Shield tells Cheryl about the exhibit she organized at the Galt Museum that profiles traditional Kainaiwa beadwork, as part of a research project on the history of Kainai women.

    Melissa Shouting | Documenting historical Blackfoot artifacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with graduate student Melissa Shouting about her involvement in Mootookakio'ssan, a research collaboration with the United Kingdom to digitize historical Blackfoot objects in British museums.

    Nadia Houle | Indigenous Birth of Alberta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 1:45


    Nadia Houle tells host Cheryl Croucher about how she pivoted her training as a kinesiologist into the grassroots movement she founded called Indigenous Birth of Alberta.

    Crystal Pennell | Indigenous Youth Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 1:45


    Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Crystal Pennell from MacEwan University about the exciting new Indigenous Youth Rising Conference.

    Randall Benson |Gridworks Energy Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 1:45


    Randall Benson of Gridworks Energy Group talks with Cheryl Croucher about growing his renewable energy business and his Indigenous solar program.

    Indigenous Pathways: Matthew Wood: Indigenous Artist in Residence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 6:12


    Cheryl Croucher profiles hip-hop artist and dancer Matthew Wood upon his appointment as Edmonton's third Indigenous Artist in Residence.

    Matthew Wood | Edmonton's Indigenous Artist in Residence

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 1:45


    Matthew Wood talks with Cheryl Croucher about his new role as Edmonton's 2021 Indigenous Artist in Residence

    Bert Crowfoot |Multilingual Indigenous Radio on The Crow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 1:45


    Bert Crowfoot of AMMSA, Aboriginal Multi Media Society of Alberta, speaks to Cheryl Croucher about launching a new Indigenous radio station called The Raven 89.3 FM

    Christine Sokaymoh Frederick | Taran Kootenhayoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 1:45


    Christine Sokaymoh Frederick talks to Cheryl Croucher about the short yet prolific life of Filmmaker and poet Taran Kootenhayoo and plans to commemorate his life at Dreamspeakers

    Melissa-Jo Belcourt || Showcasing Indigenous Artwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with Métis artist Melissa-Jo Belcourt Moses about her new role at the Art Gallery of Alberta as the Adjunct Curator of Indigenous Art

    Wilma Spear Chief | Blue Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with Iikaisskini Centre psychologist Wilma Spear Chief about the extra challenges for Indigenous students on Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year.

    Indigenous Pathways | Michael Frank: Director of Indigenous Education and Communications

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 6:07


    In our fourth extended interview this season, host Cheryl Croucher profiles the philosophy and accomplishments of Michael Frank, the newly appointed Director of Indigenous Education and Communications at the University of Lethbridge.

    Crystal Good Rider | Blackfoot Women's Empowerment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 1:45


    Crystal Good Rider is the project manager for the Indigenous Women's Council, which promotes entrepreneurship and prosperity based on shared Blackfoot principles.

    Michael Frank | Director of Indigenous Education and Communications

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 1:45


    Blackfoot consultant Michael Frank returns to the University of Lethbridge to become the Director of Indigenous Education and Communications, an important new leadership position created through a partnership between The University of Lethbridge and Mastercard Foundation.

    Tristen Sanderson | Tattoo artist and painter

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 1:45


    In less than two years, Tristen Sanderson has pivoted her career path from roofing contractor to tattoo artist and painter, with clients all across North America.

    Tanya Rushton |Discovering Cree culture through artistic expression

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 1:45


    Art has become the vehicle for Tanya Rushton to discover her Cree culture and spirituality.

    Frances Whitford |Traditional Métis artisan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 1:45


    Frances Whitford is a Métis artisan who crafts traditional mukluks and mitts using hides and furs from animals caught on her family trapline in Northern Alberta.

    Indigenous Pathways | Don McIntyre: An open conversation on Indigenization

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 12:32


    Lawyer turned academic Don McIntyre specializes in Indigenous issues as an Assistant Professor in the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge.  His course called "Conversational Indigenization: Reconciling Reconciliation" invites people to talk openly about language and definitions. Website:  https://www.uleth.ca/unews/article/new-course-available-students-public-examines-language-around-indigenization-and#.X77GxF57njA

    Lorrie Lawrence | Indigenous Artists Market Collective

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 1:45


    Lorrie Lawrence is a Métis artists and co-founder of the Indigenous Artists Market Collective in Edmonton.  The planned Indigenous Holiday Market has been moved online. 

    Don McIntyre | Understanding Indigenization

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 1:45


    Lawyer and University of Lethbridge academic Don McIntyre talks about his upcoming course called Conversational Indigenization: Reconciling Reconciliation

    Lisa Cruickshank | Director for Métis Education and Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 1:45


    Lisa Cruickshank is the Director of Métis Education and Lifelong Learning at the Rupertsland Institute. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the organization has launched a new funding program for post-secondary Métis students.  https://www.rupertsland.org/  

    Michelle Nieviadomy | Cree excerise and wellness advocate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 1:45


    Cheryl Croucher speaks with Cree exercise and wellness advocate Michelle Nieviadomy, the force behind the fitness studio Iskwew Health fitness.

    Indigenous Pathways | Wanda Dalla Costa: Canada's first female Indigenous architect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 9:18


    Cheryl Croucher Profiles Wanda Dalla Costa, Canada's First female Indigenous architect.

    Danielle Stanley |Special Projects Coordinator

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 1:45


    Danielle Stanley is utilizing her talents in fashion and commerce in her position at CANDO as the Special Projects Coordinator. One Project is the indigenous Housing Innovation Initiative. http://www.edo.ca/links-to-learning https://icenet.work

    Paul Macedo | Indigenous Economic Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 1:45


    CANDO is the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers. Paul Macedo explains how the national organization is supporting indigenous economic development.

    Wanda Dalla Costa | Traveling toward Indigenous architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 1:46


    Wanda Dalla Costa from Saddle Lake Cree Nation is a trailblazer. As Canada's first female Indigenous architect, she now teaches at Arizona State University. 

    Director Benjamin Ross Hayden on AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 1:45


    Metis Filmmaker Benjamin Ross Hayden questions technological determinism, imbuing a trickster spirit into an artificial intelligence that goes rogue in his film "Parallel Minds".

    Director Benjamin Ross Hayden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 1:45


    Metis film maker Benjamin Ross Hayden uses science fiction as a way to explore Indigenous traditional knowledge. His new film "Parallel Minds" pits artificial intelligence against ancient wisdom.

    Senator Dr. Patti Laboucane-Benson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 10:48


    After 23 years with Native Counselling Services of Alberta, Dr. Patti Laboucane-Benson embraced a new challenge.  In the fall of 2018, this brilliant Metis woman was appointed to the Canadian Senate to represent Alberta. Two years in, she reflects on her new role and her accomplishments.

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