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I (Krista Kayser) aka The Vibe Curator welcomes award-winning singer and songwriter, Missy Knott, who performs as Singing Wild Rice Girl and is the founder of Wild Rice Records. Missy and I discuss our history of how we both met after losing our respective fathers and how our grief informed that era for both of us. We talk about Missy's early career and the highs and lows that came along with it, healing from trauma and relationships. I share about the impact alcohol and addiction has played in her family and they share their mutual sobriety from alcohol. Missy discusses her journey of self-discovery and cultural identity, sharing her experiences of growing up in a traditional Anishnaabe community and later embracing her Indigenous heritage, finding her voice as Singing Wild Rice Girl. Missy discusses her journey in motherhood, navigating relationships as a Mom and as a human in general. We talk about the need for community and connection, as well as so much more!Get In Touch:Missy IG: @singingwildricegirlSpotify: Missy KnottPodcast IG: @the1111updateKrista IG: @the.vibe.curatorEmail: thevibecurator@outlook.comBook a Reading: The Vibe Curator
The Canadian indie rock/shoegaze band Ombiigizi is a collaboration between Anishnaabe artists Adam Sturgeon (Status/Non Status) and Daniel Monkman (Zoon). Adam joins Tom Power to break down the title track off their new album, “Shame,” and what they find helpful about embracing and interacting with negative emotions.
Send us a textSorry I've been procrastinating!! Thank you for listening! Miigwetch!!Lawnmower Man > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Py4Q9aeTrEIron Confederacy > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzOyATlPxQPeabody & Sherman > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brzxy6YiDRIPickton Murder News > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvw9g9w1LSsTreaty 1850 Ruling News > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y43NLqp9e_UIndian Agent Amos Wright Bio > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_WrightTrains Passing > https://freesound.org/people/jakobhandersen/sounds/482205/Dakota Access Pipeline Protest > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtXY7xkh5gBorder Nations > https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQGCIohgEk4Sitting Bull v Col Miles > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1y_0NfhF9cTed K Movie Trailer > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztcf8LcDxWY7 Grandfather Teachings > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yMhIXgxt4cSupport the show
RnB, Alt Folk, Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Electro-Soul, Opera, Country, from musicians of the Huron-Wendat, Anishnaabe, Arapaho, Apache, Mi'kmaw, Cree, Metis, Inuit and Ojibway Nations. Brought to you by Tunes From Turtle Island and Pantheon Podcasts. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Eadsé - Owen II OMBIIGIZI - Photograph Christian Wallowing Bull - A Single Bird Upon Her Cheek Zachariah Julian & Jenefer Perez - Violence Elezibeth Sheppard - Mama Def-i & Philipdrummond - Special Pack Jessa Sky - Lovin' OBLVYN & Alexis Lynn - Perfect Timing Aajumaaq & Nukaka Coster-Waldau - Aajumaaq Spy Dénommé-Welch with Catherine Magowan - Acclimation Eric Lavoie - Ballard Of Stolen Sisters Jasmine John - Retry Joseph Mortal & Jodie B - Which Way (Pathway) Kootenay & Co - Hear You Calling Remastered All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show here.
Hip Hop, Singer/Songwriter, Rock, Dance, Blues, Pow Wow, Soundtrack, Pop, Country, Indie, Alt R&B, and Alt R&B from members of the Choctaw, Taos Pueblo, Navajo, Cree, Mohawk, Cayuga, Métis, Oji-Cree, Innu, Anishnaabe, Tohono O'odham, Cheyenne, Mi'kmaq, Tl'esqox, Ojibwe, Chippewa, Pomo and Eskasoni Nations. Brought to you by Tunes From Turtle Island and Pantheon Podcasts. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Samantha Crain - Dragonfly Dakota Bear - Birds Sing Mozart Gabriel - Fashion Man The Halluci Nation & Kapok & Northern Cree - Its Like This Shawnee Kish - I'm Alive CJAY GRIZ - Been A Min OMBIIGIZI - City Trials noelle & Playhouse - Jealous OPLIAM & Momentology - Many ways (Momentology House Mix) Mallory Chipman & Kaeley Jade - Old Man River Ruby Singh & Piqsiq & Dawn Pemberton & Shamik & Russel Wallace & Tiffany Moses & Hussein Janmohamed - The Chase Jason Benoit - 1000 Mile Grin One Way Sky - Peace or Misery Lyla June & Desirae Harp - Native Woman sunsetto - Crossfire Aspects - Gone iskwe - Caught In The Waves (live) Natasha Fisher - Before You Arrived Shawn Who & Ironboy Singers - Sneak Up Kyle McKearney - Hold On Goodbye Heritieres & Soleil Launiere - Phora 2 Don Amero - What Were You Thinking Mack Sickz - Living My Life Bial Hclap & Rojo Regalo - Bambi Cody Coyote - Lost Tia Wood - Sky High Aajumaaq & Najaaraq Fleischer & Najannguaq Qvist - Ilinnut Paul Steward - **** Nadjiwan - Ghosts In The Sky Laura Niquay - Icipekahikana (les Couleurs) Emma Stevens - Voice Of the Earth All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show here.
Countyry, Pop, Indie, Soul, Reggae, Rez Metal, Folk, Singer Songwriter, HipHop, and Dance from music makers of the Metis, Cree, Oglala Lakota, Cree, Oneida, Mohawk, Tuscarora, O'odham, Haisla, and Anishnaabe nations. Brought to you by Tunes From Turtle Island and Pantheon Podcasts. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Catie St.Germain - Cleaning House Isolated South - Sleep Jessa Sky & LOV - Since 95 Derek Miller & Lacey Hill - Colarado Springs Celeigh Cardinal - Show You How To Love Me Tonemah - Teardrops And Tire Tracks Tribz - Paradise Ocean Harvest - MMIW Saltwater Hank - ts ma antut Nuun Wyatt C. Louis - Wild Day Dayz - Make A Difference Snotty Nose Rez Kids ft. Travis Thompson - Kaleidoscope OMBIIGIZI Status/Non-Status Zoon - Connecting THE BAANGBROTHERS ft. Coflo & Tomahalk Bang & QVLN - Stars In The Sky All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show here.
Indigenous activist Riley Yesno addresses the hopes, disappointments, accomplishments and misuses of ‘reconciliation' in post-TRC Canada. The Anishnaabe scholar says Indigenous youth who came of age at this time are "meant to be responsible for seeing it through to its next stage."
In the Anishnaabe Cultural Experiences program, Lenore Keeshig leads guests on guided hikes at Neyaashiinigmiing unceded territory, a.k.a. Cape Croker Park on the Bruce Peninsula. Fostering a joyful connection with nature encourages participants to protect the environment and appreciate the beauty of the land. In this segment, she teaches us about trail protocol, working with natural fibres, and the science and beauty of translating the Anishnaabe word for "rainbow."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_SaginawQuebec Act 1774https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-actSosin, J.M., ed. (1969). The Opening of the West. Harper & Row, New York. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pontiacs-war-featurehttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-of-ghenthttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-companyhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Hudsons-Bay-CompanyHallowell, A.I. (1992). The Ojibwa of Berens River, Manitoba: Ethnography into History. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, Toronto. https://freesound.org/people/B0N3ZII/sounds/719121/https://freesound.org/people/derplayer/sounds/587171/Support the show
Who was involved in the creation of the Canada-USA International Border? ReferencesTreaty of 1818 - WikipediaAlbert Gallatin - WikipediaUnited States House Committee on Ways and Means - WikipediaRichard Rush - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush–Bagot_TreatyF. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich - WikipediaHenry Goulburn - WikipediaSecretary of State for War and the Colonies - WikipediaSecretary of State for the Colonies - WikipediaBorder Crossing Issues and the Jay TreatyReport on First Nation border crossing issuesThe Borderline: Indigenous Communities on the International FrontierBlackfoot Confederacy | The Canadian EncyclopediaThe British Columbia Triangle: Part 3/6 – Indian Legends of the Interior Plateau | Canada History and MysteryBalkanize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Websterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090411212640/http://www.lexum.umontreal.ca/ca_us/en/cus.1818.15.en.htmlChippewa Travellers - round danceSupport the show
The state of Michigan now has an official State Native Grain, one of cultural importance to indigenous people. Manoomin, the Anishnaabe word for Wild Rice, is an ancient species of grain producing grass native to the Great Lakes area. Roger LaBine, Tribal Elder for the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the Western Upper Peninsula, started fighting for the protection of Wild Rice in Michigan in 2003 when his tribe's restoration efforts on Lac Vieux Desert (lake on the border of MI and WI) was met with opposition by the Wisconsin power company who dammed the lake, and lakefront owners. Roger discusses what it means to have Manoomin become a state symbol, future public harvest regulations, and current restoration efforts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to our first episode of 2024! Today I'm speaking with Canadian metalsmith, Robin McGauley. Robin shares her journey from leaving a career she loved as an ordained minister in order to follow a deeper longing to create beauty with her hands as well as her heart. We talk about abandoning fear, healing ourselves with the medicine of our work, the link between voice and vocation, deepening the connection to our inner wisdom, and toilets! Robin McGauley was an ordained minister in The United Church of Canada where she served as Program Director at a retreat centre and then as a policy writer for the organization. This was meaningful work, so giving it up to follow the longing of her heart and a deeper calling to be an artist was a painful yet beautiful process. Since 2019 Robin has been a full-time metalsmith, creating jewellery and small sculptures, as well as seeing clients who come to her for spiritual direction. She has also taught courses in the Expressive Arts program at the Haliburton School of Art & Design. Robin lives with her incredibly supportive husband in Kitchener, Ontario, which is the territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishnaabe and Neutral peoples. You can follow along with Robin and see her beautiful offerings at the links below. Instagram: @robin.mcgauley.metalsmithing Website: robinmcgauley.com Substack: @robinmcgauley Books discussed in the podcast: Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles & Ted Orland Beauty: The Invisible Embrace by John O'Donohue Please consider supporting the podcast by joining our Slowmade Podcast Community on Patreon. Your support makes the podcast possible! Do you have someone you would like to hear interviewed on Slowmade? Please connect with Christine on Instagram @christinemighion
His name is synonymous with "hard work" and "ingenuity." But what did it take for him to be successful in Illinois?References:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820shttps://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1836https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/history/https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Hawk-War/Indian-removal-and-growing-tensions-in-Illinoishttp://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/land/1825-1830-Multinationalhttp://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/timelinehttps://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/how-electricity-is-generated.phphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Prairie_du_Chienhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Treaty_of_Prairie_du_Chienhttps://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-canada-land-surrendershttps://www.britannica.com/place/Illinois-state/Historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_(Sauk_leader)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hawk_Warhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Canadahttps://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1370372152585/1581293792285#ucls15https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/family-compacthttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/robinson-huron-superior-annual-payments-legal-interpretation-1.7020155https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/treaty-nine-lawsuit-1.6822266https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mica-bay-incidenthttp://csinvesting.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/340444245-Munger-2017-DJCO-Transcript.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/rG0U8Uo1-EsBeethoven 9 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Riccardo MutiSupport the show
ReferencesMcNeilly, G. (2018). Broken Trust: Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service. Systemic Review. Retrieved from https://oiprd.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/OIPRD-BrokenTrust-Final-Accessible-E.pdfPorter, J. (2015). Deep Water. Audio Documentary. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2686264208Talaga, T. (2017). Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City. House of Anansi Press. Investigated foster homes didn't close them until Tammy Keeash died | APTN NationToNation Racism and Death in Thunder BayConan The Barbarian - The Wheel of Pain (1982 HD)Conan the Barbarian (2/9) Movie CLIP - Conan the Gladiator (1982) HDSupport the show
Why do we discuss treaties so much? It's because knowing the treaties helps us to understand what was happening at the time and how it relates to modern boundaries and politics. Referenceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1814_treatieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Greenville_(1814)http://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/land/1825-1830-Multinationalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Simcoe–Lake_Huron_Purchasehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_Portage_des_Siouxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_St._Louishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_St._Louis_(1816)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Treaty_of_Prairie_du_Chienhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Treaty_of_Prairie_du_ChienWaiser, B. (2005). Saskatchewan: A New History. Fifth House, Ltd. Calgary. YouTubeA push for roadside signs to mark treaty boundaries | APTN NewsDakota Exile | Full DocumentarySupport the show
In this episode of Moonwise, we talk with Sydney Blum about her experience of working with intuition and psychic gifts. We talk about the importance of energetic boundaries, intention setting and consent. She shares her own story of developing a code of ethics as a psychic medium as well as advice for people who want to engage more with their intuition in daily life. We also talk about: Balancing intuition and intellect “Invisible” childhood friends Practical intention setting for busy parents Bringing magic into daily life Expanding our understanding of what's possible Sydney Blum is a nonprofit systems change leader who has embraced her calling as an intuitive guide, intergenerational clairvoyant, and intuition development mentor. Sydney has helped hundreds of people around the world through her intuitive readings, spiritual mediumship, and intuition development mentorship.She holds a BA in Sociology at the University of Chicago and an MSc in Ecological Economics at University of Edinburgh. Sydney blends a lifetime of psychic-sensory attunement with 15 years of formal non-profit leadership experience, designing and scaling holistic community programs and innovative affordable housing solutions.Sydney is the host of The Intuitively Aligned Podcast with Sydney Blum and The Intuitively Aligned Newsletter on Substack. Sydney and her husband, two children and their elder boxer dog live in Toronto, Canada which the traditional territories of many First Peoples, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples. Links: Website: sydneyblum.comSubstack: substack.com/@sydneyblumInstagram: instagram.com/sydneyrebeccLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sydneyblum Sydney is gifting the Moonwise community 15% OFF of her Deep Dive Intuitive Readings between now and the end of 2023. To access this gift please email Sydney directly at sydneyblum@gmail.com subject line "MOONWISE PROMO" for booking link and payment details. —> Leave us a written review on Apple Podcasts, and get a shout out on the show!
Why do we have "Truth and Reconciliation Day"?Sol Mamakwa -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vIIzjOkQdk&t=310sLocal News Radio -> https://www.rock94.comSupport the show
Today on American Indian Airwaves, a renewed effort towards seeking freedom for international, political Indigenous prisoner Leonard Peltier, who since 1977 wrongfully continues serving two consecutive life sentences in a federal penitentiary despite ongoing severe health issues, plus more here on American Indian Airwaves. Leonard Peltier is from the Anishnaabe and Lakota Nations and was unjustly convicted in 1977 for aiding and abetting in the deaths of two FBI agents in a June 26, 1975. The shootout happened on the Pine Ridge reservation in Oglala County, SD and was between the FBI and members of the American Indian Movement who were defending the Oglala community at their request. Three American Indian Movement activist were charged at the time including Leonard Peltier, yet the two other co-defendants, Robert Robideau and Darrelle “Dino” Butler were acquitted by reason of self-defense. Peltier was later extradited from Canada under questionable circumstances was tried separately and his trial was replete with prosecutorial misconduct, falsified testimony, fabricated evidence, and even the autopsy presented to the jury was done by an examiner who had never seen the bodies of the two agents, plus more. Our guests for the hour are Our other guest is Mia Feroleta is the publisher of New Observations Magazine and recently served as the authorized representative of the Oglala Sioux nation is helping negotiate the repatriation of 131 ancestors, cultural patrimony, and sacred items that were stolen from the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890. Guests: Paullette Dauteuil-Robideau, former Co-chair (2010-2012) of International Leonard Pelteir Defense Committee (ILPDC), was the National Secretary (2012-2014) of the National Jericho movement, is a board member of the ad hoc committee to Free Leonard Peltier Now! campaign, and the former wife/companion of A.I.M. activist Robert Robideau. https://www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org Mia Feroleto is the publisher of New Observations magazine. Last year, Mia served as the authorized representative of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and negotiated the return of 131 artifacts stolen from the Wounded Knee Massacre site. They had been held in the collection of a small library/museum in Barre, Massachusetts for over 100 years. New Observations published an entire issue on Wounded Knee. New Observations latest issue is dedicated to political prisoners including Leonard Peltier. Mai also serves as a member of the board of Leonard's Ad Hoc Committee. Archived programs can be heard on Soundcloud at: https://soundcloud.com/burntswamp American Indian Airwaves streams on over ten podcasting platforms such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcast, Audible, Backtracks.fm, Gaana, Google Podcast, Fyyd, iHeart Media, Player.fm, Podbay.fm, Podcast Republic, SoundCloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Tunein, YouTube, and more. American Indian Airwaves is an all-volunteer collective and Native American public affairs program that broadcast weekly on KPFK FM 90.7 Los Angeles, CA, Thursdays, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.
After the War of 1812 and before the Trail of Tears. What happened?ReferencesSkeen, C Edward. (2003). 1816: America Rising. University Press of Kentucky.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-canadian-border-establishedhttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818https://www.american-historama.org/1801-1828-evolution/1818-convention-49th-parallel.htmhttps://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-canada-land-surrendershttps://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-ghenthttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/floridahttps://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/napoleonic-warshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Treaty_of_Prairie_du_ChienSFXPeabody's Improbable History - The Royal Mounted PoliceWoody Guthrie- This Land Is Your LandSupport the show
Why is there a claim and why is it worth $95 Billion?Referenceshttps://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/group-of-treaty-9-communities-to-launch-legal-actions-against-feds-province-69096842023-04-26_NH0426_Clip01_Treaty9SuitCanadian PM Justin Trudeau on Banks, Climate, China, Russiahttps://rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100028863/1581293189896https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcriptLong, John S. (2010). Treaty No.9: Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905. McGill-Queen's University Press.Support the show
Seneca legend from the book "Star Songs and Water Spirits: a Great Lakes Reader," edited by Victoria Brehm (2011, p120, Ladyslipper Press, Michigan). The legend was documented in 1923 and told by Gawasowaneh (Big Snowflake, Arthur C. Parker, b1881-d1955).Support the show
From "Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree," by James Stevens, 1971, (McLelland and Stewart Ltd, Toronto, p.82).Support the show
Excerpt from "Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree," by James Stevens, 1971, p.83. (McClelland and Stewart, Ltd.)Support the show
Dene LegendFrom "American Indian Myths and Legends," by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz (Pantheon Books, 1984).Support the show
An overview of what Medicine Wheels are and how they can be used.Referenceshttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/medicine-wheelsBell, N. (2014). Education Canada. “Teaching the Medicine Wheel.” Retrieved from https://www.edcan.ca/articles/teaching-by-the-medicine-wheel/Bender, Herman. (2008). Medicine Wheels or "Calendar Sites": Indian Time or the Space/Time Continuum. Time and Mind. 1. 195-206. 10.2752/175169708X309806. Brown, Lionel. (1963). The Fort Smith Medicine Wheel, Montana. Plains Anthropologist. 8. 225-230. 10.1080/2052546.1963.11908351. Brumley, J. (1988). Medicine Wheels on the Northern Plain: a Summary and Appraisal. Ethos Consultuants, Ltd. Retrieved from https://open.alberta.ca/publications/medicine-wheels-on-the-northern-plains-a-summary-and-appraisalCookson, C. (2020). The 9 types of Medicine Wheels in Alberta. Webpage. Retrieved from https://emberarchaeology.ca/the-9-types-of-medicine-wheels-in-alberta/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shaking-tent https://news.umanitoba.ca/look-to-the-medicine-wheel-for-mental-health-elders-advise-in-first-nations-study/ Marsh, Teresa Naseba, Diana Coholic, Sheila Cote-Meek, and Lisa M Najavits. (2015). “Blending Aboriginal and Western healing methods to treat intergenerational trauma with substance use disorder in Aboriginal peoples who live in Northeastern Ontario, Canada.” Harm Reduction Journal 12 (1): 14. doi:10.1186/s12954-015-0046-1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-015-0046-1.https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/exhibition/healing-ways/medicine-ways/medicine-wheel.htmlhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/326016844_Twin_Peaks_Medicine_Wheel_EcOp-51_on_Canadian_Forces_Base_Suffieldhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/235197042_Archeology_and_Native_American_Religion_at_the_Leon_River_Medicine_WheelSaskatchewanderer. Pheasant Rump First Nation -Medicine Wheelhttps://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/objects/NMAI_24751?destination=edan_searchtab%3Fpage%3D6%26edan_q%3Dsun https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/medicine-wheel-in-wisconsin.330454/ Wanuskewin Heritage Park https://wanuskewin.com/our-story/archaeological/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuwipiMedicine Teachings with Elder Francis WhiskeyjackSupport the show
We asked different Frequency staff members which TBS episodes resonated most with them in 2022. As we take a break from releasing new episodes over the holidays, we felt this was the perfect time to revisit these old favourites, and give you a bit of a glimpse into all the work that goes into making your favourite shows. In the fourth instalment of our Staff Picks series, TBS producer Ebyan Abdigir explains why she selected an episode that originally aired in the wake of the Pope's apology tour back in August. —ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES—Now that the Pope has left Canada, it's worth looking at what he's leaving behind. It's complicated. Was the Papal Apology a sincere expression of regret and compassion and a promise to do better? Or was it checking off call to action #58 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's list?Will his visit help to heal the pain of survivors and the grief of their families? Or will it be seen as an unsatisfying end to a story that once hoped for so much more real change? Or ... both? What needs to come from this historic apology to make it meaningful?GUEST: Patty Krawec, Anishnaabe writer from Lac Seul First Nation, co-host of the podcast Medicine for the Resistance, and author of the upcoming book, Becoming Kin.
Tchadas and his guest, the fabulous designer Jaymie Campbell of White Otter Design Co, chat about her designing journey and what makes her work so unique.
The ugly duckling teenage daughter of a fashion icon finds herself ostracized in a beauty-obsessed world. Desperate for love, Barbara makes a heart-wrenching bargain with water-dwelling spirits. But the deal comes at a dreadful cost and Barbara must find the strength to forge a new destiny. A haunting tale from folklore, fiction, and poetry writer C.S. MacCath. It was inspired by a Bavarian folktale collected by Franz Xaver von Schönwerth. Creative Team for The Belt and the Necklace: Writer: C.S. MacCath Director and Co-Dramaturge: Laurie Steven Co-dramaturge: Janet Irwin Music Supervisor and Editor: Craig McConnell Supervising Sound Designer: Damian Kearns Cast: Chandel Gambles (Imelda Blackthorne, Mermaid, Old Woman, Celebrity Watch Host, Esmée Peregrine) Mark Huisman (Gilen Peregrine) Neta J. Rose (Beyla Bee, Constable Brandywine) Nicole Wilson (Barbara Blackthorn) This episode contains disturbing events including an attempted suicide, domestic abuse, and violent events. Themes pertaining to beauty and body image. Listener discretion is advised. To find out more about The Belt and The Other Path podcast, please visit our website at www.theotherpath.ca. Join us on social media and please help spread the word by recommending us to your friends and family: Facebook: @theotherpathpodcast Instagram: @theotherpathpodcast Twitter: @theotherpathpod If you like what you hear and want to help us create new episodes, we hope you will support our work by becoming a member. Members get access to special features, such as in-depth interviews with each writer, a chance to meet the artists and more. Please donate now at Buy Me A Coffee (theotherpathpod). About the seriesWhat do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighborhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more about The Other Path, the artists and upcoming special events, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
In our final episode before Thanksgiving, we welcome Sarah Podemski, an award-winning Anishnaabe and Ashkenzai artist and actress (Reservation Dogs). Before we get to it, Joshua and Rabbi Shira discuss this week's Torah portion Chayei Sarah about the life (and really the death) of our matriarch Sarah. Episode Timecodes: (6:15) Sarah Podemski Interview (33:10) Rabbi Shira's Guided Meditation
After a strange vision, Lucy heads back to her dead-end hometown to hunt for a missing friend. A troublesome discovery leads her into a forbidden territory, home to ancient grudges, baffling curses and a most memorable monster. A whimsical, mysterious adventure about bridging old and new and getting unstuck. The play was written by folklorist and writer Daniel Peretti and inspired by the Italian tale of the same name by Italo Calvino. The Feathered Ogre is sponsored by The Embassy of Italy in Canada. Creative Team for The Feathered Ogre: Writer: Daniel Peretti Director: Laurie Steven Director and Co-Dramaturge: Laurie Steven Co-dramaturge: Janet Irwin Music Supervisor and Editor: Craig McConnell Supervising Sound Designer: Damian Kearns Cast: William Beddoe (Anoon) Anurag Choudhury (Paul) Erin Eldershaw (Kigva) Alix Sideris (Rhiannon) Bruce Spinney (Mannie and Series Host) Advisory: This episode contains coarse language, potentially disturbing magic, excessive alcohol consumption, and animal cruelty. Listener discretion is advised. You can find out more about The Belt and the Necklace and the series on our website www.theotherpath.ca. Please consider supporting our work and help us create new episodes by becoming a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Members gain access to special features, such as writer interviews, a chance to meet the artists and more. Recommend us to your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy The Belt and the Necklace! About the seriesWhat do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighborhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more about The Other Path, the artists and upcoming special events, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
Four people head up into the Hollow Hills for an evening of storytelling. Only three return. The trio is unwittingly drawn into a game with the Tiglath, an ancient race of shape-shifters who were driven inside the hills long ago. At stake is the land itself. An eerie, poetic fantasy from acclaimed novelist and poet, Jo Walton, about the heartfelt, complicated meanings of home. The play was inspired by The Tale of Manawydan, son of Llyr from the Welsh legend cycle: The Third Branch of the Mabinogion. Creative Team for Heart's Home: Writer: Jo Walton Director and Co-Dramaturge: Laurie Steven Co-dramaturge: Janet Irwin Music Supervisor and Editor: Venessa Lachance Supervising Sound Designer: Damian Kearns Cast: William Beddoe (Anoon) Anurag Choudhury (Paul) Erin Eldershaw (Kigva) Alix Sideris (Rhiannon) Bruce Spinney (Mannie and Series Host) Advisory: This episode contains course language, potentially disturbing magic, and themes that may raise painful memories for those harmed by the impacts of colonialism. Listener discretion is advised. You can find out more about Heart's Home and the series on our website www.theotherpath.ca. Please consider supporting our work and help us create new episodes by becoming a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Members gain access to special features, such as writer interviews, a chance to meet the artists and more. Recommend us to your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy Heart's Home! About the seriesWhat do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighborhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more about The Other Path, the artists and upcoming special events, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
Liam and Jessie, a young couple fleeing bills and chasing cash in a trashed economy, decide to change their fate by stealing a mysterious artifact. But as the magical object toys with their desires, the pair get caught in an otherworldly spiral with cats, cops, and corpses. A macabre comedy of greed and black magic from playwright, author, and screenwriter, Marty Chan. It was inspired by the Chinese folktale, The Magic Cask. Creative Team for Double Trouble: Writer: Marty Chan Director and Co-Dramaturge: Laurie Steven Co-dramaturge: Janet Irwin Music Supervisor and Editor: Jeremy Hutton Supervising Sound Designer: Damian Kearns Cast: Paul Amato (Dimitri and Cop) Jesse Buck (Liam) Maryse Fernandes (Jessie) Jeremy Hutton (Narrator and Harold) Advisory: This episode contains course language and morbid events. Listener discretion is advised. To find out more about Double Trouble and The Other Path podcast series, please visit our website at www.theotherpath.ca. Please consider supporting our work and help us create new episodes by becoming a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Members gain access to special features, such as writer interviews, a chance to meet the artists and more. Recommend us to your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy Double Trouble! About the seriesWhat do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighborhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more about The Other Path, the artists and upcoming special events, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
Bony Legs, the infamous witch in the woods, can grant any wish imaginable… at a price. When Lisa, a daring teen, is blackmailed, she tracks down the witch for help, only to find herself facing grueling tasks in a fight for her life. A spirited and chilling tale of empowerment from novelist, poet and biographer, Emily Pohl-Weary. Inspired by a Russian folktale featuring Baba Yaga: Vassalisa the Brave. Creative Team for The Witch's Circle: Writer: Emily Pohl-Weary Director and Co-Dramaturge: Laurie Steven Co-dramaturge: Janet Irwin Music Supervisor and Editor: Craig McConnell Supervising Sound Designer: Damian Kearns Cast: Anna Burkholder (Anna) Anurag Choudhury (Dean) Maryse Fernandes (Lisa) Soo Garay (Narrator and Baba Yaga) Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy The Witch's Circle!Advisory: This episode contains coarse language, sexual aggression, and violent events. Listener discretion is advised. To find out more about The Witch's Circle and The Other Path podcast series, please visit our website at www.theotherpath.ca. Recommend us to your friends and family: Facebook: @theotherpathpodcast Instagram: @theotherpathpodcast Twitter: @theotherpathpod Please consider supporting our work and help us create new episodes by becoming a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Members gain access to special features, such as writer interviews, a chance to meet the artists and more. About the seriesWhat do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighborhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more about The Other Path, the artists and upcoming special events, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
CBC Kids News brought together a group of Indigenous teens for a video about what they'd like to see happen in classrooms and schools on Orange Shirt Day. Eli Rowe was part of that panel. He's Anishnaabe and Mi'kmaw, and a student at Parkview Education Centre in Bridgewater.
What do witches, ogres and shape-shifters have in common with dive bars, fashion shows and neighbourhood parks? They are all on The Other Path! Classic folk tales meet modern life in this fantasy audio drama series filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Follow people so desperate to fulfill their dreams, they choose a path that leads them to wrangle with magical forces and creatures straight out of folklore. They will lure you with promises of good fortune but be warned, they'll lead you into danger. Whatever fate has in store, the other path reveals the unexpected. Our five dramas by award-winning Canadian writers are inspired by fantastical tales from the past, but set in today's modern world. From haunting dramas to macabre comedies, these original tales come alive with the voices of professional actors and artfully crafted music and sound. To find out more, visit our website www.theotherpath.ca. Please consider supporting our work and help us create new episodes by becoming a member at Buy Me A Coffee. Members gain access to special features, such as writer interviews, a chance to meet the artists and more. Recommend us to your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.About Odyssey TheaterThe Other Path was created and directed by Laurie Steven, Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre, a professional non-profit theatre in Ottawa, Canada. Our imaginative award-winning productions range from satires to epic dramas, to enchanted myths re-envisioned for adult audiences. Odyssey Theatre operates on the traditional, unceded Territory of the Algonquin, Anishnaabe peoples. Odyssey Theatre is grateful to the Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, City of Ottawa, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation and our wonderful donors for their support.
An overview of the Bear Clan Patrol, and some info about Totems. About - Bear ClanAnishinaabe clan system - WikipediaThe Mishomis Book, Chapter 10 - The Clan SystemBear Clan volunteers find hundreds of needles, mountains of garbage on inner-city Winnipeg patrols | CBC NewsBear Clan's youth patrol shows kids 'a better way of life,' organizer says | CBC NewsCity taps fire hydrants, Bear Clan Patrol handing out water amid extreme heat | CTV NewsBear Clan Group in Edmonton upset with treatment by mall security - CFWEBear Clan board has 'made a huge mess,' ousted executive director James Favel says | CBC NewsSound Effects from Freesound.Org:https://freesound.org/people/hedonfire/sounds/647450/https://freesound.org/people/Krishmeister/sounds/413241/YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASzFs4_4kvkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXoA7ZjyRJI&t=31sSupport the show
Now that the Pope has left Canada, it's worth looking at what he's leaving behind. It's complicated. Was the Papal Apology a sincere expression of regret and compassion and a promise to do better? Or was it checking off call to action #58 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's list?Will his visit help to heal the pain of survivors and the grief of their families? Or will it be seen as an unsatisfying end to a story that once hoped for so much more real change? Or ... both? What needs to come from this historic apology to make it meaningful?GUEST: Patty Krawec, Anishnaabe writer from Lac Seul First Nation, co-host of the podcast Medicine for the Resistance, and author of the upcoming book, Becoming Kin.
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After spending six weeks hiking the Bruce Trail, one Trent University student is ready to catch up on some rest. She shared some of what she learned along the way. Anishnaabe writer and arts advocate Jesse Wente wants more people to seek out Indigenous stories, by Indigenous people.
The pen is mightier than the sword! Hear the words written that "surrendered" large swathes of the northern shores of Lake Superior. This treaty was the prototype for later "numbered treaties" of the late 1800s and early 1900s.https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100028978/1581293296351Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=19470381)
Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and Daniel Monkman of Zoon discuss their band OMBIIGIZI, their powerful debut LP, Sewn Back Together, working with Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew in the Tragically Hip's Bathouse studio, learning about and teaching others about their Anishnaabe heritage, overcoming trauma, playing Massey Hall, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mayra, Tierra, Cat, and Nicky are interviewed by a beloved comrade and filmmaker, speaking to our experience in Akiing alongside water protectors resisting Enbridge Corporation's Line 3 pipeline. Akiing is the Anishnaabe name for the land we were on. It means “the land to which we belong.”Following the interview, we share updates on the Stop Line 3 movement, other calls for land and water defense in the region, and how you and your people can participate.LINKS & RESOURCEShttps://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/aug/24/nickel-mining-hidden-environmental-cost-electric-cars-batterieshttps://talonmetals.com/ https://www.Line3legalfund.com https://www.dropline3charges.com https://www.stopline3.org/
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Actions in cities throughout the United States took place on February 7th, 2022, calling for the immediate release of international Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier. February 7th, 2022, marks the 46th year of Peltier's incarceration and January 28, 2022, he tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid 19) virus at the United States Penitentiary at Coleman, FL (USP Coleman 1). Leonard Peltier, from the Anishnaabe and Lakota Nations, was unjustly convicted in the deaths of two FBI agents in a June 26, 1975, shootout in Oglala, SD between members of the American Indian Movement, defending the Oglala community and the FBI. Peltier's two co-defendants were acquitted by reason of self-defense. Peltier, who was later extradited from Canada under questionable circumstances was tried separate. Peltier's trial was replete with prosecutorial misconduct, falsified testimony, fabricated evidence, even the autopsy presented to the jury was done by an examiner who had never seen the bodies of the two agents. The former US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, James Reynolds, who supervised the post-trial sentencing and appeals admitted they “shaved a few corners” and “we could not prove Leonard Peltier personally committed any crime on the Pine Ridge Reservation” in his letter to US President Joe Biden calling for Peltier's release. Today, Peltier is a 77-year-old inmate with a host of co-morbidities that should, according to CDC Guidelines, have prioritized him for a Covid Booster Shot. CDC guidelines call for booster shots at seven months, yet 11 months after Peltier received his Covid 19 vaccine, he had not received a booster shot. Visitors to USP Coleman 1 have noted the facility is not mandating vaccines for its guards or staff, Guards and staff were seen both without masks and improperly wearing masks, social distancing was neither encouraged nor enforced and booster shots had not, until recently, been available to any inmate at USP Coleman 1. Both the ILPDC and mutual aid organizations offered to donate N-95 masks for every inmate at Coleman were denied. The United States Department of Justice, through the Attorney General issued guidelines for Covid Release to Home Confinement for inmates who were elderly and or had compromised immune system or Co-morbidities on March 26th and April 3rd, 2020. Leonard Peltier at 77 years old with a host of comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, heart condition, and an aortic aneurysm undeniably meets those conditions. Furthermore, his home community on the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota continues to request his return to his home community. Today on American Indian Airwaves, Marcus Lopez and myself speak with Carol Gokee and Jean Roach (Cheyenne/Lakota Nations) co-directors from the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (ILPDC) who, along with friends, families, human rights organizations, and allies are calling for Peltiers immediate release. Both of our guest has and continue to maintain contact with Peltier and we start part one of this two-part interview with Jean Roach providing listeners with a brief history leading up to the wrongful incarceration of international political prisoner Leonard Peltier.
Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, PhD is an activist/scholar, distinguished teacher and wisdom keeper who addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith/spirituality, justice, race/diversity, regenerative farming, our relationship with the earth and Indigenous realities. His expertise has been sought in national venues such as Time Magazine, The Huffington Post and Christianity Today. Dr. Woodley currently serves as Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture at Portland Seminary. He served for several years on the Oregon Dept. of Education, American Indian/Alaska Native Advisory Council. Randy was raised near Detroit, Michigan and is a Cherokee descendent recognized by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Randy co-hosts the Peacing it all Together podcast with Bo Sanders. Author of several books include "Decolonizing Evangelicalism" which we discuss in this episode. Connect and support the work that Randy is doing: www.randywoodley.comwww.eloheh.org www.elohehseeds.comRandy lives south of Portland in Yam Hill, Oregon where he and his wife have a 10-acre farm where they house the Eloheh Center for Earth Justice. He said it is on the illegally and unethically seated land the Kalapuya People, particularly the Yamhill and Tualatin bands. The Woodleys have been in the area since 2008 and are just “enjoying climate change in Oregon” which is teaching them how to do regenerative farming under stressful conditions. “We're learning all the time.”Maggie asked Randy how he has seen the major cultural shift and what he thinks is happening and we're seeing the response to Breonna Taylor's murder, the many other lynchings [of men and women of color], and all that is going with people battling against Critical Race Theory. The book he wrote “Decolonizing Evangelicalism” with his podcast partner Bo Sanders and it came out during COVID so it hasn't really been publicized or promoted. It's written in like a conversation, and they've been taking theology and social issues ever since Bo was a seminary student of his back in 2008. They wrote the book this way both because that is how their relationship is (conversation) and in the style of one of his favorite books; “We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change” by Myles Horton and Paulo Freire. We talk about Critical Race Theory in the book; Randy says “I do it” and Bo explains it. Our book would now be banned from a number of seminaries and institutions around the country, it will not be allowed to use the book as a reference [because it uses Critical Race Theory to examine theology].Randy says Critical Race Theory is the current “bugaboo” and it is endemic of all the other right wing, white supremacist reactions to People of Color coming into their own and the popularization of the unjust deaths of members of the BIPOC community. Social media has done a lot to inform people but in our [BIPOC] communities, people have been dying unjustly for hundreds of years. “There's nothing different it's just people are finding out about it now.” It's important, Randy believes, that as we are learning [about the unjust deaths], that what we are finding is that all the systems and our country were founded in white supremacy. Randy acknowledges that there are other things behind that, including the Western worldview and patriarchy, but he says the white supremacy that founded the systems in our country—education, economic and social systems—are all bent towards the benefit and privilege of white males. “So the system itself has not really changed a lot; it looks a little more kinder than it used to under enslavement or genocide but the idea is still the same: People of color, and oftentimes women and others—the cultural or racial or gender other—are [seen as] a subcategory of humanity as opposed to white folks, especially white males of prominence.” Randy says Critical Race Theory gets at the heart of that; it says, there is a systemic problem that we have to deal with. “And a systemic problem means that all of us have to deal with it together. It's not just up to white folks or People of Color, it's like we all have to do this together in order change this system.” Randy believes that what the Right has done is taken away the ability for us to talk about that in a systemic way. “America by the way is, and we could go into the history of this as well, is one of the most individualistic nations that has probably ever existed in the history of humanity.”Randy says everyone wants to talk about whether this one person is a racist or not. “I don't even deal with that... I'm more interested in dismantling the systems that are corrupt with racism.” Randy believes that this Right reaction to everything that is going on is actually a way to stop us from talking about systemic racism. It's very akin, Randy says, to the 1840 Gag Rules when they wouldn't allow congress to talk about slavery. “It's that: you're not going to fix the problem if you can't talk about it.” It keeps the homeostasis, security and benefits for those in power. Danielle finds herself in the system. She is a licensed Mental Health therapist in the state of Washington, and she believes it's a system that is created for someone unlike her. When she is caring for a person of color and she expands her care to include the culture and community, because she is located in community, it is a threat to her profession. The psychological structure of the system…. is not created to deal with more than just the individual. She asks, “what do you do when the individual presents symptomology and harm that is happening from the system? How do I move in the world and not address the system and yet say I am caring for my client? And yet to address the system from my position its often say that you've stepped out the bounds of therapy.” She feels the bind and it's excoriating to find paths forward and to know who is safe to talk to and engage. “Being present with my clients is also, I believe for me and my location, is fighting the system that is also harming them.”Randy adds, “It's not set up to deal with intergenerational trauma.” He says, some estimate that 100% of Native folks have intergenerational trauma or post-colonial stress syndrome. African American folks have intergenerational trauma from enslavement. “It's not like these are one-time things; It is the residual from them keeps coming at us time after time after time.” Randy said it's through people like Danielle, People of Color, who are getting into places of influence and be innovative and can begin to change the system. Maggie asks what does it look like to bridge the gap between working with individuals and working with systems? She mentions she thought one interesting and thought-provoking part of his book (Decolonizing Evangelicalism) was about the idea that we have to start with “re-verbaging” some of the terms that we think we are sharing a mutual definition or understanding about, when in fact are not. She was surprised at some of the words on his list. When we thinking about the word Evangelicalism, it encompasses a long history of shifting beliefs. She asks Randy to explore and explain what he means by deconstructing and reconstructing, which he has as almost two sides to the same coin. Randy says, “I'm not going to assume anyone's age here. I wouldn't do that out of fear. But I will tell you where I'm at: I'm a baby boomer. And my generation has a lot of culpability in some of the things that are going wrong right now. But one of the things that was different in my generations, I'm on one of the younger baby boomers, is that we said we don't want our parent's paradigm. That's a bad paradigm … We were good at critiquing it but we just were very good at fixing it.” He believes one exciting thing we are seeing right now, and one of the other influences in this reaction and why we are seeing so much happen, is how the millennials are giving him a lot of hope. He said they are the first ones to come along and say, “We want a different paradigm! We don't want what was handed to us by our parents and grandparents! We don't want racism! We don't want homophobia! We don't want women to have 73 cents on the dollar and men to be paid a dollar for their wages. We don't want a dirty nasty climate changing earth.” He believes that Millennials have the communication tools to actually communicate and critique, they are great at critiquing—maybe sometimes are too cynical but I guess if that's what it takes to get there that's okay—but question is; “Are they going be able to fix it?” He does see a lot of activism coming out of millennials and it excites him because he believes that is one of the reasons we are seeing the wide-spread reaction and it's pulling those Gen Xers and Baby Boomers back in to have hope again. “Our future is depending on that. The government is not going to fix this unless we make the government fix it. And the generation that is the impetus behind this, the catalyst, is the Millennials. Maggie says it is easy to sit on one side and criticize but then not offer anything to replace it and grow it. It is the reconstructing after deconstructing then how helpful is that going to be. Randy says, “So basically we have to deconstruct everything. We have to look at every system that was created basically by—and I'm simplifying to its simplest terms—white males who sat at the table and said here's the way it's going to be for everybody. And now we need to basically over turn the table, build a new table together, and have everybody represented at that table and decide what these systems are going to be.” That reconstruction comes after the critique (deconstruction) and we see resistance to the critique in the like the resistance to critical race theory. Until we can really critique and understand it, listen to the those who have been oppressed etc., we can't move forward. “It's not something we can start from the same DNA and end up with a different child. That's not going to happen. It has to start from a new DNA.” There's no formula, and this is the scary part. Structures want formulas. They want to know what are the steps. Every step, every community, every law and every system has to become what Randy calls “organizing chaos.” He sees that chaos as a way of moving things that are out there, all the moving parts back together, and it will look different in different places with different people involved. One of the pitfalls, Randy says, is people's demand to have a basis for reconstruction. That is the scariest part and the part you have to take by faith and say, “If we're all moving together in the right direction, we're going to end up with the right thing.” But, Randy says, it's going to take everyone: insiders and outsiders, lots of diversity, so that we end up with something that is good for all of us, the common good. Danielle has been thinking from a psychological perspective about whiteness and what it takes to create the bent towards the “standard,” speaking very generally about the system that is bent towards white male privilege. She recalls a training/immersion program that she attended in the South on the subject of race. She heard a story of a lynching that was after church where entire families were in attendance. She saw a picture of a father with a hat on holding his young child, maybe 2 years old, and then with his other hand attached to another small child on the ground. Knowing from the way we are created, the way that the Creator created us, that those children would know that they were witnessing horror. And in the moment of witnessing horror, to have a caregiver who is celebrating there would be a deep sense of fragmentation and create a legacy that would be enforced in the schools with teaching around race and segregation. Or to have the horror reenforced at church. That fragmentation is then passed down.With this fragmentation in mind, Danielle wonders about deconstruction. When everything is already so fragmented, what has actually been constructed? Danielle feels like she witnesses lights come on and she sees the fragmentation and asks “how do we welcome those fragments back home? How do we rebuild something that's so fragmented?” She says it's the ability to hold things in the air while not knowing how they will land and to wait and see how they will land. It's that faith component that Randy is talking about. Randy says as a nation we have myths about our identity, who we are. Those myths need to be taken apart and deconstructed. He says truth must be interjected into them. Sometimes these myths are partially true, and sometimes they aren't true at all. But they all fit into our national mythos. When we allow those things to be taught and spread, it does something to our souls. “If you are not in the myth as the winning character, it grinds on your soul.” He believes it will also grind on the winners because it dehumanizes them: It creates in them the sense that others are less than human, and that dehumanizes the person who sees others that way as well. We all need to be freed from those myths. In the midst of all this, Randy says he holds on to his faith. “I believe there is a Creator who is ultimately wanting the best for everyone. And while we may disagree about all the theologies and who that is and everything else, I'm still looking at the Creator in faith to say, ‘There is a force beyond humanity that is rooting, if nothing else, for use to treat each as equals and kindly.'” This he says is helpful to him personally.Maggie says what he is saying harkens back to an idea from his book about hospitality. She was struck by a part in the book where he says hate isn't the opposite of love; the opposite of love is more like indifference or apathy or disconnection. The Creator that he just talked about wants us to belong to each other, to have a sense of togetherness, and Maggie asked Randy to talk more about the idea of hospitality and what that looks like.Randy says the Northwest is an interesting place to think about hospitality. He's heard of “Seattle nice” or “Portland nice.” The saying goes, “People will give you directions to anywhere except for their own home.” Randy believes that it is in our own homes where we reveal ourselves to others and allow them the comfort to reveal themselves to us. Homes are the places where we can build those kinds of relationships that are necessary for us to treat each other as humans. Hospitality, he talks about the Indigenous “Harmony Way,” in the Biblical way it would be called “Shalom.” It is the ethos among Indigenous people all over the world is this sense of hospitality. Randy says there are many cultures in the world [geographically and historically] where you have to feed your enemy: You have to give them a day's ration and help them on their way. This is the case with Native America as well. The strangers were taken in and feed, given a night's sleep and sent on their way so they could live another day. Randy thinks it is a really bad sign when we start to see hospitality disappearing out of a culture. He says we really need to get back in each other's homes again. We all live inside each other's home. Randy mentions one of the crazy theologies that came out of the passage where Jesus said [in Matthew 19:29], Anyone who leaves their father and mother for my sake, will inherit 100-fold mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and houses and homes. The faith people in the 80s turned that into a “name it and claim it.” But he says all that is talking about is hospitality: we become family when we come into each other's homes. “The whole New Testament is based on that Shalom principle of hospitality and being there for another and loving one another.” Randy mentions 1 Peter 4:8-9 as one of the best places that talks about this: It says above all love because love covers a multitude of sins. But it's the next line after this shotgun blast of love is: and don't neglect to be hospitable to one another. And when you invite people in your home, don't complain. Everyone has gifts they were given from Creator, share them with one another. He says we see this over and over again in various passage throughout the New Testament. Certainly, he says, followers of Jesus should be practicing this kind of hospitality, but really this is what all human beings should be doing as well. Danielle says her husband is Mexican and if you show up, you're going to get food. They are going to cook if you show up; you will not leave without food. If you say no, that's not going to be good for you. Randy says there's no such thing as Indians gathering without food. That's s unheard of. He says, “I know the same is true for many cultures. And we always laugh when we go to a White people's event because there will be some sort of small hors d'oeuvre or a bunch of desserts.” He laughs and says “You know, people actually get along better when you eat with each other, and actually eat good food. That's known all over the world except for some cultures in America that's not the case.” He expands to say that is not true of all ethnic cultures that are white cultures—he has some Italian friends where that is not true. Food and hospitality, Randy believes, are a part of loving one another and building relationships. Danielle says there is so much hope in the idea of coming together around a meal. Her family has lived in a lot of tension around identity and she says, “so being familiar with the tension, from ethnicities that hold a lot of tension, we have a lot to offer in leading forward because we have lived a long time in that chaos.” Randy said there was a meme going around Native America a year or two ago that said, if we have intergenerational trauma, and we do, then we also hold within our DNA intergenerational hope and survival. We've survived and there are reasons we have survived. Randy believes that any persecuted or oppressed minority that has survived has things to teach everyone else and some of those are about hospitality.Maggie adds there is a vulnerability to having someone in your home, or being in someone else's home. She recalls in Randy's book that he mentions that hospitality is not about just having the same people in your homes, the people you like to have meals with. There's an additional piece—are we going to take in the strangers and feed them so they can live another day? And are we going to have conversations with people that are different than us, that think differently and look differently? Hospitality then is engaging people that are different than us and are we willing to do it in our homes?Randy says because we are all colonized to one degree or another, there are plenty of people who look differently than us but think exactly like us. And that's always the challenge and Randy names higher education as one of the major culprits of hiring brown people who think white because it looks like diversity. “That's not people who think differently than us. Again, if you start with the same DNA you end up with the same kids.”Danielle says we need to keep having the conversations, keep doing the work, and keep having people in our homes. She says it has to be practical in her own life, it has to be an embodied place that we can pass down. It can't be paper activism or screen activism. Besides all the death and sickness, Randy says the worse part about COVID is that we can't really be in each other's homes the way we want to be. For all his married life, and he's been married for 31 years, he and his wife Edith have had an open home. He said it was always unusual if a month goes by and they've not had people in their home eating with them. When people ask him what they do at Eloheh, he replies we just provide hospitality to people. It's been difficult during COVID but for the first time they gathered people, with masks and distancing, and he and his wife remarked at how nice it was to have people there to visit. He says he can't wait until COVID is over and there can be a return to some form of normality, though he acknowledges it seems like it won't ever go back to the way things always have been. Maggie adds that while we have the desire to do these things—have people over again—but we need to reimagine what they look like under our current circumstance. And right now that looks like gathering outside or with masks on. We must still be activity seeking to be people, places and homes that are open and hospitable in this season. Randy says, I miss that. Danielle does too; “I felt that acutely.”Randy says it was horrible that in the beginning they went months without seeing their own grandkids. Danielle adds, yes that is horrible. There's a sense of not know whether your body or their bodies are a source of danger. And knowing that you need one another. As we wrap up, Danielle asked about Randy's new books and how can people get in touch with him:To find out more about what Randy and his wife Edith are doing at the Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice you can visit: www.eloheh.org If you would like to order seeds from them, all organic, open pollinated seeds, you can visit:www.elohehseeds.comIf you want to book Randy to speak at your event you can go to: www.randywoodley.comOr connect via email: eloheh@gmail.com If you haven't read his most recent book that came out: Decolonizing EvangelicalismNew books coming out:January 4th, 2022: Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred EarthApril 19th, 2022: Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview: A Decolonized Approach to Christian DoctrineNo date: Mission and the Cultural Other: A Closer View“Peaching It All Together” Podcast with Randy Woodley and Bo SandersRandy is reading: "Jesus and Non-Violence" by Walter Wink, "Open and Relational Theology" by Thomas Jay Oord, "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents" by Margaret Kimberley, "Mycelium Running: How mushrooms can save the world" by Paul StametsRandy is listening to: All My Relations Podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish and Tulalip) and Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation), "Medicine for the Resistance" Podcast hosted by an Anishnaabe kwe and an Afro mysticRandy is inspired by: Millennials who are giving him hope and his Elders who are passing down shared wisdom.
About this episode:[Trigger Warning: Indigenous Genocide, Canadian Residential Schools]I was introduced to April and her work last year and it's been a true honour to get to know more about her and her art over the past few months. April is a Turtle clan Mohawk with roots at Six Nations. She is a designer and entrepreneur and founded her jewellery company, Lofttan, with a strong ethos of slow fashion and honouring Mother Earth. I'm so grateful to have shared this conversation with April; she truly has the most beautiful perspectives on life and the healing process.On today's episode, we chatted about: April's background and her 'why' for creating her slow fashion jewellery brandHow important art and creativity are in the healing process The ways in which living your most purposeful path can pave the way for others to do the same.How the support of her partner has helped to propel herApril's creation of The Lydia Ruth Project in honour of her Great Grandmother who was her last family member in Residential School April's aim for the project; to educate on the effects of colonialism and Residential schools on our Indigenous communitiesAbout April Mitchell-Boudreau & Lofttan: Lofttan is an Indigenous-owned, female-led handmade convertible jewellery business with a unique opportunity for job creation. Our beautifully handmade pieces revitalize and revolutionize the jewellery industry through the creation of a multi-wear, slow-fashion, sustainable jewellery collection.At the heart of the Lofttan brand is a celebration of diversity, accessibility and the Medicine of Creativity. Lofttan's Convertible jewellery system offers an invitation to play and create using traditional materials like sustainably sourced wood, shell and semi-precious stone to beautifully frame the masterpiece that is you.Originally distributed through independent boutiques across Ontario, Lofttan is successfully navigating a massive Covid-inspired pivot to online retail. Lofttan jewellery is the brainchild of Mohawk designer April Mitchell-Boudreau. Situated on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe people, every piece is lovingly made in the Niagara studio.In 2017 April was nominated for The Entrepreneurial Award given by the Women in Business Awards of Niagara, and most recently Lofttan has been nominated for the Excellence in Manufacturing Award 2020-2021 in the Niagara Business Awards by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce.One of Lofttan's goals is to create enough demand to employ other Indigenous people in our community, as piece-workers, able to work from home.Lofttan celebrates the Medicine of Creativity further in The Makers Circle PLAYshops, delivered through the lens of traditional Indigenous teachings, such as the Medicine Wheel bracelet making. Each participant makes their own wearable work of art, that also concretely anchors them to the teachings delivered in the PLAYshop.Links:Lofttan website: https://lofttan.myshopify.com/The Lydia Ruth Project: https://lofttan.myshopify.com/pages/the-lydia-ruth-projectLofftan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lofttan/?hl=enApril's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/april_mitchellb/?hl=en
In todays episode of the Inspire Podcast, Bart interviews Renae Morriseau. Renae's journey has been in working creatively with Indigenous people. She's a writer, theatre director & musician who helps people find their voice through effective storytelling. Here are some moments from the conversation: How did you get to do what you do? -04:23.2 Agusta Buel -05:08.1 Phil Fontane's experience -05:29.2 What was it about Phil's story? -06:33.4 Storytelling to decolonize -08:28.2 Truth and reconciliation commission -11:59.4 Resilience art -12:12.4 Downtown east side of Vancouver -12:47.7 Self care -13:21.3 Reconciling with their own families -14:31.9 What's your approach to working with people on storytelling -16:18.8 Collective stories -21:33.0 Growing global awareness of systemic racism -24:15.1 How do non-indigenous people listen? -25:18.6 Hungry listening = Dylan Robinson -25:58.6 Decolonize our listening -26:16.4 How do you open up to listening -30:48.2 Difficulties in connecting with stories that challenge us -31:25.5 Not knowing what to say is the greatest gift to someone -32:03.1 Silence can be OK -32:23.3 Align mind, heart, gut -33:34.5 Resources? where to go from here? -34:37.0 Renae's Work: THEATRE -Here's a project called, Home, Homelessness & the Culture In-Between. There is a 5 minute video on this link http://urbanink.ca/sro/ -This is a play she helped to write call Weaving Reconciliation: Our Way. This is about ‘reconciliation' within Indigenous communities as a family mends their relationship back together because of the impact of Residential School. http://weaving-reconciliation-our-way.ca DIRECTING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE -This is a play White Noise by Taran Kootenayhoo that she will be directing for its Vancouver premiere at the firehall theatre. Here is a little write-up about it. https://www.newwestrecord.ca/entertainment/this-new-west-theatre-production-explores-internalized-racism-1.23630503 HER MUSIC with M'GIRL -Here is an article written about M'Girl Music - A group of Indigenous Women singing hand-drum songs. What's unique about what they do is that they harmonize to their traditional Cree, Saulteaux, Anishnaabe songs. https://www.straight.com/music/1315931/mgirl-infuses-indigenous-themes-western-vocal-harmonies DIRECTING A TELEVISION SERIES -And finally her film work, she directed 6 episodes of the 12 created for the 3rd Season of Quest Our West - for APTN. This will come out this fall. This link is about Season 1 and 2. https://www.aptn.ca/questoutwest/