Podcast appearances and mentions of Lee Maracle

Mark interviews Waubgeshig Rice, an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation, and the author of four books, most notably the bestselling novels Moon of the Crusted Snow and Moon of the Turning Leaves. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments, a personal update and word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Superstars Writing Seminars: Teaching you the business of being a writer which takes place Feb 6 through 9, 2025 in Colorado Springs, CO. Use code: MARK1592 to get $100 off your registration. In their conversation Mark and Waubgeshig talk about: Waub's interest in high school with English classes but still feeling like there was no strong connection and that not many of the books and stories being taught in Ontario in the 1990s were all that relatable Being shown books by indigenous authors via his Auntie that weren't being studied in school -- books by authors such as Richard Wagamese, Lee Maracle, Louise Erdrich -- and how that blew his world wide open and included thoughts such as maybe he could do that himself some day The Grade 12 Writing Course taught by Tom Bennett at Parry Sound High School that helped Waubgeshig in shaping stories Being side-tracked from creative writing by studying and beginning a career in journalism The benefit of getting to know writers and artists in the Toronto area in the early 2000s Applying for his first writing grant from Canada Council for the Arts in 2004 Waub's first book, Midnight Sweat Lodge, a connected short story collection How things really changed when Waubgeshig's Moon of the Crusted Snow first came out in 2018 Leaving full time journalism employment at CBC to become a full-time writer in 2020 The Northeast Blackout of 2003 and how his experiences being back home at Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound when it was all going down is what inspired Waubgeshig in writing Moon of the Crusted Snow Coming to the realization that home was the best place to be if this were actually a world-ending electricity blackout The stereotypes and mythologies about what life on a reservation is, and how, during that dark moment, it was a reminder of the resources and the beauty that place could actually be Expressing the heartfelt spirit of community that has withstood a lot of violence historically, and how that helps a group of people survive this latest major crisis Deciding to set the story in a location that a little further removed from Southern Ontario than where Waubgeshig actually grew up Waub's approach in writing the sequel and wanting it to take place several years after the events in the first novel and how that came to happen How the second novel explores the way the people of the community are able to live more autonomously on the land as Anishinaabe people The interesting publishing path that Waubgeshig's first novel took in landing at ECW Press Working with acquiring editor Susan Renouf and how great an experience that was and the wonderful suggestions she made to improve the raw manuscript The speculative fiction elements of a post-apocalyptic novel and Waub feeling so accepted in the SF/F community How the success of Moon of the Crusted Snow led Waub to getting agent representation by Denise Bukowski The path that led to Penguin Random House offering the contract for the sequel Moon of the Turning Leaves The new project that Waub is working on now Advice that Waub would offer to other writers And more...   After the interview Mark reflects on several different things he was thinking about during and after the conversation.   Links of Interest: Waubgeshig Rice Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Bluesky Superstars Writing Seminars EP 389 - "Now You've Gone" with Cathy Rankin and Ken K. Mary Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds Mark's YouTube channel Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup) An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City Only Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard Merry Christmas! Shitter Was Full!: A Trivia Guide to National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation   Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. He's written four books, most notably the bestselling novels Moon of the Crusted Snow, and Moon of the Turning Leaves. He graduated from the journalism program at Toronto Metropolitan University in 2002, and spent most of his journalism career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a video journalist and radio host. He left CBC in 2020 to focus on his literary career. In addition to his writing endeavours, Waubgeshig is an eclectic public speaker, delivering keynote addresses and workshops, engaging in interviews, and contributing to various panels at literary festivals and conferences. He speaks on creative writing and oral storytelling, contemporary Anishinaabe culture and matters, Indigenous representation in arts and media, and more. He lives in Sudbury, Ontario with his wife and three sons.     The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

In this episode, Linda chats with Dr. Katherine McLeod about her role in the SpokenWeb Podcast, particularly Short Cuts. The conversation covers so much ground in such a short period! We discuss the following: The Short Cuts podcast (6.20, 9:21, 14.05, 18:47)Women poets, such as Gwendolyn MacEwan, Phyllis Webb (15:27), Muriel Rukeyser, Maxine Gadd, Margaret Atwood (8.22; 8.54; 10:03), Daphne Marlatt (18:55), Dionne Brand (11:23), and Brand with Lee Maracle (a member of the Stó:lō Nation; 12.05; 15:25)Feminist practices of listening (9:20)Holding the sound (11:00) CBC Radio, the history of; women writers and (15:49) and the radio program “Anthology” (16:28) The federal funding body, called SSHRC (4.32; 6.05)Smaro Kamboureli and the TransCanada Institute (16:07)The Director of SpokenWeb, Jason Camlot (2:45, 17:33; 22.03) (see Linda's previous episode with Camlot, who is also a poet, here)CanLit Across Media (17:40)The Women and Words Conference (20:54)We talked about SpokenWeb's beginnings, but here is another example. And, if you're curious, here is a sample of McLeod talking about “holding the sound” in a ShortCuts episode. And if you want to hear the recording of Dionne Brand speaking with Lee Maracle, try going here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Cody Caetano this week in Toronto. In this episode we talk about Cody's new book, Half-Bads in White Regalia, a memoir of growing up in a complicated and fraught family dynamic that is never the less light-hearted and filled with warmth. We also talk about his mentor, Lee Maracle, and how their relationship informed Cody's book as well as his essay, The Shadow Land: Indigenous Memoirs and the Question of ‘Trauma Porn.' We also discuss writing as pleasure, how music is connected to writing, writing about trauma and audience, particularly in regards to indigenous literature. Cody Caetano is a writer and literary agent. His first book, Half-Bads in White Regalia, is out now.  Order Half-Bads in White Regalia here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/666015/half-bads-in-white-regalia-by-cody-caetano/9780735240865

In this loving and lovely interview that took place in Montreal during the lunar eclipse of May 15-16, 2022, Linda interviews Shannon Webb-Campbell (a member of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation) about her new book of poetry, Lunar Tides (Book*hug). The conversation ranges from Montreal as a city for "Leos & lovers" (3.30), to themes of maternal loss and longing (4.45 and 6.15), to the following:1.0 Book*hug, and its other authors, including Shani Mootoo (author of Cane Fire) (1.0)Following Webb Campbell on Instagram (1.50)Lunar Tides (4.30)Her poem, “You were never a visitor to this world" (9.00)Her poem, "Time: A Biography" (5.25, 8.50, 14.35)Birthing poetry (9.50)Webb-Campbell's new novel (12.04)the ACCUTE conference (13.21)Lee Maracle (13.30)Duo Concertante (19.30) and "Ecology of Being"the film based on "Ecology of Being) (21.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States (University of North Carolina Press 2021) is about the displacement of Indigeneity in the discourse around race in American political theory, with settler memory being about recognizing or acknowledging the history of Indigenous peoples in colonialism, and then disavowing the active presence of settler colonialism and Indigenous politics in the present. Am and Kevin discuss how Black theorists, like James Baldwin, discuss Indigeneity in their politics, and how tensions can arise between different conceptions of land, history, and identity. Kevin's overall project is to link antiracism with anticolonialism, which shows through in the conversation.. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/173-kevin-bruyneel.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/173-kevin-bruyneel.html Resources: Settler Memory: The Disavowal of Indigeneity and the Politics of Race in the United States by Kevin Bruynee: https://uncpress.org/book/9781469665238/settler-memory/ Bacon's Rebellion: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/events-african-american-history/bacons-rebellion-1676/ W.E.B. Du Bois: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dubois/ James Baldwin: https://nmaahc.si.edu/james-baldwin The White Possessive: Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty by Aileen Moreton-Robinson: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-white-possessive Layli Long Soldier: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/layli-long-soldier Dr. Kim TallBear: https://kimtallbear.com/ Cristina Sharpe: https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/cesharpe/ Cedric Robinson: https://globalsocialtheory.org/thinkers/robinson-cedric-j/ I Am Not Your Negro: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/i-am-not-your-negro/ Kyle Mays: https://www.kyle-mays.com/ Afro Pessimism: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/the-argument-of-afropessimism Frank Wilderson: https://www.frankbwildersoniii.com/about/ Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: https://www.leannesimpson.ca/ Robyn Maynard: https://robynmaynard.com/ Stuart Hall: https://globalsocialtheory.org/thinkers/hall-stuart/ Kēhaulani Kauanui: https://jkauanui.faculty.wesleyan.edu/ Jean M. O'Brien: https://shekonneechie.ca/biographies/jean-obrien/ Lee Maracle: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lee-maracle-death-bc-indigenous-writer-poet-1.6245582 Jodi Byrd: https://as.cornell.edu/news/new-faculty-jodi-byrd Campuses and Colonialism: https://www.oah.org/insights/opportunities-for-historians/cfp-campuses-and-colonialism-symposium/ Malinda Maynor Lowery: http://history.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/lowery-malinda-maynor.html Stephen Kantrowitz: https://history.wisc.edu/people/kantrowitz-stephen/ Alyssa Mt. Pleasant: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/africana-and-american-studies/faculty/faculty-directory/mt-pleasant.html

OSLT - Lee Maracle - Le Chant de Célia - Chronique de Samir by RMF Radio

Lee Maracle's book, subtitled “A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism”.

Admit this, all of you. I laugh too loud, can't hold my brownie properly in polite company and am apt to call shit “shit.” I can't be trusted to be loyal to my class. In fact, the very clever among the elite know that I am opposed to the very existence of an elite among us. For me, the struggle for self- determination will end with the dissolution of this elite and the levelling of the CanAmerican class structure or it will continue—for a thousand years if need be.You have acquired your knowledge, friends, through the spoils of a colonial system which intends to use you to oppress my poor country-cousins. I owe no apology for refusing to go along with that.At the end of each year, we like to read a book by an author who passed that year, and in 2021, we lost someone very close to the show: Lee Maracle, whose book Memory Serves we talked about in a previous episode, and who joined us in a bonus episode about Great Expectations. We chose to read her book I Am Woman, a collection of essays (interwoven with memoir, story, and poetry) subtitled “A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism”. And, in addition to responding to the specific issues that the book brings to the forefront, and appreciating Maracle's craft in putting these issues on the page, Suzanne and Chris think together about how it feels to read and talk about a text that might not be addressed to you at all.SHOW NOTES.Lee Maracle: I Am Woman. [Bookshop.] [The book went out of print shortly after her passing, but should be back in stock next month.]Also by Lee Maracle: Memory Serves. Celia's Song. My Conversations with Canadians. Hope Matters [with Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter].Our episode on Memory Serves and our bonus with Lee Maracle on Great Expectations.Our episode on Bear.Lee Maracle delivers the 2020 Margaret Laurence lecture, which addresses many of the questions we had about literature, gender, and the power of story.The New York Times's (unfortunately headlined) obituary.An overview of Lee Maracle's life.Gratitude for Lee Maracle from Hiromi Goto, Rita Wong, and Larissa Lai.The Literary Legacy of Lee Maracle with Drew Hayden Taylor, Tanya Talaga, and Waubgeshig Rice.LitHub's list of notable literary deaths in 2021.bell hooks: Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black.Norton Juster: The Phantom Toolbooth.Beverley Cleary: Dear Mr. Henshaw.Next: Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Masks. [Bookshop.]Support The Spouter-Inn and Megaphonic FM on Patreon.

As we head into 2022, we celebrate some of the Indigenous leaders and changemakers who shared their stories and wisdom on Unreserved over the past year. As cultural guardians who are breaking down barriers, they deserve a little pomp and circumstance. We revisit conversations with Cree actor and director Michael Greyeyes, novelist Angeline Boulley, Anishinaabemowin learner and teacher Emmaline Beauchamp, Inuit leaders and climate activists Natan Obed, Lisa Koperqualuk and Brian Pottle, and former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair. Plus we remember and honour Ojibwe musician Curtis "Shingoose" Jonnie and Sto:lo writer Lee Maracle who passed on to their ancestors in 2021.

Big thanks to listeners Tea, Books & Chocolate and Victoria for contributing responses as we read Lee Maracle's famed novel about the coming of age of Stacey, a  teen struggling to find her place in both her village and the white town across the bridge. We discuss whether this is literary fiction or young adult literature (answer: yes), Maracle's elliptical approach to time, real life parallels (both historical and contemporary) and, finally, Maracle's legacy as a mentor  of female Indigenous writers.Wanna connect with the show? Follow us on Twitter @HKHSPod or use the hashtag #HKHSPod:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteHave something longer to say or a comment about book club? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

As part two of ShortCuts 2.9 Situating Sound—and as one of the many remembrances of Stó:lō writer and activist Lee Maracle—this ShortCuts explores how the archive remembers and who these memories serve. The audio recording for this episode is a 1988 recording of Lee Maracle and Dionne Brand, recorded for broadcast on Gerry Gilbert's radio program “radiofreerainforest” (Vancouver Coop Radio; SFU Digitized Collections). Building towards Maracle's reading of the poem “Perseverance,” producer Katherine McLeod selects audio clips from this recording in which we can hear feminist placemaking in action.  EPISODE NOTESA fresh take on sounds from the past, ShortCuts is a monthly feature on The SpokenWeb Podcast feed and an extension of the ShortCuts blog posts on SPOKENWEBLOG. Stay tuned for monthly episodes of ShortCuts on alternate fortnights (that's every second week) following the monthly SpokenWeb podcast episode.Producer: Katherine McLeodHost: Hannah McGregorSupervising Producer: Judith Burr AUDIO CLIPSAll audio in this episode is from the Gerry Gilbert radiofreerainforest Collection, held at Simon Fraser University and part of SFU's Digitized Collections. RESOURCESMaracle, Lee. I Am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism. Vancouver: Press Gang, 1996. Maracle, Lee. Memory Serves: Oratories. Ed. Smaro Kamboureli. NeWest Press, 2015. “radiofreerainforest 3 & 28 July and 7 August, 1988.” Gerry Gilbert radiofreerainforest Collection. SFU Digitized Collections. https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/radiofreerainforest-357/radiofreerainforest-3-28-july-and-7-august-1988 “ShortCuts 2.9: Situating Sound.” The SpokenWeb Podcast, 21 June 2020. https://spokenweb.ca/podcast/episodes/situating-sound/ Taylor, Diana. The Archive and the Repertoire: Performing Cultural Memory in the Americas. Durham, N.C: Duke UP, 2003. Wilson, Michelle. “Forced Migration.” The SpokenWeb Podcast, 6 December 2021. https://spokenweb.ca/podcast/episodes/forced-migration/

This month we're taking a break from our usual book discussion to honour the life and legacy of the great Lee Maracle. The iconic Sto:lo writer and storyteller died in November at the age of 71. She leaves behind a revolutionary catalogue of published works, along with an abundance of tremendous stories and other artworks that have inspired and influenced generations of Indigenous storytellers. To honour Lee and her work, we invited writers Tanya Talaga and Armand Garnet Ruffo to join us to share their reflections of their time with her, and how she will continue to shape literature for generations to come.https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-canada-lost-when-lee-maracle-passed-away/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lee-maracle-death-bc-indigenous-writer-poet-1.6245582https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/14/books/lee-maracle-dead.html

Few people leave the kind of legacy that writer, poet, mentor, and teacher Lee Maracle has. She was one of the first Indigenous authors to be published in Canada and paved the way for many others. Writers Drew Hayden Taylor, Tanya Talaga, and Waubgeshig Rice reflect on her legacy and what some have called a recent "renaissance" in Indigenous literature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Your favourite cousin, Rosanna Deerchild joins the aunties to pay tribute to literary legend Lee Maracle.

Lee Maracle wasn't cut from a timid, quiet cloth. With every book the Stó:lō writer published, she set out to rip out the seams of the Canadian literary world and thread new paths for other Indigenous writers. Lee Maracle passed away on Nov. 11 at the age of 71. This week on Unreserved, we honour the story quilt that Lee Maracle made with an extended conversation (parts never aired before) between Lee and Unreserved host Rosanna Deerchild from 2018 and stories from Indigenous writers who were inspired by the incomparable woman. You'll hear from Métis matriarch Maria Campbell, Métis poet Gregory Scofield, Cree author Tracey Lindberg, and Anishinaabe novelist Waubgeshig Rice.

In this episode we are sharing a speech given by Indigenous writer and academic Lee Maracle of the Stó꞉lō nation, who crossed over on November 11, 2021 at the age of 71. The award-winning writer and esteemed mentor garnered worldwide attention for her powerful writing and life-long efforts to fight Indigenous oppression, particularly of women, in so-called Canada. Lee was a dedicated communist whose life work was to unite the theories of socialism and women's liberation, from an Indigenous perspective. In honor of Lee's memory, we are sharing this speech she gave on the topic of the connection between violence against women and violence against the Earth. Thank you so much to all who listen and partake in Lee Maracle's message to the world. We hope you can also find the time to read some of her brilliant writings. Rest In Power Lee Maracle

Today on the show, reporter James Mainguy talks with MLA Melanie Mark about issues confronting the DTES, the B.C. floods, and the recent deaths of Lillian Howard and Lee Maracle, two prominent and influential Indigenous women.

Today on the show, reporter James Mainguy talks with MLA Melanie Mark about issues confronting the DTES, the B.C. floods, and the recent deaths of Lillian Howard and Lee Maracle, two prominent and influential Indigenous women.

Hello and welcome to rabble radio. It's the week of Friday, November 19 and I'm your host and the editor of rabble, Chelsea Nash. Thanks so much for listening!  Rabble breaks down the news of the day from a progressive lens. It's a good place to catch up and catch on to what's happening in Canadian politics, activism, environment, and so much more. Listen to us on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.  We catch you up on the news of the week and take you further into the stories that matter to you.  This week on the show, friend of the rabble family Libby Davies interviews climate activist and land defender Rita Wong.  Libby Davies is author of Outside In: a Political Memoir. She served as the MP for Vancouver East from 1997-2015, and is former NDP Deputy Leader and House Leader, and is recipient of the Order of Canada.  Rita Wong is a poet-scholar who has written several books of poetry. She understands natural ecosystems as critical infrastructure that must be protected and cared for in order to survive the climate crisis. In other words, old growth forests are what remains of the Earth's lungs. They discuss Fairy Creek -- the site of ongoing protests against old-growth logging on the southern portion of Vancouver Island. The protests have been going on for over a year now, with many activists -- Rita included -- travelling to and from the region when they can at the invitation of Pacheedaht First Nation elder Bill Jones and hereditary leader Victor Peter, upon whose lands the logging is taking place. Rita has written about her experiences and the plight of the land defenders at Fairy Creek before for rabble.ca, writing:  "The time I've spent at Fairy Creek is some of the most inspiring I've ever experienced, with creative, generous, kind and talented people, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, all spontaneously co-operating to uphold what Jones has asked us to: the responsibility to protect sacred forests for future generations." Libby and Rita also take some time to discuss the recent passing of Indigenous writer Lee Maracle, who was a mentor of Rita's.  IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Let's stay in B.C. for just a moment. This week at rabble, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell writes about that province's proposal to "remove criminal penalties for people who possess small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use." The proposed exemption is a big win for decriminalization activists, who have long-argued that decriminalization will help reduce the fear and shame associated with substance use that can be a barrier for people requiring care. At the same time, some activists working to combat the opioid crisis say it's not enough. Wentzell spoke to Donald MacPherson, executive director for the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, who said he applauds the B.C. provincial government for its proposed shift, though he worries that leaving lower jurisdictions to implement varying decriminalization laws will create inconsistent and “piecemeal” policies around the country. “This is a federal law. The federal government hasn't taken this leadership,” MacPherson said. “They should be taking the leadership to decriminalize simple possession for drugs across Canada.” Also on the site this week:  It's Trans Awareness Week, with Trans Remembrance Day taking place tomorrow, November 20. To mark the week, Charlotte Dalwood, a freelance writer based in Alberta, tells the story of how one woman went from being a trans ally to being an anti-trans activist, and back to an ally again (if not a passive one). Rather than arguing that trans exclusion is anti-feminist, writes Dalwood, trans women and our allies ought to instead mobilize the stories of ex-gender criticals (as the trans exclusionary movement likes to call themselves).  "Whatever such people have done in the past, they are in a unique position now to pull others out of the gender-critical movement. That makes them invaluable allies." Earlier this week, columnist Chuka Ejeckam issued a warning to be wary of those who claim to speak for the Black community writ large. He tackles the controversial and, as he points out, unfounded opinion piece in the Toronto Star by Royson James, in which James attempts to take down former Star columnist and writer and activist Desmond Cole.  Speaking of the Star, former Star reporter John Miller writes about the major problem facing Canadian media: a loss of public trust. He has some ideas on how we might repair that trust. All that and more, as always, on rabble.ca. EXTRO That's it for this week! We'll see you around the site, I'm sure. If you like the show please consider subscribing wherever you listen to your podcasts. Rate, review, share it with your friends -- it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.  Got feedback for the show? Get in touch anytime at editor@rabble.ca. I can't always promise I'll respond, but I do read everything you write in. I'm your host, Chelsea Nash. Thanks for tuning in and we'll talk next week! Thanks to our producer Breanne Doyle, Libby Davies and Rita Wong. Thanks to Karl Nerenberg for the music, and all the journalists and writers who contributed to this week's content on rabble.ca.  Photo by: A.Davey (via WikiCommons)

La journaliste et animatrice Claudia Larochelle revient sur l'œuvre de l'écrivaine et militante Lee Maracle, décédée le 11 novembre; l'autrice de bandes dessinées Catel Muller présente son plus récent ouvrage consacré à Alice Guy; l'animateur François Lemay et le bédéiste Jean-Paul Eid y vont de leurs suggestions de bandes dessinées; l'auteur Russell Smith parle de l'actualité culturelle à Toronto; le professeur de philosophie Xavier Brouillette s'intéresse à la pensée de Maruyama Masao; et l'auteur et comédien Guillaume Lambert nous fait part de ses nombreux projets.

When news of this being's phenomenal genesis was first released to the world, a certain phrase was used that has—at varying times—been attributed both to me and to others. On the newsflashes coming over our tvs on that fateful night, one sentence was repeated over and over again: ‘The superman exists and he's American.' I never said that. [...] I presume the remark was edited or toned down so as not to offend public sensibilities. [...] What I said was ‘God exists and he's American.'Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, is an superhero comic about time, history, power, and the threat of the Cold War. In other words, it's very 1980s. Chris and Suzanne reflect on their own experiences of the 1980s, and they become particularly fascinated with Dr. Manhattan—a character who experiences all of time at once, but also moves through time linearly. They also consider the book's reckoning of an apocalypse, its deeply intricate formal construction, and what it means if these characters are kind of unlikeable.SHOW NOTES.Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: Watchmen. [Bookshop.]In memoriam Lee Maracle.A recent interview with Lee Maracle.Our episode on Memory Serves and our bonus episode talking with Lee Maracle about Great Expectations.Our episodes on Middlemarch and Persepolis.Jon Osterman (Dr. Manhattan) disintegrating.The shadows left by the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.The Doomsday Clock.Our episode on Orlando.An example of the opening pages of Chapter XII (from this interesting page).Chris's other podcast.Our episodes on Frankenstein and Paradise Lost.Michael Chabon: The Yiddish Policeman's Union.Richard McGuire: Here. [Full book version.]Christine Brooke-Rose: Subscript.Next: The Hereford Mappa Mundi.Support The Spouter-Inn and all of Megaphonic on Patreon.

Lee Maracle's career inspired a generation of Indigenous writers to write about their own experience. The author, poet and activist died last week at 71 years old.Maracle's friend, the playwright, author and frequent Globe columnist Drew Hayden Taylor, remembers Maracle and her legacy.You can listen to Maracle's Margaret Laurence Lecture from the Writers' Trust of Canada here.

On The Pulse, we'll listen to the 2020 Margaret Laurence Lecture delivered by acclaimed Stó:lō writer, Lee Maracle, who passed away last week. We'll also listen to a recent interview from Redeye, Co-op Radio's long-running public affairs show.

Megan Gail Coles on her poetry collection, Satched, Randy Boyagoda takes The Next Chapter's Proust questionnaire, and Casey Plett on A Dream of a Woman, and we pay tribute to the late Lee Maracle.

Poet, author and activist Lee Maracle has died at the age of 71. She was a member of the Stó:lō Nation, and wrote books such as Ravensong, I Am Woman, My Conversations with Canadians and Celia's Song. We hear her reading her poem Blind Justice, as well as clips from her previous interviews with the CBC.

Acclaimed author, poet and activist Lee Maracle of the Stó:lō Nation delivers the Margaret Laurence Lecture, an annual event commissioned by the Writers' Trust of Canada. This episode features excerpts from her lecture, and Maracle in conversation with award-winning author, and former Massey Lecturer, Tanya Talaga.

Acclaimed Indigenous author Lee Maracle on decolonizing literature and the issues with books schools choose to iconize. Maracle looks retrospectively at her own writing life, contemporaries, and community, and asks why Indigenous women continuously come last in Canada.

Hybla Reads is here! This show features writers of books and lyrics. The panel has assembled. We discuss books and music and the writing life. No rules, no losers - everyone is a winner. You'll be inspired! Christine McRae is a writer and an Algonquin Woman who has a deep commitment to this land and the Algonquin people - she is a young and important voice that is part of the movement to rebuild and relearn who her people are. Farzana Doctor is a writer, activist, and psychotherapist. Her ancestry is Indian, and she was born in Zambia while her family was based there for five years, before immigrating to Canada in 1971. Her new novel is Seven (Sept. 2020) Lisa Myers is a musician, independent curator and artist with a keen interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. Myers has a Master of Fine Arts in Criticism and Curatorial practice. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (formerly Faculty of Environmental Studies) at York University. Myers is a member of Beausoleil First Nation and she is based in Port Severn and Toronto, Ontario. LINKS TO CHECK OUT Christine McRae on Instagram @@waaseyaaconsulting for information about her work Farzana Doctor's Website for info about the release of her fourth novel Seven's release and tour dates and Lisa Meyer's Website for more about her art/writing/music Christine's Picks Natalie Babbit's Tuck Everlasting (1975), Lee Maracle's My Conversations with Canadians (2017), Jesse Thistle's From The Ashes (2019) Robin W. Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass (2013) Farzana's PIcs Zadie Smith's White Teeth (2000), Cherie Dimaline's Empire of the Wild (2019), Shaukat Ajmeri's Keepers of the Faith (2020) Check out the film adaption of White Teeth on Youtube! Lisa's Picks Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way Patsy Cline Greatest Hits Slints Spiderland Long Branch Facebook Get Long Branch's Music HERE ROAM Lyrics by Lisa Meyers Come for your empty ties Spent just to roam Come for your unpacked lies Finding your way home Threads they're sewn so tight Edges frayed and worn Gather them up together I watch them unravel on their own Pulling nails from the wall Dust falls to the floor Stains and wash colliding I guess I always want more Bup-ah I leave it all behind I leave it all behind Bup ah I leave it all behind I leave it all behind --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/roy-mitchell5/message

Lee Maracle, author of Memory Serves, joins us to discuss Great Expectations (and much more).

Lee Maracle, author of Memory Serves, joins us to discuss Great Expectations (and much more).

Note: given the current temporary closure of TPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made our best efforts to offer suggestions below for materials which are part our online collections (indicated) and available at home to anyone with a current Toronto Library card. Read: Why are wait times on ebooks or audiobooks sometimes so long?__Books by Lee MaracleMemory Serves (ebook)My Conversations with Canadians (ebook)Celia’s Song (ebook)Hope Matters (ebook)Other Related Books or Materials‘We Have the Same Language, But Definitely Different Rules’: An Interview with Lee Maracle (link opens a Hazlitt article)High-schooler Catricia Hiebert reads the poem “War” by Lee Maracle for Les Voix des poésie competition (link opens a Youtube video)Activist Lee Maracle On Why Every Question Is Worth Answering (Even If It's Racist) (link opens a Chatelaine article)Lee Maracle Reflects on her Legacy as One of Canada's Most Influential Indigenous Writers  (link opens a CBC site)About the HostNovelist Randy Boyagoda is a professor of English at the University of Toronto and principal of St. Michael’s College, where he holds the Basilian Chair in Christianity, Arts, and Letters. He is the author of three novels: Original Prin, Beggar's Feast, and Governor of the Northern Province. His fiction has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize (2006) and IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize (2012), and named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Selection (2012 and 2019) and Globe and Mail Best Book (2018). He contributes essays, reviews, and opinions to publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, First Things, Commonweal, Harper’s, Financial Times (UK), Guardian, New Statesman, Globe and Mail, and National Post, in addition to appearing frequently on CBC Radio. He served as President of PEN Canada from 2015-2017.Music is by Yuka From the ArchivesWriters Off the Page: 40 Years of TIFA is the first series associated with the Toronto Public Library’s multi-year digital initiative, From the Archives, which presents curated and digitized audio, video and other content from some of Canada’s biggest cultural institutions and organizations.Thanks to the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) for allowing TPL access to their archives to feature some of the best-known writers in the world from moments in the past. Thanks as well to Library and Archives Canada for generously allowing TPL access to these archives.

Mission encre noire Tome 26 Chapitre 311. Dans L'ombre du brasier de Hervé Le Corre paru en 2019 aux éditions Rivages/Noir, Les effarés de Hervé Le Corre paru en 2019 (réédition) aux éditions L'Éveilleur. La parution du troisième roman, réédité aux éditions L'Éveilleur, ainsi que le succès grandissant de son immense dernier livre Dans l'ombre du brasier, nous donne l'occasion d'accueillir Hervé Le Corre à Mission encre noire pour une généreuse entrevue fleuve. Paris, pendant les dix derniers jours de la Commune et Bordeaux et ses quartiers populaires sont au coeur de cette rencontre. Dans l'ombre du brasier, un roman implacable, noir, sauvage comme l'a été cette semaine sanglante, l'aboutissement tragique de plus de deux mois d'insurection au sein de la capitale française en 1871. Henri Pujols, la silhouette menaçante qui se perd dans la foule des grands boulevards à la fin de L'homme aux lèvres de saphir (Rivages/Noir), psalmodiant à voix basse de longs passages des Chants de Maldoror, réapparaît assis dans un canapé de l'atelier d'un photographe pornographe pour lequel il travaille à kidnapper des jeunes femmes dans la rue. Paris est sous les bombes des versaillais et l'ennemi prussien patiente aux portes de la ville, que l'armée nettoie les immeubles et les trottoirs des bataillons débraillés des communards. Cet immense roman est un portrait sanglant du petit peuple parisien meurtrie, l'histoire vivante des luttes des quartiers de la capitale, des hommes et des femmes montés à l'assaut d'un idéal à l'agonie ; le peuple veut prendre en main sa destinée:« Le peuple, disait la révolutionnaire Louise Michel, n'obtient que ce qu'il prend. » Extrait: «Dans une trouée, le soleil déjà bas les a éblouis de sa grande lueur cuivrée et ils ont rabattu les visières de leurs képis. Nicolas et le rouge sont redescendus vers la place où les hommes s'alignaient devant les cantines. Ils ont mangé un rata convenable préparé par deux femmes vêtues de noir, aux airs maussades, l'une petite et replète, l'autre élancée, presque maigre, qu a rappelé à Nicolas le soir de février où Caroline l'avait emmené écouter Louise Michel dans un club du XVIII ème. Était apparue à la tribune sa longue silhouette sombre et la salle avait explosé d,applaudissements joyeux que l'oratrice avait eu du mal à faire taire, un sourire timide aux lèvres, des yeux rieurs, qui, sitôt le silence revenu, avaient repris leur expression grave, leur acuité perçante.» Dans une deuxième partie de l'entrevue, Hervé Le Corre revient sur le troisième volet de sa trilogie bordelaise, sa région natale. Les Effarés paru en 1996 dans la Série noire, trois jeunes désoeuvrés se réfugient au quatorzième étage d'un immeuble abandonné de la Cité lumineuse, surnommé le bunker, dans le quartier ouvrier de Bacalan. Des braqueurs de matériel hi-fi deviennent, malgré eux, des ennemis publics, sous un cagnard subsaharien. Marion Ducasse, une femme policière inspectrice, enquête sur le braquage d'un camion qui a tourné au meurtre. Lâchée au milieu d'une meute machiste, Ducasse va prendre en charge l'investigation, au centre de laquelle se dresse, inexorablement, la Cité lumineuse. Quelques années plus tard, en 2004, Hervé Le Corre publie L'homme aux lèvres de saphir, un premier tournant dans l'oeuvre, qui se déroule loin de la Gironde. L'auteur rend un dernier hommage à un bâtiment et un quartier, chers aux souvenirs de son enfance, et qui illustrent la disparition progressive des classes populaires dans la sphère des villes. Hervé Le Corre, tel un photographe au Noir, excelle dans l'art d'ajuster les contrastes et les luminosités pour jouer avec l'équilibre de nos nerfs. Extrait: «L'homme frissonne. Il tire vainement sur le col de son tee-shirt. Les canettes vides roulent au fond de la coquille de noix à cause du clapot, et leurs chocs castagnent en écho dans sa cervelle congestionnée. Il cherche à tâtons s'il n'en resterait pas une, par hasard, qui aurait échappé à sa soif, parce qu'il sait de quoi il a besoin pour aller mieux. Tant pis. devant lui le pont d'Aquitaine tend son arc lumineux, où glisse un trafic permanent et silencieux. Tous ces cons qui roulent à cette heure. Même chose sur la rive droite, où la route est sur la berge. Il se rappelle qu'à l'époque où ils habitaient la Cité lumineuse, avant qu'on les vire, il passait des soirées à regarder la circulation des autos et des trains de l'autre côté, en bas des collines de Lormont. Il voyait luire les lueurs de la cimenterie de Poliet-et-Chausson, et flotter le panache grisâtre que crachait en permanence la grande cheminée. le fleuve était noir, et quand la marée montait, on entendait le remous rigoler doucement, et parfois un peu d'air plus frais, moins lourd que celui de la ville, accompagnant le mouvement.» Le chant de corbeau de Lee Maracle paru en 2019 aux éditions Mémoire d'encrier traduit par Joanie Demers. Ce livre est dédié «À toutes ces femmes qui ont combattu l'épidémie alors que le Canada ne se souciait pas de notre santé». Lee Maracle, qui est venu récemment à Montréal pour présenter cette première traduction de son livre en français, a mis trois jours à l'écrire pour participer à un concours. Depuis, le livre a connu un tout autre destin. Stacey, fille de Momma se rends régulièrement dans le monde des blancs pour étudier. Il ne lui reste que deux mois avant de diplômer, au prix de nombreuses brimades et sacrifices. Autant dire que l'épidémie de grippe asiatique qui décime son village tombe très mal. Nous sommes dans les années 50, en Colombie-Britannique, sur un île reliée au continent par un pont. Celia, la soeur de Stacey, voit d'un mauvais oeil cette nouvelle cette nouvelle contagion, elle, qui parle à Cèdre et Corbeau. Elle confirme une sombre prophétie: un monde s'apprête à être remplacer par un autre. Stacey va réapprendre les gestes et les coutumes qui, peu à peu, lui échappent, à fréquenter un monde qui l'isole et la rejette.  L'acculturation fait son chemin, malgré tout et le village du clan du loup n'y échappe pas. Ce roman est un bijou de sensibilité et de poésie. Il nous renseigne sur les conditions de vies difficiles des familles, qui pour beaucoup ont péri. L'accès fictionnel temporaire qui nous est donné à un territoire si fragile, en voie de disparaître est un trésor inestimable. La triste réalité des faits subsiste: l'autochtone reste considéré comme un immigrant sur ses propres terres. L'entendez-vous le chant de Corbeau ? Extrait:«Stacey était exténuée et son bras lui faisait terriblement mal, mais elle se sentait pleine d'optimisme. L'avenir. Ses projets s'étalaient devant elle par-delà les repères des saisons auxquels se référait toujours le reste des villageois. Pour eux, les projets se limitaient à se préparer pour la migration du saumon, à économiser en vue d'acheter un fusil de chasse ou pour les conserves l'année suivante. personne ne planifiait sur un horizon de quatre ans: ils étaient trop occupés à survivre. Or, à présent, dans leur village à eux, il y avait une jeune fille de dix-sept ans assez intelligente pour penser à l'avenir. C'était extraordinaire.»  

Mission encre noire Tome 26 Chapitre 311. Dans L'ombre du brasier de Hervé Le Corre paru en 2019 aux éditions Rivages/Noir, Les effarés de Hervé Le Corre paru en 2019 (réédition) aux éditions L'Éveilleur. La parution du troisième roman, réédité aux éditions L'Éveilleur, ainsi que le succès grandissant de son immense dernier livre Dans l'ombre du brasier, nous donne l'occasion d'accueillir Hervé Le Corre à Mission encre noire pour une généreuse entrevue fleuve. Paris, pendant les dix derniers jours de la Commune et Bordeaux et ses quartiers populaires sont au coeur de cette rencontre. Dans l'ombre du brasier, un roman implacable, noir, sauvage comme l'a été cette semaine sanglante, l'aboutissement tragique de plus de deux mois d'insurection au sein de la capitale française en 1871. Henri Pujols, la silhouette menaçante qui se perd dans la foule des grands boulevards à la fin de L'homme aux lèvres de saphir (Rivages/Noir), psalmodiant à voix basse de longs passages des Chants de Maldoror, réapparaît assis dans un canapé de l'atelier d'un photographe pornographe pour lequel il travaille à kidnapper des jeunes femmes dans la rue. Paris est sous les bombes des versaillais et l'ennemi prussien patiente aux portes de la ville, que l'armée nettoie les immeubles et les trottoirs des bataillons débraillés des communards. Cet immense roman est un portrait sanglant du petit peuple parisien meurtrie, l'histoire vivante des luttes des quartiers de la capitale, des hommes et des femmes montés à l'assaut d'un idéal à l'agonie ; le peuple veut prendre en main sa destinée:« Le peuple, disait la révolutionnaire Louise Michel, n'obtient que ce qu'il prend. » Extrait: «Dans une trouée, le soleil déjà bas les a éblouis de sa grande lueur cuivrée et ils ont rabattu les visières de leurs képis. Nicolas et le rouge sont redescendus vers la place où les hommes s'alignaient devant les cantines. Ils ont mangé un rata convenable préparé par deux femmes vêtues de noir, aux airs maussades, l'une petite et replète, l'autre élancée, presque maigre, qu a rappelé à Nicolas le soir de février où Caroline l'avait emmené écouter Louise Michel dans un club du XVIII ème. Était apparue à la tribune sa longue silhouette sombre et la salle avait explosé d,applaudissements joyeux que l'oratrice avait eu du mal à faire taire, un sourire timide aux lèvres, des yeux rieurs, qui, sitôt le silence revenu, avaient repris leur expression grave, leur acuité perçante.» Dans une deuxième partie de l'entrevue, Hervé Le Corre revient sur le troisième volet de sa trilogie bordelaise, sa région natale. Les Effarés paru en 1996 dans la Série noire, trois jeunes désoeuvrés se réfugient au quatorzième étage d'un immeuble abandonné de la Cité lumineuse, surnommé le bunker, dans le quartier ouvrier de Bacalan. Des braqueurs de matériel hi-fi deviennent, malgré eux, des ennemis publics, sous un cagnard subsaharien. Marion Ducasse, une femme policière inspectrice, enquête sur le braquage d'un camion qui a tourné au meurtre. Lâchée au milieu d'une meute machiste, Ducasse va prendre en charge l'investigation, au centre de laquelle se dresse, inexorablement, la Cité lumineuse. Quelques années plus tard, en 2004, Hervé Le Corre publie L'homme aux lèvres de saphir, un premier tournant dans l'oeuvre, qui se déroule loin de la Gironde. L'auteur rend un dernier hommage à un bâtiment et un quartier, chers aux souvenirs de son enfance, et qui illustrent la disparition progressive des classes populaires dans la sphère des villes. Hervé Le Corre, tel un photographe au Noir, excelle dans l'art d'ajuster les contrastes et les luminosités pour jouer avec l'équilibre de nos nerfs. Extrait: «L'homme frissonne. Il tire vainement sur le col de son tee-shirt. Les canettes vides roulent au fond de la coquille de noix à cause du clapot, et leurs chocs castagnent en écho dans sa cervelle congestionnée. Il cherche à tâtons s'il n'en resterait pas une, par hasard, qui aurait échappé à sa soif, parce qu'il sait de quoi il a besoin pour aller mieux. Tant pis. devant lui le pont d'Aquitaine tend son arc lumineux, où glisse un trafic permanent et silencieux. Tous ces cons qui roulent à cette heure. Même chose sur la rive droite, où la route est sur la berge. Il se rappelle qu'à l'époque où ils habitaient la Cité lumineuse, avant qu'on les vire, il passait des soirées à regarder la circulation des autos et des trains de l'autre côté, en bas des collines de Lormont. Il voyait luire les lueurs de la cimenterie de Poliet-et-Chausson, et flotter le panache grisâtre que crachait en permanence la grande cheminée. le fleuve était noir, et quand la marée montait, on entendait le remous rigoler doucement, et parfois un peu d'air plus frais, moins lourd que celui de la ville, accompagnant le mouvement.» Le chant de corbeau de Lee Maracle paru en 2019 aux éditions Mémoire d'encrier traduit par Joanie Demers. Ce livre est dédié «À toutes ces femmes qui ont combattu l'épidémie alors que le Canada ne se souciait pas de notre santé». Lee Maracle, qui est venu récemment à Montréal pour présenter cette première traduction de son livre en français, a mis trois jours à l'écrire pour participer à un concours. Depuis, le livre a connu un tout autre destin. Stacey, fille de Momma se rends régulièrement dans le monde des blancs pour étudier. Il ne lui reste que deux mois avant de diplômer, au prix de nombreuses brimades et sacrifices. Autant dire que l'épidémie de grippe asiatique qui décime son village tombe très mal. Nous sommes dans les années 50, en Colombie-Britannique, sur un île reliée au continent par un pont. Celia, la soeur de Stacey, voit d'un mauvais oeil cette nouvelle cette nouvelle contagion, elle, qui parle à Cèdre et Corbeau. Elle confirme une sombre prophétie: un monde s'apprête à être remplacer par un autre. Stacey va réapprendre les gestes et les coutumes qui, peu à peu, lui échappent, à fréquenter un monde qui l'isole et la rejette.  L'acculturation fait son chemin, malgré tout et le village du clan du loup n'y échappe pas. Ce roman est un bijou de sensibilité et de poésie. Il nous renseigne sur les conditions de vies difficiles des familles, qui pour beaucoup ont péri. L'accès fictionnel temporaire qui nous est donné à un territoire si fragile, en voie de disparaître est un trésor inestimable. La triste réalité des faits subsiste: l'autochtone reste considéré comme un immigrant sur ses propres terres. L'entendez-vous le chant de Corbeau ? Extrait:«Stacey était exténuée et son bras lui faisait terriblement mal, mais elle se sentait pleine d'optimisme. L'avenir. Ses projets s'étalaient devant elle par-delà les repères des saisons auxquels se référait toujours le reste des villageois. Pour eux, les projets se limitaient à se préparer pour la migration du saumon, à économiser en vue d'acheter un fusil de chasse ou pour les conserves l'année suivante. personne ne planifiait sur un horizon de quatre ans: ils étaient trop occupés à survivre. Or, à présent, dans leur village à eux, il y avait une jeune fille de dix-sept ans assez intelligente pour penser à l'avenir. C'était extraordinaire.»  

Best-selling author Lee Maracle tells us about her latest book of poetry, "Hope Matters."

Three of Canada’s best-loved writers talk about their experiences as Indigenous artists competing on Canada Reads. With Canada Reads host Ali Hassan, Dimaline (Marrow Thieves), Lindberg (Birdie), and Vermette (The Break) consider how their works have been received by the public in both positive and negative ways and what their celebrity defenders learned about Indigenous experiences in the process. Recorded in the Toronto Public Library’s Appel Salon (part of the TPL’s regular event series, Indigenous Celebrations) in October 2018. Books or books-related topics referenced in Episode Five: Katherena Vermette: The Break (TPL holdings) Tracey Lindberg: Birdie (TPL holdings) Cherie Dimaline: The Marrow Thieves (TPL holdings) CBC's Canada Reads webpage Maria Campbell (TPL holdings) Lee Maracle (TPL holdings)

Everyone has their own perspective through which they view the world. But an integral part of science is questioning – questioning our assumptions and reflecting on how they may be impacted by the academic and medical systems within which we find ourselves. With this episode, we aim to do just that by learning about a different approach to health and wellness, one rooted in Indigenous knowledge. We spoke with Lee Maracle, Traditional Teacher at First Nations House about Indigenous perspectives on health. Next, Julie Bull, Research Methods Specialist at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Dr. Michael Anderson, physician and researcher at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, and Dr. Raglan Maddox, post-doctoral fellow and researcher at the Well Living House, all shared their experiences in conducting research in partnership with Indigenous communities. Finally, Drs. Lisa Richardson and Jason Pennington talk about their efforts as curricular co-leads of Indigenous Health Education in the Faculty of Medicine to improve Indigenous health education for the next generation of clinicians. We hope this episode prompts you to appreciate the multitude of ways of knowing the world and inspires you to disrupt cultures that do not allow for these ways to co-exist. Until next time, keep it raw! Links and Resources: - Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program by the Provincial Health Services Authority in BC - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report - Workshops and Courses through the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres - First Nations House (University of Toronto) - Cancer Care Ontario Cultural Safety Courses - Julie Bull's full spoken word poem, Collective Responsibility

Everyone has their own perspective through which they view the world. But an integral part of science is questioning – questioning our assumptions and reflecting on how they may be impacted by the academic and medical systems within which we find ourselves. With this episode, we aim to do just that by learning about a different approach to health and wellness, one rooted in Indigenous knowledge. We spoke with Lee Maracle, Traditional Teacher at First Nations House about Indigenous perspectives on health. Next, Julie Bull, Research Methods Specialist at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Dr. Michael Anderson, physician and researcher at the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, and Dr. Raglan Maddox, post-doctoral fellow and researcher at the Well Living House, all shared their experiences in conducting research in partnership with Indigenous communities. Finally, Drs. Lisa Richardson and Jason Pennington talk about their efforts as curricular co-leads of Indigenous Health Education in the Faculty of Medicine to improve Indigenous health education for the next generation of clinicians. We hope this episode prompts you to appreciate the multitude of ways of knowing the world and inspires you to disrupt cultures that do not allow for these ways to co-exist. Until next time, keep it raw! Links and Resources: - Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program by the Provincial Health Services Authority in BC - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Report - Workshops and Courses through the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres - First Nations House (University of Toronto) - Cancer Care Ontario Cultural Safety Courses - Julie Bull's full spoken word poem, Collective Responsibility

This episode features a 2017 Festival event where award-winning journalist Duncan McCue interviewed author Lee Maracle about her latest book, My Conversation with Canadians. Lee Maracle was recently announced as the recipient of the 2018 Harbourfront Festival Prize. This episode is produced by Emily Jung and hosted by Ardo Omer.

Sometimes I just don’t do enough research before starting an interview. You might think that basic research is the first thing taught in Interviewing 101 yet I have always thought that you can know too much going into an interview. Take this interview with Indigenous Activist, author Lee Maracle when I discover who her grandfather is. The moment is real. I am truly taken by surprise and the result I think is a fresh, lively, and genuinely inspired conversation with Indigenous royalty. I come into this interview excited because of one thing - Lee chose Little Big Man as one film in her double bill. Little Big Man has long been one of my favourite movies. I couldn’t wait to hear what an accomplished Indigenous author and activist had to say about the film. All that is here in this episode of TMAY, but there is so much more. This is one interview I am not going to ever forget and Louis and I hope it’ll be one you’ll find equally engaging.

In this episode of Red Man Laughing we bring you to the a panel on reconciliation hosted by journalist Rachel Giese and features Lee Maracle and TRC Commissioner Marie Wilson. The panel took place at the ChangeUp 2015 conference hosted by the Inspirit Foundation

In this episode of the Red Man Laughing Podcast we take you to Ottawa, ON for a live recording of the podcast done in partnership with Niigaan: In Conversation.The esteemed panel of guests include Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Derek Nepinak, Serpent River Chief Isadore Day, Wab Kinew, Leanne Simpson, Lee Maracle, Geraldine King & Celina Cada-Matasawagon. I tasked the group with taking a look back at the last year in regards to the rise of Idle No More. Winter Time is the time of year where the earth becomes covered in snow. It’s a time for rest and reflection. Last winter we rose. We did not rest, we did not reflect. We took to the malls, the streets, and the hills. The community rallied around, there was a desperate feeling, people gathered at teach-ins, the scent of medicines was everywhere. We need to get that energy back. Niigaan: In Conversation asked ourselves, what happened to the fire? The problems are still here, we still have work to do. Let’s get together as a community and talk about our future. A few highlights from this talk that you should listen for are:  Lee Maracle talking about the prophecy that told us that we'd be teaching the world about the power of our drums & community. Chief Isadore Day breaking down the importance of self care and taking care of the homefires. Leanne Simpson sharing her thoughts on the Wampum Belt - letting us know what the belt DOES mean to her and what it DOES NOT mean to her. A spirited and heart felt discussion on education for Native Youth (FNEA rejections) - we can/need to take better care of our young people as they head to institutions. As always, thanks for listening. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to get new episodes sent directly to your Email or iTunes.

In this episode of the Red Man Laughing Podcast we take you inside the 6th Annual University of Toronto Indigenous Writers Gathering which took place on campus at First Nations House. We hear from David Treuer (Anishinaabe - Leech Lake, MN), Taiaiake Alfred (Kahnawake Mohawk) and Lee Maracle (Sto:lo Nation) as they talk about their works and how they connect to the land. The first part of the podcast brings you to David and Taiaiake's panel discussion - Developing Nationhood and Supporting Sovereignty Through Storytelling And Academia. In today's political climate we hear many Indigenous Peoples talk about the land in pragmatic or metaphorical ways - but - is the connection the land more practical than that? These authors bring us inside of their work in an often hilarious and insightful way. The second part of the podcast brings you to the Gala Event held on the Friday night of the Indigenous Writers Gathering and we feature the work of the incomparable Lee Maracle. Lee is one of the most prolific authors in Canada and her books are hauntingly beautiful, challenging and powerful stories from not only her own experience and point of view - but, also, from the land itself. As always, thanks for listening. Make sure you subscribe to the podcast to get new episodes sent directly to your Email or iTunes.

Lee Maracle reading her poem “Daughters”. Lee was a guest faculty member in the 2011 Aboriginal Emerging Writers program.

March 22, 2012 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm The On Edge Readings Series presents World Water Night: readings by Lee Maracle and Michael Blackstock with a special screening of Samaqan: Water Stories, with director Jeff Bear. Lee Maracle is one of the most prolific aboriginal authors in Canada. Her books include Daughters Are Forever (fiction, Raincoast, 2002), Will's Garden (Theytus, 2002), Bent Box (poetry, Theytus Books, 2000), Sojourners & Sundogs (fiction, Press Gang, 1999), Ravensong (Press Gang, 1993), I Am Woman (nonfiction, Press Gang, 1988) and Bobbi Lee, Indian Rebel (fiction, Women's Press, 1975). She received the J.T. Stewart Voices of Change Award, and she contributed to First Fish, First People, which won the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award. Maracle has taught at the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, Western Washington University, South Oregon University, and many more places. Michael Blackstock has published two books of poetry: Salmon Run: A Florilegium of Aboriginal Ecological Poetry (Kamloops: Wyget Books, 2005) and Oceaness (Kamloops: Wyget Books, 2010). Of Gitxsan (Hazelton) and Euro-Canadian descent, Blackstock has a MA in First Nations Studies. His first book, Faces in the Forest (McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, 2001), examines tree art in conjunction with First Nations cosmology, citing carvings, paintings and writings on trees within Gitxsan, Nisga'a, Tlingit, Carrier and Dene traditional territories. He has served as a member of the UNESCO-IHP Expert Advisory Group on Water and Cultural Diversity. Jeff Bear (Maliseet) produces, writes and directs independent documentaries with director Marianne Jones (Haida) at Urban Rez Productions in Vancouver. Since 2000 Urban Rez has produced the 26-part series Ravens and Eagles, for broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, as well as Storytellers in Motion, a 39 part documentary series about indigenous storytellers, and currently, Samaqan: Water Stories. The first documentary that Bear and Jones shot together, Burnt Church: Obstruction of Justice won the 2001 Telefilm/APTN award for Best English Language Production. Bear received the 2000 Leo Award for Best Information Series as the producer of First Story, an aboriginal current affairs program broadcast in Canada on CTV. Bear speaks the Maliseet language fluently and was raised in Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick. The On Edge series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council and Emily Carr University

he On Edge Readings Series presents World Water Night: readings by Lee Maracle and Michael Blackstock with a special screening of Samaqan: Water Stories, with director Jeff Bear. Lee Maracle is one of the most prolific aboriginal authors in Canada. Her books include Daughters Are Forever (fiction, Raincoast, 2002), Will's Garden (Theytus, 2002), Bent Box (poetry, Theytus Books, 2000), Sojourners & Sundogs (fiction, Press Gang, 1999), Ravensong (Press Gang, 1993), I Am Woman (nonfiction, Press Gang, 1988) and Bobbi Lee, Indian Rebel (fiction, Women's Press, 1975). She received the J.T. Stewart Voices of Change Award, and she contributed to First Fish, First People, which won the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award. Maracle has taught at the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo, Western Washington University, South Oregon University, and many more places. Michael Blackstock has published two books of poetry: Salmon Run: A Florilegium of Aboriginal Ecological Poetry (Kamloops: Wyget Books, 2005) and Oceaness (Kamloops: Wyget Books, 2010). Of Gitxsan (Hazelton) and Euro-Canadian descent, Blackstock has a MA in First Nations Studies. His first book, Faces in the Forest (McGill-Queen's Univ. Press, 2001), examines tree art in conjunction with First Nations cosmology, citing carvings, paintings and writings on trees within Gitxsan, Nisga'a, Tlingit, Carrier and Dene traditional territories. He has served as a member of the UNESCO-IHP Expert Advisory Group on Water and Cultural Diversity. Jeff Bear (Maliseet) produces, writes and directs independent documentaries with director Marianne Jones (Haida) at Urban Rez Productions in Vancouver. Since 2000 Urban Rez has produced the 26-part series Ravens and Eagles, for broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, as well as Storytellers in Motion, a 39 part documentary series about indigenous storytellers, and currently, Samaqan: Water Stories. The first documentary that Bear and Jones shot together, Burnt Church: Obstruction of Justice won the 2001 Telefilm/APTN award for Best English Language Production. Bear received the 2000 Leo Award for Best Information Series as the producer of First Story, an aboriginal current affairs program broadcast in Canada on CTV. Bear speaks the Maliseet language fluently and was raised in Tobique First Nation, New Brunswick. The On Edge series gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council and Emily Carr University.

Lee Maracle - On Storytelling and Success. Writer and guest faculty at the Aboriginal Emerging Writers Program

Lee Maracle - On Storytelling and Success. Writer and guest faculty at the Aboriginal Emerging Writers Program

As struggles for indigenous sovereignty intensify, as resistance mounts to the 2010 Olympics being held on Coast Salish land in Vancouver, as labour struggles become more militant and as poor people and migrants mobilize throughout our communities and set to disrupt the façade being played out by the leaders of the G8 and G20 nations, we introduce the topic of today’s show: Resistance 2010. Interview clips with Ward Churchill and Lee Maracle.

As struggles for indigenous sovereignty intensify, as resistance mounts to the 2010 Olympics being held on Coast Salish land in Vancouver, as labour struggles become more militant and as poor people and migrants mobilize throughout our communities and set to disrupt the façade being played out by the leaders of the G8 and G20 nations, we introduce the topic of today’s show: Resistance 2010. Interview clips with Ward Churchill and Lee Maracle.