Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing

I recently had a book club which led to pretend Indian hunters. What is pretendianism and I will break down my experience.

Calgary declared a local state of emergency, the Federation of Cdn Municipalities, CP Planning, Acorn, Liberal Campaign College, ASIRT - Human Resources, Angela Whitney & Latjor, Aboriginal Awareness Events in Calgary, ABNDP Leadership done on June 22, Walk for Justice event from Edmonton, Edmonton Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/Q5YtwtneafNXZpZ6/?mibextid=ox5AEW and more!

Award winning sisters, Melrene Saloy-Eaglespeaker of https://www.nativedivacreations.com/ and Autumn Eaglespeaker join me to talk about rewards and challenges of being Indigenous entrepreneurs in Calgary. See their work at https://www.authenticallyindig.com/

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Returning guest, Tapisa and I discuss an Inuk death here in Calgary and the process of moving her back to her family.

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Robert Houle joins us to talk about A Yellowhead Institute Special Report, RedWashing Extraction, Indigenous https://yellowheadinstitute.org/redwashing-extraction/ 

The trailblazer, Jesse Wente, graciously gave us so much time to discuss life, reconciliation, movies, Prey, Star Wars and so much more! We are so grateful for this special night.

Chapters and Chat Indigenous Book Club on chapters 3 & 4 of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit. Interested in being part of an Indigenous book club? It’s every second Monday of the month at 6:30pm Mtn online, open to all. Sign up at nativecalgarian dot com and I go live on TikTok at 4pm Sunday’s.

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The pope came to Canada to (or not) apologize for genocide. Talked about how infuriating it is to see non Indigenous expectations of Indigenous while not taking responsibility on their part.
Chief Wilton Littlechild: https://www.facebook.com/519401119/videos/3269525936648586/
Racist conservatives: https://twitter.com/DavidColetto/status/1553391775036985345?s=20&t=nBqNUQgj5E4QkGdBhY50kA
Niigaan Sinclair and his father Murray Sinclair on the CBC House: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thehouse/cbc-the-house-july-30-1.6536307
Piikani Rodeo - sovereign rez dog
Romeo Saganash: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/26/pope-franciss-apology-fails-to-meet-truth-and-reconciliation-call-to-action-sinclair.html

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Cultural Racism presents significant obstacles to Indigenous Mascot removal. Beyond Green believes that the continued presence of Indigenous mascots indicates that Canada is not the inclusive society we believe it to be! Follow Brad on Twitter @BradGGallant on Twitter and his website: https://beyondgreenconsulting.com/

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So happy this is our 200th episode.  Returning guest Cory Ashley, widower of Lillian Ashley, gives us an update.

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Jason Weasel Bear Johnson empowering conversation about home ownership for Indigenous Peoples’. You can contact him at, or email - revjohnson@outlook.com Tell your stories too! #Realty #Home #Ownership

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Canada Day, AFN, and Indigenous Reproduction injustice speech from May 15.
BIPOC Canada Day event folkx to follow on Insta: @gina_.ko @alot.of.poetry @akueclengdegal @kthechosen @jeziahh. Also, I’ll start going live on Tiktok 5pm mtn Sundays.

Darion and Zachary from Teqare (pronounced Tech-care) join me to educate us about digital literacy and some tips, especially for the older folks in our world to understand and prevent scams. For a PDF of tips for your parents or grandparents fridges: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i03OFDE5QaxWU4iKuNkjD__HiefWcstJ/view?usp=sharing

Jaiden and Jackie tell us about their journey in reclaiming their Indigenous identity, the Indigenous leaders helping them and are focused on how human trafficking affects Indigenous Peoples’. Contact at jackie@woveninternational.com
Other resources:
Canada’s Human Trafficking Hotline
1-833-900-1010
24/7 confidential hotline for information, reporting tips and finding services in your area.

AWOTAAN: https://www.awotaan.org/

Speak Out: Stop Sex Trafficking: https://endindigenoustrafficking.com/
Michelle’s note: Reading this Indigenous human trafficking discussion guide sponsored by the Ontario Govt. These reports never address systemic racism and imposed poverty as the root issues leading to the case studies.. Cdns are ignorant to the whitewashing.

Miskanawah Diamond Willow Youth Lodge: https://miskanawah.ca/diamond-willow-youth-lodge

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Chapters and Chat had their 6yr anniversary! Join Jody Wilson-Raybould and the book club to discuss Indian in the Cabinet.

linda manyguns, phd, is the associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal.

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Latoya Elle, a Multimedia Creative & Event Coordinator, joins me to discuss her event, Canada Day Through the Eyes of BIPOC with questions like, what does Canada Day mean to you? Follow her work at latoyaelle.com

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Kymowyn Sugar, She/Her/Hers, is an Indigenous Skills Training Program Facilitator at Momentum and Theodora WarriorHealy, Aah So‘Woo Taa Naa Kii, Piikani, Blackfoot, She/Her/Hers, is a Financial Empowerment Assistant and Indigenous Facilitator at Momentum. Hear about the Money Moccasins program and the Indigenous Tech program coming up! https://momentum.org/programs-services/manage-your-money/money-moccasins/

Talk about protocols of drill, the Calgary Police Ceremony, City Cllrs that “Back the Blue” but can’t listen to simple directions, microaggressions being racist comments with a smile, Charles and Camila, the anniversary of 213, the Bryson Report, Downtown Abbey and more!
https://twitter.com/cblackst/status/1528752064263864321?s=21&t=JvhRv82GqwuV6KVtQJ_Drw
Resources: A National Crime 8mins: https://youtu.be/Bz6-TIRBWRY
Yellowhead Institute’s report: https://yellowheadinstitute.org/trc/

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Book club is now national with no barriers! We unpacked the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit’s Chapters 1 & 2. You can read them for free: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/
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Former school trustee Julie Hrdlicka tells us the story of her family’s link to the Titanic, and a bit about youth mental health #HatsOnForMentalHealth http://www.hatsonforawareness.com/

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I talk about Comic Con missing out on reconciliation, Red Dress/Ribbon Day, Authentically Indigenous market https://www.authenticallyindig.com/Reconciliation Action Group, book club, update on Ontario election in Sault St. Marie riding and more!

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I’m so honoured to have Molly Swain, Abby Stadnyk and Dr. Vicki Chartrand discuss the book: Disarm, Defund, Dismantle: Police Abolition in Canada, Edited by Shiri Pasternak, Kevin Walby and Abby Stadnyk https://btlbooks.com/book/disarm-defund-dismantle
More resources:
https://justiceexchange.ca/projects/unearthing-justices-2/
The Saskatchewan-Manitoba-Alberta Abolition Coalition is smaac.org
https://yegpoliceviolencearchive.ca/s/archive/item-set/47
https://www.theprogressreport.ca/pod_edmonton_sro_research_project
Briarpatch Magazine Prison Abolition Issue https://briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/september-october-2021
https://www.noprisons.ca/
M. Gouldhawke - writings and archive re: abolition and repression: https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com/abolition-repression/
https://www.choosingrealsafety.com/
Lessons for Liberation An Abolitionist Toolkit for Educators https://www.akpress.org/lessonsinliberation.html

In this 3hr session, we learn about the life and times of Karrie-Lynn. Tw: IRS, abuse and more heavy topics

The Calgary Police is pushing back on the Thin Blue Line patch and I attended the Recovery Capital Summit. Read the thread here: https://twitter.com/n8v_calgarian/status/1514258227734536195?s=21&t=QvPSFmsV_ip4JRVVyvTPZQ

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April 11th Chapter's and Chat book club was Burnt Snow: My Years Living and Working with the Dene of the NWT with author, Kieran Moore, and his son Braeden. Thank you for the past partnership to the Calgary Public Library and to sign up for the next books clubs, go to nativecalgarian.com

Valeria Michaelson, Danielle Dionne and I discuss the violence against children, section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada and Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report Call to Action 6.

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Our monthly Indigenous book club discusses TRC, Inuit Vol 2.

Also, My Instagram was hacked, please do not interact with it.
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This week is solo - talked about violence in the Beltline, UNDRIP, and ceremonies.

We get to learn about imperialism and racism from Steve September in Vancouver, who was born into South African Apartheid. Learn more at antiracismcoalition.org. Follow him on https://instagram.com/arcvancouver_?utm_medium=copy_link

This week is solo. Links that matter: Latjor Tuel’s gofundme: https://gofund.me/145faeb0
For the Ukraine, Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon @ksvarnon Resources: BIPOC & Slavic Ukrainian Refugees Resources: Disabled Ukrainians https://linktr.ee/ksvarnon

There is another Black death by police, and how it’s linked to the conversation the last 3 wks with my thoughts on the convoy rhetoric. Community care links to Amplify: https://twitter.com/n8v_calgarian/status/1495259596809637889?s=21
https://twitter.com/aalaynaofficial/status/1491911581101289477?s=21

Friend and Liberal Lethbridge candidate Devon Hargreaves joins me to discuss the work of progressive politics here in Alberta, the convoy, E-Petition 1833 to Ban Conversion Therapy and way more. Follow him on Twitter @DevonHargreaves

Learn more about the Conversion Therapy banning nationally with Matt Ashcroft, a survivor, lover of people and music. Follow him on @mattash89 and @NoConversionCA on Twitter and see his website mattashcroft.com

Tom, or locally known as Birthday Girl, is a club Drag dj asking questions about intersectionality. Learn more at
https://linktr.ee/birthdaygirlyyc?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYAfTuAmhGUraCcMq56X4-kqpCsxKlxoSjw9PgfDaaKNWan6BkqKkjHiSs_aem_ATVyO_mKx6OKmyGLHV9FeVpRnxQk33qjC-iuXX9YKOaz5CaoPkuRdjaYoq-F1anfhl4zTBEv4PEZAKpS1Ra3yaXA

Alice Lam is an amazing community builder in the city doing great work.
Check it out here: https://linktr.ee/Tigerstedtmarket 
Follow her on Twitter: @alamyyc

This podcast is inspired by the Jan. 10th book discussion on the Metis Experience of the TRC Vol. 3.

I am honoured to be joined by James Taylor (Kind Lightning) of the Curve Lake First Nation.  James is an Indigenous facilitator and educator, knowledge keeper, trauma counsellor, bundle carrier and Reiki Master.  James and I talk about about allyship and what that really means today.

You can contact James at: walk4hope03@gmail.com

Thank you for listening! Some links referenced in this episode:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-nuclear-reactor-technology-1.6275293

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/in-14-days-alberta-could-see-more-than-1-500-covid-19-patients-hospitalized-1.5732825?fbclid=IwAR2yHz3WxZb1k2eNxr8TEQVzDBYYtLQ6Ls59jjtNdEuVtej32vCJUHUk6nE 

https://www.tiktok.com/@red_sage1/video/7049399463286394159?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo82o7bHRT4705IXXmyJuK8omdUUG1SZAXMNp2LvCLUdHtXx4VqyOmNxSy6CGRKSw3DTjpVQsxEATTY11ZFGgA%3D&checksum=de63de4eeefca7921a3dfb73bae5bd11e891aefcf9ea75ab1086a6de395ea050&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAjg3fGuLoqtw7ra9xP5zH4PHGMI_c3rFjVjBBmb9cC1yjyeAbLDc-cGzxqzWzGygz&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=7049399463286394159&share_link_id=B42B1DB3-3BE8-46E8-9A90-35F5763EB163&source=h5_m&timestamp=1641657661&tt_from=copy

Ximena Gonzalez is an journalist seen at the Sprawl Calgary, The Tyee and The Globe and Mail. Follow her on Twitter @Ximenaka and see her blog ximena-gonzalez.com This episode is us just chatting about the hypocrisy of our world. #COVID19 #YYCCC #Racism

Reio (they/them/he) is a member of the Algonquin Greater Golden Lake, writer, geek, future independent MLA for Calgary Fish Creek and a returning guest! This is rich in laughter, sarcasm and critical of all levels of govt.

We had a job loss but we want to thank you all that helped us. I wish more understood how you literally saved our family from catastrophe. Mahsi cho!

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I’m so excited to have Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah on Native Calgarian! From the UoC website: She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary and co-lead for the O’Brien Institute for Public Health’s, Population Health and Prevention Interest Group. Trained as a Health Sociologist, her research focuses on adolescent mental health and substance use through the lens of a critical public health approach that prioritizes harm reduction, social justice, and the lived experiences of persons that use drugs and/or live with mental illness. Since joining the University of Calgary as Faculty in early 2016, she has focused much of her research program on youth cannabis use and the public health policy implications of cannabis legalization in Canada. Her current projects also include qualitative and policy-focused research on parent advocacy for drug policy reform in the context of Canada’s opioid crisis, and on youth policy engagement for mental health promotion. Follow her blog at: https://rebeccasaah.com/ and follow on Twitter: @rebeccaSaah
We had a job loss but we want to thank you all that helped us. I wish more understood how you literally saved our family from catastrophe. Mahsi cho!
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Returning guest, Chad Cowie, from Hiawatha FN, you can follow on Twitter @ChadCowie as we discuss his political views on sovereignty, voting and his article. https://theconversation.com/a-vote-for-canada-or-indigenous-nationhood-the-complexities-of-first-nations-metis-and-inuit-participation-in-canadian-politics-169312

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Richard Hehr is a retired teacher, an Elvis impersonator, #yycbe former trustee for Wards 8 and 9 till 2021, husband to former trustee Judy Hehr and father of Kent Hehr. (He has grandkids and lots of other family too!)

Nathaniel Sukhdeo, co-Founder of the Be Heard Project Canada, joins me to discuss the Be Heard Project Canada, an 8-part web-series that aims to bridge gaps of knowledge on the fundamentals of seeking a political nomination, so that more Canadians feel comfortable in doing so. Subscribe and watch: https://youtube.com/@beheardprojectcanada?si=7q6b9Esq1zD3fSh6

Shelley Nearing (returning guest) and we discuss Indigenous Disability month. Shelley is a neurodivergent individual with many different human rights passions but mainly focuses on the disability movement and the rights of the Indigenous community. She holds a Masters of Disability and Community Studies from the University of Calgary. She enjoys reading about human rights issues of all areas and tabling at events where she gets to deepen her understanding of the issues.

Returning guest, Cory Ashley, husband of the late Lillian Ashley, giving us an update on her case. Contact Cory: dancingbeformidnight@hotmail.com and support his work: https://www.facebook.com/Racism-Racial-profiling-when-will-it-end-103200758472114

Catherine Whelan Costen, author, artist, & talk show host is the guest. Her son was killed in a vehicle rollover in 2012. He was 1 of 5 in the vehicle, & three were killed instantly. The headlines read, they may NOT have been wearing seatbelts. That was a lie. The #cdnmedia said they got the info from RCMP. The RCMP told her that because this accident made national headlines, they used it to promote wearing seatbelts. Follow her at @ClarityWhisper on Twitter. claritywhispererartandsoul.com