Indigenous 150+
106 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChange makers from across Canada celebrate Indigenous voices and cultures as they share the stories of First Peoples and the land.
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Allyship, Inclusivity and Fan-Girling: Indigenous 150+ Podcaster Roha Hena
July 20, 2021 13:52 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MBTune into this weeks #Changemaker episode to meet Indigenous 150+ podcaster Roha Hena as she fan-girl's fellow podcaster Nicole Tornquist, of Opaskwayak Cree Nation, as they speak about allyship, stereotypes and storytelling. Sign up for news about our podcasts and events: https://goodinfluencefilms.com/podsubscribe
Exploring the land through stories: Indigenous 150+ Podcaster Kirsten Mathison
July 13, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 1.59 MBIndigenous 150+ Podcaster Kirsten Mathison Kirsten speaks with host and fellow Indigenous 150+ podcaster, Shelby Lisk about her personal journey of learning, unlearning and decolonizing her world view as a settler on the territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and WSÁNEĆ people, in Metulia (Victoria, BC). To sign up to the Indigenous 150+ newsletter about the podcast and other Indigenous 150+ events visit us at www.Indigenous150Plus.com/podcasts.
Understanding Humans As Cultural Beings: Indigenous 150+ Podcaster Michelle Gowan
July 06, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 17.7 MBMeet Michelle Gowan, Master’s Graduate of Medical Anthropology from the University of Saskatchewan and participant of the Indigenous 150+ Youth Ambassador training programme. Michelle was born and raised on Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory, and speaks to Host Raven Richards about how being a defiant teen unleashed her curiosity to study humans, and what continues to spark her curiosity and inspire her. You can catch Michelle’s episodes which include “Reconnecting Through Research” an interv...
Future Leaders, Youth Supporting Youth: Indigenous 150+ Podcaster Nicole Tornquist
June 29, 2021 10:30 - 13 minutes - 2.64 MBIndigenous 150+ Podcaster Nicole Tornquist speaks about the importance of supporting Indigenous Youth to be the best they can be. Drawing on her own personal experience as a youth, Nicole discusses her role as a National Ambassador of Hope for the WeMatter Campaign and youth organization. Nicole is from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and is currently serving as their Junior Onekanew (Chief). This episode was hosted and produced by Roha Hena. Check out Nicole’s Season 1 Episodes, “Small Town, B...
Story as Discovery: Indigenous 150+ Podcaster Shelby Lisk
June 22, 2021 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBIndigenous 150+ Podcaster Shelby Lisk, shares her journey as a multi-disciplinary artist and journalist and reflects on why sharing Indigenous stories invite us to re-imagine our relationship to this land and it's people. Shelby is Kanyenhehá:ka from Kenhtè:ke (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory). This episode was hosted and produced by Kirsten Mathison. Check out Shelby's Season 1 Episodes: "Laughing Through Taboos" and "Reverberations of Resistance: The Thunderwater Soverignty Movement". To le...
Celebrating the Changemakers - New Episode Release - Trailer
June 21, 2021 06:10 - 1 minute - 2.31 MBIn celebration of Indigenous People's Day and the 1st anniversary of the Indigenous 150+ podcast, Good Influence is releasing a special series celebrating the young changemakers behind the Indigenous 150+ podcast.
Season 1 Finale: Building Bridges, Sharing Stories
November 15, 2020 15:07 - 6 minutes - 8.98 MBIndigenous 150+ podcasters Naomi Robinson and Kayla Tillapaugh join together to reflect on the training programme and the 40+ episodes and stories that were created and released during Season 1 of the Indigenous 150+ podcast series. They share a special thank you to you, our listeners, and to all those who helped along the way. We will be taking a short break and look forward to bringing you more stories soon. Please subscribe to our podcast to be notified about our next batch of stories. Co...
Always Keep Dreaming: Carving An Artist's Career
November 10, 2020 22:08 - 34 minutes - 28 MBAlgonquin multimedia artist, photographer and filmmaker Lindsay Sarazin speaks about pursuing his childhood dream, the power of media, storytelling as a way of healing and the importance of Indigenous stories on the world stage. Host: Naomi Robinson
Life Inspiring Art, Sources of Creation: Filmmaker spotlight on Shane Belcourt
November 06, 2020 21:01 - 27 minutes - 22.5 MBFilmmaker Shane Belcourt takes us through the evolution of his career as a creative, and speaks about the power of collaboration, mentorship, and how growing up in an artistic and political household has shaped him. Host: Kayla Stephens
Love Powered Activism: A Digital Talking Circle with Heperi Mita
November 03, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBHeperi Mita shares his journey from being an archivist to making his debut film “Merata: How Mum Decolonised The Screen” an intimate portrait and tribute to his trailblazing mother, activist and Māori filmmaker Merata Mita.
Feeding Your Spirit: Nurturing the Artist Within
October 30, 2020 19:54 - 30 minutes - 42.9 MBWabanaki artist and filmmaker, Gop Bartibogue discusses his creative process, knowledge sharing, and the important role of failure and making room for joy as his secrets to success. Host: Julianna Peter-Paul
Walking the Red Road: Journey to a Better Me
October 27, 2020 21:20 - 29 minutes - 41.4 MBAimee Dixon and Tyler Cutknife discuss some of the contributing factors behind drinking including family history and peers and choosing sobriety as part of living their best lives for themselves and their families. Host: Straight Up Feather
Youth Helping Youth: Building Communities, Building Futures
October 23, 2020 17:26 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBLee Allen Genaille, elected Junior Councillor (Junior Onushchekewuk) of Opaskwayak Cree Nation shares his experiences growing up, working together with local youth and his vision for creating positive change in his community. Host: Nicole Tornquist
Hope, Culture, & Strength: Creating Hopeful Futures
October 20, 2020 19:39 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBChelsea Mulvale, National Ambassador of Hope Lead at WeMatter speaks about the roles of youth wisdom, community, culture and positive messages in the media to enhance life promotion, and reduce suicide in Indigenous communities. Host: Roha Hena
We Are Not Extinct: Hunting, Patience and Perseverance
October 16, 2020 21:03 - 1 hour - 108 MBRick and Linda Desautel, Sinixt decedents share their 11 year story of how they fought their way to the Supreme Court of Canada to have the rights of the #Sinixt Nation recognized and the wrongful declaration of their extinction reversed. Host: Kayla Tillapaugh
Nibi Biimaadiiziiwin (Water Is Life): Caring for Creation
October 13, 2020 20:31 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBOjibwe-Mohawk Elder and grandmother Shirley John, from Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation, speaks from the heart about caring for creation, the importance of prayer and spreading seeds of love for all peoples. Host: Dave Beverly-Foster
Building Pride Together: Engaging Youth In Métis Culture
October 09, 2020 18:23 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBEducator, Michelle Schroeder speaks about her Métis heritage and the work she is doing in Abbotsford, British Columbia to help connect and engage secondary school students in Métis culture. Host: Anna Ratzlaff
Protecting Family, Home & Land: Preserving Inuit Values
October 06, 2020 17:27 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MBEnvironmental advocate and Junior Advisor with the Nunavut Impact Review board, Mia Otokiak shares her memories growing up, the bridging of science and traditional knowledge, mentoring youth and preserving Inuit values. Host: Kayla Stephens
Healthy People, Beautiful Life: Uniting to Preserve - Part 2
October 02, 2020 20:43 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBQ’eqchi’ researcher and interpreter Pedro Makin discusses the orgins of the Maya Healers’ Association, the importance of challlenging perceptions and what he wants the world to know about his Q’eqchi’ Maya culture. Host: Michelle Gowan
Healthy People, Beautiful Life: Fighting for the Right to Cure - Part 1
September 29, 2020 19:38 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBDr. James B. Waldram, medical anthropologist with University of Saskatchewan discusses his work with the Maya Healers' Association of Belize and working with them through film to advocate for and challenge misperceptions about traditional Q’eqchi’ knowledge. Host: Michelle Gowan
Education-ally Speaking: Social Justice and Schools
September 25, 2020 19:40 - 40 minutes - 37.9 MBJohn Croutch, Indigenous cultural competency trainer at UofT and Wikwemikong First Nation member, speaks about experiential learning, allyship, social justice and reimagining education. Host: Roha Hena
Feeding Dreams, Building Pride: Asia Youngman’s journey to filmmaking
September 22, 2020 19:19 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBAward-winning Vancouver based filmmaker Asia Youngman, of Cree, Métis and Haudenosaunee descent shares the early opportunities that allowed her to find her passion, and feed her imagination, helping to build her confidence and career. Her success not with standing, this episode ends with a strong call to the media industry to better support female Indigenous talent both in front and behind the camera. Host: Kirsten Mathison
Nurturing Dreams, Building Pride: Asia Youngman’s journey to filmmaking
September 22, 2020 19:19 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBAward-winning Vancouver based filmmaker Asia Youngman, of Cree, Métis and Haudenosaunee descent shares the early opportunities that allowed her to find her passion, and feed her imagination, helping to build her confidence and career. Her success not with standing, this episode ends with a strong call to the media industry to better support female Indigenous talent both in front and behind the camera. Host: Kirsten Mathison
Pasqua First Nation: Leading for the Future, Part 2
September 18, 2020 18:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIn part 2, Chief Matthew Todd Peigen of the Pasqua First Nation discusses how their little Nation searches for big solutions from the impacts of solution mines and other industrial developments which could put their land and water in peril. Host Devon Blind
Loving with Vigor: Raising children in a discriminating society
September 15, 2020 19:39 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBIndigenous mother, educator and Opaskwayak Cree Nation member Alyissa Whitehead Nelson discusses motherhood, building identity, connections to the land and dealing with racism within the health system, as she navigated care for her son diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. Host Raven Richards
Putting the Care Back In Canadian Health Care
September 11, 2020 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBUofT medical student Rebecca Crawford, who is Turtle Clan from Snimikobi Algonquin Nation, discusses her experiences as an Indigenous medical student and the need for the healthcare system to be reevaluated. Host: Roha Hena
Pasqua First Nation: Leading for the Future
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBChief Matthew Todd Peigen of the Pasqua First Nation discusses the history of Pasqua, sustainability, technology and investing for prosperity. Host Devon Blind
From Mi’kmaq Hippy to Indigenous chart star: Stories From the Pow-wow Trail
September 04, 2020 23:54 - 38 minutes - 7.06 MBTune in for stories of adventure, magic, and coincidence from the pow-wow trail with musician Tee Cloud as he and host, Julianna Peter-Paul discuss his journey as an artist and the challenges of revitalizing culture in their community.
Quiet Long Enough: The Rise of Political Unrest
September 01, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBCulture lost and found, racism and the movement rising against it are discussed by two generations of Indigenous women. Host: Tanicia Wright
3 Generations of Change: Igloolik on the Rise
August 28, 2020 16:01 - 22 minutes - 31.8 MBTessa Kunuk and Rhoda Angutimarik Recinos, her mother, a teacher and business owner, discuss how life has changed in their Northern community of Igloolik over the last three generations. Host: Tessa Kunuk
Dark Night, Enlightening Experience: A Sasquatch Story
August 25, 2020 20:48 - 17 minutes - 25.1 MBShelby Anderson and her father discuss what it was like to encounter a Sasquatch one dark night driving between Edmonton and Slave Lake. Host: Shelby Anderson
Extinction and Reconnection: A Sinixt Reflection
August 21, 2020 23:21 - 27 minutes - 44 MBDerrick LaMere, War Pony Pictures founder and Native American documentary filmmaker, discusses his latest films which explore the Sinixt declaration of extinction and their fight to regain their territorial rights. Host/Producer: Kayla Tillapaugh
Speaking Healing Prayers: Decolonizing Motherhood
August 18, 2020 18:38 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBSunny Red Bear – a Lakota woman, mother, poet, activist, community organizer for MMIW, a mentor and poetry teacher from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe discusses decolonizing motherhood and reclaiming her Indigenous roots. Host/Producer: Raven Richards
Petroglyphs of the Past, Canada Continued: Glenn Trivett - Part II
August 17, 2020 01:33 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBGlenn Trivett, Ojibway man and member of Waauksing First Nation, creator of speaker series Kiinoo Mudwin, traditional knowledge keeper and pipe carrier discusses Elder's teachings, petroglyphs and a way forward for Canada. Host: Dave Beverly-Foster
Reconnecting through Research: Indigenous Ways of Knowing
August 14, 2020 19:16 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBUniversity of Saskatchewan masters student Honey Constant discusses her thesis and how Indigenous perspectives influence the way knowledge is discovered, traditionally and through academia. Host: Michelle Gowan
Awaken The Spirit: Ripples of Change
August 11, 2020 21:54 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBAwaken the Spirit founder, blogger and writer Holly Linski (Jill Featherstone) speaks to intergenerational trauma and the dynamics and drivers of change. Host: Nicole Tornquist
Reverberations of Resistance: The Thunderwater Sovereignty Movement
August 07, 2020 21:42 - 39 minutes - 41.8 MBThe legacy of Indigenous rights activist Chief Thunderwater is discussed in the context of resistance and the reverberations of the Haudenosaunee sovereignty movement. Host: Shelby Lisk
Kiinoo Mudwin: Community Justice, Reconciliation and The Origin of Turtle Island
August 04, 2020 21:55 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBGlenn Trivett, Ojibway man and member of Wasauksing First Nation, creator of speaker series Kiinoo Mudwin, traditional knowledge keeper and pipe carrier discusses community justice, Reconciliation and the origin of Turtle Island. Host: Dave Beverly-Foster
Canoes and Community: Carving Out Space for Connection
July 31, 2020 18:50 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MBNuuchahnulth and Coast Salish artist and carver Joshua Watts discusses carving and racing canoes, the value of mentorship and the role of carving and art as a community-building vessel.
Feminism in Film: Our Stories Onscreen
July 28, 2020 21:26 - 13 minutes - 13 MBArtist Shelley Niro discusses filmmaking - from casting, to storytelling to weaving in her feminist worldview in her latest film the “The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw".
Stories as Catalysts for Change: The Bravery of Artistry
July 24, 2020 21:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBAward-winning Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) filmmaker Tracey Deer discusses her new film, how stories can create change, the art of collaboration and the bravery of artistry in film, a field where Indigenous people are under-represented.
One With the Land: Sinixt Perspective and Identity - Part II
July 21, 2020 19:30 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBIn Part II of this episode, Arrow Lakes Facilitator for Colville Confederated Tribes, Shelly Boyd explores what it means to be part of an "extinct" nation and also to connect with the land and wildlife through ceremony and conservation.
Mediating The Spaces Between Us: Racism, Entrepreneurship and Parenting
July 17, 2020 20:56 - 36 minutes - 34 MBOne of FLARE Magazine's Top 50 Women, anti-racism educator, award-winning ribbon skirt artist, certified mediator and activist Larissa Crawford discusses racism, the green economy, eco-activism, entrepreneurship, wellness and parenting.
The Long Road to Representation: Culture Shifts in Film - Part 2
July 14, 2020 18:46 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBIn this second half of a two-part series, actor, director and producer Jennifer Podemski, discusses her award-winning series 'Future History' about the reclamation of Indigenous culture, the challenges of filmmaking during the COVID pandemic, and her future hopes and dreams.
Small Town, Big Dreams: Making Movies and We Matter
July 09, 2020 23:05 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWe Matter founder Kelvin Redvers discusses growing up in the North West Territories, his career as a director and why he founded this youth-led organization that is addressing mental health in such a unique way. Host: Nicole Tornquist
Influencing Through Arts and Action: The Power of Authenticity
July 08, 2020 01:21 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBStoryteller, artist, poet, and activist, Linnea Dick, redefines the concept of "influencer" through her life and work by showing up with authenticity, the importance of role models and using social media for good. Host: Kirsten Mathison
Laughing Through Taboos: The art of comedy in film
June 30, 2020 04:05 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAnishinabee artist and filmmaker JL Whitecrow discusses using comedy to address difficult topics, the importance of Indigenous voices in film and the expectations facing Indigenous creatives. This episode is not suitable for children. Host: Shelby Lisk
Rising From the Ashes through Wâhkôhtowin: A Story of Hope
June 23, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBBest selling author and Métis-Cree scholar Jesse Thistle discusses storytelling, his memoir, academic research, and his journey back from homelessness and addiction. Thistle explores the realities of intergenerational trauma, colonial violence, prejudice and culture. Host: Michelle Gowan
The Long Road to Representation: Culture Shifts in Film
June 22, 2020 20:07 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIn the first half of a two part series, actor, director and producer Jennifer Podemski, discusses her career, Indigenous representation in the film industry and why she created Canada's first Indigenous owned production company. Host: Dave Beverly-Foster
Using Humour For Healing: Writing Words of Wisdom
June 21, 2020 03:30 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBDrew Hayden Taylor, Anishinabee author, talks to host Kayla Stephens about his writing journey and shares advice for new writers. He approaches the topic with his brand of Indigenous humour and through a cross-genre lens. Host: Kayla Stephens