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A weekly roundtable about Indigenous issues and events in Canada and beyond. Hosted by Rick Harp.
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The Litefoot Show, co-hosted by dynamic indigenous trailblazer in arts, business, and public speaking, Gary 'Litefoot' Davis and his business partner and wife Carmen Davis, is a dynamic podcast bridging diverse worlds through meaningful dialogues sprinkled with natural wit and humor. The podcast brings together thought leaders, creatives, and change-makers, delving into their experiences to inspire, challenge, and enlighten listeners. Whether it's personal growth, cultural issues, or the joy ...
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Our lead story: the search of a Saskatoon landfill continues for clues related to the whereabouts of missing Métis woman Mackenzie Trottier, an effort much appreciated by Métis Nation–Saskatchewan.By APTN
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Ambika Tenneti: Newcomers Access to Nature is Vital
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Racialized immigrants face barriers that restrict their access to nature. Access to public spaces for new immigrants encourages participation in society and the potential of Canadian pride. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada trail. Ambika Tenneti is an En…
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Our lead story: the third day of pre-trial proceedings in the Jeremy Skibicki case in Winnipeg is much like the first two, with the defence trying to get the judge to toss the jury due to alleged bias.By APTN
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Our lead story: day two of pre-trial proceedings against Jeremy Skibicki—the man accused of the 2022 murders of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and the as-yet-unidentified Buffalo Woman—features a constitutional challenge of a jury's impartiality.By APTN
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Our lead story: pre-trial proceedings begin in a Winnipeg courtroom as suspected serial killer Jeremy Skibicki faces four counts of first-degree murder in the 2022 deaths of four Indigenous women.By APTN
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Our lead story: a Tuscarora family from Six Nations living in St. Catharines, ON is frustrated with the way police have handled their brother’s missing persons report and the investigation into his death.By APTN
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Our lead story: Manitoba RCMP announce charges against Leon Paul Mercredi, the man suspected of the September 2021 double homicide of Brent Denechezhe and Leona Tssessaze at their home on Northlands Denesuline First Nation in northern Manitoba.By APTN
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Iraz Soyalp: Why We Need Equitable Access to Nature
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Environmental health should also consider inequality in the areas of housing, economics, food, education. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada trail. Iraz Soyalp, PhD, is the Director of Social Impact, Private Markets for Manulife Investment Management. She…
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Our lead story: the BC Prosecution Service announces that three RCMP officers won't face charges in the July 2021 shooting death of Wet'suwet'en father of two Jared Lowndes.By APTN
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Our lead story: a ground-penetrating radar search for possible unmarked graves begins in Whitehorse YK at the sites of two church-run dormitories built to house young out of town Indigenous students during the 1960s and 70s.By APTN
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Our lead story: Raymond Cormier, the man once suspected but later acquitted of the 2014 murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine in Winnipeg, is reportedly found dead in Kenora, ON.By APTN
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Our lead story: a recap of week two of the ongoing Yukon coroner's inquest into the deaths of four Indigenous women at the Whitehorse emergency shelter.By APTN
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Our lead story: the future of Bill C-53—the federal Métis self-government recognition legislation—is left in doubt now that Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) has announced its withdrawal of support.By APTN
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Dr. Melissa Lem: The Prescription calls for Nature
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Some doctors consider nature time to be “The fourth Pillar of Health”. It can have a positive effect on mood, physical ability and even mental wellness. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, supported by Trans Canada trail. Dr. Melissa Lem is the director of PaRx (Parks Prescriptions…
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Our lead story: First Nations leaders express clear disappointment as to how Indigenous priorities fared in the Liberal federal budget tabled Tuesday.By APTN
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Our lead story: the Trudeau government unveils a 2024 federal budget with funding for Indigenous priorities, but spends less overall than previous years.By APTN
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From perogies to pemmican: what can two men switched at birth tell us about Indigenous belonging? (ep 346)
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In this back half of our longer-than-expected mini INDIGENA, host/producer Rick Harp picks up where he left off (drinking deeply of coffee, commodity fetishism and character actor Wallace Shawn) with Kim TallBear (University of Alberta professor in the Faculty of Native Studies and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience and Soci…
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Our lead story: following recent charges against three former police service members, a press conference called by the Thunder Bay police chief and the chair of the police board takes some interesting twists.By APTN
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Our lead story: fellow First Nations leaders in Manitoba weigh in on controversial allegations of child sexual abuse against the chief of Lake St. Martin.By APTN
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Our lead story: Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation breathes a sigh of relief following a favourable Territorial Court of Appeal decision upholding a prohibition on mineral exploration in an ecologically-important area, activity greenlit by the Yukon government.
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Sean Kheraj: Canadians' Troubled History with Oil Pipelines
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How we interact with nature changes over time. Canada has a long and rocky history with pipelines. The opposition has taken different forms. Understanding the nuances can tell us a lot about environmental concerns over long periods of time. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife presents The Walrus Talks Nature, suppo…
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Our lead story: Chris Traverse, the chief of Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba, faces a number of charges stemming from alleged sex offences involving a child.By APTN
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Our lead story: Ontario Provincial Police lay multiple charges against Holly Walbourne, one-time legal counsel with the Thunder Bay Police Service, as part of an ongoing investigation into members of the force dating back to late 2021.By APTN
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Our lead story: First Nations leaders in British Columbia are outraged at the news that two Prince George RCMP officers charged with manslaughter in the 2017 death of Dale Culver have now had those charges stayed.By APTN
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Spilling the beans on Indigenous involvement in the coffee trade (ep 345)
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For our latest mini INDIGENA (the sweet + sour version of MEDIA INDIGENA), we yank on the global supply chain linking locals in Campbell River, B.C. to the opening of what’s only the second “Indigenous-operated, licensed Starbucks store” in Canada. And just like last time—when our MINI went long on what we meant to be just our opening topic—our con…
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Our lead story: change is once again to come to Winnipeg’s downtown, with news of the redevelopment of a shopping mall in the city's core into a healthcare centre and affordable housing project.By APTN
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Marlaine Koehler: Civic Engagement Builds Our Access to Nature
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There is a diversity in trails and their uses. They are a meeting place for communities. They promote an appreciation for the environment. They promote physical and mental health, while also serving as a catalyst for ecological health, community renewal and economic vitality. This episode of The Conversation Piece features content from Manulife pre…
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Our lead story: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pre-budget tour continues with a stop in Winnipeg to unveil his government’s plan to tackle Canada’s housing crisis.By APTN
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Our lead story: As the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal continues its hearings on federal compliance with Jordan's Principle—meant to secure First Nations kids' access to health, social and educational supports within 48 hours—critics point to a backlog of roughly one-third of all requests.By APTN
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Our lead story: The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is once again before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, citing a federal failure to process Jordan's Principle claims in a timely manner.By APTN
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Our lead story: the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is in turmoil, laying off half its staff amid allegations of a toxic workplace.By APTN
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A Plethora of Pretendianism: Pt 2 (ep 344)
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This week: building upon last episode's commanding talk by MI's own Kim TallBear, in which she highlighted the insatiable settler drive to consume all things Indigenous—including so-called ‘identity’ claims staked by individuals—host/producer Rick Harp discusses her insights with fellow roundtable regulars Ken Williams (associate professor with the…
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Our lead story: denied the opportunity to run for council because she resides outside her First Nation’s boundaries, Vuntut Gwitchin member Cindy Dickson’s five-year fight finally reaches Canada’s highest court.By APTN
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Our lead story: the federal government says it's set aside $15 million to reimburse Indigenous governments and organizations in the Northwest Territories which spent their own funds to help evacuees during last year’s wildfire season.By APTN
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Our lead story: five former chiefs of Kitcisakik First Nation go to Ottawa to jointly ask the Indigenous Services Canada minister to intervene in a band council situation the ex-chiefs claim is dysfunctional.By APTN
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Nick Saul: The Magic of Sharing Food in Your Community
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Four million people living in Canada are food insecure. Nick Saul—food and social justice activist and president and CEO of Community Food Centres Canada—explores the importance of pushing for systemic change through political engagement and grassroots initiatives on the journey to improving food security. Nick Saul spoke at The Walrus Talks Living…
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Our lead story: the Manitoba government agrees to a $530 million class action settlement concerning children in its child welfare system—the bulk of them Indigenous—from whom it held back federal children's special allowances (CSAs) between 2004 and 2019.By APTN
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Our lead story: after more than a year of pleas and protests in Manitoba, $40 million in funding—half federal, half provincial—is announced for a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for Indigenous women’s remains.By APTN
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A Plethora of Pretendianism: Pt. 1 (ep 343)
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On this week’s program: a plethora of pretendianism! So much, in fact, it’s going to take two whole episodes to fit it all in. And here in part one, we take our deepest dive yet into the ultimate underpinnings of pretendianism—the political imperatives of whiteness. Driving the insatiable settler urge to possess every last thing, fueling the desire…
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Our lead story: the president of Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC) appears in federal court yesterday to defend their memorandum of understanding with the federal government, an MOU critics want quashed on the grounds the NCC’s 6,000 southern Labrador members are allegedly not Inuit.By APTN
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Our lead story: in the wake of DFO’s decision earlier this month to close the lucrative elvers (baby eels) fishery, the topic of how to prevent violence and poaching arises at the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans this week.By APTN
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Our lead story: federal Auditor General Karen Hogan releases reports on First Nations housing and policing and, to almost no one’s surprise, assigns the federal government failing grades in both cases.By APTN
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Our lead story: the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations calls out school leaders in Coronach SK for alleged racism and bullying after a family shares the story of their 10-year-old son's years of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual abuse by classmates.By APTN
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Our lead story: the recently-announced closure of the 2024 maritime commercial elver fishery draws fire from the Wolastoqey Nation, who accuse the feds of favouring commercial fishers.By APTN
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Our lead story: the recent death of an Edmonton father of four at a city hospital following a confrontation with peace officers has left the family of the late Darryl Sabourin with questions about what happened.By APTN
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Our lead story: there is growing concern about proposed budget cuts at Indigenous Services Canada—over $4 billion in fiscal year 2025-26, according to departmental plans—a possibility Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Cathy Merrick called "unacceptable and irresponsible.”By APTN
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