This blog is an oral history podcast consisting of interviews with former Lowell, MA educators.
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Welcome to Up Ship! The Airship History Podcast. I’m Nick Rogers and I will be your captain on this long-haul flight through the fascinating history of the most awe-inspiring and ethereal aircraft ever conceived – the airship. We will navigate from the earliest days of airships, through the violent days of the First World War into the Golden Age of the great airships of the 1920s and 30s, and beyond. We’ll fly around the world on the Graf Zeppelin, travel to the North Pole with Roald Amundse ...
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Indigenous Medicine Stories Podcast is a collaboration between AMS Healthcare and the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. Indigenous Medicine Stories aims to educate health professionals and the public about Indigenous healing. The podcast will highlight the lived experiences of Indigenous Knowledge holders, healers, and Elders and help professionals who practice Indigenous healin ...
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Healing the Past to Guide the Future w/ Ernie and Charlotte Kwandibens
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This episode features Ernie and Charlotte Kwandibens. They are esteemed Indigenous elders and community leaders, renowned for their unwavering dedication to cultural preservation, education, and environmental stewardship. Born and raised within their traditional lands, Ernie a member of Whitesand First Nation, and Charlotte a member of the Waswanab…
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The Fine Line Between Traditional Healing and Western Medicine w/ Esstin McLeod
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This episode features Esstin McLeod. Esstin (Niganobe), an Anishinaabe Kwe from the Mississaugi First Nations in Mid-Northern Ontario, is a Healer and Medicine Practitioner. She offers spiritual consultations and remedies to Native healthcare centers in Northern Ontario. In her role as a Medicine Practitioner, Esstin provides plant-based remedies a…
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BONUS - Interview with Max Pinucci of OceanSky Cruises
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I was delighted to welcome Max Pinucci to the podcast. Max is a designer, pilot, author and teacher. Among many other roles, he is the Cofounder and Head of Design at OceanSky Cruises, an exciting company which aims to operate large passenger airships for luxury, sustainable aerial cruises. In this wide-ranging interview, Max and I discuss his many…
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Episode 5 - Alberto-Santos Dumont Part 2: Through Heavens Hitherto Unsailed
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In the second part of our Alberto Santos-Dumont double-bill, we follow his career as his fame skyrockets and he becomes one of the most celebrated figures in the world. Embittered by the controversies surrounding the Deutsche Prize, he continues his experiments in Monaco before finally returning to France. His adventures continue; his little airshi…
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Incorporating Traditional Healing into Practice w/ Dr. Karen Hill
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This episode features Dr. Karen Hill. Karenna’onwe (Gaw-law-naw-oo-way) – Dr. Karen Hill is Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She is the mother of two sons and step-mother to five daughters. She currently has 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandsons. She completed medical school in 2003 and Family Medicine Residency in 2005 - both…
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Episode 4 - Alberto Santos-Dumont Part 1: Man Flies
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Aviation history is full of outsize characters. But few are as colourful or as interesting as Brazilian pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. Born to a wealthy coffee planting family, young Alberto dreamed of emulating the birds in flight. His dreams became reality when he moved to the exciting, vivid world of turn-of-the-century Paris. First building bal…
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BONUS - Interview with Thibault Proux of Flying Whales
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It was great to interview Thibault Proux from Flying Whales, one of the companies making the biggest strides towards bringing large airships back to our skies. Flying Whales are developing what will be the largest aircraft in the world - the LCA60T, 200 metres long, 50 metres wide and capable of carrying 60 tons of cargo to areas of the world with …
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Observing the first manned balloon flight, Benjamin Franklin believed that the balloon would be such a potent weapon that it would bring about an end to war. If only that had been the case. Balloons played a role in numerous conflicts, from the French Revolutionary Wars and the American Civil War up to World War One, but they and their proponents o…
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"Nothing will ever equal that moment of joyous excitement which filled my whole being when I felt myself flying away from the earth. It was not mere pleasure, it was perfect bliss. Having escaped from the frightful torments of persecution and of calumny, I felt that I was answering all in rising above all… On whatever side we looked, all was glorio…
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Decolonizing Education: Impact on Indigenous Communities w/ Dr. Renee Linklater
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This episode features Renee Linklater, a PhD who is a member of Rainy River First Nations in Northwestern Ontario. She has over 25 years of experience working with Indigenous healing agencies and First Nation communities. Renee has worked across the health and education sectors as a frontline worker, program evaluator, curriculum developer, educato…
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Episode 1 - Airships: The Once and Future Kings
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'Out of the softening sunset came the airship; and the manner of its moving was beautiful. Few inanimate objects attain beauty in the pursuance of their courses, and yet, to me, at least, the flight of this ship was far lovelier than the swooping of a bird or the jumping of a horse.' Giant rigid airships the size of ocean liners once ruled our skie…
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Ancestral Echoes: A Journey to Reconciliation and Healing w/ Isaac Murdoch
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This episode features Isaac Murdoch, also known by his Ojibwe name Manzinapkinegego’anaabe / Bombgiizhik, who hails from the Fish Clan and belongs to the Serpent River First Nation. Raised in the traditional lifestyle of hunting, fishing, and trapping, he dedicated many years to learning from Elders in the northern regions of Alberta, Saskatchewan,…
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Nurturing Ojibwe Wisdom through Language Revitalization
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This episode features Dr. Wendy Makoons Geniusz, who hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has ancestral roots in the Cree community of Manitoba. Currently serving as a professor at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Dr. Geniusz has been actively involved in projects aimed at revitalizing Ojibwe language and culture in Indigenous communities acros…
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Trailer: Up Ship! The Airship History Podcast
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Welcome to Up Ship! The Airship History Podcast. I’m Nick Rogers and I will be your captain on this long-haul flight through the fascinating history of the most awe-inspiring and ethereal aircraft ever conceived – the airship. We will navigate from the earliest days of airships, through the violent days of the First World War into the Golden Age of…
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Mental Wellness and Renewed Frameworks w/ Dr. Carol Hopkins
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This episode features Dr. Carol Hopkins from the Lenape Nation at Moraviantown, Ontario. Dr. Hopkins is the CEO of the Thunderbird Partnership Foundation. She is host of the podcast, Mino Bimaadiziwin. Carol was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 2018. In 2019, she was recognized with an honorary Doctor of Laws from Western University. Car…
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Finding The Balance Of Your Being w/ Perry McLeod-Shabogesic
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This episode features Perry McLeod-Shabogesic of the “Crane Clan” is an Ojibway Anishinabe from N’biising (Nipissing) First Nation (NFN). He has been a artist, cartoonist, writer, traditional helper, medicine harvester and cultural resource person in and around his community for many years. Perry’s spirit name is “Aandzooked”, which means “Teller o…
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Learning Our Teachings For Our Own Survival w/ Dr. Ed Connors
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This episode features Dr. Ed Connors, an Indigenous Psychologist of Mohawk ancestry from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory. He has worked with First Nations communities across Canada since 1982, in both urban and rural centres. His work over this time includes being Clinical Director for an infant mental health centre in the City of Regina, and Director f…
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Onaubinisay, Walks Above the Ground pt2 w/Jim Dumont
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This episode is the second part, featuring Jim Dumont, also known as Onaubinisay, meaning Walks Above the Ground. Jim Dumont is an internationally renowned Elder, speaker and traditional knowledge keeper. He is known as the Gichi-aya'aag, the Elder of the Elders and the Eastern Doorway of The Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge. In 2011, Jim was awarded a …
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Onaubinisay, Walks Above the Ground pt1 w/Jim Dumont
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This episode features Jim Dumont, also known as Onaubinisay, meaning Walks Above the Ground. Jim Dumont is an internationally renowned Elder, speaker and traditional knowledge keeper. He is known as the Gichi-aya'aag, the Elder of the Elders and the Eastern Doorway of The Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge. In 2011, Jim was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Lett…
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How Indigenous Healing Intersects with Biomedicine w/ Diane Longboat
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This episode features Diane Longboat, a member of the Turtle Clan and Mohawk Nation At Six Nations Grand River Territory, Ontario. She is a Ceremonial Leader, traditional teacher, healer, an elder. Diane is founder of Soul of the Mother, a healing lodge on the shores of the Grand River and Six Nations and has extensive relationships with First Nati…
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The Power of Spirit Can Facilitate Healing w/Hilton King
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The second episode of "Indigenous Medicine Stories," showcases the inspiring journey of Hilton King, an Indigenous helper with a vast background in Indigenous mental health, addictions, justice, and child welfare, who currently dedicates his expertise to the Indigenous child and family services sector. As a trained social worker, Hilton humbly shar…
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An Introduction to Indigenous Medicine Stories
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This inaugural episode of "Indigenous Medicine Stories," features Dr. Darrel Manitowabi, the Hannah Chair in Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, as our guest and host of the podcast. "Indigenous Medicine Stories" is a groundbreaking podcast that delves deep into the rich tapestry of Indi…
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Indigenous Medicine Stories Podcast is a collaboration between AMS Healthcare and the Jason A. Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous Traditional Medicine at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University. It is hosted by Dr. Darrel Manitowabi, the NOSM-AMS Hannah Chair in the History of Indigenous Health and Indigenous…
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Have you ever wondered about what it was like to be an educator in earlier times. Some of us have heard the stories of Dame Schools and one-room school houses, but do we really know what things were like in more recent times ? Understanding where we've come from may clarify where we are going. This podcast project, Point of View: An Oral History of…
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