The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents: Indigenous Roots and Hoots

Episode 57 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Sean Carleton

In this episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is thrilled to be joined by historian, scholar and Associate Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Sean Carleton. In this powerful conversation, Sean speaks with Gordon about being an ally, the importance of non-Indigenous Peoples’ role in confronting Residential School denialism and his connection with Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, which led to the release of their book When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance.

 

Show Notes 

• The Mohawk Thanksgiving Address: Words Before All Else
• Mohawk Resistance, (Oka Crisis)

Treaties 

• The 1764 Treaty of Niagara
• The Royal Proclamation of 1763
• Two Row Wampum – Gaswéñdah
• The Numbered Treaties
• Treaties 1 and 2
• The Nunavut Agreement
• Treaties and Agreements in Canada

People

• Sean Carleton
• Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel
• Gord Hill
• Robin Folvik
• Kim TallBear
• Kimberly Murray, BA, LLB, LLM, IPC, LLD (h.c.)
• The Honourable Murray Sinclair, CC, OM
• Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Books/Publications

• The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book by: Gord Hill
• When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance by: Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, with Sean Carleton
• Canadian Dimension 
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action 
• Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor’s Historical Report: Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience
• Fatty legs by: Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
  
• Bill C-413
• 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism

Other

• Graphic History Collective
• Between the Lines Book
• Yellowhead Institute
• The Indian Trust Fund
• Indigenous land defenders

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Episode 56 - Roots and Hoots with Cameron Adams

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by fellow Cree speaker Cameron Adams. Cameron is a proud member of Berens River First Nation in Treaty 5 Territory and is on his journey to becoming a fluent Cree language speaker. His hope for revitalizing Indigenous languages shines through, making him a powerful example for Indigenous Peoples seeking to deepen their language learning - wherever they may be on their journey.

Shownotes:

• Berens River First Nation
• Gimli, Manitoba
• University of Manitoba - Department of Indigenous Studies
• McGill University - Indigenous Studies and Language Revitalization
• McCall MacBain Scholars
• Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages
• n-dialect language app, nēhinawēwin
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action

• TRC Commissioners

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Episode 55 - Roots and Hoots with Dr. Allyson Stevenson

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Métis scholar and historian, Dr. Allyson Stevenson. The two share an important conversation on Métis history and heritage. Allyson helps listeners understand the policies and politics that have led to Métis dispossession of land and the severing of kinship ties, while also highlighting stories of resistance along the way. This episode invites listeners on a journey to learn more about the contributions of Métis Peoples to the fibres of Canada.

 

Show Notes

Allyson's Book

• Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and Colonization of Indigenous Kinship By: Allyson D. Stevenson

Treaties and Canada

• Royal Proclamation of 1763
• Manitoba Act
• Treaty 6
• Patriation of the Constitution, 1982
• Bill C-31
• Daniels v. Canada (2016)

Significant People

• Louis Riel
• Gabriel Dumont
• Peter Fidler 
• Mary Mackagonne
• Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur Riel
• James Isbister
• Edgar Dewdney
• George Simpson HBC

Métis

• Métis Languages
• Métis Homeland
• Hudson’s Bay Company - timeline
• Gabriel Dumont Research Institute
• Language and Worldview
• Red River Settlement
• Creation of the North-West Mounted Police
• Red River Resistance
• Metis Road Allowance Communities
• Metis Scrip
• Distribution of Scrip

Buffalo

• Regina History & Facts
• Singing Back the Buffalo, Tasha Hubbard
• Buffalo Bone Picking
• Near extinction of the Buffalo

 

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Episode 54 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Michael Lawrenchuk

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by his friend, Cree actor and former Chief of Fox Lake Cree Nation, Michael Lawrenchuk. Michael discusses the road that led to his impressive acting career and how it continues to save and heal him. In 2014, Michael became a fellow of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London and is a member of the actors union ACTRA - from whom he is set to receive The Vic Cowie Award in 2024. Michael has been involved in countless plays and tv and film projects such as Indian Horse, based on the book written by the late great Richard Wagamese. Their conversation spans decades and Michael and Gordon take us on a journey to their homeland of Northern Manitoba and discuss the eternal nature of storytelling. 

 

Show Notes 

• Gillam, MB 
• Trapline 
• Natural Resources Transfer Acts
• York Factory 
• Hudson’s Bay Company 
• Fox Lake Cree Nation 
• Nelson River
• Indian Status, 'wards of the Federal Government'
• Pass System in Canada
• The Globe Theatre in London
• William Shakespeare 
• King Lear
• Romeo and Juliet
• Indian Horse
• Richard Wagamese

 

Recommended

• Article: Indian Horse: 10 things about the groundbreaking new Canadian film (2018)
• Photo Essay: State of erosion: the legacy of Manitoba Hydro (2020) 
• Article: Fox Lake’s promised land (2022)
• Article: What is Method Acting? How Great Actors Prepare (2024)
• ACTRA - Manitoba - Vic Cowie Award

 

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Episode 53 - Roots and Hoots with Johnny Flaherty

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Inuk hunter, community and family man, Johnny Flaherty. The two discuss life up in Canada’s Northern Arctic and Johnny shares stories of his many polar bear hunts and travels with his dog sled team. 

 

Show Notes 

• Nanook of the North (1922)
• Filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty
• Inuit High Arctic Relocation Program
• Inuktitut
• Swarovski Binoculars
• Yamaha VK540 Snowmobile
• Inuit Sled Dogs
• Qamutiik
• Sea Ice
• Arctic Animals
• Arctic Hare
• Map of Nunavut

 

Recommended

• Martha of the North (2008)
• What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile by Larry Audlaluk
• Episode 25 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Larry Audlaluk
• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Arctic Circle
• Inuit Nunangat
• Nunavut Hunting Regulations 2023-2024
• Declining Caribou Population

 

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Episode 52 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Shelley Niro

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is thrilled to be joined by artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro. Shelley is a member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, of the Bay of Quinte Mohawk. In this interview, Shelley and Gordon discuss the evolution of Shelley’s artistic process and her recent film Café Daughter.

Show Notes 

• Six Nations of the Grand River 
• Silent Speakers 
• Voices from the Land: Indigenous Peoples Talk Language Revitalization (podcast)
• Ontario College of Art (now Ontario College of Art and Design University)
• Film, Café Daughter
• Dr. Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, OC
• Filmmaker Anna Gronau
• Playwright Kenneth T. Williams
• Play, Café Daughter
• imagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
• Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch 

Recommended:

• Shelley Niro website
• Documentary: Reel Injun

 

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Episode 51 - Roots and Hoots with Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence sits down with Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete. Tiffany is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy). She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Tiffany recently curated the 'Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival' exhibit, showcased at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge, Alberta. In an interview with Gordon, they delve into the evolution of the Residential School System, Tiffany's aspirations to take the exhibit international, and the importance of access to and awareness of the histories and policies behind the Residential School System, for the healing journeys of Survivors and intergenerational Survivors.

 

Show Notes:

• Chief Mountain 
  
  
• Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy)
  • Siksika Nation (Blackfoot)
  • Piikani Nation (Peigan)
  • Kainai (Blood Tribe)
  • Amskapi Piikani (Blackfeet Nation) 

• Souta Calling Last’s ‘Blackfoot Place Map’ 
  
  
• The Residential School System
  
  
• Indian Day Schools
  
  
• Industrial Schools
  
  
• Beadworking as an Indigenous Research Paradigm
  
  
• The Indian Act (overview)
  
  
• The Indian Act (document)
  
  
• Repatriation of Indigenous artifacts  
  
  
• Canadian Museums and Reconciliation
  
  
• Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival
  
  
• Galt Museum & Archives
  
  
• Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
  
  
• European Funding of Residential Schools on the Blood Reserve

 

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Episode 50 - Roots and Hoots with Natasha Fisher

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon sits down with Natasha Fisher, an Ojibwe and Finnish singer, songwriter, and producer from Long Lake #58 First Nation. Natasha’s wisdom coupled with a delightful sense of joy and down-to-earth personality shines throughout the interview as she and Gordon discuss her community, her music and upcoming projects and the experiences that have helped shape her into the woman she is today.

Show Notes:

• Ernest Monias 
• Lie to me by Natasha Fisher featuring Nimkii 
• NIMKII & THE NINIIS
• The Reach for Life Tour 
  • Stallone Quequish aka The Sunsetting Kid
  • Classic Roots 
  • Drezus
  • Jay Mak
  • Natasha Fisher 
• Indigenous_baddie - Michelle Chubb
• Notorious Cree 
• Lily Gladstone 
• Scott George and the Osage Singers’ performance at Oscars 2024
• Discovery of unmarked graves at former Residential School sites across Canada

Communities mentioned: 

• Long Lake # 58 First Nation
• Round Lake First Nation
• Cree Nation of Wemindji

Additional resources:

• Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
• Spirit to Soar, Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin by Makwa Creative

 

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Episode 49 - Roots and Hoots with Errol "C-Weed" Ranville

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence sits down with one of his favorite musical talents, Errol “C-Weed” Ranville of the band C-Weed. The two Manitoba boys discuss all things music. From Errol’s early days of growing up in a musical family, including Errol’s road to success. He has received some big lessons in life, and his gifts of writing and music have guided him through many important chapters.

 

Show Notes:

• C-Weed Band
• Bill C-31
• The Shawshank Redemption
• Run As One: My Story by Errol Ranville
• Spirit Rising (upcoming C-Weed Band album)
• Manito Ahbee Festival 

People

• Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
• Premier Wab Kinew
• Merle Haggard
• Robbie Robertson
• Eric Robinson
• Murray Sinclair

 

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Episode 48 - Roots and Hoots Interview with His Excellency Whit Fraser, C.C.

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is thrilled to be joined by His Excellency Whit Fraser, C.C. With an illustrious communications career in Canada’s Arctic, Mr.Fraser takes listeners on a journey that includes key events and figures that have shaped today’s Arctic. His coverage with CBC included the First Minister’s Constitutional amendments that enshrined Indigenous rights in the Constitution of Canada, Inuit land claim agreements, the Berger Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry and the creation of the Nunavut Territory. This episode is filled with historical relevance and captivating details that make up a career well served and a life well lived.

 

Show Notes:

• Inuit Tapirit Kanatami (ITK)
• Berger Inquiry
• The White Paper, 1969
• Constitution Act, 1982 Section 35
• Polar Knowledge Canada
• Inuit High Arctic Relocation
• Shadow of Nanook

Books 

• True North Rising by Whit Fraser
• Stories Told: Stories and Images of the Berger Inquiry by Patrick Scott
• Stoneface: Memoir of a Defiant Dene by Stephen Kakfwi
• Cold Edge of Heaven by Whit Fraser
• What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile by Larry Audlaluk

People

• Governor General Mary Simon
• Tagak Curley
• Jonah Kelly
• Abe Okpik
• John Amagoalik

 

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For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca