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The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a national Indigenous-led charitable organization with the mandate to educate and create awareness and understanding about the Residential School System, including the intergenerational impacts such as the removal of generations of Indigenous children from their families, including the Sixties Scoop, the post-traumatic stress disorders that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis continue to experience, all while trying to address racism, foster empathy and understanding and inspire action to improve the situation of Indigenous Peoples today. The LHF supports the ongoing healing process of Residential School Survivors, and their families and seeks their input on projects that honour them.
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
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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For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
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
Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca
The Snow Goose Gallery is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at snowgoose.ca
For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Peter Ittinuar Freuchen. They discuss his journey to Ottawa, government processes and goes into detail about the process leading up to the enshrinement of Section 35 into the Canadian Constitution. As the first Inuk Member of Parliament, Peter shares about his journey to Ottawa and his work in the protection of and access to, inherent Indigenous rights.
Show Notes:
- All the Way: My Life on Ice by Jordin Tootoo with Stephen Brunt
- The Experimental Eskimos
- 'Crossing the Floor'
- Teach an Eskimo How to Read: Conversations with Peter Freuchen Ittinuar. Edited by: Thierry Rodon
Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca
For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Hosted by Soleil Launière
Produced by Ryan Barnett, Maia Foster-Sanchez and Nahka Bertrand
Artwork by Caleb Ellison-Dysart
Theme by Justin Delorme
This series features interviews with Bonnie Devine, Greg A. Hill, Michelle Lavallee, Carmen Robertson, Pauline Beardy, Philip Gevik, Corey Dingle, Donna Feledichuk and Joseph M. Sanchez.
A Knockabout Media Production | Funded by the Government of Canada
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
In this special Roots and Hoots collaboration episode with Knockabout Media, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Eric Burant and Garrison Garrow of the Indigenous Art Centre (IAC). Eric Burant is an Archivist of mixed Anishinaabe and settler ancestry and Garrison Garrow is the Manager of Programs and Collections and is a Kanien'kehá:ka artist from Akwesasne. The two speak with Gordon about the history of the Indigenous Art Centre, their shared passion for Indigenous art and the intention of their work.
Since its inception in 1965, the IAC holds one of the largest collections of contemporary Indigenous art. The vast collection includes sculptures, carvings, mittens, moccasins and paintings that are hand crafted and created by Indigenous artists across Canada. Eric and Garrison speak with Gordon about the necessity of showcasing, preserving and protecting Indigenous art. Pieces in the collection travel all over the world. To find out if any pieces are featured in a gallery near you, please contact: art@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.
Links from discussion
For more information on Knockabout Media, please visit: knockaboutmedia.com
Snow Goose Gallery is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at snowgoose.ca
For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
We're back! On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Kelly Saxberg. Kelly is an Indigenous ally of European descent. With over 100 film credits, Kelly uses her creative platform to amplify Indigenous voices and raise awareness for Indigenous causes. Gordon Spence discusses with Kelly Saxberg her journey into filmmaking and some of the important projects she has worked on that have allowed her to represent her allyship by increasing appreciation and understanding of the Indigenous communities she has worked with.
Links to works discussed
- Daughters of the Country series
Part 1 Ikwe
Part 2 Mistress Madelaine
Part 3 Places Not Our Own
Part 4 The Wake
- My Children are my Reward:The Life of Elsie Spence by Alix Harpelle
Snow Goose Gallery is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at snowgoose.ca
For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Manise Young. Manise is the Lab Head, for books at Library and Archives Canada (LAC). She and Gordon sit down to discuss the importance of preserving important historical documents, so that Canadians can continue to have access to them for generations to come. In this interview, Manise shares specifically about her experiences treating the Robinson-Huron Treaty, Treaty 9, and Treaty 11.
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
In this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, our host Gordon Spence is delighted to welcome Morgan Hare. Hailing from the M’Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Mr. Hare has been instrumental in urban Indigenous program development for over three decades. He currently runs Hare Consulting Group Inc., having previously worked with the Odawa Native Friendship Centre and the Tungasuvvingat Inuit Community Centre. Mr. Hare graciously shares some of the notable takeaways and triumphs from his distinguished career.
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Delores Peltier-Corkey. Delores is an Anishinabe Kwe of the Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomi Peoples from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on beautiful Manitoulin Island. Delores comes from a family of eight brothers and three sisters. In this episode, she shares memories from her childhood of picking Sweetgrass and berries, of craft making from birch bark and porcupine quills, of finding sustenance provided by the land, and of growing to understand the importance of it all later in life.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Barry Sarazin. Barry is a proud member of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, situated on the shores of Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River. Barry is part of a men’s drumming group and teaches on the traditional drum called the Kitchi-sippi-rinni as well as sharing Thunderbird songs in the community. Barry is also a Traditional Pow Wow Dancer and has been on the Pow Wow Committee since 1987. Barry is a husband, father, brother, and devoted community man. In this episode, Barry and Gordon sit down to discuss the importance of family and of practicing and accessing one's culture.