Podcast focusing on Métis culture, people, and the issues we face from a grassroots perspective
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Today I talk about people self identifying for personal gain, the MMF being upset with the Manitoba Government for not including Indigenous on a Wildlife Conservation Funding board, the support of a SOGI initiative in BC, and I provide a run down of my recent trip to Victoria, BC.
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Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
We weigh in on the promises made by the Government of Canada during the MMF annual meeting. Is there more to this government than promises? Is there a long term plan for this money or are we still going to see a paycheque to paycheque MMF? We also highlight the different Indigenous attitudes towards our Prime Minister.
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Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
We sit down to together to breakdown the latest video of MMF President David Chartrand and his support of the Government of Canada's Indigenous Rights Framework while numbers of First Nations are not showing that same support.
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Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
We took part in a community conversation with youth and elders to find out what they think can be done to better engage the youth as well as build a stronger community.
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Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Tuesday Sep 04, 2018
Today we jump into the pipeline discussions. We also dive into organizational communications or the lack thereof, and finally we discuss how the UN comes into play in the Canadian Legal world
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Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018
We sit down outside to talk about our views on constitutions, senates, and the other aspects of colonial government that some Metis organizations aspire to implement.
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Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
A great conversation with Rod Stagg. Rod is a member of the MNA and is quite open about where he thinks the MNA needs to go, how they have dropped the ball repeatedly, and which candidates he sees taking things to a new level.
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Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
A great conversation with candidates in the upcoming Alberta Metis elections. Victoria Norris candidate for provincial Vice President and Joe Pimlott candidate for President of Region 3. Both are amazing people and have some really great ideas and views for what they want to see happening for Metis people in this province.
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Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
We have a lively chat about the recent Alberta Court of Queens Bench decision that is going around social media as well as a recent CBC article about the booming Indigenous population in Alberta.
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Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Winner of our Facebook contest, some news from Alberta about Metis accessing the National Parks in Alberta, archeological digging in Waterton National Park, and a couple of racists are all some of the things that we talk about on today's episode.