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I had the pleasure of chatting with Stephen Dugandzic this morning! Dugandzic founded YYC Employment Law Group in 2018 ("YYC") more on his story: HEREAnd HERESign his petition: HERE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aliqa Illauq joins me to discuss the Baffinland Mining protests, how the Earth, the Arctic, the activists, and Inuit are interconnected, Gordon Robertson, who relocated Inuit, name change in Carleton University and parallels with JAM/Langevin/mining/education, as well as racism from a RCMP wife and more.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Brye Robertson, the urban Inuk, joins me to talk about culture, recovery, post secondary and her business. She opens up on the loss of her husband, Nathaniel Goodeye. Follow her on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/UrbanInukCreations/Instagram https//instagram.com/urbaninukcreations?igshid=69igdif5bqomTwitter@urbanInuk★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

First Steals Woman - Latasha Calf Robe is from the Kainaiwa First Nation (Blood Tribe) and one of the cofounders of Niitsitapi Water Protectors which can be found on Twitter: @NiitsitapiWater and FB: https://www.facebook.com/NiitsitapiWaterProtectors/★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Katrina Hewton-Backfat joins to discuss her experiences with racism growing up in Calgary, her education journey, part of the story of her name and more!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Joey English’s 30th birthday and today is the last day a woman has never been vice president of the US. (Thank you Cleo Abram from Twitter for that point!) #CoalMinesAB #LandBack #treatyTeaching #LastDayofTrump #Cdnpoli #Abpoli #yyccc #ProgressiveAlbertans #LJ4Ward10 #RenameLangevin★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A huge shout-out to the previous guests over the year and to 10yr old Isabella Kulak and a reminder that Jan. 4 is ribbon skirt/shirt day. plus I give a call out on Langevin School here in Calgary. Written notes and links in a  PDF★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Chapters and Chat book club in Calgary, founded June 2016, had our  monthly meeting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report on the  missing children and unmarked burials of the Calls to Action 71-76 Join our Facebook group after watching the video: www.facebook.com/groups/1684469135046926/ The official govt response: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1...Yellowhead  Institute's report in 2019:  https://yellowheadinstitute.org/resou...Beyond 94's progress: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longf...★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I am so excited and grateful to be joined by Sara, Danica, and Cassidy who are part of Canadian Youth Letters Project.  Their mission is to engage youth in politics and give them a political voice and to open communication between the government and the general population.  I strongly encourage you to follow and share the work of these amazing future leaders.  Their website is HERE or check them out on twitter @cyl_project and their instagram @canadian_youth_letters_project★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Amber Twoyoungmen joins me to talk about filmmaking and being in Big Kitty Magazine.  We also talk about her struggle to get her nephew's status card through their band.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Boban joins me to talk about his immigration story starting with what life was like as an LGBTQ2+ activist in his home country and why he had to leave due to violence and the lack of bystander intervention.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I am happy to be joined by Jennie, who has launched Big Kitty magazine here in Calgary.  Big Kitty is a Calgary arts, music & culture magazine.  Check out their website www.bigkittymag.com.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is a very graphic episode with violence and gender reassignment details to honour our friend Izzy’s journey and to honour the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Deedra Salange Ladouceur is a Calgary based Métis creator, performer, musician and artist.  She created Ghost - Return to Mourning which is being released on Saturday November 21, online.  Find her on Facebook for more information.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I am joined by my friend and a wonderful Indigenous woman, Celina Tibo.  We talk about domestic violence, immune system issues, raising mixed kids and the newest Calgary Police video of the Black woman being brutalized.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I am joined by members of the CommunityWise Indigenous Advisory Group to talk about their Accountability to Indigenous Communities ProjectThis episode of Native Calgarian is sponsored by CommunityWise Resource Centre as part of their Anti-Racism Organizational Change (AROC) work.  It was made in support of a project funded by the Alberta Human Rights and Multiculturalism Fund.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Making her debut in the podcast world, Autumn Eaglespeaker joins me for a great conversation!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous Peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. Since its creation in 1876, the Indian Act has shaped, controlled, and constrained the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Peoples, and is at the root of many enduring stereotypes.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Carl joins me to talk about some of the issues Métis have to face, reconciliation with a municipality in Alberta, and more.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Talking about violence towards Indigenous fishing rights, violence towards anti-racist protestors peacefully assembling, and the failure of the RCMP to do anything about these situations.   Also, I was contacted about a new book out, available on Amazon, called Restoring the History of St. Paul des Métis.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★