The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents: Indigenous Roots and Hoots Legacy of Hope Foundation

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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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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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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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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CanadaHelps - Make it Monthly info page
 

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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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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The Snow Goose Gallery is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at snowgoose.ca 
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