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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 1H 32M

6.5: Reclaiming Self: Maïtée Saganash on Sobriety, Language, and Radicle Love

from Radicle Narrative · host Mylan Tootoosis

Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash, from Waswanipi in Eeyou Istchee (Quebec side of James Bay) , is a human rights activist, political commentator, television host and columnist for The Nation magazine. She is also a speechwriter and the Corporate Communications Information Officer for the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay In this powerful episode Maïtée joins Radicle Narrative to share her deeply personal journey through addiction, neurodivergence, and cultural reconnection. From growing up in a trilingual community shaped by colonial borders to finding purpose in sobriety and self-expression, Maïtée speaks with honesty and insight about language preservation, Indigenous governance, and the importance of civil disobedience in the face of systemic injustice. A conversation about nationhood, dignity, and the quiet revolution of being unapologetically yourself.Show Links: Tele Quebec Cours Autochtones 102 - Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash

Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash, from Waswanipi in Eeyou Istchee (Quebec side of James Bay) , is a human rights activist, political commentator, television host and columnist for The Nation magazine. She is also a speechwriter and the Corporate Communications Information Officer for the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay In this powerful episode Maïtée joins Radicle Narrative to share her deeply personal journey through addiction, neurodivergence, and cultural reconnection. From growing up in a trilingual community shaped by colonial borders to finding purpose in sobriety and self-expression, Maïtée speaks with honesty and insight about language preservation, Indigenous governance, and the importance of civil disobedience in the face of systemic injustice. A conversation about nationhood, dignity, and the quiet revolution of being unapologetically yourself.Show Links: Tele Quebec Cours Autochtones 102 - Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash

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Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash, from Waswanipi in Eeyou Istchee (Quebec side of James Bay) , is a human rights activist, political commentator, television host and columnist for The Nation magazine. She is also a speechwriter and the Corporate...

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