The Tragedy of Almighty Voice

Patrice Dutil discusses the short life of Kitchimanitowaya, or Almighty Voice (1875-1897), with Bill Waiser the author of In Search of Almighty Voice: Resistance and Reconciliation (Fifth House Press). Almighty Voice was accused of poaching a settler’s cow and became the object of an RCMP manhunt in the mid-1890s. His story, however, was distorted all through the 20th century in books, magazines, and film. Bill Waiser discusses how history can help reconciliation between indigenous peoples and Canadians and what distinguishes “popular history” from scholarly work. This podcast was produced by Jessica Schmidt. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.