EPISODE · Apr 2, 2025 · 40 MIN
What These Forgotten Photos Reveal About Northern Indigenous Life
from The Backroads Bill Podcast · host North Bay Echo
What if a single photograph could reclaim an entire history? In this deeply moving episode of Backroads Bill, Indigenous writer, journalist, and cultural curator Paul Seesequasis shares the story behind his renowned Indigenous Archival Photo Project.Through images of everyday Indigenous life—moments of joy, resilience, and tradition—Paul is reconnecting families, communities, and all Canadians with a more complete and truthful history of the life across the Hudson Bay watershed in the 50s and 60s.We talk about the power of storytelling, the ethics of curation, and how the past lives on in the images we choose to see.Learn more about the project here: https://mcmichael.com/event/people-of-the-watershed-photographs-by-john-macfie/ Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONTTo explore more North Bay podcasts and to stay updated on local events and news go to NorthBayEcho.ca.For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our newsletter Echo Essentials.Stay connected with Echo on social media: @NorthBayEchoProduction Credits:Host: Backroads Bill SteerProducer: Ben SargentProduced by Clark Communications
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What if a single photograph could reclaim an entire history? In this deeply moving episode of Backroads Bill, Indigenous writer, journalist, and cultural curator Paul Seesequasis shares the story behind his renowned Indigenous Archival Photo Project.Through images of everyday Indigenous life—moments of joy, resilience, and tradition—Paul is reconnecting families, communities, and all Canadians with a more complete and truthful history of the life across the Hudson Bay watershed in the 50s and 60s.We talk about the power of storytelling, the ethics of curation, and how the past lives on in the images we choose to see.Learn more about the project here: https://mcmichael.com/event/people-of-the-watershed-photographs-by-john-macfie/ Follow Bill on Facebook & Instagram: @backroads_billand on Twitter: @steertonorthONTTo explore more North Bay podcasts and to stay updated on local events and news go to NorthBayEcho.ca.For exclusive North Bay updates and insights, subscribe to our newsletter Echo Essentials.Stay connected with Echo on social media: @NorthBayEchoProduction Credits:Host: Backroads Bill SteerProducer: Ben SargentProduced by Clark Communications
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