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A Day To Listen
by Orbyt Media
On September 30, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is proud to partner once again with major media outlets and radio stations in Canada for A DAY TO LISTEN.This year’s theme is All My Relations. All My Relations is a term used by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island to express that everything is interconnected. Humans, animals, insects, plants, and inanimate objects are all related. We are connected through ancestors, land, communities, air, water - everything.
Episodes
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A Day To Listen 2026: Honouring Truth with Action.
This year’s theme is Honouring Truth with Action. Honouring truth means listening to the lived experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, acknowledging the lasting impacts of the residential school system and other colonial policies. After learning the truth, we encourage everyone in...
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From Goose Bay to Bay Street with Clint Davis
Clint Davis (Inuk) is the CEO of the first-ever Indigenous majority-owned investment dealer in Canada, dedicating his career to increasing Indigenous participation in capital markets. Clint has been helping quietly build Indigenous economies for over 20 years. As an Inuk man, Clint brings his...
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But first, The Public Broadcaster and Reconciliation with Robert Doane
Robert Doane (Gitxsan) is the senior director of the National Indigenous Strategy through the Indigenous Office at CBC. In the past five years, Robert has met with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people across the country to discuss the public broadcaster’s coverage of Indigenous stories, what…
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Building Upon a Father’s Legacy with Niigaan Sinclair
Niigaan Sinclair (Anishinaabe) is a cultural influencer, author, and professor. He is also the only son of the late Murray Sinclair, the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Niigaan reflects on his father’s legacy, their relationship, the state of reconciliation, and his own...
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The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat with Waneek Horn-Miller
When Waneek Horn-Miller (Kanien’kehà:ka) was only 14 years old, she was stabbed in the chest by a Canadian soldier during the Oka Crisis. Nine years later, she was the co-captain of Canada’s Olympic water polo team. Waneek talks about how she reconciled the betrayal by Canada by representing it…
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Breathing Life into Our Languages with Ronald Ignace
When Ronald Ignace (Secwépemc) was a young teen boy, he ran away from residential school. Later, he realized the importance of education and worked to get his high school diploma, then went on to a Master’s degree. Through his passion for his Shuswap language and love of learning, Ron would…
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The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power with Carole Ann Hilton
Carol Anne Hilton (Nuu-chah-nulth) created a hashtag and is now managing a movement. Indigenomics is the visibility and inclusion of Indigenous business and economic growth globally. Carol Anne talks about multi-generational Indigenous wealth creation and how education is shifting focus from...
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Creating Systems of Change for Families with Kayla Frank
When you work in the field of child welfare, it helps to have a real understanding of what families and children are going through. Kayla Frank (Cree) can relate. In a vulnerable and honest conversation, Kayla shares her own journey and vision for how to support families through better systems....
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A Seat at the Table with Mike Degange
When the CEO and President of Indspire was growing up, he didn’t dream of being a CEO or a president of an organization. But his path of education and life-long learning led him to that exact position. Mike DeGagne (Anishinaabe) shares his journey and thoughts about the importance of…
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Missing Children, Unmarked Graves with Kimberly Murray
Kimberly Murray (Kanien'keha) discusses her role as the former Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Burial Sites, why there are denialists, and how Mohawk children burned down the very first residential institution – the Mohawk Institute. Hosted by January Rogers.
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Health is More Than Healthcare with Dr. Marcia Anderson
Internal Medicine Specialist Dr. Marcia Anderson (Cree-Anishinaabe) discusses racism and challenges faced by both Indigenous patients and healthcare providers. And what the Indigenous health community is doing to combat this. Hosted by January Rogers.
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Who is Reconciliation Up To? with Christa Big Canoe
Christa Big Canoe (Anishinabek) shares why reconciliation is more than a land acknowledgement, how Indigenous lawyers are in demand at an all-time high, and why, as a lawyer, she sees herself as a storyteller. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.
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Your Truth Becomes My Truth with Shelagh Rogers
Legendary broadcaster Shelagh Rogers (Métis) looks back at her experience as an Honourary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and how the simple act of listening to Survivors’ stories changed her life forever. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.
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A Conversation with Amber-Sekowan Daniels
Host Kim Wheeler sits down with Amber-Sekowan Daniels, the creator and showrunner of Crave TV’s new hit comedy Don’t Even. Amber discusses the importance of Indigenous narrative sovereignty and why telling Indigenous stories from an Indigenous perspective matters and why we can have more than one...
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A Conversation with Dr. Verne Ross
Dr. Verne Ross shares his courageous journey through the educational systems and his social work journey with host January Rogers. He also talks about the these he developed titled The Voices and Stories of Two Spirit People with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
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A Conversation with Michael Etherington
Host January Rogers talks with Michael Etherington about reconciliation, what it is, who is involved, and how he put the action in reconciliation through a song he developed with his uncle Vern Cheechoo called Bring the Children Home, in response to the discovery of the first 215 unmarked graves…
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A Conversation with Apollo Hess
Host Julian Taylor catches up with Olympic swimmer Apollo Hess, who is fresh off the Paris Olympics. In this candid conversation, Apollo shares his struggles in the qualifying trials for the Olympics and how he quelled nerves to compete in the biggest sport event in the world.
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A Conversation with Madeleine Alakkariallak
Host Julian Taylor speaks with Inuk broadcaster Madeleine Alakkariallak about her grandparents' forced relocation from the high Arctic lands to a land of broken promises in the middle of a blizzard where they had to eat frozen food from a garbage dump. And how later in life, Madeleine would...
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A Conversation with Miles Richardson
Haida Miles Richardson takes host Kim Wheeler on a journey to the edge of the world – Haida Gwaii. Miles shares how “when the tide goes out, the table it set,” how the Haida maintained their strong cultural ties to the land, and have fought the federal and provincial governments for autonomy over...
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A Conversation with Albert McLeod
Host January Rogers is in conversation with Albert McLeod who is best known as the Grandmother of the Two Spirit Movement in Manitoba. Albert identifies as a fabulous animate being and candidly shares observations and developments from within the Two-Spirit movement since its inception in the…
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A Conversation with Tina Keeper
Host Kim Wheeler talks with Tina Keeper about her upbringing in her family, to being a role model at the age of 19 to middle school girls, being the first First Nation female to lead a prime time drama, serving as a Member of Parliament, and producing the number one show on CTV Comedy.
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A Conversation with Aly Bear
Host Julian Taylor speaks with Aly Bear, who was the first lawyer and youngest woman to ever be elected to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indigenous Nations. Aly shares her story about law school, how she almost quit and how a famous Métis matriarch inspired her to keep going.
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A Conversation with Sage Paul
Host Julian Taylor speaks with Sage Paul, the artistic and executive director of the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival in Toronto. Sage, who identifies as urban Denesuline, talks about the importance of traditional and contemporary fashions, and her own beginnings into the fashion world as a young...
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A Conversation with John R Sylliboy
Host Kim Wheeler sits down with John R. Sylliboy to discuss the importance of the Mi’kmaq language, land welcomings, and what fluency really means.
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A Conversation with Taiaiake Alfred
Host January Rogers talks with Mohawk scholar Taiaiake Alfred on post-secondary educational institutions and who is driving what it means to be Indigenous in these spaces.
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Ilona Verley: Finding Your Voice
2023 Host Shoshona Kish speaks with Two-Spirit artist and performer Ilona Verley. Hailing from the Nlaka’pamux Nation, Verley’s vibrant and boundary-pushing presence on the reality TV show “Canada’s Drag Race” garnered widespread attention. With a flair for combining Indigenous culture, pop...
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Victoria LaBillois: Breaking Business Barriers
2023 Host Aysanabee speaks with Mi’gmaq entrepreneur Victoria LaBillois who owns Wejipeg Excavation Inc. and co-owns Wejuseg Construction Inc. She is from Listuguj, Quebec and has served both the First Nation and federal public service, working at the Band, regional, and national levels. Victoria...
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Cindy Blackstock: Our Children Are The Future
2023 Host Shoshona Kish speaks with Cindy Blackstock, a member of the Gitxsan First Nation, and the Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. She is also a professor at McGill University’s School of Social Work. She has over 30 years of experience working in child...
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Alan Greyeyes: Reciprocity & Reconcilation in the Music Industry
2023 Host Aysanabee has a conversation with Alan Greyeyes, the Festival Director for the sākihiwē festival who has been providing artist and project management services in the music industry for nearly 20 years. He also volunteers with the Polaris Music Prize board of directors; the RBC…
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Sandra Laronde: Indigenous Storytelling On Stage
2023 Host Aysanabee speaks with Sandra Laronde, is a visionary artist, director, choreographer, and leader renowned for her transformative contributions to the world of Indigenous performing arts. A proud member of the Teme-Augama Anishinaabe (People of the Deep Water), her creative journey is...
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Jean Teillet: The Great Grandniece of Louis Riel
2023 Host Shoshona Kish speaks to Jean Teillet about the legacy of the Riel family, her Indigenous rights work surrounding Indigenous identity fraud and the complications around Métis identity. Teillet is an author, women’s rights advocate, and Indigenous rights lawyer. In October of 2022 she…
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Jordin Tootoo: The First Inuk Player in the NHL
2023 Host Aysanabee speaks to former NHL player Jordin Tootoo about his community work and his experience as the first Inuk player to be drafted by the league. Over his 13-year career, he played for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Chicago Blackhawks, banking 161...
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Amy Cardinal Christianson: Traditional Indigenous Fire Practices
2023 Host Shoshona Kish speaks with Dr. Amy Cardinal Christianson, an Indigenous Fire Specialist with the National Fire Management Division at Parks Canada. She is Métis from Treaty 8 territory, currently living in Treaty 6. Her research explores Indigenous fire stewardship, Indigenous wildland...
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Jeremy Dutcher: Motewolonuwok [The People of Great Spiritual Power]
2023 Host Aysanabee has a conversation with fellow musician Jeremy Dutcher about his commitment to Indigenous language revitalization through his art. Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit song carrier, composer, activist, ethnomusicologist, and member of Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in Eastern…
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Banakonda Bell: Traditional Knowledge & Teachings
2023 Host Shoshona Kish has a beautiful conversation with her mother, Banakonda Bell about the knowledge she holds as an elder. Banakonda Kennedy-Kish (Bell), Bear Clan, is a Traditional Practitioner and Elder-in-Residence at Laurier University’s Lyle S. Hallman Masters of Social Work program, in...
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Jared Visitor: The Great Nephew of Chanie Wenjack
2023 Host Aysanabee speaks to Jared Visitor, the great-nephew of Chanie Wenjack (the 12-year-old boy whose death in 1966 sparked national attention and led to the first inquest into the treatment of children at residential schools). Jared is a university student working towards becoming a teacher...
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Buffy Sainte-Marie: Indigenous Identity & the Impacts of Colonial Systems
2023 Host Shoshona Kish speaks to international Indigenous superstar Buffy Sainte-Marie about her career, her childhood, and the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada. As both a cultural and musical icon, she has left an enduring impact over her six-decade career. Her powerful voice and...
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Duke Redbird: Technology, Critical Thinking and the Search for Truth
Dr. Duke Redbird, Elder, Poet, Human Rights Activist, Educator, and Artist. With a legacy stretching back to the 1960s, he is a pillar of First Nations literature in Canada, and has practiced a number of art disciplines including poetry, painting, theatre, and film. He was a trailblazer…
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Laurie Hermiston: Educating Future Generations
Laurie Hermiston is an Anishinaabe Kwe from Batchewana First Nation in Northern Ontario. She is strong advocate, community practitioner and partnership specialist with over 20 years of experience working in the Indigenous community on local, provincial and national levels. She has organized many...
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Johna Hupfield: Teaching Ojibwe
Johna is Anishinaabekwe belonging to Wasauksing First Nation by Georgian Bay. Mom to five, partner, daughter, sister, auntie, cuzzin and Indigenous Educator for language and cultural revitalization. She works with the Near North District School board teaching Anishinaabemowin and Indigenous Studies.
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Peatr Thomas: Youth and the Future
Peatr Thomas is a multidisciplinary Ininew and Anishinaabe self-taught full-time visual artist from the Pimicikamak and Miskooseepi territories located near the heart of Turtle Island. A Youth Facilitator of many years he is sharing passed down knowledge, traditional teachings, culture and the...
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Colin Van Loon: Representation in Film
Filmmaker Ahnahktsipiitaa is Blackfoot and Dutch, originally hailing from The Piikani Nation. During his upbringing he resided alongside his mother in Lethbridge and many other dusty Southern Alberta towns. Currently, Ahnahktsipiitaa is the Operations Manager for the Indigenous Matriarchs 4 AR/VR...
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GR Gritt: Arts & Identity
With their new sound that elegantly weaves the melodies using vocals, guitar and electronic elements. they create both intimate and anthemic music that would fit in a folk club, a dance club and anywhere in between. G.R. Gritt is a Two-Spirit, Transgender, Francophone, Anishinaabe and Métis artist.
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Terri Cardinal: Healing from Trauma
Terri Cardinal (she, her) who’s Cree name is wapekihêw iskwew, is from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory. Professionally, Terri is currently on leave from MacEwan University, where she is the director of Indigenous Initiatives. She is working on a project with Blue Quills University…
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Becky Han: Beginner Inuktitut Words
Becky Han who grew up in Arctic Bay, Nunavut now resides on Treaty 6 territory where she works from home. Believing that music is a crucial educational tool, she composes most of her songs in Inuktitut. Being active on social media, Han also uses her platform to share her learnings about the…
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Stewart Gonzales: Reconcilation and Listening
Stewart Gonzales, who carries the traditional name Semplúyan, is a proud Two-Spirited Elder and member of the Squamish Nation with family connections to the Musqueam Nation. He was born and raised in North Vancouver and is a residential school survivor. After attending St. Paul’s Indian Day…
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Waubgeshig Rice: Fiction Writing Inspired by Surroundings
Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. He has written three fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies. His most recent novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow, was published in 2018 and became a national bestseller. His...
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Salia Joseph: Colonialism as a Structure, Not Just a Past Event
Salia Joseph is from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Snuneymuxw First Nation’s on her father’s side and is British and Jewish on her mothers. Salia is a graduate from the First Nations and Indigenous studies program from the University of British Columbia. Salia is a Squamish language learner and is the...
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Duke Redbird: How to Connect with the Earth
Dr. Duke Redbird, Elder, Poet, Human Rights Activist, Educator, and Artist. With a legacy stretching back to the 1960s, he is a pillar of First Nations literature in Canada, and has practiced a number of art disciplines including poetry, painting, theatre, and film. He was a trailblazer…
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On September 30, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is proud to partner once again with major media outlets and radio stations in Canada for A DAY TO LISTEN.This year’s theme is All My Relations. All My Relations is a term used by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island to express that everything is interconnected. Humans, animals, insects, plants, and inanimate objects are all related. We are connected through ancestors, land, communities, air, water - everything.
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Orbyt Media
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On September 30, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) is proud to partner once again with major media outlets and radio stations in Canada for A DAY TO LISTEN.This year’s theme is All My Relations. All My Relations is a term...
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