Episodes

Host Shayla Ouellette Stonechild speaks with Justin Jacob Lewis, the founder of Indigenous streetwear brand Section 35.

Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild welcomes the founder of Indigenous streetwear brand aaniin retail inc., Chelsee Pettit for a conversation about rethinking money.

Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with author, advocate & Sophie Grégoire Trudeau

Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild speaks with 2Spirit, queer bead artist Jori Brennon about how they are using traditional beadwork in modern Indigenous Fashion.

Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild speaks with Indigenous fashion designer Lesley Hampton.

Indigenous Fashion Designer and Founder of Indigenous Fashion Arts, Sage Paul, joins the Matriarch Movement (again!) for a discussion ahead of the 2024 IFA festival and fashion show.

Regalia isn’t a costume, it’s a connection to self and community. Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild welcomes speaker, Pow Wow dancer and teacher, and regalia-making instructor Deanne Hupfield to Matriarch Movement for a conversation about her journey into pow wow dancing, regalia making, and matriarch…

Indigenous peoples have overcome a lot of darkness, and we’re still able to dance.In this episode, Shayla Stonechild is joined by Jingle Dancer, Content Creator and Indigenous Advocate, Santee Siouxx, to chat about what it means to go back to the cerem...

Advocating for Indigenous youth means you need to be tapped into a lot of different sources. For Kairyn Potts, that means not only being ultra internet-savvy, but also having a personal connection to the system that impacts Indigenous youth on a massiv...

What does it mean to be an “Indigenous Influencer”?Marika Sila is an Inuvialuk actress, stunt performer, and activist who also shares content with over half a million followers across Instagram and Tiktok. She and her dad blew up the internet this ye...

Lacrosse is more than a game, it’s medicine.Jeremy Thompson, professional lacrosse player from the Onondaga Nation (https://www.onondaganation.org/aboutus/), is known around the world for his incredible athleticism and activism within the sport of la...

What does it mean to bring Indigeneity into colonial spaces, especially into the government?Michelle Friesen, City Councilor for the City of Whitehorse, knows a thing or two about it. In October 2021 she was elected as the first Indigenous woman to s...

Growing up as an Indigenous and queer person isn’t easy. Owen Unruh, a Two-Spirit, Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) adoptee, felt ashamed of his identity until well into adulthood which led him to a battle with addiction. He joins the podcast to discuss his exp...

What is the role of Matriarchy in Indigenous futurism? Stephanie Peltier can tell you from experience, it’s critical.Stephanie Peltier is well known across Canada as “The Matriarch Who Raised One of Canada’s Leading Indigenous Water Activists”. As th...

How do you stay connected to Indigenous values like kinship, community and sustainability while living in a colonial society?In this episode, Jesse Wente, an award-winning, Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, and arts leader, joins the Matriarch Movemen...

What does “Indigeneity” look like to you?In this episode, The Matriarch Movement podcast is joined by Shanese Indoowaaboo Steel. Shanese is an Afro-Indigenous, Fat Femme who's fought for the advancement of Indigenous and Racialized student rights wit...

For a long time it’s been non-Indigenous people telling Indigenous stories, and that means that stereotypes and a lack of humanity and empathy has been perpetuated in the media for years. Award-winning Indigenous podcaster and journalist, Connie Walk...

Where do Indigenous youth find the space to be revolutionary?Riley Yesno has explored the many facets of Indigenous resurgence throughout most of her life, and has been advocating for “reconciliation” since she was 15 years old. Her time on the Prime...

What happens when Indigenous fashion is on the global stage?In February 2023, Sage Paul took seven Indigenous designers to Milan Fashion Week as a part of a three-year partnership between Indigenous Fashion Arts and White Milano, a tradeshow for inte...

Shayla Oulette Stonechild returns with the Matriarch Movement podcast on April 24th, 2023!This podcast is an act of reclamation of who we are as Indigenous people. This is a place wherewe champion multi-generational-healing and Indigenous futurisms....

In this first 2022 episode of Matriarch Movement, Shayla welcomes award-winning Cree/Métis director and screenwriter, Asia Youngman. Asia’s films have been screened at a variety of festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, the St. Lo...

This week on Matriarch Movement, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Dr. Shannon Prince, Attorney, Legal Commentator, and Author of Cherokee descent. Her book Tactics for Racial Justice: Building an Antiracist Organization and Community is fort...

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Jessica Barudin. Jessica is Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, a member of the 'Namgis First Nation with ties to the Kwakiutl and Haxwamis on her mother’s side and Russian-Jewish on her father’s side. She is a proud...

Jessica Matten is of Red River Metis-Cree descent and is directly a descendant of Cuthbert Grant, the first rebel Metis leader famously known for the Battle of the Seven Oaks in Canada. Most recently, Jessica is set to star in Robert Redford, George R....