Episodes

Aly Bear: the laws come from the land
Oct. 18, 2021

Aly Bear: the laws come from the land

Aly Bear (Tatanka Ska Win) is a proud mother and descendant of Dakota, Anishinaabe and Nehiyaw heritage. She is a member of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation where her father, Darcy Bear, currently serves as the Nation's Chief. Aly has worked tirelessly...
Nicole McLaren: a safe space to learn
Oct. 11, 2021

Nicole McLaren: a safe space to learn

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Nicole McLaren. Nicole is a mother, wife and entrepreneur at heart. Her steady search for opportunities, combined with her enterprising, Indigenous roots led her to launch Raven Reads – a subscript...
Chelsea Vowel and Sandra Lamouche: decolonizing storytelling
Oct. 4, 2021

Chelsea Vowel and Sandra Lamouche: decolonizing storytelling

This week on the podcast, we welcome two very impressive women. Chelsea Vowel is a Métis writer and educator from manitowsâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta, residing in amiskwacîwâskihikan (Edmonton). She is a Cree language instructor at the Faculty of...
Caitlyn Kasper: know your rights
Sept. 20, 2021

Caitlyn Kasper: know your rights

This week on the podcast, a fan favourite is back for round two! This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined once again by Caitlyn Kasper. Caitlyn is an Anishinaabek woman from the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. She holds an Honours...
Chelsey Luger: the whiteness of the wellness industry
Sept. 13, 2021

Chelsey Luger: the whiteness of the wellness industry

This week, host Shayla Oullette Stronechild is joined by Chelsey Luger. Chelsey is a Writer and Wellness Advocate, originally from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Born and raised in North Dakota, she was educated on...
Christi Belcourt: earth inspires art
Sept. 8, 2021

Christi Belcourt: earth inspires art

Christi Belcourt is a Michif (Métis) visual artist and author living and working in Canada with a deep respect for Mother Earth, the traditions, and the knowledge of her people. Belcourt's work often focuses on questions around identity, culture, place...
Kelly Boutsalis: good and accurate representation of Indigenous people
Aug. 30, 2021

Kelly Boutsalis: good and accurate representation of Indigenous people

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by none other than Kelly Boutsalis. Kelly is a writer and journalist, based in Toronto. She is Mohawk, and from the Six Nations reserve. Her words have appeared in the Toronto Star, CBC, Elle Canada,...
Leah Gazan: genocide takes many forms
Aug. 23, 2021

Leah Gazan: genocide takes many forms

Meet Leah Gazan, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre. Leah is a member of Wood Mountain Lakota Nation, located in Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 territory. Leah's lineage has played a big role in her fight, she credits a lot of her inspiration to her moth...
Adeline Bird: removing the white lens in media
Aug. 16, 2021

Adeline Bird: removing the white lens in media

This week's episode is about finding self-love and learning to love yourself. Adeline Bird is an Afro-Anishnabe Author, Filmmaker, and Producer. She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but is a proud member of Treaty #4 Rolling River First Nations....
Caitlyn Kasper: we are all treaty people
Aug. 2, 2021

Caitlyn Kasper: we are all treaty people

This week on the podcast, host Shayla Stonechild is joined by Caitlyn Kasper. Caitlyn is an Anishinaabek woman from the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. She holds an Honours Specialist in Political Science from the University of Toronto and a...
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq: leading change and defending human rights
July 26, 2021

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq: leading change and defending human rights

If you've been following Shayla for a while, you know that this episode has been highly anticipated. This week, host Shayla Stonechild is joined by Inuk politician, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ), is an Inuk woman, Member of Parliament, a...
Falen Johnson: the future is Indigenous
July 19, 2021

Falen Johnson: the future is Indigenous

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by writer, podcaster, and CBC Radio host, Falen Johnson. Falen is Mohawk and Tuscarora (Bear Clan) from Six Nations Grand River Territory. Her writing has been featured in Brick, The Canadian Theatre...
Angela Sterritt: more than a reporter
July 12, 2021

Angela Sterritt: more than a reporter

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Vancouver-based, award-winning journalist, author, and artist from the Gitanmaax band of the Gitxsan nation, Angela Sterritt. In 2021, Angela won a Canadian Screen Award for reporter of the year fo...
Chief Lady Bird: beyond the artist
July 5, 2021

Chief Lady Bird: beyond the artist

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Chippewa and Potawatomi artist from Rama First Nation and Moosedeer Point First Nation, Chief Lady Bird. You may have seen her thought-provoking artwork that explores contemporary colonialism and I...
Monday Blues: finding inspiration in dual identities
June 28, 2021

Monday Blues: finding inspiration in dual identities

This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by guest Monday Blues. Monday is a Two-Spirit Togolese-Secwépemc showgirl, model, decolonial life & business coach, and jewelry designer. Monday is a grad of the Erickson International Coaching Pr...
Ashley Callingbull: making history and creating a new narrative
June 21, 2021

Ashley Callingbull: making history and creating a new narrative

Ashley Callingbull is a Cree First Nations woman from the Enoch Cree Nation in the province of Alberta, Canada. She is a model, actress, jingle dress dancer and First Nation’s activist who was the reigning Mrs. Universe 2015. She is perhaps best known...
Leigh Joseph: honouring our food and plant medicine
June 15, 2021

Leigh Joseph: honouring our food and plant medicine

Leigh Joseph is a member of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nation; her ancestral name is Styawat and she is an ethnobotanist by training who completed a Masters of Science in Ethnobotany at the University of Victoria under the guidance of her Skwxwú7...
Lesley Hampton: decolonizing fashion
June 7, 2021

Lesley Hampton: decolonizing fashion

Lesley Hampton is an Anishinaabe and Mohawk womenswear designer and artist based in Toronto whose fashion label (https://lesleyhampton.com/) is focuses on body positivity and Indigenous representation. Lesley’s brand offers collections that range from...
Ilona Verley: the first Indigenous and first Two-Spirit queen on Canada’s Drag Race
May 31, 2021

Ilona Verley: the first Indigenous and first Two-Spirit queen on Canada’s Drag Race

Ilona Verley is Nlaka'pamux and the first Indigenous, Two-Spirit and LA-Based queen to appear on Canada's Drag Race (https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/wiki/Canada%27s_Drag_Race), and in the franchise as a whole. Originally from so-called Vancouver, Il...
Tanya Talaga: the power of journalism and writing to defend Indigenous rights
May 25, 2021

Tanya Talaga: the power of journalism and writing to defend Indigenous rights

Tanya Talaga does not need an introduction at this point: she is an award-winning Canadian journalist and author of Polish and Indigenous descent, and the First Ojibway woman to deliver the CBC Massey Lectures. Her book Seven Fallen Feathers, a nationa...
Nimkish: sharing Indigiqueer stories through music
May 17, 2021

Nimkish: sharing Indigiqueer stories through music

Nimkish is a rising Indigiqueer pop artist living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, known as Vancouver, Canada. Her first album, Heartbreak On The Coast, was released in 2019 and and her latest singl...
Nahanni Fontaine: the matriarchy in power for the people
May 11, 2021

Nahanni Fontaine: the matriarchy in power for the people

This episode features host Shayla Oulette Stonechild in conversation with Nahanni Fontaine, a Canadian politician, MLA with the NDP in Manitoba, public speaker, advocate, and Indigenous Matriarch, about last week's erasure and censorship of posts about...
Korina Emmerich: fighting for greater sustainability in fashion
May 3, 2021

Korina Emmerich: fighting for greater sustainability in fashion

Originally from the US Pacific Northwest, Korina Emmerich was inspired to create clothes and accessories that honour her patrilineal Indigenous heritage from The Coast Salish Territory, Puyallup tribe. Today her brand, EMME Studio, is a fixture in lead...
Michelle Chubb: the power of vulnerability on social media
April 26, 2021

Michelle Chubb: the power of vulnerability on social media

Michelle Chubb, known by her handle @indigenous_baddie (https://www.tiktok.com/@indigenous_baddie), is a 23-year-old social media star, with almost half a million followers on TikTok where she shares content blending Indigenous regalia, relatable anecd...