A Day To Listen

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 on the world stage. Hosted by January Rogers.

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 path ahead. Hosted by January Rogers.

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 they get right, what they get wrong, and what more can be done to ensure Indigenous st...

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 upbringing with him to everything he does. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.

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 post-secondary education and how to get there. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.

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. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.

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 teaching and social work to business. Hosted by January Rogers.

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 become the first Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. Hosted by Kiefer Collison.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 of residential school children who never made it home.

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.

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 Indigenous comedy series.

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 Haida Gwaii.

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 translate English news to Inuktitut for her grandmother which lead to a successful career as a news anchor f...

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.

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.

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.

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 1970s through today.

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.

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.

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 girl. 

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 culture, and stunning fashion, they challenge norms and embrace fluidity in both gender and creativity. Bey...