Native Calgarian

Former Chief of the Alberta Human Rights Commission and health safety advocate, Collin May, discusses his work in health equity and how false allegations of racism by the NDP destroyed his career. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This month we discuss MMIWG2 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This is heavy content to honour our murdered sisters on the Highway of Tears. Meet Rae who survived and honours the sisters that protected her while killed by poor policies of child apprehension that continues today. Go to Red Dress events happening nationally on May 5 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Tyson Bankert has been working and volunteering in supporting neighbourhood life for as long as he can remember! His interest in community comes at the intersection of justice and community development, and his work is based on equity, wellness, and agency. His personal slogan is, Promote Justice, Edify Others and Befriend the Lonely. Join Tyson on Jane’s Walk here: https://janeswalk.calgarycommun...

Kinsale Drake (Diné) is a poet/editor/playwright whose work has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry, Best New Poets, Poets.org , Poetry Northwest, Black Warrior Review, The Adroit Journal, Poetry Online, Yale Literary Magazine, TIME, NPR, MTV (w/ Shaandiin Tome), and elsewhere. https://kinsaledrake.com/about Read and join NDN Girls Book Club: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/11-indigenous-youth-ma...

Excited to discuss the book, Life in the City of Dirty Water by author Clayton Thomas-Muller who is a member of the Treaty #6 based Mathias Colomb Cree Nation also known as Pukatawagan located in Northern Manitoba, Canada. He is a campaigner for 350.org, a global movement that's responding to the climate crisis. He has campaigned on behalf of Indigenous peoples around the world for more than 20 ye...

Returning guest, widower of Lillian Ashley, Cory joins us again for some updates on the multiple agencies attempts to stop Lillian from attaining justice. Many of you asked how you can help (other than doing the work of reconciliation in your work, and orgs) so you etransfer: coryashley@hotmail.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mattie McMillan used She/her/They/them and is a Transgender Calgarian, policy analyst, community organizer, and we discuss the upcoming Day of Trans Visibility events and celebrations. You can connect with Mattie on her linktree: https://linktr.ee/rockymtnmattie ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Kyla and Fable from AB ACORN join me to talk about advocacy, barriers, rent caps, tenant protections, homelessness, etc. Be part of the movement at https://acorncanada.org/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Keeping It Together is an Indigenous-oriented audio/visual podcast showcasing stories and strategies for maintaining wellness in a post-pandemic world. Hosts Dr. Lynden Crowshoe, Dr. Adam Murry, Bridget White, Louis Crowshoe, and their guests share their experiences throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore the activities and hobbies that helped them “keep it together”. https://www.kitpodcast....

Brown Eagle Belanger comes on to talk about his story, helping others, helping community, Indigenous sovereignty, Indigenous data and more. Check him out: https://linktr.ee/decolonizedcapital and follow him on TikTok @decolonizedcapital  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Paul, Marina and I encouraged victims of SA after the Tsuu T'ina Police encouraged victims to report Nathan Chasinghorse and the non Native reporting gave zero context of Indigenous perspective, racism, gendered violence, & spiritual abuse of the barriers victims face. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bren Littlelight and I encouraged victims of SA after the Tsuu T'ina Police encouraged victims to report Nathan Chasinghorse and the non Native reporting gave zero context of racism and gendered violence of the barriers victims face. Follow her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenlittlelight ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

--EXLCUSIVE-- I am joined by Marilyn North Peigan to talk about her candidacy for the provincial NDP, and what happened from her perspective. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Shelley Nearing comes back to discuss how difficult it is to get ADHD and autism dx's for women in adulthood in Alberta. Follow her at https://shelleyautiewriter.org/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We cover chapters 9 and 10 of the National Inquiry into Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dr. JPB Gerald is a published Black New Yorker (on Munsee Lenape/Canarsie land) with ADHD and his podcast is Unstandardized English (on Twitter is @unstandardizedE) You can find links to his public scholarship, podcast episodes, social media, his book, Antisocial Language Teaching: English and the Pervasive Pathology of Whiteness, and The Ezel Project at https://jpbgerald.com/blog/ and his Twitter...

One of Cree Thea’s TikTok fans told me Cree Thea was leading a book club so we talked about what we are reading and her sharing bannock making. Follow her: https://www.tiktok.com/@cree..thea?_t=8ZEC4uVURlt&_r=1 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Algonquin assistant professor at the University of Toronto, associate director, Indigenous Health lead, Dr Angela Mashford-Pringle, comes to chat about her work, her experience which you can follow at: https://www.amplabresearch.com/ and @armp71 on Twitter and Tiktok ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Stephanie and I are having an emergency podcast in the hopes we can reach our allies to write and do more on the crisis we are facing. Sign up at: https://www.aboriginalalert.ca/   Download the app: http://rescu.mcsc.ca WNHHN - STATEMENT: Demand for Urgent Action to Protect the Lives of Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, & Gender-Diverse People Experiencing Homelessness: womenshomelessness.c...

In our Dec 2022 book club we were honoured to have author, Metis lawyer and First Peoples' Law's Bruce McIvor of the book Standoff: Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It. For the links mentioned in this episode: https://linktr.ee/bmcivor https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/lessons-from-justice-michelle-obonsawins-appointment-to-the-supreme-court-of-canada/371637 C...

Solo today to discuss why Cdns should watch the Harry/Megan netflix special, the Sovereignty Act, Wednesday, TikTok, the loss of 4 souls in Winnipeg, and my own anti Indigenous incident. Monday is Bruce McIvor’s Standoff Book! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Pîsimoyâpiy Wellness Services can be found at RainbowWellnessServices.com Alyjah is now accepting clients for counselling, collaborations, & consulting services. Their work mainly focuses on services for the Indigiqueer & the 2Spirit community. Please reach out to them at AlyjahErmineN@gmail.com to connect.  They are currently looking for space in the Calgary area for 2023. If you or someo...

We talk about Chief Clarence Louie's book Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★