Dave learns about Navajo code talkers and then travels to Petawawa, Ontario to visit with a modern day Canadian war hero.
This episode of "Indian Road" features a bio on Henrietta Mann, a story about Clinton's Mohawk Lodge, a look at Sooner Spectator's Native issue, a look at downtown OKC's Red Earth Museum, and info about Washita National Battlefield Historic Site.
Of the 30,000 children in ministry care across Canada, half are Aboriginal. Most of these children are removed not only from family, but from community and culture, and few are equipped to cope once they age out of the system. Meet some of the women, including BC's Representative for Children, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, working to address this issue.
Sometimes you need to roll up your sleeves and get creative with your photography ideas and projects to pay your bills. Mason and Gracey experience the mid-winter work slowdown and they to get creative on projects.
Naz Janus, Stef Zamorano, and Craig Shoemaker perform.
A rotating compilation of music videos featuring diverse talents of Native American & World Indigenous cultures. Different genres such as hip hop, rap, dance, rock, and many more are featured on The AUX.
David Fleming in conversation with Steve Rushingwind and Nelson Rios. We'll be speaking primarily about 'Fuego', the new release from Rushingwind and the Native Groove and will include an in-studio performance.
Hank and Josie struggle to keep their marriage a secret, as Mick announces he's quitting school and moving out. Hank attempts a lunchtime meet and greet between his kids and Josie at the cafe, which bombs, then convenes an inter-family bowling date, with even more disastrous results.
Salal berries for digestive relief, Cedar tea to reduce fevers, and Spruce tips for nourishment and congestive relief... Traditional Salish foods and medicines are experiencing a revival in the Pacific Northwest. Indigenous peoples, environmentalists, and activists explore ways to nourish the body, mind, and spirit, fight food insecurity, address climate change and educate native youth about their traditions, which were often outlawed and nearly lost to colonization. In this 30-minute documentary, we explore this movement toward traditional knowledge for modern times and some of the myriad ways in which that knowledge is reemerging as a sustainable way to nourish and heal people and our struggling planet. We tour the urban woodlands with elder and traditional foods and medicines knowledge-keeper Dr. Rudolph Ryser. We visit the Tend, Gather, and Grow urban youth program in Wild Foods and Medicines in Olympia, Washington, building a cadre of native youth who are taking this knowledge back to their tribes. We explore the sustainable farming practices of the Squaxin Island Tribal Garden regional food security project, and partake in a delicious traditional feast with the Muckleshoot tribe. Join us on this journey toward a new sustainable future, built on strong healthy communities and traditional Indigenous knowledge rooted in a harmonious relationship with the earth.
Capomo is a nutritious and medicinal tree whose bark seed sap and leaves have sustained indigenous peoples of Mexico Central America and the Caribbean for millennia. This video is made with the Indigenous Community of Chacala in west Mexico and explore the diverse medicinal and nutritional uses, and the challenges facing this imperiled tree.
FNX NOW is the station's flagship news series and the first interstitial community engagement series created by the channel after its initial launch in 2012. This new half-hour block looks to house all the most recent FNX NOW interstitial segments and showcase them in one spot.
On this edition of Native Report... We learn about the response by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's Health and Human Services to the Covid-19 pandemic. We look at the impact of the pandemic on the economy of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. And then we learn of how the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's educational administrators and teachers are dealing with online distance learning. We also learn what we can do to lead healthier lives and hear from our Elders on this edition of Native Report.
Teepee rides a train; Teepee plays pick up sticks.
While Eddie and the kids are trying to build a clubhouse, Lottie is looking after her Auntie's dog Champ. Champ loves everybody - except Eddie! With Eddie too busy trying to impress Champ to concentrate on the clubhouse, things soon go wrong - with disastrous results!
When Shanti loses her Monitor badge and the playground descends into chaos, it falls to her friends to restore order, and Shanti's confidence.
10a- With Mama and Papa too busy setting up Brother?s birthday party, Sister reluctantly decides to do her 'Tell Us About A Family Member' school assignment on Brother. However videotaping him for her project not only allows her to see a side of him she never saw before, it helps her realize just how much her big brother really means to her. Ultimately not only is Sister?s Birthday Boy video an A+ project, it also doubles as Brother?s best birthday gift ever. 10b-When Brother gets a brand new three speed racer, Sister's envious feelings are personified in her dreams by a little green version of herself. This Green Eyed Monster convinces Sister to sneak brother's new bike out for a ride but when she does, Sister realizes too late that it's too big for her and she can't control it. Fortunately Brother and Papa rescue Sister before Brother's bike can crash, then together they help chase the Green Eyed Monster away by jazzing up Brother's old bike and giving it to Sister.
Pam would like to launch herself as easily as Nico and Julie do in the zip line course that Max and Tibo have installed, but she feels fearful, she can't do it. It is only in the comical adventure, after a long time watching her friends and being touched by the pain of a chick, that she is less able to let her fears get the better of her. She then finds the motivation she needs to cross a suspension bridge. After passing this test, Pam feels proud and more able to take on challenges. That's why, when she comes back to camp, she no longer hesitates and confidently launches herself into the zip line course.
Randy and his neighbors gather together to support Mrs. Charles's new endeavor. Randy gets crafty while trying to transport his eggs!
Raven and her puppet friends learn the Arapaho word for "my grandfather" along with additional Arapaho phrases. Featured puppet skits include lessons about honesty, teamwork, and not giving up. The puppet friends also take turns telling scary stories around the campfire.
Tshen calls upon an ice monster, the Chenoo, to create eternal winter over the village, forcing them to leave. Tshakapesh confronts these evildoers, and an arduous battle occurs. Both sides are clever in combat and no one in the village can predict the outcome.
Tshakapesh Superhero is a legendary Innu defender of mother Earth who returns as a modern day superhero. He must stop the plans of Supervillain Tshen to exploit and deplete the earth of its natural resources. In an Innu eco-village, Tshakapesh Superhero and his friends bring their natural and supernatural powers together to fight Tshen's endless schemes and machinations. Life on Earth depends on their ability to solve the problems Tshen creates. Will Tshakapesh Superhero defeat the monstrous Tshen and save our planet?
Today on the show, our theme is show business. Let's get started and see what it takes to hit the Bull's Eye!
Chef Aaron Bear Robe operates the Aboriginal themed restaurant Keriwa Cafe in the bustling metropolis of Toronto. He escapes briefly for a peaceful retreat north of the city, where he fishes for rainbow trout, and gathers wild leeks, fiddleheads and ginger root.
Perry does some Cheyenne kickball training and tries for his personal best, dribbling the soccer ball as fast as he can through staggered pylons. Later, he makes a rabbit stew with potatoes, celery, onion and carrots.
Daniel Picard and Chef Peter Moineau discover Lake Mead, near Las Vegas. Inspiration is found at Hoover Dam, before cooking directly on the Lake's shore some trout fillets in a salty crust - the Warrior Blends way.
Drew meets an indigenous "Chocolate Mould" artist, witnesses 1400 Buffalo Heads on Toronto's lakeshore (one of the most incredible street art installations ever), and sees how losing one's native roots can inspire beautiful pop-art.
With the arrival of social media sensation Bear Wallis, and local bad girl Angelique Summers attempting to rob MaveriX, training quickly goes off the rails.
It's the lead up to Ava's final showcase and her stage fright is causing her serious issues.
In this series opener, we meet the four Bears and the first three Indigenous-owned businesses compete for the episode prize of $10,000 and the chance to win the grand prize of $100,000!
Kris joins Brandon Oolayou, Inuk from Frobisher Bay, on a seal hunt and Nellie Kusugak, Commissioner of Nunavut, shares what life is like in Nunavut. Sarain discusses issues of suicide in the North with Inuk Workshop Facilitator Adam Akpik of Embrace Life Council, an organization focusing on suicide prevention, intervention and post-intervention for Inuit youth in Iqaluit. Kris and Sarain explore the high frequency, high-tech world of Digital Media Warrior and Knowledge Transmitter Selena Mills in her Barrie home.
"Meegwitch" in Ojibway means "Creator", and "hi hi" is, "thank you". In this episode Laura begins to rejoice and is thankful in how fortunate she and all artists are to have their artistic gifts. She meets JR Bjornson, a blind and anxious stand-up guy, that is also, an up-and-coming stand-up comedian! She also visits the delipitating farm of a groundbreaking visual artist, Candace Lipischak, who brings a fresh application of the saying, "one man's trash is another man's treasure". Laura also has an opportunity to visit the museum of an Indigenous hero she's always wanted to know more about, Louis Riel. The season ends with a grand musical finale with a very thankful multicultural choir!
Set on the former grounds of the Duke of Buckingham, Dan takes Art to his old school, Stowe, to try and teach Art how to fly fish. A nearby farm provides just what they need to go with their catch. Visiting his old alma mater, Dan gets a chance to cook for people that once cooked for him. Bon appetite!
Is the environmental mess we find ourselves in due to our drift from nature? We look at our relationship with nature and whether greed is partly responsible for the gulf's deterioration. Look at some of the solutions. There is hope, it is not too late. What about the young people? The solution is now in their hands. Together with better government, we can make a difference.
Home to the largest First Nations population in Canada, Six Nations established a corporation to manage economic opportunities on behalf of their people. That effort now sees Six Nations invested in some of the largest wind and solar power plants in the nation.
Season 4 Finale! Meet Ruth Muskrat Bronson an American Indian civil rights activist, a poet and a political influencer. Her leadership shaped American sentiment and Federal policy in the early 20th Century. Plus, Doctor Melissa Lewis works to bridge the gap between health care and indigenous culture. And, see how the Cherokee language and cultural knowledge influences the art of Harry Oosahwee. In the Cherokee Almanac, experience the art of the late Cecil Dick.
Tuscarora songwriter Jennifer Kreisberg sets out to write a song about the dispersal of the Skaru:re population following the Tuscarora War of 1710. She visits with artists in Six Nations to better understand the tradition and trails of Skaru:re songs.
Of the 30,000 children in ministry care across Canada, half are Aboriginal. Most of these children are removed not only from family, but from community and culture, and few are equipped to cope once they age out of the system. Meet some of the women, including BC's Representative for Children, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, working to address this issue.
Constable Mitchell Thevarge attends a disturbing domestic violence call that involves threats with a hunting knife. Constable Leonard Isaac arrests a man for being intoxicated in public who suffers from flashbacks of residential school. And community and cultural leader Roger Adolph shares the importance of the salmon to the St'at'imc peoples.
Rayna is feeling isolated and lonely while everyone around her adjusts to life on the reserve. While Myles is busy with school, Darryl works on spearheading a surefire business for the Chief. The family dynamic at home increasingly becomes more unsettled.
As the investigation into what happened to Matthew begins, Cheyenne is once again in the thick of things. Liz comes close to losing everything, while Justin mans up and rises to the occasion.
Mel and Gina begin their placement with the disorganized, addicted and cranky Dr. Kesler. Mylo boomerangs back into Eva's care as Bonnie begins treatment for her Hep-C. Farida skips therapy and chooses to unburden herself to a long-suffering Dr. Healy. Mould in Charlie's house has him showing up with his family on his father's doorstep moment's after Eddy shows a home invader the business end of his shotgun.
In this feature animation film, Talon and Raven learn that their dad, Alphonse, has taken a job in the big city and their family will have to move away from Wapos Bay, their Cree community in Northern Saskatchewan. This news takes Talon on a journey of self-discovery as he sets off to accomplish his bucket list of things he wants to do with his friends before they leave. Raven, on the other hand, decides to take matters into her own hands with the clear goal of keeping the family in Wapos Bay. With their whole world being turned upside down, Talon and Raven must join forces to keep the family together before it's too late.
On Manitoba's sacred site of Manito Api, a young boy nearing the end of his vision quest is visited by seven sacred animals who share with him the teachings of Mino-Pi-Mati-Si-Win-A Good and Peaceful Way of Life. Grandfather Buffalo - Respect An apparition of a Buffalo appears from the sacred fire and teaches the boy about the Law of Respect. Grandfather Eagle - Love The young boy looks to the sky as an enormous Eagle flies down to teach the Law of Love. Grandfather Bear - Courage A giant Grizzly Bear emerges from the forest, and the boy learns about the Law of Courage. Sabe - Honesty A large and imposing creature similar to Bigfoot, the Sabe, appears to teach the boy about the Law of Honesty. Beaver - Wisdom A Beaver scurries up to the boy from behind a fallen tree to provide the Law of Wisdom. Wolf - Humility The boy is startled as a Timber Wolf steps out of the shadow to explain the Law of Humility. Grandmother Turtle - Truth A beautiful traditional song draws the boy to a special encounter with a Turtle, who helps him understand the importance of the Law of Truth. All people, from all walks of life, are encouraged to create strong relationships with Indigenous Peoples and the land, guided by the Seven Sacred Laws.
Windcatcher is set in the heartwarming town of Herbertson, where Percy Boy, a fast-running Aboriginal boy, forms an unexpected alliance with Keithy Cobb, the newcomer, and Daisy Hawkins, a daring girl. The trio aims to clinch the athletics carnival title from the "Wolf Pack" - the notorious grade five bullies. As Percy Boy trains, he uncovers his unique gift of seeing Lost Souls, a gift inherited from his grandfather. But as the big day approaches, a crisis looms over Herbertson and threatens Percy Boy's family and the town. Percy Boy must harness the support of his mates, family, and community to face the challenge head-on. This is not just a journey about winning but discovering the strength to make your mark. For Percy Boy, catching the wind is only the start of his great big adventure.