Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, so that’s what the show is focused on. I hope this page provides a good resource for today. I’ve included a list of events in the local community to commemorate the day as well as resources to continue learning beyond today.
Events:
- Mississauga First Nation and W.C. Eaket school in Blind River are hosting a ceremony and walk starting at the daycare parking lot at 10am.
- Sagamok Youth Council has a traffic slowdown from 12:30 to 3:30pm on highways 6 and 17.
- Espanola has a Walk of Reflection starting at 7:00pm at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex outdoor track.
Resources:
Like Brent Bissailion, Chief of Serpent River First Nation, said in a recent press release: ‘Read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’. It’s free, and it’s essential. Here is a link to the Calls to Action.
Books:
- The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America – Thomas King
Newsletter:
Podcasts:
- The Indigenous Foundation – Unrooted Podcast
- All My Relations Podcast
- Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
Movies:
- PBS Utah Documentary: Unspoken: American’s Native American Boarding Schools
- Truth & Reconciliation (Genocide on Canada) (Prime Subscription needed)
- More Films
- Miss Navajo (2007) (Amazon Prime Video)
- In My Blood It Runs (2019)
- Malni – towards The Ocean, Towards The Shore (2020)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) (Netflix)
Influencers and Creators:
Ojibwe Word of the Day:
Mackenzie Jacobs from Serpent River First Nation joins the show every week for the Anishinaabemowin Word of the Week. One of the first words/phrases she taught us was ‘Every Child Matters’ – gichi-apiitendaagoziwag akina abinoojiiyag. If you forgot how to say it, here’s the pronunciation: