Episode 81 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Waneek Horn Miller

Episode 82 - Roots and Hoots Interview with John Chabot

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, we are joined in studio by former NHL hockey player John Chabot. John is an Anishinabeg Algonquin from Kitigan Zibi First Nation. In this interview, John shares details of his life, including playing professional hockey in the National Hockey League and in Europe, as well as the travel he continues to do through his work with the National Indigenous Alumni team and his charity, First Assist. Show Notes: * Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg [https://kitiganzibi.ca/] * Maniwaki, QC [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniwaki] * Algonquian Language Family [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/algonquian] * John Chabot [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chabot] * National Hockey League  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League] * Pittsburgh Penguins [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins] * Montreal Canadiens [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens] * Detroit Red Wings [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings] * New York Islanders [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Islanders] * Original Six [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Six] * The Battle of Quebec (NHL rivalry) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Quebec_(ice_hockey)] * Hockey Night in Canada in Cree and Inuktitut [https://www.aptn.org/media-centre/shows/hockey-night-in-canada/] * Guy Lafleur [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lafleur] * Rick Nash [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Nash] * Mario Lemieux [https://mariolemieux.org/about/marios-story/] * Cody McCormick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_McCormick] * Jamie Leach [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nations-dads-fathers-day-1.7560613] * Devin Buffalo [https://www.ualberta.ca/en/law/about/news/2021/8/devin-buffalo.html] * Shoresy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoresy] * First Assist [https://firstassist.ca/] * Nish Media [https://nishmedia.tv/] Ayaya Marketing and Communications is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots Podcast, you can visit their website at ayaya.ca [http://ayaya.ca] . ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 81 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Waneek Horn Miller

This week, host Gordon is joined by Waneek Horn Miller. Waneek is a Kanienkeháka Olympian, mother, motivator and an incredibly inspirational human being. In this interview she discusses the upbringing she received from her mother, including the value placed on sports and how it helped her navigate difficult moments in life, to becoming a role model and ultimately finding ways to honour and fulfill her responsibilities to give back. Show Notes * Waneek Horn-Miller [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/waneek-horn-miller]  * Kahentinetha Horn [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/kahn-tineta-horn]  * Dr. Ojistoh Horn  [https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/commemorations-celebrations/women-impact/stem/ojistoh-kahnawahere-horn.html] * Dr. Kahente Horn Miller  [https://carleton.ca/iis/people/kahente-horn-miller/] * Kaniehtiio Horn [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis]  * Coffee With My Ma - Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/coffee-with-my-ma/id1372866076] * Government Apology to Former Students of Residential School [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/government-apology-to-former-students-of-indian-residential-schools] * Federal Indian Day Schools [https://indiandayschools.org/] * Manitou College [https://collegemanitou.uqam.ca/en/home/] * Ghislain Picard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghislain_Picard] * Kanesatake Resistance - Oka Crisis [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis] * Post-traumatic stress disorder [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/topics/mental-health-wellness/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/about-ptsd.html] * 1973 Standoff at Wounded Knee [https://time.com/6276127/wounded-knee-occupation-history/] * Clayton Ruby [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_Ruby] * Julius Grey [https://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=94&L=en] * Alwyn Morris [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alwyn-morris] * North American Indigenous Games [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-american-indigenous-games] * National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls [https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/]  * No More Stolen Sisters [https://amnesty.ca/no-more-stolen-sisters/] * TRC Commissioners [https://nctr.ca/about/trc-commissioners/] * Wab Kinew [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wab-kinew] * Cindy Blackstock [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cindy-blackstock] * Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools [https://osi-bis.ca/] * Kairyn Potts [https://matriarchmovement.ca/how-kairyn-potts-is-helping-indigenous-youth-thrive-by-meeting-them-where-theyre-at/] Ayaya Marketing & Communications is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots Podcast. You can visit their website at ayaya.ca To learn more about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 80 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Piita Irniq

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, we are joined by the impressive Inuk Elder Piita Irniq. Piita is a drum dancer, Inukshuk builder, former commissioner of Nunavut, Survivor of the Residential School System, and much more. As he shares in this interview, in spite of the hardships endured in the Residential School, he has lived a great life. Piita travels the world building Inukshuks, teaching people about Inuit culture and traditions, as well as leading efforts to support healing and Reconciliation. Show Notes:  * Destination Nunavut: Inuit culture [https://destinationnunavut.ca/experiences/arts-culture/inuit-culture] * Arviat, NU [https://www.gov.nu.ca/en/communities/arviat] * Destination Nunavut: Iglooklik, NU [https://destinationnunavut.ca/discover/follow-path-igloolik-inuit] * Piita Irniq [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peter-irniq] * Lori Idlout [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lori_Idlout] * Ralph Ritcey  [https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-6487] * Marius Tungilik [https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674marius_tungilik_inuit_leader_whistleblower_and_public_servant_dead_at_/] * Bishop Renald Rouleau [https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674reynald_rouleau_nunavuts_veteran_roman_catholic_bishop_to_resign/] * The Honourable Murray Sinclair [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murray-sinclair'] * Pope Francis’ penitential pilgrimmage and visit to Iqaluit [https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/pope-francis-residential-schools-1.7485980] * Churchill Residential Shool [https://nctr.ca/residential-schools/manitoba/churchill/] * NCTR - Oblate Priests [https://nctr.ca/exhibits/oblate-priests/] * Chesterfield inlet - Turquetil Hall [https://nctr.ca/residential-schools/northern/chesterfield-inlet-turquetil-hall/] * Joseph Bernier Federal Day School [https://chesterfield-inlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Federal-Day-School.pdf] * Inuit Circumpolar Council [https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/] * Hudson’s Bay Company [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hudsons-bay-company] * Book of wisdom for eskimo [https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.843807/publication.html] * Aboriginal Healing Foundation [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-healing-foundation] * 94 Calls to Action [https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf] * Calling Home Ceremonies - Veterans Affairs Canada [https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2005/07/first-nations-metis-inuit-veterans-journey-battlefields-europe.html] * Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada [https://nctr.ca/about/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada/] * The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement [https://nlca.tunngavik.com/] * Inukshuk controversy at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/vancouver-olympic-emblem-comes-under-fire-1.557252]-  * What is an inukshuk? [https://parks.canada.ca/culture/cseh-twih/202343] * Inuksuit: Silent Messengers of the Arctic by Norman Hallendy [https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781550548747?srsltid=AfmBOoqI-p_MwDkRTxvLqD8f-1iGrfvxVzQWUOvGqNSYPxhY4uSVt7sl] * Inukshuk on Juno Beach [https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/6822/Memorial-Inukshuk.htm] * Inuksuk at the National Museum of Scotland  [https://www.alamy.com/an-inukshuk-or-inuksuk-stone-landmark-of-inuit-and-indigenous-people-of-the-arctic-displayed-at-the-national-museum-of-scotland-in-edinburgh-scotland-image696743852.html] * Inukshuk at Acadia University [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6525514] Ayaya Marketing & Communications is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots Podcast. You can visit their website at ayaya.ca To learn more about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 79 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Vince Kicknosway

On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, we are joined by Elder Vince Kicknosway from Bkejwanong First Nation. Vince is of Pottawatomi ancestry and from the Loon Clan. Vince is a husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. In this interview, he reflects on his childhood experiences, including attending an Indian Day School, and later being separated from his family as part of the Sixties Scoop. Through his healing journey, Vince returned to his Traditional ways and has since become a source of guidance and support to many. Show Notes * Bkejwanong First Nation [https://www.walpoleislandfirstnation.ca/] * Three Fires Confederacy [https://www.potawatomiheritage.com/encyclopedia/three-fires-council/] * Federal Indian Day Schools  [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indian-day-schools-in-canada] * Residential Schools in Canada [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools] * Shingwauk Residential School [https://nctr.ca/residential-schools/ontario/shingwauk-wawanosh/] * Sixties Scoop [https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sixties-scoop] * Odawa Native Friendship Centre [http://odawa.ca/] * Gignul Non-Profit Housing [http://www.gignulhousing.org/] * Spirit Talker - APTN TV [https://www.aptntv.ca/spirittalker/] * Indigenous healing lodges - Correctional Service Canada [https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/programs/offenders/indigenous-corrections/healing-lodges.html] * Theland Kicknosway [https://indspire.ca/laureate/theland-kicknosway/] * Moosehide Campaign [https://moosehidecampaign.ca/] Ayaya Marketing & Communications is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots Podcast. You can visit their website at ayaya.ca To learn more about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 78 - Roots and Hoots Presents: A Music Compilation Episode

This week on the Roots and Hoots Podcast, we are proud to release a music compilation episode. Featuring Indigenous musicians and singer-songwriters from the past six years, this episode includes music from each featured guest, along with stories of how their gift is a tool for healing and about the joys of performing and sharing their gift with others.  List of guests in Music episode  * Errol Ranville and the ‘C-Weed Band’ [https://www.manitobamusicmuseum.com/artists/c_weed/c_weed1.html] * From episode 49 of Roots and Hoots * Kirk Harper [https://www.bandmix.ca/the-mosquitoz/] * From episode 11 of Roots and Hoots * Thomas Lambe [https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/want-a-career-in-the-arts-just-do-it-iqaluit-rapper-tells-youth/] * From episode 15 of Roots and Hoots * Brenda MacIntyre [https://medicinesongwoman.com/] * From episode 35 of Roots and Hoots * William Tagoona [https://www.musiciansofthemidnightsun.com/artists/william-tagoona] * From episode 37 of Roots and Hoots * Susan Aglukark  [https://www.susanaglukark.com/] * From episode 58 of Roots and Hoots * Erroll Kinistino [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erroll_Kinistino] * From episode 9 of Roots and Hoots Ayaya Marketing and Communications is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots Podcast. Learn more about their services at ayaya.ca [http://ayaya.ca]  The Roots and Hoots Podcast is produced by the Legacy of Hope Foundation. For more information on the work we do, please visit legacyofhope.ca [http://legacyofhope.ca] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.