Episodes

  • Bonus: How to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day all summer long

    Bonus: How to celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day all summer long
    Jun 21 2024

    Today we have a special bonus episode for you from our sibling show Unreserved, a fearless space for Indigenous voices. Host Rosanna Deerchild is ready to Indigenize your summer with a tastemaker’s guide to the best books, movies, podcasts and more.


    More episodes of Unreserved are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/7B0c1W8G
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    52 mins
  • Episode 6: One More Day

    Episode 6: One More Day
    Dec 21 2021
    David reflects on the months that have passed since his father's death, and the launch of Kiwew and his memoir Black Water. Months that have been filled with joy, pain, and the discovery that he is still learning from his dad.
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    17 mins
  • Episode 2: A family mystery

    Episode 2: A family mystery
    Jun 18 2020
    David discovers a missing branch from his family tree - a great-aunt no one quite remembers, whose short life came to a tragic end. David pieces together the clues and makes some surprising discoveries.
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    18 mins
  • Episode 4: Cree awakening

    Episode 4: Cree awakening
    Jun 18 2020
    David always felt he was different growing up, but it wasn’t until he was being teased one summer in the small town of Melita, that he thought to question it. In this episode we hear how David, with the help of his father, begins to embrace his Cree identity.
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    17 mins
  • Episode 3: Born on the land

    Episode 3: Born on the land
    Jun 18 2020
    David's earliest childhood memory involves running down the hallway of his suburban Winnipeg home, whereas his father's takes place on the trapline, in Northern Manitoba. Despite these disparate beginnings, both have had to embark on their own journeys to reconnect with their Cree identities.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 5: The future

    Episode 5: The future
    Jun 18 2020
    David looks to the future and imagines how he will continue to connect with his Cree identity without his father by his side.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 1: Effie

    Episode 1: Effie
    Jun 10 2020
    Host David Robertson explores the mysterious death of his great-aunt Effie and discovers that record-keeping, especially when it involves the lives and deaths of Indigenous people, is patchy, at best.
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    19 mins
  • Kīwew - Trailer

    Kīwew - Trailer
    Jun 1 2020
    Kīwew is a Cree word. It means "he goes home." In this case, the "he" is Governor General award winning author David A. Robertson. He has spent the past few years discovering his family history, connecting with his Cree identity and rebuilding his relationship with his father.
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    1 min