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Episode 1: Catch up with the Book Women
We’re back! A lot has happened to us (and everyone else) in 2020. Catch up with us as we discuss what each of us has been up to; where we are all living and working right now, and all things going forward. Recorded on September 13, 2020 we discuss Dan Levy and the Indigenous Canada MOOC, books we’ve been reading, our pets and what we’ve been up to in COVID times.
Links to stuff mentioned:
- Indigenous Canada MOOC: https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html
- Sheila Laroque’s review of Billy-Ray Belcourt’s book: https://rabble.ca/books/reviews/2020/09/history-my-brief-body-queer-love-and-life-prairies
- Billy-Ray Belcourt A History of My Brief Body: https://billy-raybelcourt.com/a-history-of-my-brief-body
- Sex Criminals Graphic Novel: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/sex-criminals
- Sunstone Graphic Novel: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/sunstone
- Ratched: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7423538/
- The Haunting of Hill House: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6763664/
- Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss: https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/books
- Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection: https://inhabiteducation.com/2020/05/19/moonshot-the-indigenous-comics-collection/
- This Place: 150 Years Retold: https://www.portageandmainpress.com/product/this-place/
- Glow-Up: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9680524/
- Fresh Off the Boat: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3551096/
- Schitt’s Creek: https://www.cbc.ca/schittscreek/
Music Credit: Broke for Free – “Something Elated”
Episode 2: Skye Durocher
This week we join Skye Durocher, author of Spirits of the Northern Lights, to talk about grief, canceling our uncles, and Indigenous memes.
Links to stuff mentioned:
- Skye’s Author Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Skyeduro/?__xts__[0]=68.
- Spirits of the Northern Lights website: https://spiritsofthenorthernlights.com/
- To purchase through Friesen Press: https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000055944232/Skye-Durocher-Spirits-of-the-Northern-Lights
- The Mamawi Project: https://business.facebook.com/themamawiproject/
- Skye’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/skyeapeetogosan
- Skye’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/skye.apeetogosan?igshid=1xhmoq5gkwom8
- Cree Language Challenge Instagram: https://instagram.com/cree.language.challenge?igshid=mx3hjhzhaz9h
Music Credit: Broke for Free – “Something Elated”
Episode 3 – Josh Morin
Join us as we speak with Josh Morin, the Director of Operations at the Michif Cultural Connections in St. Albert, Alberta. We talk about the importance of family history, honoring our Metis veterans and being modern-day bannock snobs.
Links to Stuff Mentioned:
Michif Cultural Connections: http://michifconnections.ca/ and their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/michifcultural
To take Michif language classes please see: https://www.stalbertfurthered.com/
Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/MistahiSakhikan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liimichifniiya/
Music Credit: Broke for Free – “Something Elated”
Episode 4 – Adrienne Larocque
Gather around as we chat with Adrienne Larocque, the owner and creator of Kihew and Rose; contemporary Indigenous beadwork jewelry. We chat about reclaiming culture, figuring out how to run a business, and fashion school.
Links to Stuff Mentioned:
Kihew and Rose website: https://kihewandrose.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kihewandrose/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kihewandrose/
Hillberg and Berk Blog: https://hillbergandberk.com/blogs/know-her/beading-her-way-back-adrienne-larocque-on-her-jewellery-brand-kihew-and-rose-and-how-she-s-reclaiming-indigenous-identity-through-beadwork
Chatelaine magazine article featuring Kihew and Rose: https://www.chatelaine.com/holiday/made-in-canada-holiday-gift-ideas/?fbclid=IwAR2R-T1TumB16QhVxbCc6g34FgHXY3IYymbzW0HR8w1Yz_Ad5fgU1rpQEdU
Beazu Wholesale Beads: https://beazu.com/
The Bear Paw Trading Post: https://bearpawtradingpost.ca/
Country Beads: https://www.countrybeads.com/
Music Credit: Broke for Free – “Something Elated”