1. Indian and Cowboy Podcast Network: http://www.indianandcowboy.com/
This is one of my favourite podcasting hosts: the podcasts are of high quality production, good storytelling laced with humour and deep reflection, and often talking about very relevant issues to First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Canadian peoples.
A few of the current ones I follow include: Métis in Space, Red Man Laughing, and Stories from the Land.
2. Eastern Door Kahnawake Newspaper: http://www.easterndoor.com/
Living in Montreal, on Mohawk Territory, close to the community of Kahnawake, I have been reading the Eastern Door as another source of perspectives on current events in the surrounding area and abroad. Reading a community’s newspapers is a great way to get a sense of what is being talked about, what is seen as significant by community members in public positions (e.g. journalists).
3. God’s Lake Narrows: http://godslake.nfb.ca/#/godslake
This NFB Interactive documentary is a personal favourite, especially because of the way the writer, Kevin Lee Burton draws the viewer into the story while at the same time challenging and implicating the non-Indigenous viewer’s sense of place, space, and ideas of value. This story connects to some of the major themes we encountered in the first three weeks; mainly, the ways that knowledge emerges from stories connected to space and place. I appreciate how Burton uses his intimate knowledge of his community to play with the ideas of the gaze, commodity, and worth.
4. CBC Radio Personalities
Rosanna Deerchild hosts the CBC show, “Unreserved,” which I find to be a good source for some of the contemporary cultural trends emerging from young artists belonging to various Indigenous Nations. Deerchild has a great interview style, which I think elicits great conversation with her guests, resulting in good insights on pressing issues and concerns. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved
Candy Palmater hosts, “The Candy show,” which is another source for great music and conversation. Her unique on-air personality really provides great perspectives when in conversation with guests. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/candy
5. First Story Toronto https://firststoryblog.wordpress.com/aboutfirststory/
Formerly known as “The Toronto Native Community History Project,” this initiative has expanded its bus tours to now include a mobile app, “First Story”. People interested in learning about the Indigenous histories in and around Toronto may take app guided walks where points of interests will appear on their mobile device and users may choose to listen to the story that corresponds to that place.