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21:06Mohawk songwriter Shawnee sets out to write a song that captures the awakening of her two-spirit identity as she builds a two-spirit sweat lodge with other community members.
21:06Songwriter iskwe writes a song about the loss of young Tina Fontaine in 2015 while Dr. Cindy Blackstock weighs in on the colonial policies that continue to affect thousands of Indigenous children.
21:06After considering the warming winters in Haudenosaunee territory, Oneida songwriter Lacey Hill writes a song about the growing challenges of maintaining the tradition of Snow Snake competitions.
21:06After reading Robin Wall Kimmerer's book Braiding Sweetgrass, Metis/Cree songwriter, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, sets out to write a song about how to exist in a cycle of reciprocity with the universe.
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Anishinaabe songwriter, Ansley Simpson sets out to write a song about her personal connection between trauma and alcoholism. 21:06 Expired
Cree songwriter Jason Burnstick sets out to write a song that examines the struggles of reconciling childhood trauma after the birth of his own son. 21:06 Expired
Anishinaabe songwriter Leonard Sumner sets out to write a song that reflects on the unjust verdicts in Colton Boushie and Tina Fontaine cases. 21:06 Expired
Cree songwriter Tara Williamson sets out to make sense of the heartache of losing her infant son. 21:06 Expired
Oji-Cree songwriter Nick Sherman sets out to write a song about the challenges of living in a town with a reputation steeped in anti-Indigenous racism and corruption. 21:06 Expired
Anishinaabe composer Melody McKiver looks to the power of water to inspire Debiinaawe Giizhigon. 21:06 Expired
After reading Cherie Dimaline's award winning book The Marrow Thieves, Cree songwriter Christa Couture sets out to create a new song that speaks to the harrowing journey the characters face. 21:06 Expired
Tuscarora songwriter Jennifer Kreisberg sets out to write a song about the dispersal of the Skaru:re population following the Tuscarora War of 1710. 21:06 Expired
Metis songwriter Shane Belcourt, finds inspiration looking back on interviews he did with celebrated Metis author Maria Campbell, and his father, an acclaimed Metis Rights leader Tony Belcourt.