The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents: Indigenous Roots and Hoots

Legacy of Hope Foundation
The Legacy of Hope Foundation Presents: Indigenous Roots and Hoots

We are a national Indigenous charitable organization with the mandate to educate and create awareness and understanding about the Residential School System, including the intergenerational impacts such as the removal of generations of Indigenous children from their families, including the Sixties Scoop, the post-traumatic stress disorders that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis continue to experience, all while trying to address racism, foster empathy and understanding and inspire action to improve the situation of Indigenous Peoples today. The LHF supports the ongoing healing process of Residential School Survivors, and their families and seeks their input on projects that honour them.

  1. NOV 13

    Episode 57 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Sean Carleton

    In this episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is thrilled to be joined by historian, scholar and Associate Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, Dr. Sean Carleton. In this powerful conversation, Sean speaks with Gordon about being an ally, the importance of non-Indigenous Peoples’ role in confronting Residential School denialism and his connection with Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, which led to the release of their book When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance.   Show Notes  The Mohawk Thanksgiving Address: Words Before All Else Mohawk Resistance, (Oka Crisis) Treaties  The 1764 Treaty of Niagara The Royal Proclamation of 1763 Two Row Wampum – Gaswéñdah The Numbered Treaties Treaties 1 and 2 The Nunavut Agreement Treaties and Agreements in Canada People Sean Carleton Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel Gord Hill Robin Folvik Kim TallBear Kimberly Murray, BA, LLB, LLM, IPC, LLD (h.c.) The Honourable Murray Sinclair, CC, OM Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Books/Publications The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book by: Gord Hill When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance by: Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, with Sean Carleton Canadian Dimension  Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action  Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor’s Historical Report: Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience Fatty legs by: Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Bill C-413 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism Other Graphic History Collective Between the Lines Book Yellowhead Institute The Indian Trust Fund Indigenous land defenders Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca

    59 min
  2. JUL 17

    Episode 55 - Roots and Hoots with Dr. Allyson Stevenson

    On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Métis scholar and historian, Dr. Allyson Stevenson. The two share an important conversation on Métis history and heritage. Allyson helps listeners understand the policies and politics that have led to Métis dispossession of land and the severing of kinship ties, while also highlighting stories of resistance along the way. This episode invites listeners on a journey to learn more about the contributions of Métis Peoples to the fibres of Canada.   Show Notes Allyson's Book Intimate Integration: A History of the Sixties Scoop and Colonization of Indigenous Kinship By: Allyson D. Stevenson Treaties and Canada Royal Proclamation of 1763 Manitoba Act Treaty 6 Patriation of the Constitution, 1982 Bill C-31 Daniels v. Canada (2016) Significant People Louis Riel Gabriel Dumont Peter Fidler  Mary Mackagonne Marguerite Monet dit Bellehumeur Riel James Isbister Edgar Dewdney George Simpson HBC Métis Métis Languages Métis Homeland Hudson’s Bay Company - timeline Gabriel Dumont Research Institute Language and Worldview Red River Settlement Creation of the North-West Mounted Police Red River Resistance Metis Road Allowance Communities Metis Scrip Distribution of Scrip Buffalo Regina History & Facts Singing Back the Buffalo, Tasha Hubbard Buffalo Bone Picking Near extinction of the Buffalo   Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca

    58 min
  3. JUN 12

    Episode 54 - Roots and Hoots Interview with Michael Lawrenchuk

    On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by his friend, Cree actor and former Chief of Fox Lake Cree Nation, Michael Lawrenchuk. Michael discusses the road that led to his impressive acting career and how it continues to save and heal him. In 2014, Michael became a fellow of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London and is a member of the actors union ACTRA - from whom he is set to receive The Vic Cowie Award in 2024. Michael has been involved in countless plays and tv and film projects such as Indian Horse, based on the book written by the late great Richard Wagamese. Their conversation spans decades and Michael and Gordon take us on a journey to their homeland of Northern Manitoba and discuss the eternal nature of storytelling.    Show Notes  Gillam, MB  Trapline  Natural Resources Transfer Acts York Factory  Hudson’s Bay Company  Fox Lake Cree Nation  Nelson River Indian Status, 'wards of the Federal Government' Pass System in Canada The Globe Theatre in London William Shakespeare  King Lear Romeo and Juliet Indian Horse Richard Wagamese   Recommended Article: Indian Horse: 10 things about the groundbreaking new Canadian film (2018) Photo Essay: State of erosion: the legacy of Manitoba Hydro (2020)  Article: Fox Lake’s promised land (2022) Article: What is Method Acting? How Great Actors Prepare (2024) ACTRA - Manitoba - Vic Cowie Award   Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca

    46 min
  4. APR 17

    Episode 51 - Roots and Hoots with Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete

    On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence sits down with Apooyak’ii/Dr. Tiffany Hind Bull-Prete. Tiffany is a member of the Kainai (Blood Tribe) of the Siksikasitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy). She is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge. Tiffany recently curated the 'Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival' exhibit, showcased at the Galt Museum & Archives in Lethbridge, Alberta. In an interview with Gordon, they delve into the evolution of the Residential School System, Tiffany's aspirations to take the exhibit international, and the importance of access to and awareness of the histories and policies behind the Residential School System, for the healing journeys of Survivors and intergenerational Survivors.   Show Notes: Chief Mountain  Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy) Siksika Nation (Blackfoot) Piikani Nation (Peigan) Kainai (Blood Tribe) Amskapi Piikani (Blackfeet Nation)  Souta Calling Last’s ‘Blackfoot Place Map’  The Residential School System Indian Day Schools Industrial Schools Beadworking as an Indigenous Research Paradigm The Indian Act (overview) The Indian Act (document) Repatriation of Indigenous artifacts   Canadian Museums and Reconciliation Stolen Kainai Children: Stories of Survival Galt Museum & Archives Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action European Funding of Residential Schools on the Blood Reserve   Ayaya is a proud sponsor of the Roots and Hoots podcast and you can visit their website at ayaya.ca   For more information about the Legacy of Hope Foundation, please visit legacyofhope.ca

    42 min

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We are a national Indigenous charitable organization with the mandate to educate and create awareness and understanding about the Residential School System, including the intergenerational impacts such as the removal of generations of Indigenous children from their families, including the Sixties Scoop, the post-traumatic stress disorders that many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis continue to experience, all while trying to address racism, foster empathy and understanding and inspire action to improve the situation of Indigenous Peoples today. The LHF supports the ongoing healing process of Residential School Survivors, and their families and seeks their input on projects that honour them.

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