Connected North's Future Pathways Fireside Chats Podcast

Future Pathways Fireside Chats
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Future Pathways: Fireside Chats is a video and podcast series in which Indigenous role models share their messages of hope, resilience, and perseverance. They highlight lessons from their support systems, career choices, and personal choices that have paved the path to where they are today. The aim of these videos is to instill a positive sense of well-being that will allow Indigenous students within the Connected North network to navigate their future paths through relationships, life, school and career. These videos are recorded and available for youth to access in and out of school.

  1. 03/06/2023

    Diane Roussin

    Diane Roussin is Anishinaabe and a proud member of the Skownan First Nation. Roussin is a community leader in pursuit of mino bimaadaziwin. She has worked with organizations and projects that respect the ability and the right of Indigenous families, children and individuals to care for themselves and thrive. Roussin is the project director of The Winnipeg Boldness Project, an initiative that seeks to create large-scale, systemic change for children and families in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas neighbourhood. She is passionate about centring Indigenous wisdom, perspectives and values in the work that she does. Roussin has been a leader in the realm of Indigenous social innovation in Canada for several years and presented at TEDx Winnipeg in 2018 on Indigenous social innovation.

    27 min

  2. 02/27/2023

    Michelle Chubb

    Michelle Chubb aka Indigenous Baddie on social media is 24 from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. She is from the Bunibonibee Cree Nation, north of Manitoba. She makes content to educate non-Indigenous people while inspiring the youth of Indigenous people to come out of their shells to express themselves. She has accomplished a lot over the year such as.. being apart of TeenVogue & Fashion Magazine Canada, modelling for national campaigns for Bonlook & Sephora, also nominated one of 25 Top Women of Influence 2021!

    22 min

  3. 02/20/2023

    Andre Morriseau

    A member of the Fort William First Nation (Thunder Bay) where he maintains a home, Mr. Morriseau is based in Toronto. Over the past 20 years Andre has served on numerous boards of directors including the Ontario Arts Council (OAC), ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, Native American Journalist’s Association (NAJA), the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre and is currently serving as a Director on the Anishnawbe Health Foundation and TakingITGlobal Board of Directors.

    29 min

  4. 02/13/2023

    David Wolfman

    An enthusiastic educator and entertainer, Chef David Wolfman is an internationally recognized expert in wild game and traditional Aboriginal cuisine.  A member of the Xaxli’p First Nation in BC, David Wolfman is a classically trained Chef, Culinary Arts Professor at George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto (for over 20 years now), and Executive Producer and Host of the popular Cooking with the Wolfman™ television program.  This show features David’s signature “Indigenous Fusion:  Traditional Foods with a Modern Twist” and airs on FNX (First Nations Experience) and NativeFlix in the US.  The show aired on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) in Canada for 18 years.

    32 min

  5. 02/06/2023

    Carsen Gray

    Born of Haida Indigenous and mixed descent, the award-winning singer and songwriter Carsen Gray commutes the peace of her surroundings into a soulful sound spiked with R&B energy, pop universality, and a twist of local spirit. After making waves across Canada, she introduces herself to the world on her 2022 debut EP for Nettwerk Music Group.

    16 min

  6. 01/30/2023

    Cayden Carfrae (Caid Jones)

    Caid Jones is a indigenous/Irish recording artist out of Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. He is the Co-Founder and Creative director for PayAttention Records. He specializes in Hip-Hop, R&B, audio production and is passionate about environmental/social justice.

    43 min

  7. 01/23/2023

    Linsay Willier

    Linsay Willier is Cree from Sucker Creek First Nation. She obtained a Degree in Child and Youth Care from Grant MacEwan University and also works as a model and actor. She was the runner-up on Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 3. Linsay also competed in Miss Universe Canada in 2011 where she won the People's Choice Award.

    21 min

  8. 01/16/2023

    Carly Chartier

    Carly Chartier is a Métis and Non-Status Youth located in Selkirk, Manitoba. Carly is a graduate of Red River College where she studied Human Resource Management, Management Development and graduated with honours. Carly is employed in her field of studies at The Selkirk Friendship Centre (a non-profit Indigenous organization) in Administration & Human Resources providing resources to her community. Carly is also a former community impact partner with the #RisingYouth program at TakingITGlobal.

    19 min
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Future Pathways: Fireside Chats is a video and podcast series in which Indigenous role models share their messages of hope, resilience, and perseverance. They highlight lessons from their support systems, career choices, and personal choices that have paved the path to where they are today. The aim of these videos is to instill a positive sense of well-being that will allow Indigenous students within the Connected North network to navigate their future paths through relationships, life, school and career. These videos are recorded and available for youth to access in and out of school.

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