catching frogs - finding my Cree and Metis ancestry

Wendi Stewart
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Examining history while considering who was doing the writing, as I find my way to Nahoway, my great-great-great-great grandmother born circa 1772, and connecting with my Cree and Metis roots.New episodes weekly.Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this project.

  1. 11/28/2023

    24 - Fort Prince of Wales

    My trip across the Churchill River to visit the ruins of Fort Prince of Wales and my final day in Churchill.

    14 min

  2. 11/21/2023

    23 - In Churchill

    Strolling around the small community of Churchill and getting a sense of where everything is and visiting various sites to gather information. My plans got changed due to the nesting terns.

    22 min

  3. 11/14/2023

    22 - On the train to Churchill

    A train ride is always a fun adventure and this proved to be similar to a train trip I made fifty-seven years earlier.

    21 min

  4. 11/07/2023

    21 - The Journey

    The road trip that took me from Nova Scotia to Winnipeg in my quest for knowledge.

    21 min

  5. 09/12/2023

    20 - Finding Colin

    We look at how Colin Sinclair was reunited with his family and how he lived out his life at the Red River Colony.  Reflection on Nahoway's life.

    21 min

  6. 09/05/2023

    19 - We say goodbye to William Sinclair

    William Sinclair died 20 April 1818.  What happened to Nahoway and her family after his death?

    24 min

  7. 08/29/2023

    18 - Where was William? Why learn about Colin Robertson?

    We catch up with William and find out what he had been up to while we spent time with Colin Robertson. And we look more closely at why Nahoway wanted me to find Colin Robertson. It all makes sense now.

    25 min

  8. 08/22/2023

    17 - Disaster at Red River Colony

    The North West Company was at war with the Hudson's Bay Company and were determined to destroy the Red River Colony in 1816. The history books place the responsibility for the destruction on the shoulders of the Metis, but according to Colin Robertson and James Bird and the accounts they share of the Seven Oaks Massacre, blame in truth lies solely with the North West Company.

    19 min
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Examining history while considering who was doing the writing, as I find my way to Nahoway, my great-great-great-great grandmother born circa 1772, and connecting with my Cree and Metis roots.New episodes weekly.Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support of this project.

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