Small Conversations for a Better World Podcast

Gillian McCormick, Susannah Steers

Small Conversations for a Better World Podcast with hosts Gillian McCormick and Susannah Steers brings you interviews with experts, thought-leaders and influencers to answer the question "what is health?" More than the absence of disease, health is influenced by our connections and communities and a whole host of factors not always easily understood. Listen in to gain new insights into how to be healthy individuals, families and communities.

  1. 05/13/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 10 / w Red Stone Snake Woman

    Susannah and Gillian get back to their roots with an in-depth conversation with Traditional Knowledge Keeper Red Stone Snake Woman, Jenny Sawanohk. Jenny does not shy away from telling it like it is about Truth and Reconciliation, decolonization, land back and the 8th Fire Prophesy.  https://www.redstonesnakewoman.ca/ https://fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvol_Looking_Horse Search for him on Youtube! Remember Me: A National Day of Remembrance, Sept. 30, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vzLFjbC8Lk www.RememberMeSeptember30.org Trick or Treaty Film  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAGHDrSRd4k Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    1h 22m

  2. 04/29/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 9 / Urban Indigeneity, Social Movements & Art

    In this episode we talk about the final three modules of the Indigenous Canada course including Indigenous in the City, Social Movements and Indigenous Art. Wet’suwet’en:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Canadian_pipeline_and_railway_protests @hesquiaht Carol Anne Hilton, MBA @helen_knott Helen Knott @KimTallBear Kim TallBear @DecolonizeWealth @Qchasinghorse Quannah Chasinghorse @_IllumiNatives IllumiNative  National Association of Friendship Centres  https://nafc.ca/?lang=en Neechi Commons https://neechi.ca/ First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) https://www.fnha.ca/ First Nations Health Council (FNHC) https://fnhc.ca/ First Nations Health Directors Association (FNDA) https://fnhda.ca/ Nadia Myre - http://www.nadiamyre.net/ “Indian Act” - https://150ans150oeuvres.uqam.ca/en/artwork/1876-indian-act-by-nadia-myre/#description Christy Belcourt - http://www.christibelcourt.com/Artist/aboutstatement.html “Walking with our Sisters” - http://walkingwithoursisters.ca/about/ Rebecca Bellmore - https://www.rebeccabelmore.com/ “Trace” - https://www.rebeccabelmore.com/trace/ Brian Jungen https://art21.org/artist/brian-jungen Duane Linklater https://duanelinklater.com/ “Modest Livelihood” https://www.banffcentre.ca/modest-livelihood#:~:text=Shot%20by%20a%20professional%20camera,three%20families%20as%20they%20hunt  Indian Group of Seven: https://www.native-art-in-canada.com/indiangroupofseven.html Bill Reid https://www.billreidgallery.ca/pages/about-bill-reid The Frog Radio - @thefrogradio (IG) The 1491s - Indigenous Improv Group https://www.youtube.com/user/the1491s  Do your own search for more Indigenous Creators. Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    56 min

  3. 04/15/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 8 / Indigenous Women

    This conversation delves into the lives of Indigenous Girls, Women and Genderful People whose community status, societal roles and responsibilities have been irrevocably changed due to the heteronormative, patriarchal, and misogynist influence of colonial settler culture. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Genderful https://www.forbes.com/sites/afdhelaziz/2020/10/09/how-supercool-queer-owned-boy-smells-celebrates-a-genderful-lifestyle/?sh=142323df6794 Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men - March 2 2021 by Caroline Criado Perez The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male Female Roles Author(s): Emily Martin  https://web.stanford.edu/~eckert/PDF/Martin1991.pdf “Reclaiming Power and Place” Final Report https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/ Metis Perspectives on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S+ People. https://metiswomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LFMO-MMIWG-Report.pdf Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    31 min

  4. 04/01/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 7/ Sovereign Lands

    In this episode of our ongoing journey to learn more about the Indigenous experience of life in Canada, we explore what Indigenous relationship to the land really means. It's a whole lot more than finding a dot on a map! We're referencing Module 8 in the Indigenous Canada Course. From Indigenous worldview to Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to the impacts of settlement on Indigenous people, and to key legal decisions around Aboriginal Land Title:  we seek to understand the importance of the land in matters of economy, culture, health and spirituality.  We take a look at threats to Indigenous lands, and what's being done to address ongoing harms . United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) UNDRIP Canada UNDRIP BC Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    43 min

  5. 03/18/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization: Episode 6 / Red Power

    By the 1970's and 80's, whether settler Canada understood it or not,  the reality was that generations of Indigenous people had attended and/or been scarred by the residential school system.  Traditional gender roles and ways of life had been flipped on their heads. As more indigenous folks moved into urban areas, they were bumping up against Canada's political and legal structures in new ways.  In this episode, we learn about pre-existing Indigeous political structures and the role of Indigenous leaders in patriating the Canadian constitution. We see the birth of important indigenous activism, known as Red Power,  and the ways that activism is evolving today.  Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    35 min

  6. 03/04/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization: Episode 5 / The Modern Indian

    This weeks episode centers around the events that bring the Indigenous people from the late 1800's into the modern time. The focus includes economic enterprises that the Indigenous people could engage in, the movement from the reservation to the cities and factors that pushed and pulled people off the reservations. Inherent here are conversations about resource extraction, changing gender roles imparted by the colonizers and how women were impacted by the Indian Act. **Correction from the episode transcript: as of February, 2022 the CBC reported more than 1000 arrests related to the Fairy Creek Blockades.*** Kendi, Ibram X. How to Be an Antiracist. New York, NY: One World, 2019. Hilton, Carol Anne. Indigenomics: Taking a Seat at the Economic Table. Gabriola Island, BC: LaVergne New Society Publishers, 2021 Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    28 min

  7. 02/18/2022

    Conversations Aboout Decolonization: Episode 4 / Residential Schools

    The story of Indian Residential Schools is one of the darkest chapters in Canadian History.  Join us as we talk through the reality of Residential School: it's impacts on the children, parents, survivors and communities. This will give the background for what trauma experts are realizing is a pervasive influence on the health of the Indigenous people today. Important  Links: Indian Residential School Survivors Society 413 W Esplanade North Vancouver, BC   V7M 1A6 Main: 604-985-4464 Fax: 604-985-0023 Toll-Free: 1-800-721-0066 Email: reception@irsss.ca First Nations Health Authority National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Truth and Reconciliation calls to Action - PDF First Nations Child & Family Caring Society Touchstones of Hope, Our Dreams Matter Too, Have a Heart Project of Heart  Book: What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. Excellent book to give more detail about how childhood, adulthood and intergenerational trauma works. Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    38 min

  8. 02/04/2022

    Conversations About Decolonization, Episode 3 / Legal Traditions

    Come with us as we delve into Week 4 of the Indigenous Canada Course all about Legal Traditions. We will cover how Colonial ideas of law are different than Indigenous legal traditions, and how settlers utilized Colonial law to disrupt Indigenous cultural traditions of justice, systems of government, and trade. Find the Indigenous Canada Course: Indigenous Canada via Coursera.org Indigenous Canada via the University of Alberta Discover Small Conversations on Social Media Instagram Facebook Twitter Find Susannah Steers at www.movingspirit.ca and on social media @themovingspirit. Find Gillian McCormick at https://physiogillian.com/ and on social media @physiogillian.

    28 min
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Small Conversations for a Better World Podcast with hosts Gillian McCormick and Susannah Steers brings you interviews with experts, thought-leaders and influencers to answer the question "what is health?" More than the absence of disease, health is influenced by our connections and communities and a whole host of factors not always easily understood. Listen in to gain new insights into how to be healthy individuals, families and communities.

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