Stories From the Land Podcast

Indigenous Peoples share stories, worldview, philosophies & teachings

http://www.indianandcowboy.com/stories-from-the-land/#

The "Stories From The Land" Podcast series is a collection of Indigenous community sourced stories that connect Indigenous Peoples to place with the aim of reinforcing worldview, philosophies & teachings. (These stories are community sourced and are shared as they are submitted.) Host Hayden King is Anishinaabeg from Beausoleil First Nation on Gchi'nme Missing in Huronia, Ontario.

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Aboriginal Flag Design Gallery

APTN Aboriginal Flag Design competition

http://www.nomadcreatives.com/aboriginal-flag-design-gallery/

You'll find images and artist statements of flags submitted to the APTN's flag design contest by Nomad students. There are some very striking images here - it's worth taking a look! (link above.)

For more about the flag contest.

http://adlflagcontest.com

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▶ Sherman Alexie in conversation

First Nations Author shares about his life and writing

Author Sherman Alexie (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) talks to Enrique Cerna about Spokane, Washington, life on the reservation, and his life.

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BBC -Native American News

Northwest Indian News - groundbreaking television

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0251y1b

Listen to this BBC documentary about the establishing of a Native run and themed television show in Washington State.

"Lita Sheldon of the Tulalip Tribe in Washington State grew up in an age when Tonto – sidekick to The Lone Ranger – was the only Native American she had seen on television. News bulletins about Native Americans were endlessly negative, alcohol-related or concerning 'trouble on the reservations'. Traditional communication – the languages, longhouses and potlatches – had long been brutally abolished, but Lita had an idea of how to change things. It was time, she thought, for tribal people to make their own news and get it on the national networks. It was from this initial idea that Northwest Indian News began, covering everything from whaling rituals to canoe journeys and watched, at its height, by 50 million people."

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Mikmaq honour song - words and music

Learn the words to the Honour Song

Mi'kmaq and phonetic transcriptions to make this easy!

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Near Deception Pass

The story poles in place near Deception Pass tell the Samish legend of Kwekalelwt and how she came to bring prosperity to her people.

Hidden Beauty

Tucked in behind the Metropolitan Tower in Vancouver is this beautiful carving by Bill Reid.

 
 

Weaving Mi’kmaq history

How can we preserve Mi'kmaq culture and language?

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1212297-weaving-mi-kmaq-history

"Ursula Johnson's solo, nationally touring exhibit, Mi'kwite'tmn (Do You Remember), curated by the gallery's director Robin Metcalfe, challenges the way First Nations art and artifacts have been locked away in museums. "A museum is so much associated with dead things," she says in an interview in the gallery. "The culture is always living and existing and changing." She wants to create a dialogue between First Nations communities and art institutions on who preserves and converses aboriginal language and culture. "Whose responsibility is it? Who determines what is authentic? How can we preserve culture and language?"

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Drew Haden Taylor On Aboriginal Humour

Drew Haden Taylor and "Me Funny."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCpg-T691oE

"Drew Hayden Taylor is an Ojibway from Ontario's Curve Lake Reserve. A playwright and columnist, Taylor spent 15 years writing and researching aboriginal humour. His book, "Me Funny" is a collection of essays on humour by native writers. He believes aboriginal humour, which tends to be self-deprecating, has been an important survival tool used to help them through difficult times, such as colonization, residential schools and adoptions. (Originally aired June 2006)"

He also talks about what it means to "look Indian".

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Mi’kmaq Traditional Knowledge: Eels and the Bras d’Or Lakes

The relationship of Mi'kmaq to the eel

http://smallscales.ca/2014/05/21/mikmaq-traditional-knowledge-eels-and-the-bras-dor-lakes/

"In order to understand how Mi'kmaq posses such knowledge, it is important to understand the relationship of Mi'kmaq to the eel. This relationship is one of reverence and holds as special place in Mi'kmaq spirituality.  Eels and all living and non-living objects posses a spirit. The eel in particular was offered to Klooscap, the Creator for a successful hunt and as thanks. The eel was not wasted or over-exploited. The Mi'kmaq practiced "take what was needed" ethic. Eels were reserved for ceremonies and feasts and are important during mid-winter feasts as an offering for surviving another harsh winter."

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