2000-117, 22 minutes, 2016 Part Two of the re-thinking of Lisa’s “Bloodlines” article, only this time the question doesn’t go to others, Lisa looks in the mirror and asks herself some hard questions. This episode features interviews with Michaela Washburn, Michelle Polak, Leslie McCue, Lindy Kinoshameg, and special musical performances...
2000-116, 22 minutes, 2016 Lisa questions the CBC Aboriginal article called “Bloodlines” that she wrote the previous year. It raised emotions on both sides of the argument; that Indigenous people should only have children with their own to preserve the culture and bloodlines. This episode features interviews with Pam Palmater,...
2000-115, 22 minutes, 2016 It’s the feature spread photo shoot, everyone’s late and falling behind, can Lisa pull it together or is this business off to a bumpy start? This episode features Dene designer Sage Paul, photographer Keesic Douglas, and rising star models Logan Staats, Brendt Diabo, and Jayli Wolf....
2000-114, 22 minutes, 2016 In this episode, we meet Lisa as she takes her dream to industry insiders and asks: is there a place for an urban native magazine as the print industry is retracting? This episode features interviews with Shelley Ambrose (The Walrus), Jamie Monastyrski (Spirit Magazine), and Lorraine...
2000-113, 57 minutes, 1997 This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal. As a defender of his people’s culture and traditions, he was known as “Spudwrench” during the 1990 Oka crisis. Offering a unique...
2000-112, 26 minutes, 2019 Sometimes the most impactful stories are the ones that sneak up on you. Never Again: A Broken Promise is a compelling documentary that draws parallels between four major genocides: The Yazidi Genocide, the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide and Cultural Genocide in Residential Schools. The film investigates...
2000-111, 28 minutes, 2018 This film exposes the health crisis facing the Indigenous community in Canada through the stories of three Indigenous women. These women who survived the residential school system in Canada take viewers through an emotional journey of abuse and trauma and exposes viewers to the negative effects...
2000-110, 23 minutes, 2018 Hosts Kris and Sarain share their experience of health and wellness. They meet with Traditional Healer/Counsellor John Rice who teaches them about Mino Bimaadiziwin. They travel to Six Nations for a check up with Family Physician Dr. Karen Hill and Traditional Medicine Practitioners Val King and...
2000-109, 24 minutes, 2007 This short documentary by celebrated filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin is a portrait of Eugene “Gene Boy” (pronounced Genie Boy) Benedict, from Odanak Indian Reserve (near Montreal, Quebec). At 17, he enlisted in the US Marines and was sent to the frontlines of the Vietnam War. This film...
