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Words and Culture brings listeners along to communities where culture thrives and language is being revived.

🎙️New Episode every Monday!

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06/27/2025

Word of the week!

Polam — a Wolastoqey word for salmon. It’s a reminder that language connects land, culture, and identity. Every word learned is a step toward language revitalization and culture preservation.

06/23/2025

New episode of the Mi’kmaq series just dropped! Wolastoqey musician and language learner Jeremy Dutcher joins the host Pam Palmater to share about how he was invited into 94-year-old Henrietta Black’s home to learn more of his language, and how his music is purposely designed to reach people and share his love of language and world-view.

Listen to the rest of the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, our website, or at participating radio stations listed on our website. 🎧✨

06/21/2025

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
Established in 1996, this day honours the rich cultures, languages, traditions, and histories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Celebrate with us by listening to all episodes of Words and Culture on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or right on our website! 🎧✨

06/20/2025

We wanted to share our favourite highlight from the second episode of the Mi’kmaq series with you. Listen to Michelle Sylliboy share about her work on the oral and written language of Mi’kmaw on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! 🎧✨

06/19/2025

In case you missed it on Monday… Episode Two of Words and Culture just dropped! Listen to the host Pam Palmater break down the assumptions around Indigenous languages in Canada with the special guest Michelle Sylliboy on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

06/13/2025

Word of the Week!

Uggbeganjig — the Mi’kmaq name for Eel River Bar First Nation. Did you know every First Nation has its own name in their Indigenous language? Supporting language revitalization can start with something simple: learning and using the original names of First Nations.

06/11/2025

Meet our host Pam Palmater of the Mi’kmaq series!

Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, podcaster, filmmaker, and producer from Eel River Bar First Nation, who has been creating and producing Indigenous content as part of her public education and advocacy on Indigenous issues since 2012. She is the President and CEO of her own Indigenous production company, Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Creator, producer, and host of the popular Warrior Life Podcast – featured at digital media, podcast, film, and art festivals like imagineNATIVE – Pam uses her podcast to help lift the voices of Indigenous land defenders, water protectors, advocates, and leaders from all over Turtle Island.

Pam is also the producer and host of the award-winning Warrior Kids Podcast which combines her passion for Indigenous cultures with her desire to educate
and inspire young children to act on social justice and climate change issues.

Criminals on Patrol is her latest podcast currently in pre-development which turns the true crime genre on its head by shining a light on the dark side of the “thin blue line” by investigating criminality, corruption, and cover-ups in policing.

This season, join Pamela on a journey into the Words and Culture of the Mi’kmaq by listening to the first episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, our website, or at participating radio stations listed on our website. 🎧✨

06/10/2025

We are back with the first episode of the Mi’kmaq series! Join the host Pam Palmater as she introduces us to Jarvis Googoo who speaks all over the Maritimes about Mi’kmaq history and culture. He is the embodiment of what it means to share our culture with the world. He is a marathon runner with a law degree and is the host of the TV show Mi’kmagi. Jarvis talks about the return to original place names.

Remember to listen, subscribe, and stream us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, our website, or at participating radio stations listed on our website. 🎧✨

05/29/2025

Special shout out to the amazing radio stations airing Words and Culture! Your support helps Indigenous voices, cultures, and languages reach more communities and homes.

Are you a radio station interested in airing Words and Culture? Please contact [email protected] to share these stories and languages even further. 🌎🎧

05/27/2025

While we are on a little break, let’s revisit a highlight from our Cree episodes featuring host Michael Hutchinson and special guest Adrian Sutherland. If you missed this one, now’s the perfect time to catch up!

If you want to check out the rest of the Cree episodes, they are available to stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or our website. 🎧✨

05/09/2025

New episodes are dropping in June! Don’t worry, we are not leaving you hanging till then! Stay tuned as we revisit highlights from the past episodes in the coming weeks.

05/05/2025

Today, on May 5th, is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, and 2SLGBTQI+ people. On this day, we remember and honour the sacred lives of Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, and 2SLGBTQI+ relatives across Turtle Island.

We ask you to join us in compassion and solidarity with the families, loved ones, and the communities to raise awareness, and demand an end to the violence against all Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, and 2SLGBTQI+ people.

🔗 Go to niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness to access the resources and information.

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