Truth Before Reconciliation

07/03/2024

Do you or someone you know have lived experience? Are you a teacher, educator, or professional? Do you have knowledge or truth to share on the topics of Canadian history, stereotypes, colonization, treaties, reserves, residential schools, CFS, 60s scoop, justice system, the indian act or a related topic?

Truth Before Reconciliation is booking speakers for the newest season of our spoken word podcast🎙🎧📻🎶

We are getting a new look and sound!! In previous seasons, we've focused on speakers' work in the community and profiling thier "reconcili-action", this season, we focus on TRUTH!! We will be focusing on education and awareness of the true history of Canada and the 94 Calls to Action 🧡

If you or someone you know is interested in hearing more, please comment, tag, inbox, or email us at [email protected]

Please also like, follow and share our page to support!!
Kinanaskomitin 🧡

**humble honorariums will be provided to all speakers
**Logo created by First Peoples Graphic Designs
**this season is made possible by the generous support of ISO

21/02/2024

Truth Before Reconciliation is looking for an Indigenous media company, producer/editor to help facilitate the next season of our podcast! If you are interested or know someone who fits the bill, please comment, tag, message or email us at [email protected]

Kinanaskomitin 🧡

25/01/2024

Truth Before Reconciliation

A powerful and well written article by
Rebecca Chambers of Winnipeg Free Press.

From the Franklin Expedition to the Marlborough Hotel: Indigenous voices must be heard

Only six years after the 1848 disappearance of the Franklin Expedition in Canada’s Arctic, Inuit traders told a British explorer, John Rae, of the fate of The Terror and the men on board. Returning to England with this news, Rae’s information was dismissed, largely because the idea of good Christian men being driven to starvation and cannibalism was unimaginable. For 200 years, various Inuit people and communities patiently retold the story to anyone who would listen, and pointed non-Indigenous explorers to the site of the wreck, which they then refused to investigate on grounds the location was unlikely. For nearly 200 years the Inuit held onto this knowledge, kept it truthful and unembellished, until finally, at long last they were believed and the shipwreck was found in 2016.

It’s an impossible tap dance to convince someone of the truth when they only want to maintain their own reputation and status. The labour of proving the truth of something then falls to the teller, instead of the one who is being challenged. Conveniently, for those who control the narratives, truth can’t be accepted if it can’t be proven, and Indigenous voices and truths have long been cast as unreliable in our country’s history.

So, as many do when not believed, Indigenous individuals and communities resort to providing proof. In agonizing and humbling detail, lived experiences are shared, maps are drawn pointing toward the shipwrecks of failed policy and the lasting effects of trauma:

Doubt about stories of children dying at residential schools brought ground-penetrating radar scans of likely graves. Convinced her words alone would not prove her mistreatment in health care, Joyce Echaquan livestreamed her own death while being abused by hospital staff. And knowing there could be a denial or rewriting of events, a bystander recorded a woman held in zip ties at the Marlborough Hotel in Winnipeg on Christmas morning, a situation that was escalated by a three-hour delay in police response.

For Indigenous Canadians, this video does not stand alone, it is not a single story about a single woman. This video is the symbolic proof of the legacy of systematic mistreatment and dehumanization of Indigenous women. This event is a rallying point and a cry of grief, a desperate plea to hear 200 years of truth that has gone unheeded by those in power. The desperation to find answers, not only for the people in the video, but for every other lost mother, sister, and auntie, or daughter, is palpable. And they feel they must do this work themselves because all their individual labour of truth-telling continues to be ignored.

Cambria Harris, the daughter of slaying victim Morgan Harris, livestreamed her exploration of the Marlborough basement. Police are investigating the property destruction and considering charges for those who went downstairs or otherwise participated in the lobby rally. Harris endured not only the slaying of her mother, but being told by those in power that there is no merit in finding her mother’s body, that it is to stay buried in garbage (a decision only recently reversed by the new premier, Wab Kinew). She has camped out at the landfill, at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and has spoken with leaders on Parliament Hill. Why does she have to work so hard to get the rest of us to honour her story? Is it any wonder that people put under so much pressure eventually burst?

The rally at the Marlborough, the ransacking of the basement, the fevered pleas for investigation, the assumptions of human trafficking: these are cries that we all must finally hear. This video and confrontation is not about the events at the Marlborough Hotel. This is an outpouring of community grief and anger that is centuries long. For many, this incident brings to sharp focus the plausible treatment and terror of any of an estimated 4,000 missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls. For many, the woman in the video is emblematic of what happened to their family member, regardless of individual characteristics leading up to the incident.

When we push people to the edges of society, when we murder their mothers and dispose of their bodies like garbage, when we dismiss their assertions of oppression, and insist everything is an isolated, unconnected incident, we create a volatile concentration of injustices. None of us should be surprised when the pressurized restraint of the Indigenous community explodes like it did in the lobby and basement of the Marlborough Hotel on Sunday.

It is time we allow ourselves to be guided into unfamiliar waters; to challenge our own beliefs about what is true and possible. The events of this weekend were disheartening and scary. There will be inquiries and perhaps charges laid.

But if we can assure others that their experiences and stories are heard when they are first spoken, we won’t drive one another to have to shout and rage, and we won’t make our Indigenous neighbours tell the same story for another 200 years before we believe them.

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29/09/2023

Without further ado, I am pleased to announce that the 3rd season of Truth Before Reconciliation is dropping tomorrow September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation!!

Please listen in on Spotify when the whole season goes live at 12:00am Midnight, Central time zone @

https://open.spotify.com/show/3o4Rrl9P7a42H7AWId9DMr?si=XowsPArCTvG1Jy1uZxzh_g

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You can tune into previous episodes now streaming on Spotify, Youtube & CKUW: 🎧🎙️📻

https://youtube.com/

Please share & check out all of the amazing Indigenous truth tellers featured and the important work they're doing to further the truth telling process, as we work towards reconciliation 🧡🧡🧡

**Sneak peek of guests, more to hear once you tune in!!

28/09/2023

Please circulate & share this event that me andy co-chair Jeannie have put together for October 4th next week in Selkirk!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Kinanaskomitin friends & family!

26/09/2023

Wa-Say Healing Centre would like to announce two more sponsors Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Dhillon Auto
We are also pleased to announce a Special Guest appearance by Errol Ranville & Cweed Band
❗️Reminder it's FREE to attend❗️
Orange T-Shirts & Orange Sweaters will be given away @ Oodena Circle September 30th, 10 am
🧡 Everyone is Welcomed 🧡

25/09/2023

Each year we round up the best resources to support parents and teachers for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Meta has made that a bit more difficult this year, so instead, we'll point you to our brand new newsletter: Raising CBC Kids.

Raising CBC Kids brings you monthly perspectives from parents like you, and a curation of the best of CBC Kids — including videos, articles and games — to support you on your parenting journey.

The very first issue (linked to in the comments), is written by CBC Kids' Creative Producer and Indigenous Content Specialist, Lenard Monkman (Anishinaabe from Lake Manitoba First Nation).

The issue includes:

🧡 A new video that answers the question, "What is Reconciliation?"

🧡 Two CBC Kids Book Clubs featuring Orange Shirt Day founder Phyllis Webstad and two of her books: Every Child Matters and With Our Orange Hearts

🧡 For older kids, a roundtable conversation with Indigenous teens in Winnipeg, discussing stereotypes they face for CBC Kids News

🧡 Links to all of the Indigenous articles, videos and games available on CBCKids.ca, for kids 6+

🧡 Links to Indigenous articles and stories for kids 9+, on CBC Kids News

🧡 A link to our National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day playlist on YouTube, which features Indigenous culture segments along with full episodes of Molly of Denali and Teepee Time

You'll also find Lenard's perspective on the importance of this content for kids, and how he and the CBC Kids team have worked to make it accessible and available for kids of all ages.

Please take a look, share and subscribe! The next issue will be about everything we all love about October. 👻🎃

31/05/2023

I am looking to connect with Indigenous people and allies who are doing work to further the ongoing truth telling process and taking Reconcili-Action ✨

If you or someone you know is interested in appearing, please email [email protected] or connect through social media

Look out for the new season of Truth Before Reconciliation, dropping soon!

Tune in to previous episodes now streaming on Spotify and Youtube 🎧🎙️

Please Share 🧡🧡🧡

https://open.spotify.com/show/3o4Rrl9P7a42H7AWId9DMr?si=XowsPArCTvG1Jy1uZxzh_g

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https://ckuw.ca/programs/detail/truth-before-reconciliation #:~:text=Truth%20before%20Reconciliation%2C%20hosted%20by,community%20awareness%20and%20taking%20action.

Listen to Truth Before Reconciliation on Spotify. Truth Before Reconciliation Spoken Word, First Nations, Public Affairs Truth before Reconciliation, hosted by Tammy Wolfe, provides listeners with a variety of knowledgeable perspectives on both current and historical context of Indigenous truths thr...

25/04/2023

Short answer? Anyone can buy and wear Indigenous art, beadwork -- artists just want to make sure what you're buying is authentic. Here are tips and best practices to keep in mind.

21/01/2023

Sebastian will be an upcoming guest!!
Stay tuned for the new season 🎙️📻🎧

11/10/2022

13/06/2022

This is an amazing opportunity being offered by one of our previous guests..
Please share with your contacts!! 💖💖

💖 Empowerment through Fashion YOUTH Workshop & Fashion Show 💖

Nipîy Iskwew Designs presents “Empowerment through Fashion” Model Workshop and Fashion Show being featured in The Red Road Society’s upcoming “Empowering our Youth Concert Fundraiser” 🥳💖🙌

This confidence building workshop includes:

-How to walk and pose on the runway 💃🏽
-Modelling tips and tricks 🥳
- 2 Digital Headshots (1 full body, 1 close up) 📸
- An exclusive model swag bag including PINK MINK LASHES 💖🛍
-ALL models will walk in an official Nipiy iskwew Designs Fashion Show

Registration Fee: $75
To register: [email protected]

Workshop: June 18th
Fashion Show: June 19th
EDMONTON AB

To register or more info email: [email protected] 👈👈👈

06/06/2022

Did you miss last week's live airing? Here is the video from my conversation with guest Skylene Gladue "Nipiy Iskwew".. we talked about her role in Bear Grease LIVE and Merchants of the Wild !! This was Part 1 of a 2 part series!! Please like and share ❤️❤️
Kinanaskomitin ✨

26/05/2022

Here is a previous interview I did with musician Kristen McKay!

Please check out this link to see & hear more from her band:

http://www.manitobamusic.ca/prisonrichard

22/05/2022

Reconciliation in action 🥰💖

the Siksika Nation is trying to build relationships with museums with Indigenous sacred items and regalia in efforts to bring collections back

28/04/2022

Here's the interview with Ryan Beardy, we talked about the over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples in Canada. It aired a few months back.. enjoy!! ✨

11/02/2022

Well done 👏👏

If legal titan Murray Sinclair was the first person in the room, his media-savvy son is trying to change the room altogether. Together, they are at No. 30 on our Power List.

07/02/2022

Tune in today at 1:30pm central time, I'm speaking with justice advocate Ryan Beardy about the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the justice system.
Hear it live streaming on your preferred radio app on CKUW 95.9fm, turned on your radio dial or click the link below when we go live..
Kinanaskomitin 💛

There are two ways to listen to CKUW online: you can listen to our live stream, or stream or download any show from the last six weeks. You can access any program’s archives by visiting their program page (see our Broadcast Schedule or Program Listing). Live Broadcast Player currently broken in Ch...

04/02/2022

The Secret Life of Canada investigates the history behind one of the most referenced images connected to the Canadian Residential School system.

27/01/2022

Did you miss Monday's new show?? Here's my interview with Nayana LaFond about her art project focused on MMIWG2S!

19/01/2022

If you missed last week's new show. Heres my I review with Morgan Fiks on the "reconciliation in action" project he started at his workplace.

Tune in next week for a brand new show!
Kinanaskomitin 💛

05/01/2022

Bill before senate to make Jan. 4 national ribbon skirt day.

03/01/2022

If you missed last week's show, here's my final episode of 2021 with my guest Tina Anderson!!

We are working to bring you a new episode next week, our first story of 2022!!
Happy New Year niwahkomakanak 💛