For every critical time in our history the Anishinaabe had prophecies that have been true. It is said they will culminate with the 8th Fire Prophecy, providing us all on Turtle Island with a new path forward. Will we get there and light the las

Ep. 3: Wind and Sweetgrass

Sep 16th, 2021 23m 42s

Turtle Island is heaving with inequities — which we see played out daily in the news. Nothing is as dangerous and harmful to Indigenous people as the police and justice systems. This is plainly seen in Thunder Bay. What will it take to acknowl

Ep. 2: Water and Cedar

Sep 15th, 2021 16m 42s

The Settlers who came to our land were in awe of our natural, untapped resources and vast space. So they began to take what they wanted. They imposed religion, racist laws and policies in order to violently rip our Peoples off the land.This p

Ep. 1: Earth and Sage

Sep 14th, 2021 19m 6s

Anishinaabe Elder Sam Achneepineskum has witnessed four disruptions to Indigenous ways of life starting with the arrival of settlers, overtrapping, and how two clashing viewpoints about the natural world began to throw everything out of balance

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Introducing ‘Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From’

Sep 2nd, 2021 2m 8s

“Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From” looks at the four disruptions to our way of life, and ways to move forward together. This podcast is told first in Anishinaabemowin by Elder Sam Achneepineskum and then in English by Jolene Banning.

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