Kung Jaadee: 13 Indigenous Podcasts to Listen to
VPL Indigenous Storyteller in Residence Kung Jaadee shares this list of top podcasts by Indigenous creators keeping the storytelling tradition alive:
|
Image
All My RelationsThis podcast explores our relationships to land, our creatural relatives, and to one another. Each episode invites guests to delve into a different topic facing Native peoples today as the hosts keep it real, play games, laugh a lot, and sometimes cry. |
Image
Coffee with My MaActor Kaniehtiio Horn records the stories of her radical activist mother Kahentinetha Horn, who recounts her adventurous life with a sense of humour that has carried her through. |
Image
KīwewIn this five-part podcast, Governor General award-winning author David A. Robertson dives into his family's history and mysteries as he discovers and connects with his Cree identity. |
Image
Métis In SpaceMétis In Space hilariously deconstructs the science fiction genre through a decolonial lens. Hosts Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel sci-fi movies and television shows featuring Indigenous Peoples, tropes and themes. |
|
Image
Missing & Murdered: Finding CleoWhere is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC news investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo. |
Image
New FireFrom remote reserves to bustling big cities, join Urban Native Girl Lisa Charleyboy as she brings you to the surprising heart of the conversations important to Aboriginal youth. |
Image
PiecesSince the day he was old enough, Jeremy knew he was different. A mix of Indigenous and Caucasian heritage, he has experienced life through both vantage points – as well as the stereotypes. Join 19-year-old Jeremy Ratt on a journey of self-discovery as he seeks to understand his roots and all of the distinct “pieces” that form who he is today. |
Image
StoryKeepersIf you love Indigenous books, join Waubgeshig Rice and Jennifer David as they talk ‘all things Indigenous books’. Each episode, they bring in a guest host (an Indigenous author) and discuss one book. Prepare to laugh, hear stories, and enjoy animated debates and discussions. |
|
Image
The Secret Life of CanadaThe Secret Life of Canada is a history podcast about the country you know and the stories you don't. |
Image
The HenceforwardThe Henceforward is a podcast that considers relationships between Indigenous Peoples and Black Peoples on Turtle Island. Take an open and honest look at how these relationships can go beyond what has been constructed through settler colonialism and anti-Blackness and more. |
Image
This LandThe 1839 assassination of a Cherokee leader and a 1999 small town murder are two crimes that collide in a Supreme Court case deciding the fate of one man and nearly half of the land in Oklahoma. This Land traces how a cut-and-dry homicide opened up an investigation into the treaty rights of five Native American tribes. |
Image
Thunder BayThis true crime podcast explores the high homicide and hate crime rates in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The podcast examines the killings of nine Indigenous high school students and how colonialism and racism contributed to their deaths. |
|
Image
UnreservedMade for radio, this show highlights Indigenous community, culture, and conversation. Host Falen Johnson takes you straight into Indigenous Canada, from Halifax to Haida Gwaii, from Shamattawa to Ottawa, introducing listeners to the storytellers, culture makers and community shakers from across the country. |