Aiysiniiksin: Keeping the Tradition Alive, written, hosted and produced by Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot artist, Darylina Powderface, centres Indigenous stories, experience, and ways of being, doing, knowing and creating.
Stories of the past with my cousin Shawanda Backfat, Part 1
In this special, two-part episode, Darylina and Shawanda come together to recollect their childhood of growing up on the Treaty 7 territory. From living on the Rez and the city, to dancing in basements, to first boyfriends, first crushes, kisses and fights, and to falling in love and snagging on the powwow trail and the Calgary Stampede exhibition. These are stories of remembrance. Natohkotaikanna [Holy Come Shining] is the name of our great great grandmother Mildred Backfat, and it's been ...
28 Jan 2022
Stories within stories with Quelemia Sparrow
In this episode with Quelemia Sparrow, we explore land acknowledgements, language revitalization, and the process of creating land-based work in theatre spaces. A question that often comes up in my own creative processes is; how can I as an artist create work in a good way? Especially if its land based or community based work, or involves the revitalization of language and culture. And how can I as an artist hold myself accountable to this work? Quelemia Sparrow is an actor, writer, director...
24 Dec 2021
Akaotsistapi’takyo’p with Butch Wolf Leg
In this episode we explore the worldview of Siksikaitsitapi, beginning with a historical overview of colonization, assimilation and cultural genocide, disrupting the Natural Law of Siksikaitsitapi, and displacing them of their natural alliances. Leading us into resistance. We are then joined by our next guest, Elder and Knowledge Keeper from the Siksika Nation, Butch Wolf Leg, who shares stories of creation, a gift of the family tree and a teepee teaching. These stories center relationality, ...
25 Nov 2021
Introduction: Îethka Ways with Mîtûwîn
Living the îethka way, an oral remembrance, shared in the îethka language by Stoney Nakoda Community member Wyo Powderface, and Auntie to host, Darylina Powderface. This episode explores the reconstruction of listening through an Indigenous ontological worldview of language, song, and storytelling - while simultaneously undoing a western, colonial perception of knowledge. Additional sources include Dylan Robinson, Leanne Simpson and Gerald Vizenor.
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