Native Calgarian

Trigger warning, all the topics of SA to unaliving. If you are not in the right head space, maybe skip to the resources at the end. Returning guest, Danielle English, talks about being in psychosis s…

Meet Kels, arts professional and host of Queer in Alberta podcast! Find more: https://linktr.ee/_kelsifer

Went solo to talk about Calgary Herald article on police in schools, a message from about police undeserving Indigenous Families, the AB School Walkout, the bylaw response to the Conversion Therapy e…

Went solo to talk about Israelism, the Barbie Movie, pretendindianism, The Premier of Alberta and lots on 2SLGBTQ+ issues.

Danielle and I discuss the drug poisoning crisis, the lack of resources, lack of cultural understanding and burn out

Jon Nishimura, a regular at the Palestine protests and proud ally of the 2SLGBTQ community, is a Cdn-Japanese man who discusses previous and present racism he has and continues to experience.

We start the 2024 Book Club with author and professor, Sean Carleton discussing Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia

Last book club for 2023, see you all next year!

Rachelle joins me to talk about Pretendians (pretend Indians), showing that thoughtful comments matter.

Today I talk about Palestine, and having trauma informed conversations about Palestine.

We went through the National Action Plan over 400 pg report and were we disappointed after reading the National Inquiry.

Today was solo. I wanted to update on possible changes happening on sacred grounds in central “alberta” on the Medicine Hills. I also released my 2024 book club for those interested.

I am going solo for this one!  I talk about Igloos and Palestine.

Kiran McKay from Middle Finger Up podcast joins me to discuss racism as two BIPOC women with mixed families in Canada. You can find MFU Podcast on Insta and https://www.buzzsprout.com/2090958?fbclid=…

An informed, intimate condemnation of the Canadian state and its failure to deliver justice to Indigenous people by national bestselling author and former Crown prosecutor Harold R. Johnson

Dorienne Proulx of Little Star Artistry joins us to talk about their business, reclaiming and more. Their website: https://little-star-artistry.square.site/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Returning guest Karla Marx comes back to discuss what we are seeing in the community. Want more? See the previous episode: https://x.com/n8v_calgarian/status/1528756775599517696?s=46&t=JEvzEruDfvKWiW…

This week is solo with us talking about the Calgary Foundation’s Quality of Life report: https://readymag.com/u2680916410/quality-of-life-2023/2/ more hate in Alberta and Wab Kinew!

I spoke about the counter protest here in Calgary, countering the national hate rallies and some reflections of the events of the TRC this week.

Book Club focused on the Government of Alberta's 113 Pathways to Justice on a day they announced more forced jail for unhoused and folks with addiction which directly contradicted their own report.