Podcasts
Our Foods: Chatting about Métis food Sovereignty
The first in a many-part series, this episode outlines the concepts of food sovereignty and Indigenous food sovereignty to inform what the definition of Métis food sovereignty could be. It also begins a discussion about how Métis food sovereignty could be defined. Go here for episode transcript.
This episode Morgan Hrycak, the Climate Leadership Coordinator with the Métis Nation of Alberta, joins us to talk about the MNA's community garden in Edmonton, as well as the importance of gardening to Métis food sovereignty. Go here for episode transcript.
This episode features a conversation with Bob Montgomery, a Métis hunter and a member of the MNA Harvesting Council. We'll chat about the importance of hunting, barriers to hunting and how you can get involved. Go here for episode transcript.
This podcast is presented and created by the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research (RCMR) in partnership with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) and MNA Health. Go here for episode transcript.
Seed Saving with Natalie Pepin. This podcast is presented and created by the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research (RCMR) in partnership with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) and MNA Health. Go here for the episode transcript.
Seed Saving with Natalie Pepin. This podcast is presented and created by the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research (RCMR) in partnership with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) and MNA Health. Go here for the episode transcript.
Along the Trail
This first episode is an introduction to the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research (RCMR). Host Molly Swain sits down with Métis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras, Rupertsland Institute CEO Lorne Gladu, and RCMR Director Dr. Nathalie Kermoal to talk about the founding of the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research, the first independent academic Métis Research Centre of its kind in Canada, what the vision for the centre was, is, and what the future holds for RCMR. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
In the second episode of Along the Trail, host Molly Swain sits down with Dr. Frank Tough, professor at the U of A's Faculty of Native Studies and director of the MAP Lab to chat about his academic journey, work as an expert witness for the Métis Nation, and how he's seen the field of Métis Studies develop. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
In the third episode of Along the Trail, host Molly Swain sits down with Dr. Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Associate Professor at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary, Executive Member of the RCMR, and member of the Alberta Métis Education Council. We talk about the proposed Alberta K-6 curriculum, Dr. Poitras Pratt's journey into and through graduate school, her digital storytelling work in her home community of Fishing Lake Métis Settlement, and more. A transcript for this episode can be found here.
In the fourth episode of Along the Trail, host Molly Swain visits with Dr. Paul L. Gareau, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies, the Principal Investigator of The Métis Kinscapes Project, the president of the Canadian Society for the Study of Religion (CSSR), and a former research fellow for the Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research (RCMR). We chatted about Dr. Gareau's journey through academia, how relationality motivates all of his work, his commitment to only do collaborative projects, and more. A transcript of this episode can be found here.
Other Links of Interest:
Dr. Gareau's U of A Directory Page: apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/pgareau
The Métis Kinscapes Project: https://www.ualberta.ca/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/research/metis-kinscapes.html
"Mary and the Métis: Religion as a Site for New Insight in Métis Studies" by Paul Gareau in A People and a Nation: New Direction in Contemporary Métis Studies. Eds. Jennifer Adese and Chris Andersen (2021). https://www.ubcpress.ca/a-people-and-a-nation