Unreserved shares the stories of missing and murdered indigenous women
Plus comedian Paul Rabliauskas on bringing humour to serious issues
Sometimes, when trying to solve a problem or overcome a challenge you have to think outside the box. Or in the case of Indigenous peoples, go back to the circle.
The circle is how many of our cultural teachings and spirituality are represented and passed on. It is how we look at the world, and seek balance within our selves and our nations. Be that the balance between education and cultural preservation; returning the child to the centre of care or returning voice to families of those lost loved ones.
The answer may not be found in how its always been done, but instead of how it can be done better.
This week on Unreserved
An unprecedented search leads to hundreds of untold stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
CBC has collected a database of stories and nearly 110 families have been interviewed so far. Over 230 cases spanning six decades have been researched, and many of the families are speaking publicly for the first time.
Part of the search to find and interview families of missing and murdered Indigenous women led us to Dakota McGuire. Her mother, Jamie McGuire from Thunder Bay was killed nearly 20 years ago. She was killed in a rural area outside Winnipeg when Dakota was just a toddler.
Now 23, Dakota is a mother herself. She spoke to the CBC about how hard it is to grow up hearing rumours of who your mother was and why she was murdered.
Also on the show, cute kids learning Cree! Why is a Regina elementary school teaching kids how to say tansi instead of bonjour? At the Seven Stones Community School, indigenous students make up 90 per cent of the population.
So a special effort is made to reflect that culture and as a way to keep the Cree language alive.
First Nations comedian Paul Rabliauskas has a few shows at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival this year, including a stint on CBC Radio's The Debaters. Paul talks bingo, bringing awareness of serious issues through humour and how his show changes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences.
Plus an innovative approach to keeping kids in care — in their homes. A Manitoba First Nation is taking a radical step toward combating the rising number of Aboriginal kids in the child welfare system by removing parents — not kids — from homes where children are at risk. We'll visit two communities where they hope to break the cycle with this new approach.
We'll also hear music from A Tribe Called Red, Kendal, and Christa Couture.
Tune into CBC Radio One after the 5 p.m. news in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nunavut and after the 4 p.m. news in Yukon and the N.W.T. for these stories and more on Unreserved.
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