Watching virtual reality, reading science fiction and learning Michif
This week we're watching virtual reality, reading science fiction and looking at what medical services are, and are not, available on remote First Nations.
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The Current is taking their virtual reality film, The Highway of Tears across the country. (CBC)
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Imagine suddenly finding yourself standing on a long stretch of highway. You are alone. The trees are endless. A mountain looms — insurmountable. Then it is dark, cars race by like goblins in the night. Then, just as suddenly, you are in someone's living room. Warm sunlight streams through the window and an Elvis picture hangs on the wall. A woman sits across from you holding a picture of a young girl. And she begins to tell you her story.
The four minute experience transports viewers to the notorious stretch of Highway 16, giving a 360 degree view of the area and taking you into home of of one of those missing women. Anna Maria Tremonti, host of The Current, tells us why they are touring the documentary across the country.
Drew Hayden Taylor (CBC)A new book is going where no Indigini have gone before. Humour writer Drew Hayden Taylor takes Indigenous storytelling into space. This Anishinabe writer has performed stand up comedy, written award-winning plays, worked in television, on documentaries and as a columnist. His newest book, Take Us To Your Chief, is a collection of science fiction stories with a contemporary First Nations outlook. We explore Hayden Taylor's new book as the third choice for our Indigenous Reads book club.
The last time you needed medical attention did you head to the nearest hospital? Go to a nursing station? Or book an appointment with your family doctor? Your answer to that question probably has something to do with where you live. In some remote First Nation communities, to receive medical treatments you must fly to the nearest city. In more dire situations, some people have to uproot their lives to receive long-term health services.
Stephanie Cram The CBC's Stephanie Cram reports from Sachigo Lake in Northwestern Ontario.
There's a room at Notre Dame High School in Ottawa that's a little unusual. There are cedar benches, the walls are colourful, there are drums, a talking stick, Indigenous art and a carpet that respects the seven grandfather teachings. Alanna Trines is one of the teachers who helped make this restorative practices room possible.
Elders tell us that language is more than words, it is connection to culture. Some people in Kamloops, B.C. are learning more about what it means to be Métis by learning the Michif language. The CBC's Jenifer Norwell has that story.
This week's Playlist
IsKwé (Supplied) Frank Waln - 7 IsKwé - Nobody Knows Jade Turner - Half an Hour Ansley Simpson - Medicine Hat
