The Changing Aboriginal Woman’s Role in the Family and the Workforce

This is an independent radio documentary on the changing roles of aboriginal women since colonialization. This documentary was produced for the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba Aboriginal Education course EDUA 1500.Group members include Lana Jorgensen, Kyleigh Hurak and Rachael Smith.

To provide some personal insight we speak to Wanda Wuttunee (Professor in Native Studies at the University of Manitoba). Through the interview we examine aboriginal women's role within the family prior to colonialization and how the woman’s role in the family was well defined, but not restrictive. We examine how the arrival of the settlers brought many changes to the Aboriginal peoples. Primarily through residential schools, the settlers forced their beliefs and values upon the Aboriginal peoples that changed the role of women within the family.

Next Wanda Wuttunee explains how through the workforce aboriginal women have become the strong backbone of modern Aboriginal society. Like modern women they are overcoming adversity to participate in all spheres of the workforce. They use their traditions and traditional values to achieve success in their chosen careers and benefit their communities.

Interviews with: Dr. Wanda Wuttunee

Production Team: Rachael Smith, Lana Jorgensen, Kyleigh Hurak

Music: Woman of Red by Tracy Bone, Little Angel by Asani, Buffalo Song by Asani, Niwiciwakan by Asani, Eagle Man/Changing Woman by Buffy Sainte-Marie.

To Learn More (podcast & radio documentary)

https://archive.org/details/Group8Mixdown

https://archive.org/download/Group8Mixdown/group%208%20Mixdown.mp3

The Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approch to Global Crisis

Dr Atleo

This is a podcast conversation with Umeek / Dr E Richard Atleo about his new book Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis.

Dr Atleo discusses his world view of the Nuu-chah-nulth. It is the idea of interrelationship between all life forms; human, plants and animals. Tsawalk means one and this idea allows people to regard ideas of social, political, economics, constitutional, environmental and philosophy in both the material and meta-physical worlds as a whole. He offers profound criticism of Western science and the way we are dividing the world. 

 For Dr Atleo there is a current global crisis, but many still believe they can shut themselves off from the world. Dr Atelo presents a very well defined world view that brings into question the idea that we can be separate from our environment both physical and metaphysical.  There is a need to have greater understanding of different ways of viewing the world and the reality we have created. 

I can see the book being a challenge to those who are not familiar with a holistic perspective of the world. Tsawalk will have greater resonance with people already working in the Indigenous field. This is a shame because the book would greatly benefit politicians, leaders of corporations and military leaders allowing them to better understand their actions and the effects it has on people and the world around them. 

Perhaps someone should send a copy to PM Harper. Who knows, it might keep him up at night or help him sleep.
Office of the Prime Minister (free postage)
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

To Learn More: (interview & podcast)

Part I: broadcast June 17, 2013
http://archive.org/details/RichardAtleoMixdownMp3  

Part II: broadcast June 24, 2013

https://archive.org/details/1stDraftMixdown 

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Jamie Wilson Manitoba Treaty Commissioner and the Racism of lower expectations

James B. (Jamie) Wilson is the second Treaty Commissioner for the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba. He was at the University of Manitoba to speak about racism during the recent homecoming events. He was a guest speaker at the Presidents Visionary Conversations: We Need To Talk About Racism on Wednesday, September 12. This is a double header where we attempt to tread lightly around the themes of racism, family, role models, success, thoughts on the racism of lower expectations that we project on Aboriginal youth, and Jamie's work building trust between communities across Manitoba.

To Learn more (Podcast):
part I:  ttp://archive.org/download/JamieWilsonAndRacism/JamieWilsonAndRacism_vbr_mp3.zip
part II: 
http://archive.org/download/JamieWilsonAndRacismPartIiTheGoodStuff/JamieWilsonAndRacismPartIiTheGoodStuff_vbr_mp3.zip