Storyteller Episodes

Thomas Ranville (Métis) Part 2

It was a News Years Eve Thomas would never forget. It happened at the gang’s clubhouse. He tried to get drunk but he couldn’t. He tried to get high...

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Thomas Ranville (Métis) Part 1

Thomas grew up angry and bitter. He ended up spending time in the Manitoba Youth Centre where he got into a lot of fights. Because he was good at...

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Milt Shirleson (Navajo)

Have you ever wondered if anyone really loved you? Have you ever felt abandoned? These were issues that Milt wrestled with because his father walked out. His wounded heart...

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Edna Shugak (Dena’ina) Part 2

She wondered what the point of life was… why should she go on living. She contemplated suicide, reasoning that it made more sense to leave than to stay. Edna...

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Edna Shugak (Dena’ina) Part 1

Edna grew up in Pedro Bay, Alaska. Her father died when she was five. At age 14, she took on a commercial fishing venture for the family. Then her...

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Eddie Lindsey (Creek) Part 3

“We’ve always been people of Storying”, Eddie says. He shares a story that his momma told him about a turtle. The lesson was not lost on him. Then he...

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