Métis history, culture, and current issues as told by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Descendants of the original Red River Métis from the historic northwest homeland. Misunderstanding and misleading historical records are corrected using two-eyed seeing where one eye represents traditional ways of knowing while the other respects fair western practices that lead to the benefit of all people.
Season 01 | 12 episodes x 60 min
Each episode tells rich and powerful human stories that were the forgotten epilogues to history.
What does Indigenous look like? Separating race from ethnicity to better understand Canada's three distinct Indigenous groups with consideration to lived experiences as well as the inclusion of those reclaiming their stolen culture.
When reflecting on the past 350 years of history, what bias do we encounter when we judge with hindsight? How do we make sense of it all with the knowledge we have today?
Ethnogenesis: the dawn of a distinct Indigenous group and the difference between "Métis" and "métis".
Louis Riel is my ancestor... but he has no descendants - Why do so many Métis claim ancestry to Louis Riel? Why do we need icons like Riel and why are icons alone not enough?
How a 150 year-old smear campaign persists today while we explore an objective process to separating truth from propaganda in hopes of correcting the history books to the best of our abilities.
Repatriation: Coming home amidst the joy and troubles we find along the way. What is the difference between reconnecting to your stolen culture and raceshifting?
Two eyed culture: honouring tradition while looking ahead. Can modern Métis artists create something entirely new while still considering their work to be "Métis" art?
Exploring blood memory, epigenetics, intergenerational trauma, and institutional oppression.
Métis women exerted significant influence pre-colonization yet much of Métis history focuses on the men. We explore why as we tell the incredible stories of historic Métis women missing from history.
Historian Derrick Nault's history-changing investigation into the mystery behind the turning point of the Red River Resistance: the execution of Thomas Scott, revealing secrets that remained hidden for generations.
In 2019 Canada Post released a stamp considered to be an iconic image in the Métis resistance of 1870. But, leading historian Derrick Nault has uncovered the truth behind this misleading portrait.
The "No True Métis Fallacy": The flawed notion that because one Métis individual knows something to be "true", everything outside of those parameters are false.