2011: August 2011 Archives

Wednesday August 31, 2011

Aug 31, Sept 1, 3 Everything you wanted to know about Native people but were afraid to ask

At ReVision Quest we pride ourselves on clearing up misconceptions and stereotypes about Aboriginal people. This episode is dedicated to some of the questions we haven't answered yet, like "How do you get an Indian name?" or "Why don't Native people pay taxes... ever?"

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Thursday August 25, 2011

Darrell on "Bad Romance"

Unfortunately, with a show like ReVision Quest, we only have half an hour to discuss topics that would take an entire season to make any sense of. The episode "Bad Romance: Us and Them" is a prime example. The problem with the relationship between Natives and the Canadian government has been a problem since before there was a "Canadian" government. So, trying to solve it in the allotted time would be a superhuman feat. Maybe if the CBC gave us a time slot that went year round... just throwing it out there!

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Wednesday August 24, 2011

August 24, 25 & 27 Bad Romance: "us" and "them"

From its beginning, the relationship between First Nations and the federal government has been... well, rocky at best. What might have looked good on paper, never really materialized into a solid partnership. Will the Reds and the Feds ever work things out?

 

 

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• August 2011
  • Wed., 31 – Aug 31, Sept 1, 3 Everything you wanted to know about Native people but were afraid to ask
     
  • Thu., 25 – Darrell on "Bad Romance"
     
  • Wed., 24 – August 24, 25 & 27 Bad Romance: "us" and "them"
     
  • Thu., 18 – Darrell on Urban Natives
     
  • Wed., 17 – Aug 17, 18 & 20 Urban Natives: Aboriginals and the City
     
  • Wed., 10 – Darrell on Water Woes
     
  • Wed., 10 – ReVision Quest: Water. H2Oh-Oh?
     
  • Wed., 3 – ReVision Quest: Hair
     
• July 2011
  • Wed., 27 – July 27, 28 & 30 Missing and Murdered Women
     
  • Thu., 21 – Darrell on two spirited
     
  • Wed., 20 – July 20, 21 & 23 Two Spirited: being GLBT and Aboriginal
     
  • Wed., 13 – Darrell on storytellers
     
  • Wed., 13 – July 13, 14 & 16 Storytellers: the evolution of
     
  • Wed., 6 – Darrell on housing
     
• June 2011
  • Wed., 29 – June 29, 30 & July 2 The Elder: is there more to being an Elder than being elder?
     
  • Thu., 23 – ReVision Quest starts June 29th