Friday, February 3, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
In our last episode of Trailbreakers, we shared the story of the first Aboriginal hockey player to play for the NHL. Fred Sasakamoose was...
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This week we hit the ice to meet the first First Nations player in the NHL, who not only broke the trail to the big...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
(Sheila North Wilson)CBC reporter Sheila North Wilson was invited this past year to assist in the production of We Were Children a docudrama co-produced by...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
Dave Boulanger, lead singer of Juno award-winning group Burnt Project 1, shares his inspiration for writing the theme music for Trailbreakers. Dave is also the...
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This week, we take two looks at how some First Nations are turning to very non-traditional models to make their Reserves both successful and gainfully...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
On the first part of Trailbreakers this week, Don Kelly is speaking with Chief Clarence Louis of the Osoyoos Indian Band. His band is thriving,...
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Friday, January 20, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
The levels of authenticity and depth of indigenous characters portrayed on TV and film has changed a lot in the last 50 years, but the...
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This week Trailbreakers looks at how art is shaking up Indian country! From the mix of traditional and modern that artist Corrine Hunt put...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
1. Hipster headdress: From Ke$ha's stage garb to the designs of I am Howling Wolf, one really needs to know the difference between expression and...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
By Lisa Charleyboy It only takes a simple stroll down Queen Street West, the heart of hipster fashion in Toronto, to see how much Native...
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We're kicking things off by meeting two forces in the area of Justice and the Law. Don Worme is one of the great defenders of the...
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
Moving forward. That's the message Don Kelly, host of Trailbreakers wants to get across in the new CBC Radio One series that looks at...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
The first subject tackled by host Don Kelly is "Justice and the Law." There's often a strained relationship between the Aboriginal community and the police...
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Monday, January 9, 2012 | Categories: Main blog |
Trailbreakers is an exciting and eye-opening new series airing on CBC Radio 1 and Sirius 159 as part of CBC's 8th Fire project. Trailbreakers profiles...
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