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Trailbreakers brings you the extended cut of Fred Sasakamoose's interview

In our last episode of Trailbreakers, we shared the story of the first Aboriginal hockey player to play for the NHL. Fred Sasakamoose was... Read More »

Hockey and hope: Inspiring Aboriginal all-stars and all-star filmmakers

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... Read More »

No Cree word for "savage"

(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... Read More »

Watch: Music composer discusses the inspiration behind theme music for Trailbreakers

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... Read More »

On Trailbreakers this week: Working it out, and getting to work.

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... Read More »

God's Lake Narrows: "Seeing the light through the darkness"

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,... Read More »

Ten portrayals of Aboriginal people on film and TV in the last 50 years

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... Read More »

Breaking new ground in Arts and Culture on Trailbreakers this week

This week Trailbreakers looks at how art is shaking up Indian country! From the mix of traditional and modern that artist Corrine Hunt put... Read More »

Top ten inapproriate appropriations

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... Read More »

Native Fashion: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

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... Read More »

Top lawyer Don Worme and Cindy Blackstock, defender of children kick off "Trailbreakers"

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... Read More »

Don Kelly riffs on role models, change and bridging the gap between communities

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... Read More »

"Trailbreakers" tackles the relationship between Aboriginal community and police force

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... Read More »

Welcome to "Trailbreakers"

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... Read More »