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Available on CBC Gem Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (Anishinaabemowin version) In the wake of an inquest into the mysterious deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, Ont., Tanya Talaga examines what — if anything — has changed since the youths died. More »

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Nike’s Big Bet: Alberto Salazar and the Fine Line of Sport
Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (Anishinaabemowin version)
Surviving 9/11
Elizabeth
Green Everest
Forgiving the Unforgivable

Episodes

Friday September 24 Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (English version) In the wake of an inquest into the mysterious deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, Ont., Tanya Talaga examines what — if anything — has changed since the youths died. More »
Available on CBC Gem Nike’s Big Bet: Alberto Salazar and the Fine Line of Sport Did legendary coach and Nike spokesperson Alberto Salazar push the boundaries of elite track and field or was he abusive towards his athletes? More »
Available on CBC Gem Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (Anishinaabemowin version) In the wake of an inquest into the mysterious deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, Ont., Tanya Talaga examines what — if anything — has changed since the youths died. More »
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Features

features Canada’s indifference to the deaths of seven First Nations teenagers is ‘just plain racism’: Tanya Talaga The fractured and often violent relationship with Indigenous Peoples started in the past but bleeds into the present, says writer and documentary filmmaker Tanya Talaga More »
features “It is very painful when this happens. When we lose one of our children” : Mother pleads for change Maryanne Panacheese’s son, Paul, died while attending high school in Thunder Bay, Ont. More »
features The world’s most famous running coach pushed the limits with his training — I wanted to find out if he cheated Point of View Coach Alberto Salazar was backed by Nike and produced dozens of champions. He was banned for doping in 2019. But was he truly guilty? More »
features Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From (Podcast) This limited-run podcast is a companion to the documentary Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar. The four-part series is told first in Anishinaabemowin by Elder Sam Achneepineskum and then in English by Jolene Banning. More »
features ‘There was a Black pilot on that flight?’ Remembering LeRoy Homer, pilot on United Airlines Flight 93 On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Melodie Homer wants more people to know her husband’s untold story More »
features September 11, 2001: 5 firsthand stories from people who survived More »
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