Indigenous Pathways

Host Cheryl Croucher learns in depth from Lewis Cardinal about the 15 years of planning that's gone into kihciy askiy, the first Indigenous Ceremonial site in Canada located within Edmonton's river valley.

Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Sabrina Williams and her ten year old daughter Shelby about their business Saw-sacred Beading

Cheryl Croucher catches up with Tracy Boucher of TB Crafting to talk about the phenomenal success of her ribbon skirt dolls.

Host Cheryl Croucher gets a history lesson from Lewis Cardinal about Whitemud Creek where the new urban Indigenous ceremonial centre called kihciy askiy is under construction in Edmonton's river valley.

Cheryl Croucher speaks with social scientist Dr. Michelle Porter her award from the Rupertsland Centre for Metis Research to look at the relationship between Metis history and the reintroduction of bison to the prairies.

Host Cheryl Croucher discovers how chef Scott Iserhoff stepped into the world of Indigenous cuisine to promote traditional knowledge while cooking up some tasty bannock and elk meat sandwiches at Pei Pei Chei Ow.

Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Lorrie Lawrence about the 2021  I.A.M. Collective Holiday Market which features over 70 Indigenous artisans from across Alberta.

Cheryl Croucher talks with Kirsten Ryder about Nightrise and how this unique lightshow and gondola ride to the top of Sulphur Mountain tells the story of Alberta's Stoney Nakoda people.

Host Cheryl Croucher profiles facilitator and dancer Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo about her work to help Indigenous people reconnect to their history and traditions through her business, Wase Saba Experiences.

Host Cheryl Croucher checks in with Indigenous chef Scott Iserhoff about expansion plans for his catering business Pei Pei Chei Ow.

Host Cheryl Croucher talks to Tracey Klettl, an Indigenous outfitter originally from Jasper, about her wilderness tourist and land-based training company called Painted Warriors.

Host Cheryl Croucher profiles Métis entrepreneur Natalie Pepin who started ReSkilled Life after moving north to Perryvale, Alberta.  Originally from Manitoba, Natalie discovered one of her early relatives from the fur trade had lived and worked in the very region she now calls home.

Host Cheryl Croucher introduces Métis entrepreneur Natalie Pepin who operates "Reskilled Life", an indigenous cultural learning hub at her property near Perryvale in the Tawatinaw Valley.

Cheryl Croucher speaks with artist Lana Whiskeyjack about her latest venture, the Whiskeyjack Art House, that she and her husband courageously opened during the pandemic.

To mark the significance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, host Cheryl Croucher takes an historical perspective through some of her interviews at the time of the TRC hearings

Cheryl Croucher speaks with Brenda Holder who operates Mahikan Trails and is Chair of Indigenous Tourism Alberta, an industry group that has grown to over 130 members since 2017

Host Cheryl Croucher speaks with Constance Day Chief about her Masters of Nursing project at the University of Lethbridge which focused on educating nursing faculty about the health impacts of residential schools      

Cheryl Croucher speaks with Tlicho Dene First Nation storyteller and author Richard Van Camp about how he found his calling, and what's in his new book titled, Gather: Richard Van Camp On The Joy Of Storytelling.

This week, Cheryl profiles Calgary podcasters Lawrence Gervais and Ross Pambrun about their new project, The Squeaky Wheel Métis Podcast.