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I sat down with a good friend Myc Sharratt. This one is a bit different than other episodes as there is a lot of familiarity and banter between us. I wanted to get Myc on to discuss some daily acts of resurgence through art and sport and it's great to see how far he's come as a musician. As two half-breeds coming up together in hockey, school, and in the same neighborhood we naturally became good friends, and we reflect on some of these experiences some 20 years later. Myc recently performed a concert with his band and a dozen members of the Vancouver Island Symphony and I can honestly say it was one of the best performances I've ever seen. You can check his music out on Spotify and YouTube

http://mycsharratt.com

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EzuyvZjTVniGM7ujTvHwf?si=W3VTuwhhQluMmI-fxsNoNw

William Wasden Sr has been coaching and playing soccer in Alert Bay and beyond for many years. We had a chat about the history of soccer in his community and how the sport has become part of his culture.

Having a yarn with First Nations Australian triathlete Nat Heath. Nat is the founder of TRIMOB, an Australian triathlon club that empowers Indigenous people through the sport of triathlon. TRIMOB is making a difference in endurance sports by increasing inclusion and bringing awareness of Indigenous culture to all Australians.

https://www.trimob.org

IG: tri_mob

Kikila Perrin is an Interdisciplinary PhD student at the University of Victoria. As a settler he is actively learning what he can do to contribute to landback in a constructive way. 

tinyurl.com/listentotheland

Twitter: @kikilabodhi

Instagram: @kikilaperrin

This is a special episode that I completed as part of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health's Indigenous Public Health Institute: Pandemics In Indigenous Communities Before, During and After COVID-19. 

Chatting with Dr. Michael Yellowbird on how colonialism influences Indigenous peoples at the molecular and cellular level.

Dr. Janice Forsyth joins me to discuss the role sport has in Indigenous culture from the historical, colonial, and contemporary lenses that we use to understand and apply sport to our lives. 

https://janiceforsyth.ca

Twitter: @janiceatwestern 

Shayna Powless shares her story of how she got into the world of cycling and talks about her journey as a professional athlete. She is the co-founder of the Dream Catcher Foundation, advocating for awareness of MMIWG2S.

https://www.dreamcatcherfdn.org

https://shaynapowless.com

In this episode Dr. Gregory Cajete joins me to discuss sports, games, culture, and education. 

Sitting down with Eric Tippeconnic to chat about art, sports, and education. Eric is a Comanche artist, educator, and athlete who teaches in the American Indian Studies program at Cal State San Marcos. He has a PhD in History from UNM and I was fortunate enough to talk about his research, his art, and his story in Divison 1 College Football. 

Eric's art can be checked out here https://www.erictippeconnic.com/

Sitting down with Elder Gerry Oldman from Teachings in the Air, to talk about health, movement, and development. 

Gerry Oldman is a member of the St’at’imc Nation from Tsal’alh (Shalalth B.C.) and is living in Brandon Manitoba and has been involved as a change agent for First Nations communities and agencies since 1976. You can find his podcast here https://open.spotify.com/show/71J0xKZUXOMXMCuqklMViq?si=c368c7c335084b70

Talking with my dad, Mel H, about things like sports, Residential School, and Treaty.

Chatting with Amiel about his journey as a cyclist, which includes representing Canada on the track and how cycling can be a resource for personal expression and development. It's a long one, but I hope people can find the time to listen to the whole conversation.