ReVision Quest
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ReVision Quest looks at Water-PODCAST
Clean drinking water is supposed to be available to everyone in Canada. But too often Aboriginal communities are under boil water advisories or lack the infrastructure to have clean water in the first place. So what can we do about our H2O woes?
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ReVision Quest Eco Warrior vs Eco Developer-PODCAST
The iconic image of the Native warrior standing up against the developers is now part of our national experience, be it Oka, Clayoquot Sound, or Burnt Church. But, who makes a stand when it’s the Natives themselves logging the forest, and mining the hills? ReVision Quest dives into the murky waters of resource extraction and First Nations. How did we go from keeper of the land, to reaper of the spoils?
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ReVision Quest Indian Arts and Crafts-PODCAST
When people think of Aboriginal art, they often imagine soapstone carvings, Inuit paintings and beadwork. But Aboriginal artists are also creating internationally-renowned work that’s provocative, ironic, and controversial. Darrell meets some modern artists who are smashing stereotypes about Aboriginal art.
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ReVision Quest looks at Diabetes-PODCAST
On this issue, Aboriginals are #1! Yay. Oops. I mean Boo. Yes, Native people lead the country in many health problems. Is it just poor living conditions? Statistics indicate there’s a lot more going on than that. 50 years ago Diabetes was virtually unknown amongst Aboriginal populations. And, we’re 5 times more likely to get it. In this episode we get the diabetes diagnosis.
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ReVision Quest looks at Hunting and Fishing-PODCAST
Aboriginal people enjoy special hunting and fishing rights, based on their traditional practices. Have they exploited those rights, or have they had to fight to protect them? With the help of a guide (okay, a lawyer), host Darrell Dennis hunts through history and fishes for facts. He revisits a notorious fishing feud and learns Arctic etiquette from an Inuit hunter. The results both surprising and, occasionally, hilarious.
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ReVision Quest looks at the Urban Indian-PODCAST
More than half of Canada's Aboriginal population lives in cities. And according to a recent study, many have no plans to return to their reserves. Why are we leaving the rez behind? And what else are we leaving behind when we go? Does leaving the rez make us sellouts? And what is our role as Urban Indians?
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ReVision Quest looks at Aboriginals and Free...
Native Canadians get everything for free. Or, so the myth goes. This week on ReVision Quest, host Darrell Dennis puts that theory to the test. Can he really get free glasses, free tuition, or even a free truck just for being Aboriginal. And if not, where did people get the idea in the first place? Tune in to find out.
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ReVision Quest looks at Aboriginals and the...
It’s every athlete’s dream, but why is it so rarely a reality for Aboriginal peoples. For a group of people known for athletic prowess, natives seem extremely under-represented in sports that they should excel at: track, cross country skiing, and many other sports that don’t require a team or a lot of expensive equipment. But, as we discover, there’s more barriers than just money. Of course every cloud has a silver lining, we’ll also hear about the highly effective rez workout! Them rez dogs...
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ReVision Quest looks at Aboriginals and the...
After spending half an hour in the back of a Winnipeg police car, Darrell wonders about the relationship between police officers and Aboriginal people in Canada. What kinds of prejudices do police have against Native people? Is there good reason for Police to be suspicious of Aboriginals? Or is the assumption that Aboriginals fall onto one side of the Criminal Justice system guilty of being outdated?
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ReVision Quest looks at Alcohol-PODCAST
Why is it when Irish people drink, it’s cute…but when Aboriginal people drink, they’re alcoholics who can’t handle their liquor? Darrell Dennis explores the myths and realities behind alcohol and the Aboriginal community with surprising results. It’s a tough subject to examine. And even tougher to poke fun at…but Revision Quest does it. Join Darrell as he finds out if Aboriginal people are really pre-disposed to alcoholism. It’s a happy half hour that will leave you in high spirits.
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ReVision Quest looks at Cultural Assimilation-PODCAST
Is Affirmative Action the model for all things native? From music awards to education, First Nations get their own categories. Darrell finds out if the move to be inclusive is just creating a new way of compartmentalizing Aboriginals. After all, shouldn’t native musicians be competing for Best Album Juno, not Aboriginal Recording of the Year?
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ReVision Quest looks at Education-PODCAST
Indians all get free education, right? Afraid not. There's a great many conditions that come with that 'free' education. And, what are the odds that someone from an isolated reserve in the northern edges of our provinces will be able to survive the strain of re-locating to the busy, populated and white South. Why are rez schools so bad; they get all kinds of our tax dollars, right? Again, afraid not. On a per student basis, the average rez school gets about half of what non-rez schools get,...
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ReVision Quest looks at Elders-PODCAST
It’s one of the most revered roles in Aboriginal culture, so how does someone become an elder? Darrell sits down with several First Nations people who describe their role as unofficial life
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ReVision Quest looks at Gambling-PODCAST
Can legalized gambling pull the Rez out of the cycle of poverty and despair, or will it just replace the old cycle with a new one? As you’ll discover, this isn’t the first time gambling has played an important role in native life, and probably won’t be the last.
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ReVision Quest looks at Gangs-PODCAST
Darrell debunks the myth that all young Aboriginal men are gang members. Yes, a problem exists but let’s put it in perspective. There are 1.2 million Aboriginal people in Canada, half of those under the age of 24, so how many native gang members are really out there? Darrell talks with an Aboriginal teenager who’s constantly mistaken for a gang member and Ervin Chartrand, a former gang member turned filmmaker.
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ReVision Quest looks at Hair-PODCAST
From the days of pre-contact right up to the Hollywood westerns, long hair has identified Aboriginal people right across North America. While it's effectively the most visual stereotype of our people, today wearing long hair symbolizes an ancient bond to tradition that hasn't been broken, even through the most violent acts of assimilation. Plus, it makes us look good.
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ReVision Quest looks at Housing-PODCAST
While history books and movies have romanticized Aboriginal homes (think teepees and longhouses), the modern day reality is overcrowding and substandard living conditions. How did our home and native land turn into a place where we're struggling to secure one of the most basic human needs: shelter?
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ReVision Quest looks at Humour-PODCAST
Many Aboriginals talk about the “Native sense of humour”. So, what is it? Well, you kind of had to be there. And that’s what we’ll do; take the listener into the inner-world of native humour. For a group of people that may seem serious to the outsider, there’s an awful lot of laughing going on behind closed doors. We’ll hear from funny Native folks from all walks of life.
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ReVision Quest looks at Indianthusiasts-PODCAST
Darrell introduces listeners to a movement of thousands of “German Hobby Indians” who admire First Nations culture so much... they dress up like natives on weekends. Darrell finds out why German people are more interested in North American Indians than are most North Americans, and he explores the strange and sometimes strained relationship between the Hobby Indians and the real Indians.
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ReVision Quest looks at Labels-PODCAST
I know you can say Indian, but what can I call you? Is it First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Natives? It all depends on whom you ask, but the results can get pretty political. National Chief Phil Fontaine explains how the legal definition of “Indian” means there won’t be any more of them within a few generations. It’s all in a name, for ReVision Quest. Hosted by Darrell Dennis.
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ReVision Quest looks at Language-PODCAST
We Canadians are learning Aboriginal words all the time. Words like Canada, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Trickster. On Revision Quest, host Darrell Dennis talks with language experts, and Sesame Street’s Grover, and travels through time, to find out if Aboriginal languages have any application in the modern world. Along the way he discovers interesting uses for the languages of First Nations Peoples. And he learns some useful new phrases; like what to say when you run into trouble with the law!
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ReVision Quest looks at Missing Women-PODCAST
Conservative estimates of the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada are around 580, but some say there are as many as 3,000. So why is this issue mostly ignored by the general public? Are Canadians really that indifferent to our Indigenous population?
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ReVision Quest looks at Storytellers-PODCAST
Do you remember the one about…? Storyteller Duncan Mercredi does. He joins Darrell along this journey into the past to see how today’s storytellers have evolved and why our stories remain alive. Plus, why hip hop star Joey Stylez is considered a storyteller for today's Generation X-Box.
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ReVision Quest looks at Bering Strait-PODCAST
Revision Quest is the show that looks back on Canada’s native history in order to kick some assumptions about the present. And this week, the show takes a kick at one of the biggies: the idea that native Canadians are just transplanted Russians who hiked across the Bering land bridge. Here are a couple of hints on what you’ll find out: natives know how to sail, and it wasn’t aliens or Europeans that invented their navigational instruments. Chariots of the Gods, this isn’t.
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ReVision Quest looks at Parenting-PODCAST
Two years after the government apologized for taking native children away from their families, why are we still taking native kids away from their families? And, on the flip side, why are so many horrific incidents of child abuse still happening in Native communities. Darrell traces the history of native child abduction from the Residential School era, through the “Sixties Scoop”, to the ongoing controversy over Aboriginal Child and Family Services. And, believe it or not, there’s going to...
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ReVision Quest looks at Religion-PODCAST
Jesus vs Nanabush. Darrell looks at religion and native people, exploring some of their different Traditional beliefs, the relationship between Christianity and many native people, and why the two aren’t necessarily incompatible. Why did Residential School survivor Tobasonakwut Kinew feel it was important to meet the Pope, and how does he feel about it now that he has?
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ReVision Quest looks at Reserves-PODCAST
If you focus on news reports, it’s easy to get the impression that reserves in this country are all parceled lands of poverty, inequity, and vice, run by incompetent, corrupt Aboriginals. Darrell Dennis knows the truth is a little more complicated than that. After all, he grew up on a reserve in B.C. And this week on ReVision Quest, he teams up with a helpful historian and a successful native businessman to get at the real story of reserves in Canada.
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ReVision Quest The Fighting Sioux: Battles over the...
Now that the Blackhawks have the Stanley Cup once again, it seems unlikely they’ll consider a name change. But, many sports teams with Aboriginal names have. In North Dakota it means jack-hammering the Fighting Sioux logo out of the concrete at the stadium. ReVision Quest wonders if all the concern over Braves, Warriors, and Blackhawks is insult or homage.
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ReVision Quest looks at the idea of the Real...
As an Aboriginal actor, Darrell Dennis is curious about the Hollywood image of the Native American Indian. In particular, he wonders about the wild savage dressed in buckskin and beads, and the Indian princess with the pure heart and the long, straight hair. This week on ReVision Quest Darrell finds out where these images come from. And more importantly, why they are still so pervasive today.
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ReVision Quest looks at The Metis-PODCAST
When Riel Day was declared in Manitoba in 2007, it was greeted with both applause and derision. Some seeing him as a Metis hero, and some as a traitor who instigated a Metis rebellion against the nation of Canada. Seems the Metis can still cause a stir. We’ll look at who they are, why they are, and what the future holds for those sash-wearing, flag-waving sons and daughters of the founding peoples.
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ReVision Quest Two Spirited-PODCAST
Ever hear someone being called an aagookwe? Nadle? Or how about winkte? Perhaps not in recent times, but what about Two Spirited? When it comes to Aboriginal gays, lesbians, and transgendered people in North America, their story departs from the mainstream gay community. Darrell Dennis dives into the conversation and gets the straight answers.
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ReVision Quest looks at Truth and Reconciliation-PODCAST
That’s the premise, but can re-telling the story of our residential school past really bring solace? We’ll hear stories of survivors and engage in some provocative conversations about stealing children, abandoning parents, and trying to make it all alright.
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ReVision Quest looks at Natives in the Military-PODCAST
Darrell wonders: why so many Aboriginal men and women enlist to serve a country that has disenfranchised them? He also talks to some vets about the country they returned to after fighting overseas, and to aboriginal soldiers shipping out to Afghanistan.
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ReVision Quest looks at Work-PODCAST
Host Darrell Dennis goes to work on "work." From high unemployment to low expectations, he looks at the harsh realities and persistent misconceptions that greet aboriginal people in the workforce. Always on the job, Darrell learns about the pre-contact work ethic and the difficulties facing aboriginal entrepreneurs. He meets a tough-talking Chief with no patience for slackers, and a modern day Rosie the Riveter. And he works up a smile, with a new reality show, a culture-clashing history...
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ReVision Quest looks at Native Health and the...
The numbers are shocking: if you are First Nations living in Manitoba this year, it’s 6 times more likely that you got sick with the H1N1 virus. Are Native peoples more susceptible? Or, does this just demonstrate the state of Native health and healthcare in Canada. On ReVision Quest this week we ask: Is the system sick?
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ReVision Quest looks at Oka: 20 Years Later-PODCAST
We look back at one of the defining moments of Aboriginal/ Canadian relations. Oka led to near civil war within Canada, and resulted in tremendous changes in relations between Canadians and the country’s first peoples. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created out of Oka, as was a new policy on policing First Nations. The world was made aware of Canada’s simmering Aboriginal situation, and learned a lot about the Warrior society. And, no golf course was built in the pines of Oka.
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ReVision Quest: Everything you wanted to know about...
At ReVision Quest we pride ourselves on clearing up misconceptions and stereotypes about Aboriginal people. This episode is dedicated to some of the questions we haven't answered yet, like "How do you get an Indian name?" or "Why don't Native people pay taxes... ever?"
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ReVision Quest: Bad Romance: "us" and "them"
From its beginning, the relationship between First Nations and the federal government has been... well, rocky at best. What might have looked good on paper, never really materialized into a solid partnership. Will the Reds and the Feds ever work things out?
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ReVision Quest: Urban Natives: Aboriginals and the City
More than half of Canada's Aboriginal population lives in cities. And according to a recent study, many have no plans to return to their reserves. Why are we leaving the rez behind? And what else are we leaving behind when we go? Does leaving the rez make us sellouts? And what is our role as Urban Indians?
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Revision Quest: Hair Podcast
From the days of pre-contact right up to the Hollywood westerns, long hair has identified Aboriginal people right across North America. While it's effectively the most visual stereotype of Native people, today wearing long hair symbolizes an ancient bond to tradition that hasn't been broken, even through the most violent acts of assimilation. Plus, it looks cool! That's what ReVision Quest explores this week when host Darrell Dennis gets a good look at First Nations hair.
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Revision Quest: Hair
From the days of pre-contact right up to the Hollywood westerns, long hair has identified Aboriginal people right across North America. While it's effectively the most visual stereotype of Native people, today wearing long hair symbolizes an ancient bond to tradition that hasn't been broken, even through the most violent acts of assimilation. Plus, it looks cool! That's what ReVision Quest explores this week when host Darrell Dennis gets a good look at First Nations hair.
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ReVision Quest: Missing and Murdered Women
Conservative estimates of the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada are around 580, but some say there are as many as 3,000. So why is this issue mostly ignored by the general public? Are Canadians really that indifferent to our Indigenous population?
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ReVision Quest: Two Spirited podcast
Ever hear someone being called an aagookwe? Nadle? Or how about winkte? Perhaps not in recent times, but what about Two Spirited? When it comes to Aboriginal gays, lesbians, and transgendered people in North America, their story departs from the mainstream gay community. Darrell Dennis dives into the conversation and gets the straight answers.
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ReVision Quest: Storytellers
Do you remember the one about...? Storyteller Duncan Mercredi does. He joins Darrell along this journey into the past to see how today's storytellers have evolved and why our stories remain alive. Plus, why hip hop star Joey Stylez is considered a storyteller for today's Generation X-Box.
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ReVision Quest: Housing podcast
While history books and movies have romanticized Aboriginal homes (think teepees and longhouses), the modern day reality is overcrowding and substandard living conditions. How did our home and native land turn into a place where we're struggling to secure one of the most basic human needs: shelter?
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ReVision Quest: The Elder
It's one of the most revered roles in Aboriginal culture, so how does someone become an elder? Darrell sits down with several First Nations people who describe their role as unofficial life coaches. And if you've ever wondered the going price for first-hand wisdom, Darrell asks how are elders paid? And how much?
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ReVision Quest Education episode
Did you learn anything in school this year? Indians all get free education, right? Afraid not. There's a great many conditions that come with that 'free' education. And, what are the odds that someone from an isolated reserve in the northern edges of our provinces will be able to survive the strain of re-locating to the busy, populated and white South. Why are rez schools so bad; they get all kinds of our tax dollars, right? Again, afraid not. On a per student basis, the average rez gets...
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ReVision Quest Diabetes
On this issue, Aboriginals are #1! Yay. Oops. I mean Boo. Yes, Native people lead the country in many health problems. Is it just poor living conditions? Statistics indicate there's a lot more going on than that. 50 years ago Diabetes was virtually unknown amongst Aboriginal populations. And, we're 5 times more likely to get it. In this episode we get the diabetes diagnosis.
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ReVision Quest Parenting
Two years after the government apologized for taking native children away from their families, why are we still taking native kids away from their families? And, on the flip side, why are so many horrific incidents of child abuse still happening in Native communities.Darrell traces the history of native child abduction from the Residential School era, through the "Sixties Scoop", to the controversy over Aboriginal Child and Family Services. And, believe it or not, there’s going to be comedy.
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Labels and Language
I know you can say Indian, but what can I call you? Is it First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Natives? It all depends on whom you ask, but the results can get pretty political. National Chief Phil Fontaine explains how the legal definition of "Indian" means there won't be any more of them within a few generations. It's all in a name, for ReVision Quest. Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Monday mornings at 9:30, and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Producer: Doug Holmes
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ReVision Quest Eco-warrior vs. Eco-developer
The iconic image of the Native warrior standing up against the developers is now part of our national experience, be it Oka, Clayoquot Sound, or Burnt Church. But, who makes a stand when it’s the Natives themselves logging the forest, and mining the hills? ReVision Quest dives into the murky waters of resource extraction and First Nations. How did we go from keeper of the land, to reaper of the spoils?
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Revision Quest summer 2009 But Is It Art?
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Revision Quest summer 2009 jesus vs. nanabush
Jesus vs. Nanabush: Darrell looks at religion and native people, exploring some of their different Traditional beliefs, the relationship between Christianity and many native people, and why the two aren't necessarily incompatible. Why did Residential School survivor Tobasonakwut Kinew feel it was important to meet the Pope, and how does he feel about it now that he has? Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Producer: Wabanakwut Kinew
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Revision Quest summer 2009 the Military
Darrell wonders: why so many Aboriginal men and women enlist to serve a country that has disenfranchised them? He also talks to some vets about the country they returned to after fighting overseas, and to aboriginal soldiers shipping out to Afghanistan. Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Monday mornings at 9:30, and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Producer: Waubgeshig Rice
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Indianthusiasts
Darrell introduces listeners to a movement of thousands of "German Hobby Indians" who admire First Nations culture so much... they dress up like natives on weekends. Darrell finds out why German people are more interested in North American Indians than are most North Americans, and he explores the strange and sometimes strained relationship between the Hobby Indians and the real Indians.
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ReVision Quest The Metis
When Riel Day was declared in Manitoba in 2007, it was greeted with both applause and derision. Some seeing him as a Metis hero, and some as a traitor who instigated a Metis rebellion against the nation of Canada. Seems the Metis can still cause a stir. We'll look at who they are, why they are, and what the future holds for those sash-wearing, flag-waving sons and daughters of the founding peoples.
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Revision Quest summer 2009 ghetto-ization vs....
Is Affirmative Action the model for all things native? From music awards to education, First Nations get their own categories. Darrell finds out if the move to be inclusive is just creating a new way of compartmentalizing Aboriginals. After all, shouldn't native musicians be competing for Best Album Juno, not Aboriginal Recording of the Year?
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Ganging up on Gangs
Darrell debunks the myth that all young Aboriginal men are gang members. Yes, a problem exists but let's put it in perspective. There are 1.2 million Aboriginal people in Canada, half of those under the age of 24, so how many native gang members are really out there? Darrell talks with an Aboriginal teenager who's constantly mistaken for a gang member and Ervin Chartrand, a former gang member turned filmmaker.
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ReVision Quest Oka, 20 years later
We look back at one of the defining moments of Aboriginal/ Canadian relations. Oka led to near civil war within Canada, and resulted in tremendous changes in relations between Canadians and the country's first peoples. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created out of Oka, as was a new policy on policing First Nations. The world was made aware of Canada's simmering Aboriginal situation, and learned a lot about the Warrior society. And, no golf course was built in the pines of Oka.
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Indians and the H1N1
The numbers are shocking: if you are First Nations living in Manitoba this year, it's 6 times more likely that you got sick with the H1N1 virus. Are Native peoples more susceptible? Or, does this just demonstrate the state of Native health and healthcare in Canada. On ReVision Quest this week we ask: Is the system sick?
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Alcohol episode
ReVision Quest tackles the stereotype of the drunken Indian. First Darrell tackles the notion that Aboriginals can't handle liquor, and then looks at the idea that alcoholism is, was, and always will be a problem for Aboriginals. We guarantee a few surprises!
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June 30 ReVision Quest The Fighting Sioux: battles over...
Now that the Blackhawks have the Stanley Cup once again, it seems unlikely they'll consider a name change. But, many sports teams with Aboriginal names have. In North Dakota it means jack-hammering the Fighting Sioux logo out of the concrete at the stadium. ReVision Quest wonders if all the concern over Braves, Warriors, and Blackhawks is insult or homage.
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ReVision Quest Truth and Reconcilation
That's the premise, but can re-telling the story of our residential school past really bring solace? We'll hear stories of survivors and engage in some provocative conversations about stealing children, abandoning parents, and trying to make it all alright.
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Free Stuff episode
We all know Aboriginals get lots of free stuff right? Stuff like education, housing and transportation. Well, that's all pretty much a myth, as you'll find out if you listen to this episode. Oh, and there's some laughs too!
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Origins episode
Archaeologists figure North America has only been populated for about 11,000 years. But Aboriginals will tell you our people have been here since time immemorial. Who do you belief? Listen to this episode and you might re-think that answer!
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Hunting and Fishing episode
It's a treaty and ancestral right, right? Well, it's a little more complicated than that. There's a lot of restrictions. But, that still causes a lot of controversy. Have a listen!
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ReVision Quest Parenting
Two years after the government apologized for taking native children away from their families, why are we still taking native kids away from their families? And, on the flip side, why are so many horrific incidents of child abuse still happening in Native communities.Darrell traces the history of native child abduction from the Residential School era, through the “Sixties Scoop”, to the controversy over Aboriginal Child and Family Services. And, believe it or not, there’s going to be comedy.
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ReVision Quest Diabetes
On this issue, Aboriginals are #1! Yay. Oops. I mean Boo. Yes, Native people lead the country in many health problems. Is it just poor living conditions? Statistics indicate there’s a lot more going on than that. 50 years ago Diabetes was virtually unknown amongst Aboriginal populations. And, we’re 5 times more likely to get it. In this episode we get the diabetes diagnosis.
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ReVision Quest Education episode
Did you learn anything in school this year? Indians all get free education, right? Afraid not. There's a great many conditions that come with that 'free' education. And, what are the odds that someone from an isolated reserve in the northern edges of our provinces will be able to survive the strain of re-locating to the busy, populated and white South. Why are rez schools so bad; they get all kinds of our tax dollars, right? Again, afraid not. On a per student basis, the average rez gets...
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Revision Quest summer 2009 But Is It Art?
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ReVision Quest Eco-warrior vs. Eco-developer
The iconic image of the Native warrior standing up against the developers is now part of our national experience, be it Oka, Clayoquot Sound, or Burnt Church. But, who makes a stand when it’s the Natives themselves logging the forest, and mining the hills? ReVision Quest dives into the murky waters of resource extraction and First Nations. How did we go from keeper of the land, to reaper of the spoils?
-
Revision Quest summer 2009 jesus vs. nanabush
Jesus vs. Nanabush: Darrell looks at religion and native people, exploring some of their different Traditional beliefs, the relationship between Christianity and many native people, and why the two aren’t necessarily incompatible. Why did Residential School survivor Tobasonakwut Kinew feel it was important to meet the Pope, and how does he feel about it now that he has? Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Producer: Wabanakwut Kinew
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Revision Quest summer 2009 the Military
Darrell wonders: why so many Aboriginal men and women enlist to serve a country that has disenfranchised them? He also talks to some vets about the country they returned to after fighting overseas, and to aboriginal soldiers shipping out to Afghanistan. Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Monday mornings at 9:30, and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Producer: Waubgeshig Rice
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Labels and Language
I know you can say Indian, but what can I call you? Is it First Nations, Aboriginal, Indigenous, Natives? It all depends on whom you ask, but the results can get pretty political. National Chief Phil Fontaine explains how the legal definition of “Indian” means there won’t be any more of them within a few generations. It’s all in a name, for ReVision Quest. Hosted by Darrell Dennis. Monday mornings at 9:30, and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Producer: Doug Holmes
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ReVision Quest The Metis
When Riel Day was declared in Manitoba in 2007, it was greeted with both applause and derision. Some seeing him as a Metis hero, and some as a traitor who instigated a Metis rebellion against the nation of Canada. Seems the Metis can still cause a stir. We’ll look at who they are, why they are, and what the future holds for those sash-wearing, flag-waving sons and daughters of the founding peoples.
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ReVision Quest Oka, 20 years later
We look back at one of the defining moments of Aboriginal/ Canadian relations. Oka led to near civil war within Canada, and resulted in tremendous changes in relations between Canadians and the country’s first peoples. The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created out of Oka, as was a new policy on policing First Nations. The world was made aware of Canada’s simmering Aboriginal situation, and learned a lot about the Warrior society. And, no golf course was built in the pines of Oka.
-
Revision Quest summer 2009 Indians and the H1N1
The numbers are shocking: if you are First Nations living in Manitoba this year, it’s 6 times more likely that you got sick with the H1N1 virus. Are Native peoples more susceptible? Or, does this just demonstrate the state of Native health and healthcare in Canada. On ReVision Quest this week we ask: Is the system sick?
-
Revision Quest summer 2009 ghetto-ization vs....
Is Affirmative Action the model for all things native? From music awards to education, First Nations get their own categories. Darrell finds out if the move to be inclusive is just creating a new way of compartmentalizing Aboriginals. After all, shouldn’t native musicians be competing for Best Album Juno, not Aboriginal Recording of the Year?
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Ganging up on Gangs
Darrell debunks the myth that all young Aboriginal men are gang members. Yes, a problem exists but let’s put it in perspective. There are 1.2 million Aboriginal people in Canada, half of those under the age of 24, so how many native gang members are really out there? Darrell talks with an Aboriginal teenager who’s constantly mistaken for a gang member and Ervin Chartrand, a former gang member turned filmmaker.
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Revision Quest summer 2009 Indianthusiasts
Darrell introduces listeners to a movement of thousands of “German Hobby Indians” who admire First Nations culture so much... they dress up like natives on weekends. Darrell finds out why German people are more interested in North American Indians than are most North Americans, and he explores the strange and sometimes strained relationship between the Hobby Indians and the real Indians.
-
ReVision Quest Truth and Reconcilation
That’s the premise, but can re-telling the story of our residential school past really bring solace? We’ll hear stories of survivors and engage in some provocative conversations about stealing children, abandoning parents, and trying to make it all alright.
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June 30 ReVision Quest The Fighting Sioux: battles over...
Now that the Blackhawks have the Stanley Cup once again, it seems unlikely they’ll consider a name change. But, many sports teams with Aboriginal names have. In North Dakota it means jack-hammering the Fighting Sioux logo out of the concrete at the stadium. ReVision Quest wonders if all the concern over Braves, Warriors, and Blackhawks is insult or homage.
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Hunting and Fishing episode
It's a treaty and ancestral right, right? Well, it's a little more complicated than that. There's a lot of restrictions. But, that still causes a lot of controversy. Have a listen!
-
summer 2008 ReVision Quest Origins episode
Archaeologists figure North America has only been populated for about 11,000 years. But Aboriginals will tell you our people have been here since time immemorial. Who do you belief? Listen to this episode and you might re-think that answer!
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Free Stuff episode
We all know Aboriginals get lots of free stuff right? Stuff like education, housing and transportation. Well, that's all pretty much a myth, as you'll find out if you listen to this episode. Oh, and there's some laughs too!
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summer 2008 ReVision Quest Alcohol episode
ReVision Quest tackles the stereotype of the drunken Indian. First Darrell tackles the notion that Aboriginals can't handle liquor, and then looks at the idea that alcoholism is, was, and always will be a problem for Aboriginals. We guarantee a few surprises!
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- Winnipeg, MB
- Culture, World Talk
- CBC
- English
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ReVision Quest
CBC Radio
P.O. Box 160
Winipeg, MB
Canada, R3C 2H1416-205-3700 -
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