Travelling Metis
Travelling Metis shares the stories of Metis People across Turtle Island.
Episodes
Join host Samantha Loney as she speaks with author Arnolda Dufour-Bowes about her father's experience as a road allowance Metis, the importance of storytelling for healing and how she is helping educators teach Metis history.
You can check out Arnolda's Apples and Traintracks exhibit at Back to Batoche this summer and check out the next book in the Maggie Lou Firefox book series August 2025. To learn more about Arnolda's work visit...
Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with two-spirit Metis artist Jason Baerg to discuss the fight for Metis representation in the Indigenous art world, the importance of art in uplifting the Metis Nation and his life growing up in St. Albert, Saskatchewan.
You can visit Jason Baerg at the Banff Centre in Alberta June 2025 and learn more about Jason at www.jasonbaerg.ca.
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Host Samantha Loney sits down with story quilter Theresa Lafreniere-Fama to discuss her journey in becoming an artist later in life, how her book Quilted Memoirs is changing the lives of her community, and her love of her home Thunder Bay Beach.
To order Theresa’s book, email book.whoknewbytheresa@gmail.com.
This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie’s Ar...
Host Samantha Loney sits down with emerging Metis filmmaker Andrew Konoff to discuss their debut short film Plansh A Roo, the responsibility Indigenous filmmakers have in telling stories about their community and how their journey from making skate films to his award winning short narrative film.
You can follow Andrew Konoff on Instagram here.
This episode was made possible with the help of 88...
Host Samantha Loney sits down with children's book author Willie Poll to discuss how they have been using their books to teach Indigenous youth about the impacts of colonialism on our communities, the importance of children seeing themselves represented in books, and collaborating with other Indigenous artists.
You can follow Willie Poll on Instagram here and purchase their books wherever books are sold. W...
Host Samantha Loney sits down with Metis installation artist Tracey-Mae Chambers to discuss combining art and advocacy, how she’s using her art to decolonize institutions and her next project about the opioid crisis.
To learn more about Tracey-Mae Chambers work and how you can get involved in her next project, you can visit traceymae.com.
This episode was made possible with the help of 880 Ci...
Host Samantha Loney continues her discussion with Cree-Metis filmmaker and IM4 Labs Matriarch, Loretta Todd, to figure out how we can continue the fight for Indigenous sovereignty in cinema, creating space for Indigenous filmmakers to learn new technologies with the IM4 Lab, and what advice she has for ‘young’ filmmakers.
Loretta’s series Coyote Science is available on APTN Lumi.
Host Samantha Loney sits down with Cree-Metis filmmaker and IM4 Labs Matriarch, Loretta Todd, to get a crash course of the history of Indigenous Cinema in so-called Canada. Loretta discusses what inspired her to tell stories, how Indigenous Peoples have been fighting for representation on and behind the screen, and what the future looks like.
Loretta’s series Coyote Science is available on APTN Lumi. You c...
Join host Samantha Loney as she travels across the Metis homeland to talk to Michif storytellers and how they are using their stories to make a positive change in the community.
Remeber to follow us on facebook at Travelling Metis and on Instagram at Metis and Me Program.
This season of the Travelling Metis podcast was made possible with the help of 880 Cities and the City of Barrie’s Arts and Culture Investment Program.
Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with Advocate Strategies Paul Robataille to discuss his journey from the world of forestry to business, the work he is doing to help Metis businesses, and how we build a strong Metis economy.
To learn more about Advocate Strategies visit www.advocatestrategies.ca
To find a Metis business near you, visit shopmetisonline.ca
This season was made with the support of 880 Cities Ontario Changemak...
Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with her counselor to discuss the effects of intergenerational trauma, the different types of therapy, and why Indigenous representation in mental healthcare is important.
To learn more about mental health services provided by the MNO visit www.metisnation.org/programs-and-services/community-wellbeing/mental-health-and-addictions-services/
Join host Samantha Loney as she sits down with Thunder Bay Metis Council President Wendy Houston to discuss the difficulties of serving citizens across a large geographical region, disconnection with culture, and what she is doing to better communicate the history of Metis people in her area.
To learn more about the Thunder Bay Metis Council you can visit their website mnotbay.com.
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Host Samantha Loney talks with Chair of the North Bay Metis Council, Gavin Pigeau, about his journey reconnecting to culture, the importance of reciprocity, and how joining his Metis council allowed him to ‘come home’ to his community.
To learn more about the North Bay Metis Council, visit their website http://www.northbaymetiscouncil.ca/
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Host Samantha Loney talks to founder of the Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy Joanie McGuffin about why it is important to protect the Lake Superior watershed, how to work with Indigenous communities and her canoe journey across Turtle Island.
To learn more about the Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy visit https://superiorconservancy.org/
Host Samantha Loney talks with Emily O’Hara from Tanshi Clay about starting her own business, healing generational trauma through beadwork and what it was like attending her first pow wow.
To check out the products available from Tanshi Clay, check out their socials and webiste below.
Host Samantha Loney talks with Brooke Wiens a councillor for the Niagara Metis Council about the importance of harvesting for Metis people, how she found community in Ontario after moving from Alberta, and what she hopes to see for the future of the Metis Nation.
To find out more about Metis events happening in the Niagara region, visit the council's website https://www.niagararegionmetisco...
Host Samantha Loney talks with 2Spirited artist, Rihkee Strapp about the importance of 2Spirited people to Indigenous culture, what it means to be a socially-engaged artist and how to support artists in Northern Ontario.
Check out Rihkee’s art here.
To support and learn more about the Northern Indigenous Artists Alliance click here.
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Join host Samantha Loney for the second season of the Travelling Metis podcast as she travels around the province of Ontario to discuss everything from canoeing, people’s first pow wow experiences and everyone’s favourite subject Bill C-53. Some of this season’s guest include Joanie McGuffin of the Lake Superior Watershed Conservancy, Emily O’Hara of Tanshi Clay and president of the Thunder Bay Metis Council We...
Host Samantha sits down with filmmaker Jack Belhemeur and actress Olivia Lucas to discuss the importance of storytelling, what makes Metis people’s perspective so different and Metis people’s presence in the film industry. Special appearance by residential school and 60s scoop survivor advocate Vanessa Lamirande.
Host Samantha Loney sits down with Juno nominated artist Donny Parenteau to discuss Metis people’s impact on the music scene, how he got started as a musician and the famed Metis fiddle. Special appearance by Indigenous 150+ podcaster Nika Pazuik.
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