Chris Waite's Anishnaabe History Podcast

Chris Waite's Anishnaabe History Podcast

History about Ojibwe and Cree people. Support the show by purchasing a book written by the host/creator: Bear Magic eBook : Waite, Chris: Amazon.ca: Books

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April 11, 2026 3 mins

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"Victory" Via Deception and Squatting.


Reference 

Michelle Vosburgh, 2002, Bending the Rules: Inspectors and Surveyors and Upper Canada’s Land Policies. Essay. Found in the Ontario Historical Society’s Journal: Ontario History, Volume XCIV, Number 2, Autumn 2002, page 152.

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February 21, 2026 16 mins
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February 6, 2026 13 mins

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How was Samuel de Champlain able to get to Turtle Island? Who did he work for? How did they get their money? Was it really about furs and souls?

References


  1. beursgeschiedenis.nl/en/the-story/
  2. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mercantilism.asp
  3. Jesuit | Catholic, Order, Beliefs, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica
  4. Churchill, W. (1998). A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas, 1492 to the ...
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September 14, 2025 31 mins

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In this episode, we explore the eastern nations as they dealt with the Dutch, French, Spanish and English colonies. 

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  1. https://www.potawatomiheritage.com/encyclopedia/the-beaver-wars/
  2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal
  3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Montreal_history
  4. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec
  5. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
  6. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w...
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April 18, 2025 34 mins

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Audio version of an essay I wrote for a Creative Non-Fiction class. 

**Trigger Warning**

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December 31, 2024 26 mins

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Sorry I've been procrastinating!! Thank you for listening! Miigwetch!!

Lawnmower Man > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Py4Q9aeTrE
Iron Confederacy > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzOyATlPxQ
Peabody & Sherman > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brzxy6YiDRI
Pickton Murder News > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvw9g9w1LSs
Treaty 1850 Ruling News > https://www.youtube....

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April 30, 2024 21 mins
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March 31, 2024 15 mins

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Land "purchases" made around the Credit River region. 

References:

  1. https://www.mississauga.ca/our-organization/about-our-organization/why-were-called-mississauga/
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississaugas
  3. Archeologists have discovered a mystery at the bottom of Lake Huron
  4. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/seven-oaks-incident
  5. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-canad...
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February 29, 2024 15 mins
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December 31, 2023 30 mins

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His name is synonymous  with "hard work" and "ingenuity." But what did it take for him to be successful in Illinois?

References:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820s
  2. https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1836
  3. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818
  4. https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/history/
  5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Hawk-War/Indian-removal-and-growing-ten...
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November 30, 2023 18 mins

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References


  1. McNeilly, G. (2018). Broken Trust: Indigenous People and the Thunder Bay Police Service. Systemic Review. Retrieved from https://oiprd.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/OIPRD-BrokenTrust-Final-Accessible-E.pdf
  2. Porter, J. (2015). Deep Water. Audio Documentary. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2686264208
  3. Talaga, T. (2017). Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City. Ho...
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Why do we discuss treaties so much? It's because knowing the treaties helps us  to understand what was happening at the time and how it relates to modern boundaries and politics.

References

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1814_treaties
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Greenville_(1814)
  3. http://treatiesmatter.org/treaties/land/1825-1830-Multinational
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Simc...
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September 29, 2023 7 mins

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Why do we have "Truth and Reconciliation Day"?


Sol Mamakwa -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vIIzjOkQdk&t=310s
Local News Radio -> https://www.rock94.com

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May 31, 2023 11 mins

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After the War of 1812 and before the Trail of Tears. What happened?

References

  1. Skeen, C Edward. (2003). 1816: America Rising. University Press of Kentucky.
  2. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-canadian-border-established
  3. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818
  4. https://www.american-historama.org/1801-1828-evolution/1818-convention-49th-parallel.htm
  5. https://thecanadianen...
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April 20, 2023 4 mins

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Seneca legend from the book "Star Songs and Water Spirits: a Great Lakes Reader," edited by Victoria Brehm (2011, p120, Ladyslipper Press, Michigan). The legend was documented in 1923 and told by Gawasowaneh (Big Snowflake, Arthur C. Parker, b1881-d1955).

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April 7, 2023 2 mins

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From "Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree," by James Stevens, 1971, (McLelland and Stewart Ltd, Toronto, p.82).

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