Chris Waite's Anishnaabe History Podcast
History about Ojibwe and Cree people.
Episodes
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
- beursgeschiedenis.nl/en/the-story/
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mercantilism.asp
- Jesuit | Catholic, Order, Beliefs, Meaning, & Facts | Britannica
- Churchill, W. (1998). A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas, 1492 to the Pr...
After the Beaver Wars, but before the Royal Proclamation.
References
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Protectorate-English-government
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/king-williams-war
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Years%27_War
- https...
In this episode, we explore the eastern nations as they dealt with the Dutch, French, Spanish and English colonies.
References
- https://www.potawatomiheritage.com/encyclopedia/the-beaver-wars/
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Montreal_history
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...
Audio version of an essay I wrote for a Creative Non-Fiction class.
**Trigger Warning**
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.co...
This fort, and related treaty, is referenced in later treaties. Why?
References
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stanwix
- https://www.nps.gov/fost/learn/historyculture/index.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/a-timeline-history-of-the-oneida-carry.htm
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pontiacs-war-feature
- https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/french-and-indian-war-1754-1763-causes...
Land "purchases" made around the Credit River region.
References:
- https://www.mississauga.ca/our-organization/about-our-organization/why-were-called-mississauga/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississaugas
- Archeologists have discovered a mystery at the bottom of Lake Huron
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/seven-oaks-incident
- https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-canada-...
References
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Saginaw
- Quebec Act 1774
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-act
- Sosin, J.M., ed. (1969). The Opening of the West. Harper & Row, New York.
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/pontiacs-war-feature
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/treaty-of-ghent
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/north-west-compan...
Who was involved in the creation of the Canada-USA International Border?
References
- Treaty of 1818 - Wikipedia
- Albert Gallatin - Wikipedia
- United States House Committee on Ways and Means - Wikipedia
- Richard Rush - Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush–Bagot_Treaty
- F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich - Wikipedia
- Henry Goulburn - Wikipedia
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies - Wikipedia
- Secretary of Sta...
His name is synonymous with "hard work" and "ingenuity." But what did it take for him to be successful in Illinois?
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1820s
- https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1836
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818
- https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/history/
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Hawk-War/Indian-removal-and-growing-tensi...
References
- 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
- Porter, J. (2015). Deep Water. Audio Documentary. Retrieved from https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2686264208
- Talaga, T. (2017). Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death and Hard Truths in a Northern City. Hous...
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
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
After the War of 1812 and before the Trail of Tears. What happened?
References
- Skeen, C Edward. (2003). 1816: America Rising. University Press of Kentucky.
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-canadian-border-established
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/convention-of-1818
- https://www.american-historama.org/1801-1828-evolution/1818-convention-49th-parallel.htm
- https://thecanadianency...
Why is there a claim and why is it worth $95 Billion?
References
- https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/group-of-treaty-9-communities-to-launch-legal-actions-against-feds-province-6909684
- 2023-04-26_NH0426_Clip01_Treaty9Suit
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Banks, Climate, China, Russia
- https://rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100028863/1581293189896
- https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcr...
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).
From "Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree," by James Stevens, 1971, (McLelland and Stewart Ltd, Toronto, p.82).
Excerpt from "Sacred Legends of the Sandy Lake Cree," by James Stevens, 1971, p.83. (McClelland and Stewart, Ltd.)
Dene Legend
From "American Indian Myths and Legends," by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz (Pantheon Books, 1984).
An overview of what Medicine Wheels are and how they can be used.
References
- https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/medicine-wheels
- Bell, N. (2014). Education Canada. “Teaching the Medicine Wheel.” Retrieved from https://www.edcan.ca/articles/teaching-by-the-medicine-wheel/
- Bender, Herman. (2008). Medicine Wheels or "Calendar Sites": Indian Time or the Space/Time Continuum. Time and...
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