Episodes
Sept. 9, 2024
Sage Paul on Telling Traditional Stories Through Modern Indigenous Fashion
Indigenous Fashion Designer and Founder of Indigenous Fashion Arts, Sage Paul, joins the Matriarch Movement (again!) for a discussion ahead of the 2024 IFA festival and fashion show.
Sept. 2, 2024
Deanne Hupfield: Healing Intergenerational Trauma Through Pow Wow Dancing
Regalia isn’t a costume, it’s a connection to self and community. Host Shayla Oulette Stonechild welcomes speaker, Pow Wow dancer and teacher, and regalia-making instructor Deanne Hupfield to Matriarch Movement for a conversation about her journey into pow wow dancing, regalia making, and matriarch…
Jan. 29, 2024
Living life through Ceremony. Ft. Santee Siouxx
Indigenous peoples have overcome a lot of darkness, and we’re still able to dance.In this episode, Shayla Stonechild is joined by Jingle Dancer, Content Creator and Indigenous Advocate, Santee Siouxx, to chat about what it means to go back to the cerem...
Dec. 8, 2023
How Kairyn Potts is helping Indigenous youth thrive by meeting them where they’re at.
Advocating for Indigenous youth means you need to be tapped into a lot of different sources. For Kairyn Potts, that means not only being ultra internet-savvy, but also having a personal connection to the system that impacts Indigenous youth on a massiv...
Oct. 16, 2023
The power of Indigenous influencers. Ft. Marika Sila
What does it mean to be an “Indigenous Influencer”?
Marika Sila is an Inuvialuk actress, stunt performer, and activist who also shares content with over half a million followers across Instagram and Tiktok. She and her dad blew up the internet this ye...
Aug. 28, 2023
Jeremy Thompson discusses his spiritual connection to lacrosse.
Lacrosse is more than a game, it’s medicine.
Jeremy Thompson, professional lacrosse player from the Onondaga Nation (https://www.onondaganation.org/aboutus/), is known around the world for his incredible athleticism and activism within the sport of la...
Aug. 14, 2023
Why children are essential in decision-making spaces. Ft. Councilor Michelle Friesen.
What does it mean to bring Indigeneity into colonial spaces, especially into the government?
Michelle Friesen, City Councilor for the City of Whitehorse, knows a thing or two about it. In October 2021 she was elected as the first Indigenous woman to s...
July 31, 2023
Owen Unruh discusses addiction, his digital community, and what it means to be Two-Spirit.
Growing up as an Indigenous and queer person isn’t easy.
Owen Unruh, a Two-Spirit, Nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) adoptee, felt ashamed of his identity until well into adulthood which led him to a battle with addiction. He joins the podcast to discuss his exp...
July 17, 2023
How Stephanie Peltier understands the role of Matriarchy in Indigenous futures.
What is the role of Matriarchy in Indigenous futurism? Stephanie Peltier can tell you from experience, it’s critical.
Stephanie Peltier is well known across Canada as “The Matriarch Who Raised One of Canada’s Leading Indigenous Water Activists”. As th...
July 3, 2023
Indigenous value systems while working in colonial institutions. Ft. Jesse Wente
How do you stay connected to Indigenous values like kinship, community and sustainability while living in a colonial society?
In this episode, Jesse Wente, an award-winning, Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, and arts leader, joins the Matriarch Movemen...
June 5, 2023
Shanese Indoowaaboo Steele talks representation, solidarity, and Afro-Indigeneity.
What does “Indigeneity” look like to you?
In this episode, The Matriarch Movement podcast is joined by Shanese Indoowaaboo Steel. Shanese is an Afro-Indigenous, Fat Femme who's fought for the advancement of Indigenous and Racialized student rights wit...
May 22, 2023
How telling our own stories can help us heal. Ft. Connie Walker
For a long time it’s been non-Indigenous people telling Indigenous stories, and that means that stereotypes and a lack of humanity and empathy has been perpetuated in the media for years.
Award-winning Indigenous podcaster and journalist, Connie Walk...
May 8, 2023
How are Indigenous youth thinking about reconciliation? Ft. Riley Yesno
Where do Indigenous youth find the space to be revolutionary?
Riley Yesno has explored the many facets of Indigenous resurgence throughout most of her life, and has been advocating for “reconciliation” since she was 15 years old. Her time on the Prime...
April 24, 2023
Sage Paul: Indigenous fashion going global.
What happens when Indigenous fashion is on the global stage?
In February 2023, Sage Paul took seven Indigenous designers to Milan Fashion Week as a part of a three-year partnership between Indigenous Fashion Arts and White Milano, a tradeshow for inte...
April 22, 2023
The Matriarch Movement Podcast is back with Season 3!
Shayla Oulette Stonechild returns with the Matriarch Movement podcast on April 24th, 2023!
This podcast is an act of reclamation of who we are as Indigenous people. This is a place where
we champion multi-generational-healing and Indigenous futurisms....
Feb. 14, 2022
Asia Youngman: Telling Authentic Stories
In this first 2022 episode of Matriarch Movement, Shayla welcomes award-winning Cree/Métis director and screenwriter, Asia Youngman. Asia’s films have been screened at a variety of festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, the St. Lo...
Nov. 29, 2021
Dr. Shannon Prince: Discussing Law, Matriarchy and Heritage
This week on Matriarch Movement, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Dr. Shannon Prince, Attorney, Legal Commentator, and Author of Cherokee descent. Her book Tactics for Racial Justice: Building an Antiracist Organization and Community is fort...
Nov. 15, 2021
Jessica Barudin: Bringing People Together Through Movement
This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Jessica Barudin. Jessica is Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw, a member of the 'Namgis First Nation with ties to the Kwakiutl and Haxwamis on her mother’s side and Russian-Jewish on her father’s side. She is a proud...
Oct. 26, 2021
Jessica Matten: Using your privilege
Jessica Matten is of Red River Metis-Cree descent and is directly a descendant of Cuthbert Grant, the first rebel Metis leader famously known for the Battle of the Seven Oaks in Canada. Most recently, Jessica is set to star in Robert Redford, George R....
Oct. 18, 2021
Aly Bear: the laws come from the land
Aly Bear (Tatanka Ska Win) is a proud mother and descendant of Dakota, Anishinaabe and Nehiyaw heritage. She is a member of the Whitecap Dakota First Nation where her father, Darcy Bear, currently serves as the Nation's Chief. Aly has worked tirelessly...
Oct. 11, 2021
Nicole McLaren: a safe space to learn
This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined by Nicole McLaren. Nicole is a mother, wife and entrepreneur at heart. Her steady search for opportunities, combined with her enterprising, Indigenous roots led her to launch Raven Reads – a subscript...
Oct. 4, 2021
Chelsea Vowel and Sandra Lamouche: decolonizing storytelling
This week on the podcast, we welcome two very impressive women. Chelsea Vowel is a Métis writer and educator from manitowsâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta, residing in amiskwacîwâskihikan (Edmonton). She is a Cree language instructor at the Faculty of...
Sept. 20, 2021
Caitlyn Kasper: know your rights
This week on the podcast, a fan favourite is back for round two! This week, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild is joined once again by Caitlyn Kasper. Caitlyn is an Anishinaabek woman from the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation. She holds an Honours...
Sept. 13, 2021
Chelsey Luger: the whiteness of the wellness industry
This week, host Shayla Oullette Stronechild is joined by Chelsey Luger. Chelsey is a Writer and Wellness Advocate, originally from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Born and raised in North Dakota, she was educated on...