Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From

For every critical time in our history the Anishinaabe had prophecies that have been true. It is said they will culminate with the 8th Fire Prophecy, providing us all on Turtle Island with a new path forward. Will we get there and light the last fire? This podcast is a companion to Tanya Talaga’s documentary “Spirit to Soar: Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin,” available on CBC Gem starting September 24.

Turtle Island is heaving with inequities — which we see played out daily in the news. Nothing is as dangerous and harmful to Indigenous people as the police and justice systems. This is plainly seen in Thunder Bay. What will it take to acknowledge our collective past and possibly move on? This podcast is a companion to Tanya Talaga’s documentary “Spirit to Soar: Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin,” available on CBC Gem starting September 24.

The Settlers who came to our land were in awe of our natural, untapped resources and vast space. So they began to take what they wanted. They imposed religion, racist laws and policies in order to violently rip our Peoples off the land. This podcast is a companion to Tanya Talaga’s documentary “Spirit to Soar: Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin,” available on CBC Gem starting September 24.

Anishinaabe Elder Sam Achneepineskum has witnessed four disruptions to Indigenous ways of life starting with the arrival of settlers, overtrapping, and how two clashing viewpoints about the natural world began to throw everything out of balance. This podcast is a companion to Tanya Talaga’s documentary “Spirit to Soar: Mashkawi-manidoo bimaadiziwin,” available on CBC Gem starting September 24.

“Spirit to Soar: Where We Come From” looks at the four disruptions to our way of life, and ways to move forward together. This podcast is told first in Anishinaabemowin by Elder Sam Achneepineskum and then in English by Jolene Banning.