Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we connect with two people blending Indigenous and Western knowledge to make a big difference in their communities. Later in the episode, we hear from a Real Talk subscriber in grade 12 re: Jason Schilling's "education in crisis" comments on our September 26 episode.
1:50 | Linea Xaysana and Twylla Soosay explain how tradition and technology influence their personal and professional lives.
AU FEATURE ON HERIZON HEALING SOCIETY: https://www.athabascau.ca/news/convocation/counselling-grad-fights-against-human-trafficking
AU FEATURE ON TWYLLA'S WORK: https://youtu.be/jdPc-artIiQ?si=YB893N2IASs7CB41
AU INDIGENOUS SUPPORTS & SERVICES: https://www.athabascau.ca/indigenous/index.html
TRC CALLS TO ACTION: https://nctr.ca/records/reports/
44:00 | Real Talker "EC," a rural high school student, responds to Ryan's September 26 interview with ATA president Jason Schilling.
WATCH THAT INTERVIEW: rtrj.info/092624ATA
1:01:30 | Did you hear about the Edmonton woman who nailed TWO holes-in-one during a single round of golf? Jespo and Johnny discuss what they'd do in a similar circumstance.
1:09:10 | Brent's heard enough from the teachers, and Lynette sounds the alarm on underfunding education. Stick around for Jespo's rant after a night at the theatre in this edition of The Flamethrower presented by the DQs of Northwest Edmonton and Sherwood Park!
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