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.
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 convers…
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 m…
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 …
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 …
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 act…
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…
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 th…
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 Indige…
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,…
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 R…
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…
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 year…
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 …
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-heali…
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 Internation…
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 Organi…
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 fat…
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 …
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 Chie…
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 laun…
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 i…
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 …