Episode 1: Angela Shisheesh

Host Lenny Carpenter introduces himself and his plan to learn Cree so he can understand his late mooshoom (grandfather)'s telling of legends in audio recordings. He speaks with Angela Shisheesh, an elder, Cree translator and residential survivor. She shares her journey to becoming a translator, confronting an abuser from residential school, the origin of Cree last names and tips to learn Cree. TRIGGER WARNING: this episode contains discussion of sexual abuse at residential school.

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