Metawewin: Recent Episodes
Elijah Buffalo
Welcome to Metawewin, a podcast hosted by Elijah Buffalo about sports, games, fitness, health and wellness and the relationship Indigenous peoples have with sport through ceremony, function, recreation, and education. The podcast looks to explore the importance of sport in culture, barriers for Indigenous athletes, and to share good stories of how sport shapes us.
I sat down with a good friend Myc Sharratt. This one is a bit different than other episodes as there is a lot of familiarity and banter between us. I wanted to get Myc on to discuss some daily acts of resurgence through art and sport and it's great to see how far he's come as a musician. As two half-breeds coming up together in hockey, school, and in the same neighborhood we naturally became good friends, and we reflect on some of these experiences some 20 years later. Myc recently performed a concert with his band and a dozen members of the Vancouver Island Symphony and I can honestly say it was one of the best performances I've ever seen. You can check his music out on Spotify and YouTube
http://mycsharratt.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3EzuyvZjTVniGM7ujTvHwf?si=W3VTuwhhQluMmI-fxsNoNw
William Wasden Sr has been coaching and playing soccer in Alert Bay and beyond for many years. We had a chat about the history of soccer in his community and how the sport has become part of his culture.
Having a yarn with First Nations Australian triathlete Nat Heath. Nat is the founder of TRIMOB, an Australian triathlon club that empowers Indigenous people through the sport of triathlon. TRIMOB is making a difference in endurance sports by increasing inclusion and bringing awareness of Indigenous culture to all Australians.
https://www.trimob.org
IG: tri_mob
Kikila Perrin is an Interdisciplinary PhD student at the University of Victoria. As a settler he is actively learning what he can do to contribute to landback in a constructive way.
tinyurl.com/listentotheland
Twitter: @kikilabodhi
Instagram: @kikilaperrin
This podcast is a result of my participation in the University of Victoria's LE,NONET Research apprenticeship. Under the guidance of Dr. Christine O'Bonsawin and with the support of Renée Livernoche I was given the opportunity to complete my final project as a podcast.
Within the podcast I share my experience in researching the issue of including sport and culture to heal and decolonize and I have done so through accessing resources from many researchers along the way. The references I make can be accessed through the show notes.
Hai Hai
This is a special episode that I completed as part of the UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health's Indigenous Public Health Institute: Pandemics In Indigenous Communities Before, During and After COVID-19.
Chatting with Dr. Michael Yellowbird on how colonialism influences Indigenous peoples at the molecular and cellular level.
Dr. Janice Forsyth joins me to discuss the role sport has in Indigenous culture from the historical, colonial, and contemporary lenses that we use to understand and apply sport to our lives.
https://janiceforsyth.ca
Twitter: @janiceatwestern
Shayna Powless shares her story of how she got into the world of cycling and talks about her journey as a professional athlete. She is the co-founder of the Dream Catcher Foundation, advocating for awareness of MMIWG2S.
https://www.dreamcatcherfdn.org
https://shaynapowless.com
In this episode Dr. Gregory Cajete joins me to discuss sports, games, culture, and education.
Sitting down with Eric Tippeconnic to chat about art, sports, and education. Eric is a Comanche artist, educator, and athlete who teaches in the American Indian Studies program at Cal State San Marcos. He has a PhD in History from UNM and I was fortunate enough to talk about his research, his art, and his story in Divison 1 College Football.
Eric's art can be checked out here https://www.erictippeconnic.com/
Sitting down with Elder Gerry Oldman from Teachings in the Air, to talk about health, movement, and development.
Gerry Oldman is a member of the St’at’imc Nation from Tsal’alh (Shalalth B.C.) and is living in Brandon Manitoba and has been involved as a change agent for First Nations communities and agencies since 1976. You can find his podcast here https://open.spotify.com/show/71J0xKZUXOMXMCuqklMViq?si=c368c7c335084b70
Chatting with Amiel about his journey as a cyclist, which includes representing Canada on the track and how cycling can be a resource for personal expression and development. It's a long one, but I hope people can find the time to listen to the whole conversation.
Welcome to the pilot episode of metawewin, a space to talk about sports, games, health, fitness, and wellness from Indigenous perspectives. Hosted by Elijah Buffalo, a Cree cyclist from the Samson Cree Nation. This pilot episode is an introduction to a bit of who I am and what my relationship is with sport.