NDNs on the Airwaves 01: Native Radio - What is it?

Show Notes

In this program, we learn about first relationships with radio from our guests. We hear the part radio played in their lives growing up and the way native content specifically made radio easier to claim as their own. This program answers the question; are we creating something new and culturally relevant with radio or simply duplicating what has already been produced through mainstream radio sources?

Featured interviews: Native Communications Inc. CEO David McLeod; APTN show host and musician Art Napoleon; CBC Unreserved host Rosanna Dearchild; CBC journalist and reporter Duncan McCue; Comedian and podcaster Ryan McMahon

Music by: Cris Derksen, Ernest Monias, Art Napoleon, A Tribe Called Red and 7th Fire

What is NDNs on the Airwaves - CFUV Podcasts?

NDNs on the Airwaves was developed from the need to know more about the recent history of native radio, the current state of native radio and where native radio is going in the future. This series gives voice to those who are passionate producers of radio, grateful musicians and individuals who help us understand how radio both reflects and shapes Indigenous cultures all across our territories. There is a common thread tying it all together, and that is Indigenous voices. This series offers insights into how the spirit of radio lives through the people and the people offer proof of life through sound and sound waves. Native radio is the intuitive voice that has found a home. Through Indigenous production and content, native radio tells us not only stories based on fact and testimony but gives us a glimpse into the nuances, the values and lifestyles that help define Indigenous peoples through voice, sound and song. Produced by Janet Rogers with support from CFUV 101.9 FM and the Community Radio Fund of Canada Radiometres grant program.