Category Archives: On Air

Artist Mike Dangeli talks about carving the MMIWG/ LGTBQ2+ Totem Pole recently raised on Kitsumkalum Territory
Just ahead of the totem pole raising ceremony dedicated to MMIWG / LGTBQ2+ on Kitsumkalum Territory, I had the chance to speak with Mike Dangeli, the artist and carver commissioned to design and creat...
Char Sep 16, 2020

Celebrity Chef and Host of APTN's "Chuck and the First Peoples Kitchen", Chuck Hughes
Tonight we're speaking with celebrity chef, restauranteur and host of a brand new APTN series, "Chuck and the First Peoples Kitchen", Chuck Hughes. If you're a fan of the Food Network, you're sure to ...
Char Sep 16, 2020

Tsimshian Language and Culture educator Dr. Mique'l Dangeli talks about her Journey and life's work
This evening we're speaking with Dr. Mique'l Dangeli, a woman who's made her way up to Terrace to fulfill her life's passion of revitalizing the Sm'algyax language. She's also an interdisciplinary art...
Char Sep 15, 2020

Mother/Daughter duo publishes bilingual book about seasons on Haida Gwaii
We're speaking tonight with Lynn Hughan and Carsen Gray, a mother and daughter team who recently collaborated on a bilingual children's book featuring the Haida Skidegate language, and many seasonal a...
Char Sep 14, 2020

JOYSLAM's RJ Martine talks about being a musician during COVID
Tonight we're speaking with RJ Martine, a Toronto born and raised man who's been grinding it out as a full-time musician for the past three years, and can also be found under the name JOYSLAM. RJ is M...
Char Sep 11, 2020

Executive Director of the Gitxsan Treaty Society, Luutkudziiwus, Gordon Sebastian
Tonight we'll hear from Luutkudziiwus, Gordon Sebastian, Executive Director of the Gitxsan Treaty Society, and former lawyer. Gord's decades of activism make for some inspiring stories, and in this sh...
Char Sep 10, 2020

FNHA Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Nel Wieman speaks about COVID's impact on the Opioid Crisis
Our guest this evening is First Nations Health Authority Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Nel Wieman, who's here to speak with us about the alarming number of overdose deaths recorded in our p...
Char Sep 09, 2020

FNHA's Dr. Shannon McDonald talks Corona Virus, and a new podcast all about COVID 19.
Our guest on this show is Dr. Shannon McDonald, Chief Medical Officer of Health at the First Nations Health Authority. Dr. McDonald is a brilliant woman, who was recently promoted to her position, and...
Char Sep 08, 2020

SD82 Superintendent Janet Meyer - Back to School in COVID times
Tonight's episode comes on the heels of the September long weekend, as many families gear up to send their children back to school, in what will be a year unlike any in recent history. The COVID 19 pa...
Char Sep 04, 2020

Blues and Country Singer, Crystal Shawanda - Sept 3 2020 - Journeys with Char Normandeau
Tonight we're talking to award winning Canadian country music and blues singer, Crystal Shawanda, who's been living her dream as a musician in Nashville for the last couple of decades. Crystal's most ...
Char Sep 03, 2020