Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde

Ahkameyimok Podcast with Perry Bellegarde


Latest Episodes

Episode 43: Murray Rankin - BC Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
March 18, 2021

British Columbia's minister of Indigenous Relations describes the impact of making UNDRIP law in his province

Episode 42: Dr Alika Lafontaine - The First Indigenous President of the Canadian Medical Association
March 11, 2021

The first Indigenous leader of the Canadian Medical Association on why his election is an important step in reconciliation

Episode 41: Jagmeet Singh - Federal NDP Leader
March 03, 2021

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on what his Party platform means for First Nations.

Episode 40: Romeo Saganash - Indigenous Rights are Human Rights. Bill C-15
February 24, 2021

Former Member of Parliament Romeo Saganash introduced the first Bill to enshrine UNDRIP into Canadian law. He explains why that can't be allowed to fail again.

Episode 39: Autumn Peltier - The Water Walker
February 16, 2021

Autumn Peltier is a First Nation youth who has taken her fight for clean water all the way to the United Nations

Episode 38: Andrew Ference - How the NHL Plans to Bring Hockey to First Nations
February 10, 2021

Former NHL star Andrew Ference on how he is now working to make hockey more inclusive for First Nations and minorities

Episode 37: Chief Willie Littlechild - The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and Bill C-15
February 04, 2021

Chief Willie Littlechild wrote the first draft of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. He explains why it is important that it become law in Canada.

Episode 36: First Nations and Mental Health w/ Dr. Carol Hopkins #BellLetsTalk
January 27, 2021

Carol Hopkins on why language and culture are key to overcoming Indigenous mental health challenges and the opioid crisis.

Episode 35: Racism in BC Healthcare w/ Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
January 25, 2021

National Chief Perry Bellegarde -- Assembly of First Nations

Episode 34: Reviving and Revitalizing Indigenous Languages w/ Dr Lorna Williams
January 21, 2021

Dr Lorna Williams, one of Canada's leading Indigenous languages experts, on why language revitalization is key to decolonization and reconciliation.