Produced with participation of : A-Channel Productions, Midcan Production Services, Manitoba Film & Sound, Telefilm Canada, APTN, CHUM Television and Canadian Television fund.

Show 1: Crooked music: John Arcand, the master of the Metis fiddle -- Show 2: Not just beads and moccasins -- Show 3: Children of the Earth school -- Show 4: Restoring the sacred -- Show 5: Ultimate challenge -- Show 6: Two spirit people -- Show 7: Comic book creators -- Show 8: Aboriginal music revolution -- Show 9: Toxic homes -- Show 10: Take flight -- Show 11: Endangered words -- Show 12: Urban reserves: success in the city -- Show 13: Empty nets -- Show 14: Ski bums -- Show 15: Solomon Carriere - last of the voyageurs -- Show 16/17: Voice of the lake (Part 1 & 2) -- Show 18/19: Feet first onto the Earth (Part 1 & 2) -- Show 20: Haida gwaii - island of the people.

Spiritual advisor, Dave Courchene Jr.

Host: Lisa Meeches.

Show 1: John Arcand has spent his lifetime promoting and preserving the traditions of Metis fiddle and dance and old time fiddling. In 1998, he staged the first John Arcand Fiddle Festival and after 8 years this annual celebration has become one of the major fiddle events in Western Canada. Show 2: A profile of three contemporary Aboriginal artists who adapt traditional art forms into something more contemporary. Show 3: Children of the Earth School applies the concept of Aboriginality in the education system through the lessons of the ancestors. Show 4: In Winnipeg an Aboriginal non-government agency has launched a program, Restoring the Sacred, designed to offer the students some of the support they need in order to stay in school and to live safely in the city. The Sharing Circle travels to one community in northern Manitoba and discovers the hopes and fears of the parents there, and journeys with some of the students to their new school in Winnipeg and to this significant challenge in their lives. Show 5: Examines a relatively new sport that may become the next lacrosse for Aboriginal athletes, ultimate frisbee. Show 6: Explores the issues faced by Aboriginal gays, lesbians, and bisexuals and illustrates the extraordinary efforts being made by those trying to end this discrimination. Show 7: Follows some of today's Aboriginal artistic mavericks and shares their stories, showing how traditional values are being blended with a modern approach to art. Show 8: Focuses on Errol Ranville's life and how he is giving back to a community that has supported him throughout his career as well as the impact of the Aboriginal Music Program, and how it is changing the way people look at the industry. Show 9: Raven Thundersky and her family grew up in the community of Poplar River. Since the late 1980's, Raven has lost her mother, three sisters, and a brother to Asbestosis and Mesothilioma. She has also been diagnosed with scarring of the lungs due to zonolite exposure. Living with the possibility of cancer, she has become an advocate on having the issue recognized by all levels of government. Show 10: Interviews with three Aboriginal pilots, who often live in communities accessible only by planes. Show 11: An episode about aboriginal languages, many of which are close to the brink of extinction. Show 12: Find out how First Nations are buying land, starting businesses, and creating better lives for Aboriginal people in cities across Canada. Show 13: Are the Metis fishermen still working on Lake Manitoba part of a dying breed, or will steps be taken to safeguard the financial heart and cultural soul of an entire community? Show 14: Follows three people who are making their mark in the ski world in different ways. Show 15: Solomon Carriere is a hunter, a trapper and a world champion long distance paddler. Solomon and his family live a unique blend of the traditional life and the unreal expectations of the 21st century. Show 16/17: Examines the problem of toxic algae in Lake Winnipeg. Show 18/19: Three dancers of different Aboriginal backgrounds and one former dancer show how a mix of indigenous, world and contemporary dance forms bring new meaning to old stories, told through the downbeat, or by moving feet first. Show 20: Haida artists like Jim Hart, Jaalen Edenshaw, Marcel Rust, Sherri Dick, and Mick Morrison share age-old inspiration and a duty to protect Haida Gwaii, Island of the People. .

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