truth and reconciliation – The 905er

Grandmother’s Voice – Indigenous Women Leading a New Type of Healing and Reconciliation

Roland Tanner — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Jody Harbour and Sherry Saevil are the two co-founders of Grandmothers Voice, and the first urban Indigenous Center in Halton, but also a new kind of education and wellness centre where a collective of Indigenous Women are providing programs that emphasize healing based on traditional methods, open to all. This includes a Healing/Medicine garden, a Wellness Centre and a Community garden.

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So you want to defend Ryerson?

Roland Tanner — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:34:48 +0000

If you care more about the name of a school than the bodies of thousands … and yes it is thousands … of children who died alone, separated from their loved ones, their way of life, their language, malnourished, abused, alone and confused, then I truly despair.

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The 905 Round Up – What’s in a Name? Macdonald and Ryerson Renamings

Roland Tanner — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:35:32 +0000

The debate over statues of John A. MacDonald and keeping the name of Egerton Ryerson on public schools has rekindled in the last month. The discovery of 215 children in unmarked graves in Kamloops and the continued discovery of more unmarked graves in various Residential Schools across the country have given cause to examine these men's legacy. We talk about the true complicated legacy of these men and what a better way for Canadians to memorialize and learn about accomplishments in the past might be.

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18. Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader Converse about Caledonia

Roland Tanner — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:11:55 +0000

Sean Vanderklis and Karl Dockstader came on are co-hosts of the One Dish, One Mic radio show on AM 610 CKTN each Sunday. They were both 2020 CJF-CBC Indigenous Journalism Fellowships recipients, and joined Joel and Roland to bring them up to speed on the backround to the Caledonia land disputes.

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