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Gary Wassaykeesic’s forty year quest to find his mother’s murderer

Originally Published on Sep 8, 2015 on Net News Ledger THUNDER BAY – Gary Wassaykeesic says that he felt that the world stopped and everything went quiet. After thirty-nine years, Gary Wassaykeesic was standing in a...

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History of the medicinal use of hemp

Prof. Jan Kabelik  Treatment with cannabis in ancient, folk and official medicine up to the beginning of the twentieth century 1955 – ACTA UNIVERSITATIS PALACKIANAE OLOMUCENSIS – TOM. VI. The knowledge of narcotics and...

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Let’s Talk Native rings in the New Year

LTN rings in the New Year! Matt, Lou and I start making the case for what needs to happen in 2017. We are not the only ones who are not fans of peaceful protests....

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Alzheimer’s caused by loss of cannabinoids, study shows

Story shared from Leaf Science Early deficits in Alzheimer’s may be caused by blockage of the brain’s cannabinoids, according to new research out of Stanford University. Clumps of protein in the brain, called beta-amyloid plaques,...

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Gary Wassaykeesic – Telling our stories

TORONTO – Gary Wassaykeesic is a survivor of the Canadian residential school system and a long time activist working for justice for Indigenous people. In this interview he talks about his initiative to document the...

Sakoietah speaks from Standing Stone Camp

Sakoietah provides Real People’s Media with an update from the camp of the Sacred Stones, where thousands of Indigenous people and their allies have gathered to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline which is threatening...

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Jerry Sandy on Fran’s Earthship

Jerry Sandy is an Onondaga man from Six Nations. He and members of his family put on a feast to feed the 50 or so volunteers that were involved in building the Earthship for...

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Apocalypse and Accountibilty: d’bi.young anitafrika on her new Afro-futurist dub-opera

By Tom Keefer d’bi.young anitafrika talks with Real People’s Media about Bleeders, her new Afro-futurist dub-opera which is currently playing in the Toronto Summer Works festival. d’bi talks about her creative process, the play’s...

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Jewel’s Cause and the Oneida Circle: An interview with Donna Keuhl

Donna Keuhl is the founder, CEO and Director of Oneida Circle, an organization created to empower and educate youth in combatting abuse and bullying. In this interview, recorded on June 30th, 2016, Donna speaks...

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Island of thieves: A controversy over land and fairness at Shoal Lake 40

Themla Fair is a traditional healer from Shoal Lake 40. In this interview she talks about a local land dispute that she is involved in, and her conflict with the local band office in...