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Auntie Up! is a celebration of Indigenous women talking about the important s***. Aunties can be counted on to speak their truth without the sugar-coating. They will tell you straight up what you need to know and they aren’t afraid to mince words. It is an unfiltered conversation into the Indigenous world view -- or at least the Auntie world view.
Makwa Creative hosts Auntie Up!, a society show with 30 episodes published.
In this episode the Aunties welcome NDP MP Leah Gazan to discuss her private members' bill to end residential school denialism and why the history of residential schools is denied in the first place. This episode was rec
The Aunties sit down with Melissa Ridgen, a Managing Editor; and Chef Jennifer Sinclair to share best advice and war stories from the work trenches to help you navigate tricky situations, empower you to be bold, and foll
Join Kim Wheeler, Karyn Pugliese and Melissa Ridgen in a special episode where they discuss the 2025 Canadian Federal Election, the candidates and their platforms.
In this episode Aunties Rosanna Deerchild and Kim Wheeler speak with Dr. Alex Wilson, an Indigi-Queer professor who walks us through the importance of showing up and raising our voices as 2SLGBTQ+ in a time where erasure
Join Auntie Jolene Banning and guests Shannon Gustafson and Genevieve Desmoulin in a heartfelt conversation about grief. When you lose someone you love the pain is intense, raw, devastating and you wonder how do I go on?
Aunties Karyn Pugliese and January Rogers are joined by acclaimed artist Christi Belcourt and art curator Jamie Isaac to talk art and politics and how the two intersect in the Indigenous world.
Aunties Kim Wheeler and Rosanna Deerchild chat wtih Tasha Spillet and Dawn Olivence, both who have welcomed their mothers into their homes to live with them. They dish on the challenges and rewards of this arrangement.
The climate crisis is just one reason women are choosing not to bring children into this world. But we are still making families on our own terms. We are there for our nieces and nephews as deadly aunties and helping the
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In a country that continuously tries to drag us down, we have to uplift ourselves. That may be easier said than done, but the Aunties are gonna give it a try.
What does it mean when people say Defund the Police? Does it mean get rid of the police force in your city? Or does it mean find healthier solutions for a better and more safe community? Why has the call to defund the po
In many Indigenous cultures, humor is medicine. It’s not out of the ordinary to have an auntie, uncle, cousin or friend tell a spontaneous joke, usually at the most inappropriate times to get the whole room laughing. But
Writing our truths can take a lot out of our own mental and physical wellness. But when you are writing out your issues and engaging in this form of therapy, how do you keep from crossing over to trauma porn? And is that
As our stories, history, music, art and culture grow in popularity – so do the people who want to belong. How do we determine who belongs and how do we weed out those who want to take advantage of the almighty funding do
What would the media look like if we told our own stories without a colonial lens? Auntie Up! talks with Connie Walker, host of the podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's.
When it comes to our bodies, Indigenous women have lived through sexual assualts, forced sterilization and childhood sexual abuse. But we are reclaiming our bodies and our sexual health. Joining the Aunties to talk about
Our teachings, worldviews, and values are all connected, just as we are to one another – All our relations. Colonial rule did all it could to silence women’s voices, to sever their connections and break the circle. Nahan
The time honoured tradition of midwives meets modern day medicine. Guests Melissa Brown and Ellen Blais joins Aunties Stephanie Moses Feletto and Kim Wheeler.
Auntie Up! returns for season two. The aunties discuss intergenerational strength through blood memory.
Alex Wilson
senior manager and leader of the Cannabis Services Group · South East Coast Ambulance Service
1 appearance on this show
Christi Belcourt
1 appearance on this show
Connie Walker
host of the podcast Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's
1 appearance on this show
Andrea Menard
Anti-Colonial Scholar · Matriarchs in Training
1 appearance on this show
Melissa Brown
Clinical Program Director · Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services
1 appearance on this show
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