Indigenous-Led Podcasts - The Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement

All My Relations
	All My Relations is an Indigenous-led podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur (Swinomish/Tulalip) and Dr. Adrienne Keene (Cherokee Nation). The show explores what it means to be a Native person in the 21st century by diving into topics that shape Indigenous life, identity, and relationships. Each episode brings in Indigenous thinkers, artists, aunties, knowledge keepers, and activists to talk about current issues. The heart of the podcast is the idea that “all our relations” isn’t just a phrase; it’s a worldview about being in good relationship with people, land, ancestors, and future generations. Overall, it’s conversational, educational, funny, tender, and rooted deeply in Indigenous community-building and reclamation.
Coffee with my Ma
	This series sees Horn’s own daughter navigating the discussion, offering listeners an intimate peek into the life and times of one of Turtle Island’s most vocal Indigenous women: Kahentinehtha Horn.
Everyday Reconciliation
	How can all settlers on Turtle Island engage more deeply in reconciliation? Everyday Reconciliation, the latest show from the 2020 Network, looks to answer that question. Host Elin Miller talks to Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts and community leaders about their work towards reconciliation, and what everyday actions we can all take to build a just future for this land.
Henceforward
	Henceforward is a podcast that considers relationships between Indigenous Peoples and Black Peoples on Turtle Island. Through this podcast series, we take an open and honest look at how these relationships can go beyond what has been constructed through settler colonialism and antiblackness. We investigate what our mutual obligations and possibilities for contingent collaboration are, and much, much more. We aim to approach these charged questions with generosity and complexity. We reconsider the past and reimagine the future in The Henceforward.
IndigiTalks Pod
	IndigiTalks is an Indigenous-led podcast that highlights the voices, stories, and experiences of Indigenous people across Turtle Island. Each episode features conversations with Indigenous leaders, artists, Knowledge Keepers, creators, activists, educators, and community members who share insights on culture, identity, justice, and resurgence. The tone is conversational, accessible, and grounded in Indigenous worldviews. The goal of IndigiTalks is to create space for Indigenous voices to lead conversations, uplift stories, and strengthen relationships through shared knowledge.
Inuinnaujugut / We Are Inuinnait
	Inuinnaujugut / We Are Inuinnait is a podcast by Inuinnait, about Inuinnait life, experiences, and traditions, with conversations in Inuinnaqtun.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ (Inuit Unikkaangit)
	ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑐᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᕐᒧ ᐴᖃᐃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᖃᑕᕐᐳ ᖃᕆᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᐹᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᓴᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐ ᓰᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᓂᑰᔪᓂ. Host and Archivist Mary Powder reunites Inuit with stories from CBC North’s vast Inuktitut language archives by replaying them for the descendants of the original storytellers, some of whom are hearing them for the very first time.
Kiwew
	Kīwew is a five-part podcast in which Governor General award-winning author David A. Robertson dives into his family’s history and mysteries as he discovers and connects with his Cree identity.
This Land
	This Land is an investigative podcast hosted by Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation) that uncovers how high-stakes legal battles in the United States shape the future of Indigenous sovereignty. Through deep reporting, interviews, and storytelling, the podcast reveals how major court cases involving tribal land, treaty rights, and Indigenous families are influenced by centuries of colonial policy, political lobbying, and corporate power. At its core, This Land exposes how seemingly isolated legal disputes are actually part of broader efforts to undermine Indigenous nations, while also highlighting the resistance, knowledge, and strength of Indigenous communities fighting to protect their rights, lands, and futures.
Love, Land, and Spirit
	Love, Land & Spirit is a podcast series about connection, community, culture, and Indigeneity. Written and hosted by a team of four Indigenous youth, Love, Land & Spirit aims to create discussion between youth and knowledge holders about interconnected topics in their lives – in conversation and celebration of Indigenous joy and excellence. Love, Land, & Spirit was produced on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. A production of the UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre and Cited Media Productions
Matriarch Movement
	On Matriarch Movement, host Shayla Oulette Stonechild sets out to amplify Indigenous voices from Canada to Turtle Island and beyond. In her interviews, she highlights issues that Indigenosu peoples face while challenging the mainstream narrative surrounding Indigenous identity. By showcasing Indigneosu roles models with a focus on our matriarchs and two-spirit voices, language revitalization, sustainability, and reclamation, Shayla’s mission is to inspire the next seven generations.
Media Indigena
	Since March 10, 2016, we’ve convened a weekly current affairs roundtable hosted by MEDIA INDIGENA’s own Rick Harp, a 20-year veteran of broadcasting including APTN (Contact) and CBC Radio (Edmonton AM). Each week, guests from the worlds of activism, arts, academia and beyond join Rick for lively, insightful conversation that goes beyond the headlines to get at what matters most to Indigenous peoples.
Métis in Space
	otipêyimsiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk is Chelsea and Molly and the occasional parasitic alien lifeform controlling their bodies and/or very special guests drinking a bottle of wine, watching and reviewing a science fiction television episode or movie from an Indigenous and decolonial perspective, and then asking the most important and relevant scifi demographic, the white man, a surprise question.
Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo
	Where is Cleo? Taken by child welfare workers in the 1970’s and adopted in the U.S., the young Cree girl’s family believes she was raped and murdered while hitchhiking back home to Saskatchewan. CBC News investigative reporter Connie Walker joins the search to find out what really happened to Cleo.
Missing and Murdered: Who Killed Alberta Williams?
	In 1989, 24-year-old Alberta Williams was found dead along the Highway of Tears near Prince Rupert, B.C. Police never caught her killer. Twenty-seven years later, her unsolved murder continues to haunt her family — and the retired cop who says he knows who did it. CBC News has produced an eight-part podcast and slideshow.
Muddied Water
	Who are the Metis? It’s complicated. This podcast explores the history of Metis people in Manitoba, beginning with Louis Riel, who was a hero to some and a traitor to others. Host Stephanie Cram unravels the intricate history of the Metis…and follows the thread from resistance to renaissance.
Nation to Nation
	Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada. Join us as we connect you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country.
Native Calgarian
	My podcast about everything in my life! Politics, Indigenous issues, social issues, LGBTQ2+ and so much more.
Paykiiwikay – The Métis Culture Podcast
	Join celebrated Métis artist Leah Dorion as she takes us on a fascinating tour through the rich history of the Métis people of Saskatchewan, including their Michif language, and many cultural traditions based on their centuries of life in Canada’s west and north.
Pieces
	Since the day he was old enough, Jeremy knew he was different. A mix of Indigenous and white heritage, he has experienced life through both vantage points – as well as the stereotypes. Join 19-year-old Jeremy Ratt on a journey of self-discovery as he seeks to understand his roots and all of the distinct “pieces” that form who he is today.
This Place
	Based on the acclaimed graphic novel anthology, This Place is a 10-part journey through one-hundred and fifty years of Indigenous resistance and resilience. Through dramatizations and interviews, along with your host and time-guide storyteller Rosanna Deerchild, the series reveals the heroes, battles, triumphs and traditions which live outside and beyond the national story we have been taught … to learn, to share, and to heal the future of “this place” we call Canada.
Red Nation
	The Red Nation Podcast features discussions on Indigenous history, politics, and culture from a left perspective. Hosted by Nick Estes and Jen Marley with help from our friend and comrade Sina. The Red Nation Podcast is also the home of Red Power Hour, hosted by Melanie Yazzie and Elena Ortiz. Our show is entirely supported by our patrons on Patreon; support the show and get access to bonus content and other patron-exclusive benefits here.
Rez Table Talks
	Join our host, Diandre Thomas-Heart, as she talks about Indigenous wellness in our southern Manitoba First Nations communities! Supported by Health Transformation, in collaboration with Southern Chiefs Organization.
The Secret Life of Canada
	The country you know and the stories you don’t. Join hosts Leah-Simone Bowen and Falen Johnson as they reveal the beautiful, terrible and weird histories of this land. New episodes every second Thursday.
Stolen
	Stolen is an investigative podcast led by award-winning Cree journalist Connie Walker, who exposes stories of violence, trauma, and injustice rooted in colonialism, while centring the voices and experiences of Indigenous families and communities. Each season follows a single deeply researched case, using interviews, archival records, and narrative storytelling to reveal how policing, child welfare systems, residential schools, and generational trauma shape the lives of Indigenous people today. The podcast is grounded in care, accountability, and truth-telling, highlighting not only the harm caused by colonial institutions but also the resilience, love, and strength of Indigenous families seeking answers, justice, and healing.
Stories from the Land
	The Stories From The Land Podcast series is a collection of Indigenous community-sourced stories that connect Indigenous Peoples to place to reinforce worldview, philosophies, & teachings through storytelling.
Storykeepers Podcast
	Storykeepers: Let’s Talk Indigenous Books is a monthly podcast hosted by Jennifer David and Waubgeshig Rice. Each episode, they’re joined by a guest host to discuss books by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit authors.
Telling our Twisted Histories
	Words connect us. Words hurt us. Indigenous histories have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn brings us together to decolonize our minds– one word, one concept, one story at a time.
Thunder Bay
	Thunder Bay has been named an Apple Podcasts Series Essential. When Indigenous teens start turning up dead under suspicious circumstances, host Ryan McMahon sets out to uncover the truth. What he finds is a city steeped in racism, corruption and neglect — a city with the highest homicide and hate crime rates in the country. Why does it all happen here?
Tongue Unbroken
	The Tongue Unbroken (Tlél Wudakʼóodzi Ḵaa Lʼóotʼ) is a podcast about Native American language revitalization and decolonization, as seen through the eyes and mind of a multilingual Indigenous person who is Lingít, Haida, Yupʼik and Sami. This podcast explores complex concepts of identity, resilience, erasure, and genocide and features guests involved in language revitalization and decolonial efforts in Alaska, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. This show hopes to connect to all audiences who wish to understand how over five hundred languages Indigenous to North America became endangered, and what actions individuals and groups have taken and can take to create a more equitable and brilliant future than that of American genocide.
Two Crees in a Pod
	2 Crees in a Pod unapologetically creates space for Indigenous resurgence and stories. Honouring Indigenous helping practices and education.
Unreserved
	Named one of Audible’s Best Canadian Podcasts of 2025. Join Rosanna Deerchild every Friday for vibrant conversations with our cousins, aunties, elders and heroes. Rosanna guides us on the path to better understanding our shared story. Together, we learn and unlearn, laugh and become gentler in all our relations. Our award-winning show is rooted in radio, where we’ve spent the last decade becoming a trusted space for Indigenous-led conversations. We are based in what is now known as Canada. Rosanna hails from O-Pipon-Na-Piwan Cree Nation at South Indian Lake in northern Manitoba, and now lives and works in Winnipeg (Treaty 1).
Unsettled: Journeys in Truth and Conciliation
	Unsettled: Journeys in Truth and Conciliation builds upon the 94 calls to action of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, from the perspectives of Indigenous cohost Jessica Vandenberghe, settler cohost George Lee, and their Indigenous and settler guests. We start from the belief that conciliation in Canada is an ongoing project, individually and collectively, as the country moves beyond colonial thinking to build a nation of nations—one free of racist, pro-assimilation policies, and one that honours treaties and other commitments to Indigenous peoples. Want to keep the conversation going? Donate here.
Warrior Life
	The Warrior Life Podcast, created and hosted by Pam Palmater (Mi’kmaw, Eel River Bar First Nation), focuses on Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and resistance across Turtle Island. The show spotlights the work of Indigenous land defenders, activists, scholars, lawyers, and community leaders. Pam offers clear, accessible explanations of complex political and legal issues, often connecting them to lived realities in Indigenous communities. The tone is unapologetically political, educational, and rooted in protecting Indigenous peoples, lands, and cultures. Overall, Warrior Life is a podcast about taking action, asserting rights, and supporting Indigenous liberation.

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