Jann invites her high school friend Holly Fortier on the show this week to dig into Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Holly is Cree/Dene from Ft. McKay First Nation, Alberta, born in Treaty 7 Territory. Her business, Nisto Consulting (http://www.nistoconsulting.com), specializes in the development and delivery of Indigenous Awareness Training. Her passion for sharing Indigenous history and culture rises from her mother's inspirational survival from Residential School when she was a child. Holly's mission is to encourage respect and understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. To that end, she launched an award-winning film and television company called Two Canoes Media. (http://www.twocanoesmedia.com) Please find the short-film about her mother's residential school story HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip3yGEKGCX4).
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act:
https://www.ictinc.ca/books/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act (https://www.ictinc.ca/books/21-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-indian-act)
Learning resources about First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada:
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1621447127773/1621447157184 (https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1621447127773/1621447157184)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada:
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525 (https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525)
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation:
https://nctr.ca/records/reports/ (https://nctr.ca/records/reports/)
Jann and Rick Mercer's YouTube Adventures:
https://youtu.be/sPGIuatMKvc (https://youtu.be/sPGIuatMKvc)
Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/18434466?utm_source=youtube
