I just pre-ordered Talk Treaty to Me by Crystal Fraser and @saritavk.bsky.social from Yellowknife Books. Publication date is November 4. Excited to read this important book by my two friend-colleagues!

The advisory committee for How I Survived is meeting in mid-April. We want to hear from listeners.

Why do you listen to the podcast? What do you like about it? What could we do better if we make a second season?⁣⁣

The survey is short and there are prizes!⁣⁣

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Sharon is also a Survivor of residential and day school.
Sharon and Shirley were introduced to skiing while they were institutionalized at Stringer Hall in Inuuvik (Inuvik).

The final episode of season one of the How I Survived Podcast is available.

Dr. Sharon Anne Firth is Gwich'in, born and raised on a trapline near Akłarvik (Aklavik). Along with her twin Shirley, Sharon was a member of the Canadian national nordic ski team for an unprecedented 17 consecutive years.

In addition to sharing her experiences of residential and day school, Agnes Kuptana made the wall hanging that is featured in the cover art for the How I Survived Podcast.

In her interview with co-host Paul Andrew, Agnes shared that, recreation had a negative impact on her life at residential school. But some of her memories of recreation are different. She recalls, for ex, how she and other students used recreation to care for one another when they were hurting.

Episode six of the How I Survived Podcast, featuring Agnes Kuptana, is now available.

Agnes was born in an iglu and raised in the land near Uluksaqtuuq (Uluhaktok), NWT. She was institutionalized at Coppermine Tent Hostel (Kugluktuk), Cambridge Bay Hostel, and Stringer Hall in Inuuvik (Inuvik).

The How I Survived Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/h...), Spotify (open.spotify.com/show/5raoLvn...), and through the podcast website: www.howisurvived.ca.

In episode five, Paul Andrew interviews Ernie Bernhardt. First taken to Immaculate Conception Indian Residential School in Akłarvik (Aklavik) when he was 10 months old, Ernie was also institutionalized at Akaitcho Hall in Sǫǫ̀mbak'è (Yellowknife) and Grandin College in Tthebacha (Fort Smith).

In episode four, Paul Andrew interviews Beatrice Bernhardt. Beatrice grew up on the land in a camp in the Kugluktuk area, in what is now Nunavut. When she was six, Beatrice was taken from her family by float plane to Inuuvik (Inuvik). She spent nine years institutionalized at Grollier Hall.

In episode three, Paul Andrew interviews Dave Poitras. Dav​e was born on a trapline near Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. Between the ages of four and eleven, Dave was institutionalized at Holy Angels, a Catholic residential school in Fort Chip.

In episode two, Paul Andrew interviews Rassi Nashalik.
Rassi was raised at an outpost camp near Pangniqtuuq (Pangnirtung). In 1964, when she was 10 years old, Rassi was taken from her family to residential school in Pangniqtuuq. Later, Rassi was institutionalized at Churchill Vocational School.

In episode one, Crystal and I introduce How I Survived, a research project and now podcast. We talk about the inspiration for the project and who's involved. Crystal also provides an overview of the history of residential and day schooling in the NWT, important context for the other episodes.

Last fall, Dr. Crystal Gail Fraser (@ualberta.bsky.social) and I launched How I Survived, a podcast about recreation at residential and day schools in the Canadian North that celebrates the strength, resilience, spirit, and creativity of former students and Survivors. www.howisurvived.ca

This is one of the seasonal wheels I’m familiar with. It was created by the Gwich’in Tribal Council’s Department of Culture and Heritage in collaboration with Elders.