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The 2016 shooting death in Saskatchewan of Coulton Boushie, from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, touched off a national discussion about race and justice. The public pressure of the debate compounded the trauma of Boushie’s family, who were thrust into the spotlight at the worst time of their lives. Since that time, the family has worked to develop Tools for Indigenous Family Survivors of Violence for those that are both grieving a tragic event and forced to be their own advocates to the public. They have also produced a film, “nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up,” that documents the Boushie family’s journey through grief and the legal system.
GUESTS:
Jade Tootoosis
Alumni Relations Coordinator at the University of Alberta and cousin sister of the late Colten Boushie.
Dr. Tasha Hubbard
Writer, filmmaker, and Associate Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. She is from Peepeekisis First Nation in Treaty Four Territory and has ties to Thunderchild First Nation in Treaty Six Territory.
Dr. Gina Starblanket
Associate Professor of Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria. She is Cree and Saulteaux and a member of the Star Blanket Cree Nation in Treaty 4 territory.
Break 1 Music: Thank You, Singers (song) Northern Cree (artist) When It’s Cold – Cree Roundance Songs (album)
Break 2 music: Trixter Trot (song) Tha Yoties (artist) Midnight Patrol (album)
