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Season VI Episode Guide (2007)

#601 INNOVATIVE STORYTELLERS: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, GIFTS
Arts Reporter Michael Glendale interviews Haida-Manga artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Métis performance artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle, and young Aboriginal filmmakers at the Gulf Island Film and Television School.

#602  DOIG RIVER FIRST NATION/PINK MOUNTAIN: Travel
Art Napoleon goes north to Treaty 8 country to learn about the Dane-Zaa First Nation. He begins his journey at Garry Oker’s Symbols Lodge, visits the Doig River community and heads to buffalo country at Pink Mountain.

#603 ABORIGINAL CUISINE: Cowichan Bay Harvest, Healthy Diet, Sweetgrass Bistro
Arts Reporter Michael Glendale discovers that Aboriginal cuisine comes in many forms – from contemporary restaurant fare at the popular Sweetgrass Bistro in Ottawa, to healthy meal planning, to harvesting sea urchins in Cowichan Bay.

#604 WEST MOBERLY LAKE FIRST NATION: Travel
Art Napoleon returns home to the Moberly Lake First Nation. He visits several community members and enjoys a feast at the Moberly Lake Lodge where everyone enjoys an evening of food, dancing and games. He discovers that the moose hunt is still an important part of life among the Northern BC Cree Nation.

#605 THE SONGMAKERS: Kinnie Starr, Andrea Menard, Art Napoleon
Art Napoleon explores the songwriting techniques of Mohawk singer Kinnie Starr and Métis singer Andrea Menard. He travels to the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards ceremony in Toronto, and takes part in a youth music workshop in Victoria.

#606  NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY
Arts Reporter Michael Glendale travels to Vancouver and Toronto to learn about Canada’s oldest Aboriginal theatre company – Native Earth Performing Arts. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2008. This episode features a retrospective and an overview of their current programming.

#607  UCLUELET: Travel
Art Napoleon visits the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Ucluelet, where he learns about the community’s Aboriginal heritage projects and partnerships.  Art visits the community language centre, the Du Quah Gallery, the Wickaninnish Interpretive Centre and the Nuu-chah-nulth Trail.

#608  TSIMSHIAN TREASURES: Dundas Collection
Host Barbara Hager explores the issues of repatriation and cultural patrimony involving materials traded, sold or stolen from First Nations of BC in the 19th century. This episode explores the fate of the Dundas collection, an extraordinary group of masks, rattles and other objects that were removed from the Tsimshian community of Metlakatla in the mid-1800s by a preacher. His family sold the collection at auction in 2006 at Sotheby’s New York. A prominent Canadian family purchased several of the main objects, and an exhibit was held in BC in spring 2007 at the Royal BC Museum and the Museum of Northern BC.

#609   COMEDY: Lorne Cardinal, Sketch Comedy Rehearsal
Art Napoleon interviews Cree actor Lorne Cardinal about his life in theatre, television and movies, including the hit CBC series “Corner Gas.” Lorne heads over to the Metro Theatre to offer comedy directing tips to the Aboriginal comedy troupe Shirts and Skins, which includes Janet Rogers, Suzanne Bate, Dano Underwood, Michael Delamont and Art Napoleon. The troupe rehearses for their live show the following night.

#610  COMEDY: An Evening of Aboriginal Music and Humour
Art Napoleon heads an exceptional cast of actors and comedians as they share their humour at a special live performance called “The New Canoe Presents: An Evening of Aboriginal Humour and Music.” The event was taped before a sold-out audience at the Metro Studio Theatre in Victoria.

#611 TOFINO #1: Travel
Art Napoleon explores Nuu chah nulth territory in Tofino. He learns about creating economic opportunities within the arts, cultural and eco-tourism industry.  Art visits the stunning House of Himwitsa Gallery and Lodge, interviews the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation'S Economic Development officer and visits with master canoe carver Joe Martin.

 #612: TOFINO #2: Travel
Art Napoleon explores Nuu chah nulth Territory in Tofino – he visits the Tla-O-Qui-Aht First Nations owned Best Western Tin Wis Resort, and takes a walking tour of Meares Island with Gisele Martin, owner of Tlaook Cultural Adventures. Art tries out surfing in the Pacific Ocean.

#613 LEGACIES: Carver Kevin Cranmer, Legacy Gallery
Arts Reporter Michael Glendale interviews Kwakwaka’wakw carver Kevin Cranmer and learns about Dzunukwa. He also visits the Legacy Gallery in Victoria and interviews curator Martin Segger about Michael Williams’ donation to the University of Victoria of an extensive collection of art.