Over the airwaves
Host Shelby Lisk speaks with historians Trish Rae and Gerald Reid about the legacy of Chief Thunderwater, an advocate for Indigenous rights throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1914, Thunderwater formed the Council of Tribes, an organization that gave voice to many concerns in Haudenosaunee communities, including resistance to the Indian Act, dissatisfaction with the elected band council system, and a desire to return to traditional government by clan chiefs. The reverberations of the Thunderwater movement can still be felt across Haudenosaunee communities today, where the fight for sovereignty and political autonomy continues over 100 years later.
On TV
Shelby Lisk, TVO's Hub journalist covering Indigenous issues visited her home community in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory to photograph beaded masks created as part of an international beading project -- some in tribute to lost loved ones, others to mark life events. She tells host Jeyan Jeganathan about the stories behind the creative transformation of COVID-19 masks.
Watch on TVO's website here.