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Isabella Star LaBlanc is a Dakota actor living in Minnesota whose world before TV stardom was bookshops and theatre. Listen to her explain how it feels to not act your age, why she's staying in her home state, and why peers and mentors are key for Indigenous actors.
The legendary Wes Studi joins Joel for an exchange about his sweeping career from "The Last of the Mohicans" to "Reservation Dogs" and everything in between. Wes is a Tsalagi (Cherokee) screen veteran and the first Indigenous actor to receive an Academy Award for his lifetime achievements. Wes...
Published 09/30/24
[Actors and Ancestors is sharing this episode in partnership with CBC Unreserved.] The "Sixties Scoop" was a time when Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and communities and sent to live with white families in 1960's Canada. It’s estimated that over 20,000 First...
Published 08/30/24