CBC announced the launch of “Telling Our Twisted Histories,” an 11-episode podcast series that reclaims Indigenous history by exploring 11 words whose meanings have been twisted by centuries of colonization. Host Kaniehti:io Horn guides listeners through conversations with more than 70 people from 15 Indigenous communities whose lands now make up Quebec, New Brunswick and Labrador.
“Savage. Reserve. Indian Time. Words connect us, but also have the power to wound, erase and replace us. As Indigenous people, we are used to our stories getting a little twisted. This podcast is all about exploring some of these words, with humour and truth, so that we all better understand how they impact us to this day,” Kaniehti:io Horn said.
The first two episodes of “Telling Our Twisted Histories” - “Discovery” and “Reserve”- are available now on CBC Listen and all podcast platforms. New episodes will be released weekly on Mondays until August 2, 2021.
“Telling Our Twisted Histories” is a CBC co-production in association with Terre Innue, based on an original concept by Karine Lanoie-Brien and produced by Francine Allaire and Élodie Pollet. An award-winning French-version of this podcast, “Laissez-nous raconter: L’histoire crochie,” was released by Radio-Canada in June 2020.