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Indigenous Music
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Community Support
Indigenous Community
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Storytelling
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Colonialism
Two-Spirit Artivists
Language Revitalization

Named one of Audible's Best Canadian Podcasts of 2025. Join Rosanna Deerchild every Friday for vibrant conversations with our cousins, aunties, elders and heroes. Rosanna guides us on the path to better understanding our shared story. Together, we learn and unlearn, laugh and become gentler in all our relations.

Our award-winning show is rooted in radio, where we’ve spent the last decade becoming ... more

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Did you know the Declaration of Independence contains a racial slur? When Rebecca Nagle learned that “merciless Indian savages” were a main grievance of America’s founders it changed her perspective on history. The Cherokee journalist tells Rosanna h... more

The story of Tshakapesh and his snaring of the sun is another way of explaining the annular eclipse – it’s one of the Innu stories passed down over thousands of years that is based on precise observations of the night sky. Rosanna speaks with astrono... more

As early as the 1500s, the fiddle reached some of the most remote and northerly Indigenous communities on Turtle Island. Dave McLeod says that’s part of the reason country music has such deep roots in community. This week, Dave stops by to share his ... more

Sharing Chickasaw culture through orchestral composition is Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate's heartwork. He wants his music to empower Indigenous people and create an opportunity for them to feel good about themselves, celebrating culture through epic a... more

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Recent Guests

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
Innu astronomer
University of Toronto / Innu knowledge holder
Episode: A future of stargazing guided by our ancestors
Samantha Doxtator
Oneida Knowledge Keeper, Haudenosaunee astronomer and educator
Haudenosaunee community
Episode: A future of stargazing guided by our ancestors
Ajuawak Kapashesit
Actor, screenwriter, playwright and director
Indigenous space-themed storytelling projects
Episode: A future of stargazing guided by our ancestors
Desiree Dorion
Musician, lawyer, advocate; Opasquiat Cree Nation
Indigenous musician from Opasquiat Cree Nation
Episode: Striking a chord: Why Indigenous communities picked up country music and made it their own
Zach Moostoos-Willier
Singer, songwriter and fiddle player from Sucker Creek First Nation
Indigenous musician based in Edmonton
Episode: Striking a chord: Why Indigenous communities picked up country music and made it their own
David McLeod
CEO of NCIFM, music historian
NCIFM network in Manitoba
Episode: Striking a chord: Why Indigenous communities picked up country music and made it their own
Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate
Composer, Chickasaw Nation citizen, pianist and founder of Red Sky Performance
Chickasaw Nation; Red Sky Performance
Episode: Hearing the symphony in Indigenous story
Sandra Laronde
Tamegama Anishinaabe, creator of She Holds Up the Stars
Indigenous storytelling/Stage production
Episode: Hearing the symphony in Indigenous story
Melissa Brown
Registered midwife, co-founder of Zagitowin
Zagitowin / Manitoba Indigenous Doula Initiative
Episode: Mother’s day stories of strength and cultural reconnection

Host

Rosanna Deerchild
Host of Unreserved; leads conversations and guides thematic focus with guests.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 796 ratings
  • I deeply appreciate such helpful heartfelt conversations

    Thank you for a window into the world of an incredible people. Years ago i used to listen to this show when i was still using a radio. Recently, when I started using apple podcast i was so happy to find this show again and I especially enjoyed the wonderful episode about Ian Ross as well as another honest and genuine conversation with Susan Aglukark and I so appreciate your interview with Billy-Ray Belcourt & Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers.

    It helps me a lot when I can hear and learn from all these s... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shifra L.
    Canadaa month ago
  • This is the podcast I recommend consistently to people who want to learn about Indigenous worldviews, because this podcast isn't Indigenous people doing labour to educate colonizers, it's Indigenous people talking to each other about the things they love. I have learned so much about the way Indigenous people view the world from this podcast

    Podcast Addict
    5
    TheNihilistbear
    6 months ago
  • Marginal podcast at best

    Every time I catch this on the radio I wonder why, with such a large cbc budget, it is such a terrible podcast.

    Every story seems to be making a story out of something that is not actually an interesting story. I am left wondering what the point is other than making settlers feel guilty about being here.

    Surely there can be some worthwhile tales of First Nation life to tell.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Mr___Dave__
    Canadaa year ago
  • Thank You

    Thank you Rosanna for your diligence, openness, and caring for not just your community but the human community as a whole. I am a faithful listener and you have changed my life and my perspective on life. Thank you so very much!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tamera from Baltimore
    United Statesa year ago
  • Gently opens my mind

    I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast because it expands my mind through conversations and stories in a gentle and welcoming way. I am a second generation settler on this land and most of what I learned through this podcast I've never heard before. I feel grateful to everyone who creates this podcast And I'm excited to keep learning from Unreserved and figure out how to apply some of the lessons in my life and local community.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    draWords
    Canada2 years ago

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Listeners praise the depth and humanity of conversations and the focus on Indigenous voices.
Fans appreciate guest diversity and the transparent, respectful approach to difficult topics.
Listeners credit the show with expanding understanding of Indigenous histories and current issues.
Some critics find the format uneven or the pacing slow, wishing for more varied formats.

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Striking a chord: Why Indigenous communities picked up country music and made it their own
Q: How did Indigenous communities come to embrace country music?
David McLeod explains how instruments arrived with colonization and how radio connected northern communities to the Grand Old Opry, allowing Indigenous artists to adopt and reinterpret country as a storytelling vehicle rooted in land and history.
Hearing the symphony in Indigenous story
Q: What inspired the creation of Shell Shaker and its use of Chickasaw language?
The opera is rooted in Chickasaw origin stories about turtle shells and stomp dancing, and it showcases Indigenous language on the concert stage as a deliberate cultural choice.
Hearing the symphony in Indigenous story
Q: Tell me how you got started with classical music.
Jerod explains that his father exposed him to piano from a young age, but he truly fell in love with it around eight and a half, leading to formal study and eventual composition.
How Indigenous entrepreneurs are creating food security solutions for their communities
Q: How does the Tea Creek model address funding and land access?
The model emphasizes Indigenous leadership, access to training, and building partnerships; it also discusses barriers like land access and financing, and how they are pursuing policy conversations to unlock funding and land opportunities.
How Indigenous entrepreneurs are creating food security solutions for their communities
Q: What does Tea Creek produce and how is it distributed?
They produce thousands of pounds of vegetables per year across several greenhouses and fields, giving much of the produce away through a gift economy, while also supplying restaurants and direct-to-consumer markets.

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What is Unreserved about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers Indigenous voices, histories, and contemporary experiences through intimate conversations with elders, artists, scholars, and community organizers. Across recent episodes, topics span traditional birth knowledge and community-led health, Indigenous food sovereignty and aquaculture revival, archival storytelling and identity reclamation, Indigenous literature and film, language preservation, and intergenerational mentorship through arts and sport. Notable throughlines include reclaiming practices long suppressed by colonization, bridging generations with lived experience and ceremony, and highlighting practical initiatives—like climate-resilient food systems, clan and kinship storytelling, and culturally grounded healing. Th... more

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Recent guests on Unreserved include:

1. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton
2. Samantha Doxtator
3. Ajuawak Kapashesit
4. Desiree Dorion
5. Zach Moostoos-Willier
6. David McLeod
7. Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate
8. Sandra Laronde

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