Unreserved
CBCNamed 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
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 31 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||
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Have you ever tried gardening by moonlight? Shirli Ewachuk says that thanks to the moon’s connection to water in the ground, the sky, soil and seasons work together to create the juiciest gardens. Shirli tells Rosanna how knowledge like moon planting... more
As the place where the Assiniboine and Red rivers meet, The Forks marks an important trade route for Indigenous people that pre-dates colonization by thousands of years. This National Indigenous Peoples Day, Unreserved is live from The Forks on Treat... more
An almost forgotten dance is making a comeback on the powwow trail. This weekend the Great Lakes Woodland style dance is one of many styles you’ll find at the Wáhkóhtowin Powwow on Treaty One territory in Winnipeg. Rosanna hears from Anishinaabe danc... more
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
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- 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 Podcasts5Shifra L.
Canada2 months 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 Addict57 months agoTheNihilistbear- 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 Podcasts2Mr___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 Podcasts5Tamera 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 Podcasts5draWordsCanada2 years ago
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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. Shirli Ewachuk
2. Marie Anderson
3. Gracyn Tanche
4. Feather Wolf
5. Ryerson Weetong
6. Tess Ray Houston
7. Brianna Petty
8. Gordon Fiddler
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