This Place podcast, hosted by Rosanna Deerchild, explores 150 years of Indigenous resistance and resilience

Rosanna Deerchild hoststheCBC Books podcast, This Place.

The 10-episode podcast, launched in 2021 and adapted fromthe bestselling graphic novel anthology of the same name,tells 150 years of Canadian history through Indigenous stories, music and more.

It features Indigenous creators includingDavid. A Robertson,Richard Van Camp,Katherena Vermetteand Brandon Mitchell and incorporates elements of fantasy and magical realism to examine Canadian history from Confederation to now.

The entire series ofThis Placeis available now onCBC Listenor wherever you get your podcasts.

1:32Introducing This Place with Rosanna Deerchild

Based on the acclaimed graphic novel anthology, This Place is a 10-part journey through one-hundred and fifty years of Indigenous resistance and resilience. Through dramatizations and interviews, the series reveals the heroes, battles, triumphs and traditions which live outside and beyond the national story we have been taught.

Rosanna Deerchild on creating This Place

When I was first approached with the idea of turning a comic book into a podcast, I was curious to say the least.

How do you turn a visual medium into an audio one? More specifically, how do you turn a graphic anthology about Canadian history into a podcast? And not just history, but stories about Indigenous resistance and resilience that many Canadians had not heard of before.

The source material is certainly intriguing. This Place: 150 Years Retoldis a young adult graphic anthology, published in 2019 by Highwater Press.This award-winning collection pairedIndigenous authors with illustrators to create 10 stories spanning 150 years of our shared history.

Writersincluding Chelsea Vowel, Katherena Vermetteand David A. Robertsoncreated stunning depictions of heroes like Mtis matriarch Annie Bannatyne andwar vet Francis Pegamahgabow and gave us a peek into our future.

Well, who could turn that opportunity down?

Produced by an all-Indigenous team, Eva Grant, Jacquie Black and me, Rosanna Deerchild, This Place is an original 10-part adaptation revealing Indigenous heroes, battles, triumphs and traditions which live outside and beyond the national story we have been taught.

From the dusty streets of Red River Settlement to the trenches of war to the Pines of Oka and 150 years into our future, This Place will take you on an audio journey with me, Rosanna Deerchild, your time-guide storyteller.

This Placeis not just a retelling of Canadian history, it is a reclamation of Indigenous history.- Rosanna Deerchild

A mix of dramatization and author interviews, this podcast brings a new historical perspective of "this place" we call Canada to life.

• This graphic novel tells 150 years of Canadian history from an Indigenous perspective

This Place is not just a retelling of Canadian history, it is a reclamation of Indigenous history.

These are our stories. Our stories tell us where we come from. They tell us how far we've come. And how far we still need to go.

We hope you take this journey with us.

Episode 1:Annie of Red River

27:26Annie of Red River

Annie Bannatyne was a formidable Mtis business owner and important civic figure in Winnipeg who played an instrumental role in fundraising and founding the Winnipeg General Hospital. She also inspired a young Louis Riel with a public act of resistance highlighted in this story.

Annie Bannatyne was a formidable Mtis business owner and important civic figure in Winnipeg who played an instrumental role in fundraising and founding the Winnipeg General Hospital. She also inspired a young Louis Riel with a public act of resistance highlighted in this story.

The comicwas written by Katherena Vermette and illustratedby Scott B. Henderson, withcolourby Donovan Yaciuk. The story was adapted by Rosanna Deerchild.

Episode 2:Tilted Ground

27:26Tilted Ground

Author Sonny Assu explores the journey of his great-great-grandfather, Chief Billy Assu, who was one of the most respected and influential potlatch chiefs in Ligwildaxw history.

Author Sonny Assu explores the journey of his great-great-grandfather, Chief Billy Assu, who was one of the most respected and influential potlatch chiefs in Ligwilda'xw history.

The comic was written by Sonny Assu and illustratedby Kyle Charles, with colourby Scott A. Ford. The story was adapted by Rosanna Deerchild.

Episode 3:Red Clouds

27:45Red Clouds

The story of Wahsakapeequay, a woman who was believed to have been possessed by windigo and the spiritual leader and his brother who were charged with her murder. Inspired by the 1907 arrest of Jack Fiddler, also known as Zhauwuno-geezhigo-gaubow, and his brother Joseph for the alleged murder of a windigo. The story is told by Wahsakapeequay and the windigo.

The story of Wahsakapeequay, a woman who was believed to have been possessed by windigo and the spiritual leader and his brother who were charged with her murder. Inspired by the 1907 arrest of Jack Fiddler, also known as Zhauwuno-geezhigo-gaubow, and his brother Joseph for the alleged murder of a windigo. The story is told by Wahsakapeequay and the windigo.

The comic was written by Jen Storm and illustrated and colouredby Natasha Donovan. The story was adapted by Jacquie Black.

Episode 4:Peggy

27:28Peggy

An Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band, Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow is one of the most decorated Indigenous soldiers in Canadian history. This story follows Peggy as he demonstrates bravery and skill on the battlefields of the First World War, only to return home and be denied fair treatment.

An Ojibwa from the Parry Island Band, Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow is one of the most decorated Indigenous soldiers in Canadian history. This story follows Peggy as he demonstrates bravery and skill on the battlefields of the First World War, only to return home and be denied fair treatment.

The comic was written by David A. Robertsonand illustrated and colouredby Natasha Donovan. The story was adapted by Rosanna Deerchild.

Episode 5:Rosie

26:25Rosie

Set in the early 1940s in Foxe Basin, Nunavut, "Rosie" is a nod to shamanism a secret history of Inuit. A young Inuk girl is aided by her Watcher, a spirit protector, in claiming her place in the world through the many names given to her.

Set in the early 1940s in Foxe Basin, Nunavut, "Rosie" is a nod to shamanism a secret history of Inuit. A young Inuk girl is aided by her Watcher, a spirit protector, in claiming her place in the world through the many names given to her.

The comic was written by Rachel & Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley and illustrated and colouredby GMB Chomichuk. The story was adaptedby Eva Grant.

Episode 6:Nimkii

27:41Nimkii

It's 1990 on the Wabaseemoong Reserve, and a group has just blocked the Children's Aid Society from entering their community and taking any more of their children. After the confrontation, Sixties Scoop survivor Nimkii shares with her daughter the story of her life, and the promise she made to a little boy.

It's 1990 on the Wabaseemoong Reserve, and a group has just blocked the Children's Aid Society from entering their community and taking any more of their children. After the confrontation, Sixties Scoop survivor Nimkii shares with her daughter the story of her life, and the promise she made to a little boy.

The comic was written by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm andillustratedby Ryan Howe andJen Storm, with colourby Donovan Yaciuk. The story was adapted by Rosanna Deerchild.

Episode 7:Like a Razor Slash

27:26Like A Razor Slash

It's 1975 in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, and a young Dene Chief named Frank T'Seleie is about to change the course of history. Follow Frank's fight to stop the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline from his youth, to his days as a band administrator, to his celebrated speech at the Berger Inquiry, which is remembered as an integral part of the efforts to protect and defend the lands within the Northwest Territories.

It's 1975 in Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, and a young Dene Chief named Frank T'Seleie is about to change the course of history. Follow Frank's fight to stop the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline from his youth, to his days as a band administrator, to his celebrated speech at the Berger Inquiry, which is remembered as an integral part of the efforts to protect and defend the lands within the Northwest Territories.

The comic was written by Richard Van Camp and illustratedby Scott B. Henderson, with colourby Scott A. Ford. The story was adapted by Eva Grant.

Episode 8:Migwite'tmeg: We Remember It

27:26Migwite'tmeg: We Remember It

Its the early 1980s in Listuguj, Que., a Mikmaw community nestled between the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Restigouche River. The Mikmaq have been fishing these waters since time immemorial, following the natural cycle of the salmon. The government seeks to disrupt that cycle, but the Mi'kmaq push back to defend their way of life.

It's the early 1980s in Listuguj, Que., a Mi'kmaw community nestled between the Appalachian Mountains and the mighty Restigouche River. The Mi'kmaq have been fishing these waters since time immemorial, following the natural cycle of the salmon. The government seeks to disrupt that cycle, but the Mi'kmaq push back to defend their way of life.

The comic was written by Brandon Mitchell andillustratedby Tara Audibert, withcolourby Donovan Yaciuk. The story was adapted by Rosanna Deerchild.

Episode 9:Warrior Nation

27:26Warrior Nation

This isn't your average coming-of-age story. Its the summer of 1990 and apathetic Anishinaabe teen Washashk is on a road trip with his mom Raven. She wants to support the land defenders at Kanesatake. Washashk wants to go to the movies, but it's in The Pines that he'll find his place in the world.

This isn't your average coming-of-age story. It's the summer of 1990 and apathetic Anishinaabe teen Washashk is on a road trip with his mom Raven. She wants to support the land defenders at Kanesatake. Washashk wants to go to the movies, but it's in The Pines that he'll find his place in the world.

The comic was written by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair and illustrated andcolouredby Andrew Lodwick. The story was adapted by Eva Grant.

Episode 10:kitasknaw 2350

27:26kitasknaw 2350

The year is 2350 and the future is Indigenous. 15-year-old Wpanachkos, a knowledge-keeper in training, is sent back in time by the Council of Elders to the 21st century. Her journey will shape Indigenous-settler relations on kitasknaw our Earth for generations to come.

The year is 2350 and the future is Indigenous. 15-year-old Wpanachkos, a knowledge-keeper in training, is sent back in time by the Council of Elders to the 21st century. Her journey will shape Indigenous-settler relations on kitasknaw our Earth for generations to come.

This story was written by Chelsea Vowel andillustratedby Tara Audibert, withcolourby Donovan Yaciuk. The story was adapted by Eva Grant.