Truth and Reconciliation

Welcome to a special four-part podcast collaboration from Eve, Intersected, and the Podcast Learning Network at Brock University to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation! It has been a privilege of mine to work as producer on this project alongside producer Andrew Camacho, cohosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso, and special guests Ryanne Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Dean Taylor, and Brad Smith. Find the full series of episodes on the Eve, Intersected YouTube channel or the Foreword/Podcast Learning Network audio feed.

Episode one features graduate student Ryanne Logan sharing her experience as an Indigenous athlete from Eelünaapéewi Lahkéewiit with hosts Shannon Kerwin and Nwakerendu (Kay) Waboso.
In episode two, host Shannon Kerwin speaks first with Marc St. Pierre of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) about how the organization implements the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
Episode three features host Shannon Kerwin in conversation with Dean Taylor and Brad Smith of Hockey Nova Scotia about how their organization is implementing the TRC Calls to Action, as well as their personal experiences with diversity in sport.
Finally, episode four brings Ryanne, Shannon, and Nwakerendu (Kay) back together to discuss the questions and themes arising from the interviews and how we move forward in continuing reconciliation in sport.

All episodes will be available for TRC Day on Sept. 30, 2025 on the Faculty of Humanities Foreword feed and on Eve Intersected YouTube channel.

Acknowledgement

This special edition is a four-part podcast series to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and to center the Calls to action as related to sports primarily but not exclusively.

This podcast has been recorded on the shared traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabe nations, which is protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement.  We acknowledge that this land was colonized by settlers through the attempted destruction of Indigenous Peoples and culture, we also acknowledge that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience ongoing harm from past and present colonial attitudes and ways of thinking.  Today, many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit from across Turtle Island continue to live and work in this territory.  We respectfully recognize that Indigenous People are the traditional guardians and enduring caregivers of these lands from which we all benefit.

This acknowledgement is an invitation for all of us to identify and engage in actions that respect and reinforce our commitments to Truth & Reconciliation and Indigenous Rights. As a podcast community specifically, we reflect on how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action can inform whose stories we listen to, what stories we tell, and how we tell them.

We invite you to Visit Native-Land.ca to see whose land you are listening from. Follow the links in the show notes to learn more about Hadiya’dagenhahs First Nation, Metis and Inuit student centre, a non-profit organization that provides supports and events for the Brock community.

Credits

Eve Intersected is hosted by Nwakerendu Waboso and Shannon Kerwin of Brock University. Special guests for this series are Ryan Logan, Marc St. Pierre, Brad Taylor, and Dean Smith. Produced by Andrew Camacho and Alison Innes.

View this show with subtitles at YouTube.com/@EveIntersected. Our theme music is Unstoppable Dance Show by Nexus Sound Studio and Your Black Hoodie by White Records. Used under Creative Commons Zero license from Pixabay.com

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