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Relentless Indigenous Woman Podcast
Welcome to the Relentless Indigenous Woman podcast—a space for uncensored and unapologetic conversations on the lived realities of Indigenous Peoples.
Hosted by Dr. Candace Linklater, a proud Moose Cree First Nation educator, advocate, and scholar, this podcast invites you to listen, grow, and take meaningful action.
With a community of over 750,000 followers across social media, Dr. Linklater has become a powerful voice in bold Indigenous education, truth-telling, and solidarity.
Here, education becomes rebellion. Resistance. Revolution.
Whether you are an Indigenous listener or an ally committed to learning, this podcast exists to challenge, inspire, and empower.
www.relentlessindigenouswoman.ca
Episodes
30 episodes
Ep. 30: The Cost of Telling the Truth: Grief, Love, and Online Violence with Nikki Apostolou
Dr. Candace Linklater and guest Nikki Apostolou (aka Recycled Stardust) delve into the meaning of living with integrity, community engagement, and staying rooted in love amidst heartbreak, colonization, and online violence. Nikki opens up about...
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Ep. 29: Matriarch Mode: Love, Loss, and Indigenous Mothering with Dr. Tasha Spillett
In this warm, wise, and wildly relatable episode, Dr. Candace Linklater and Dr. Tasha Spillett dive deep into what it means to mother, mourn, and move through the world as Indigenous women. It’s part heart talk, part medicine, as they unpack ev...
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Ep. 28: Sport, Survival, and Spirit: How Waneek Horn-Miller Turned Pain Into Power
In this heart-expanding chat, Dr. Candace Linklater sits down in person with Waneek Horn-Miller—Mohawk Olympian, activist, and one of the most influential Indigenous women in sport—for a conversation that is as vulnerable as it is visionary. Th...
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34:56
Ep. 27: Honouring the Sacredness of Two-Spirit Lives with Chance Paupanakis
Dr. Candace has some deep convos with Chance Paupanakis, a proud Swampy Cree and Two-Spirit advocate from Kinosew Sipi Cree Nation. Raised in both Indigenous and colonial worlds, Chance shares what it means to come into identity while carrying ...
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44:45
Ep. 26: Fashion as Medicine: A Conversation with Lindsay King
In this episode, Dr. Candace Linklater sits with Lindsay King, an Indigenous fashion designer from the Salto Ojibwe and Mohawk Nations, whose journey from social work to fashion is rooted in healing, advocacy, and community care. After working ...
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44:21
Ep. 25: Andre Bear’s Journey Through Law and Love
This episode goes deep. Dr. Candace sits down with Andre Bear, a Two-Spirit Nehiyaw Plains Cree educator and legal scholar who’s been using social media to make conversations about Indigenous rights and sovereignty feel both accessible and deep...
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47:48
Ep. 24: Under the Spotlight and Inside the Heart with Anna Lambe
This podcast episode is a deeply candid conversation between two Indigenous women who hold space for each other in a way that’s both tender and powerful. Anna Lambe—Inuk actress from Iqaluit and the breakout star of North of North—join...
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45:09
Ep. 23: Sacred Rage & Queer Truth: Jayli Wolf on Healing Through Music
In an unfiltered conversation, Jayli Wolf and I demolish the toxic religious trauma from our Jehovah's Witness and evangelical backgrounds. We expose how these belief systems systematically stripped us of autonomy, sexuality, and indigenous spi...
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50:48
Ep. 22: Jeremy Dutcher on Blood Memory, Music & Mother Tongues
In this raw and real podcast episode, Jeremy Dutcher drops truth bombs about Indigenous language revitalization, Two-Spirit identity, and cultural resilience. He shares his journey of recovering Ancestral recordings, transforming colonial archi...
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51:27
Ep. 21: Scott & Mama Wabano: Real Love, Real Rank, Real Power
This podcast episode is basically a love letter to indigenous resilience, told through the epic mother-child duo of Virginia and Scott Wabano. Scott's a queer, Two-Spirit fashion icon who went from being a tiny hoop dancer to slaying runways an...
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57:08
Ep. 20: Dismantling Religious Dogma: A Two Spirit Perspective with Owen Unruh
In this heart-to-heart episode, Owen Unruh opens up about his journey as a Two Spirit, Indigenous person navigating addiction, shame, and the long road to self-love. From surviving in silence to thriving in his truth, Owen shares how embracing ...
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Ep. 19: Crown and Culture: Emma Morrison, Miss Word Canada
Emma Morrison is a powerhouse Indigenous woman who's breaking barriers as the first Indigenous Miss World Canada representative, preparing to compete in the Miss World finals in India on May 31st. Her Beauty with a Purpose project, ...
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48:45
Ep. 18: A Queer, Native Woman with a PhD--A Colonizer's Nightmare
In this powerful relaunch of the Relentless Indigenous Woman Podcast, Dr. Candace Linklater shares her transformative journey of completing her PhD, navigating grief, and finding profound love and resilience. Her award-nominated dis...
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56:28
Ep. 17: Two Spirit Alchemy: Embracing Authenticity Through Self-Love with Alex Manitopyes
Join Candace (aka Relentless Indigenous Woman) in the final episode of our Two Spirit and IndigiQueer series for June as she interviews her fiancé, Alex Manitopyes, the visionary Founder and Designer of SACRD THNDR. Alex, a Two Spirit non-binar...
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37:33
Ep. 16: Two-Spirit Realities in Native Communities with Chase Campeau
Join Chase Campeau and Candace Linklater as they explore the often challenging realities of being Two Spirit or IndigiQueer within Indigenous communities. In this heartfelt conversation, they emphasize the importance of family, fri...
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48:25
Ep. 15: Reclaiming Roots: A Two-Spirit Story Across Cultures with Haley Robinson
Join us for an inspiring episode featuring Haley, an actor, model, and advocate making waves across various industries with their unapologetic confidence. Discover Haley's journey of Indigenous reconnection and the challenges of na...
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42:44
Ep. 14: Two-Spirit Realities: Authentic Insights with Kairyn Potts
Welcome to the first episode of our Two Spirit and IndigiQueer Pride series! We're thrilled to have Kairyn (Kai) Potts as our guest. Kai is a powerhouse—speaker, writer, actor, and advocate—who's gathered an impressive following of over 400,000...
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57:28
Ep. 13: Letting Go of People-Pleasing
Join Candace as she shares her personal journey toward ending the cycle of people-pleasing. In this heartfelt episode, she explores the challenges and emotional complexities of embracing authenticity, including the grief that can accompany ...
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22:55
Ep. 12: Insecurities & Lateral Violence
In this episode, Candace explores how colonial violence has fueled insecurities and lateral violence among Native communities. She shares five personal strategies for overcoming these insecurities and dropping the habit of people-pleasing to em...
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19:13
Ep. 11: Mothers of the Nations: The Role of Matriarchy
Join us on a journey into the heart of matriarchy and maternal wisdom in our latest podcast episode, featuring Candace and her special guest Jenny Sawanohk from Moose Cree First Nation. Jenny, an accomplished Indigenous healer and psychotherapi...
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40:11
Ep. 10: Misogyny and Its Connection to MMIWGT2S+
In this episode, Candace is joined by special guest Alycia Two Bears, member of the Mistawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation, who's a passionate educator and advocate for 2SLGBTQ+ people and author of the book "Two Spirit Stories, Sex, and the C...
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Ep. 9: Healing Colonial Wounds: We All Have Them
For this thought-provoking episode, Candace explores the pervasive influence of colonialism that often goes unnoticed, deeply embedded as it is in our thoughts, emotions, and daily lives. She opens up about her personal journey tow...
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26:48
Ep. 8: What I Wish Indigenous Allies Knew
Candace delves into the nuanced differences between comprehension and compassion within Indigenous solidarity, emphasizing the importance of abandoning perfectionism. She challenges allies to confront their own unconscious biases and the discom...
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20:24