Season 6 Episode 15

Rock the Talk

SEASON 6 / EPISODE 15

EPISODE RECAP:

May 5, 2022

Ice Jammin'

Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Peter Johnston welcomes Jeanie McLean, Minister of Education and the Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity Directorate, for a discussion about Red Dress Day and the MMIWG2S+ Action Plan, and with flooding in the forecast Bill Blair, federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness, gives an update on the plan for supporting Yukon communities. Social entrepreneurship and innovation are front and centre with Joella Hogan, founder and proprietor of Yukon Soaps. Plus, author Syrena Oswald introduces her new children's book and Wacey Rabbit talks pro hockey and the epic return of the Learning to Lead Hockey Camp in Whitehorse this summer.

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Part I: Red Dress Day: Expanding The Call for Justice

Grand Chief Peter Johnston connects with Jeanie McLean, Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Women's Directorate to talk about Red Dress Day, a powerful annual event dedicated to raising awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People.

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Photo Credit: Yukon Liberals / Audio Courtesy: 98.1 CHON-FM

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Part II: Bill Blair: Staying Ready For Natural Disasters

Grand Chief Peter Johnston talks with Bill Blair, Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness as another season of flooding, forest fires and even landslides looms large. With this year’s snowpack reaching record levels all governments are paying close attention to Mother Nature.

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Photo Credit: CBC North/ Audio Courtesy: 98.1 CHON-FM

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Part III: Canucks' Brad Shaw: Execution is Key

Grand Chief Peter Johnston welcomes Brad Shaw to the show for a look back his professional hockey career, both as a player for the Hartford Whalers, Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues in the 80s and 90s and as associate coach with Tampa Bay, the Islanders (became head coach mid season), the St. Louis Blues, Columbus Blue Jackets and his current team the Vancouver Canucks.

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Photo Credit: Icon Sportswire/ Audio Courtesy: 98.1 CHON-FM

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Part IV: Yukon Soaps: Essence of Social Innovation

Grand Chief Peter Johnston welcomes Yukon entrepreneur Joella Hogan, founder of Yukon Soaps, to talk about the soap biz, life, innovation and how her social enterprise model is helping to make her home community of Mayo – and the world – a better place.

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Photo Credit: HGTV / Audio Courtesy: 98.1 CHON-FM

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Part V: Syrena Oswald: A Storybook of Imagination

Grand Chief Peter Johnston connects with author Serena Oswald to talk about her new children's book, "Foxee Con and the Yukon Gang" and the inspiration behind this project. With mental health awareness in the spotlight, the author reveals how she harnessed the power of imagination and positivity to create a colourful, made-in-the-north adventure.

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Photo Credit: Syrena Oswald / Audio Courtesy: 98.1 CHON-FM

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Part VI: Learning to Lead Hockey Camp Returns

Grand Chief Peter Johnston welcomes Wacey Rabbit, a former AHL player and one of the champions powering the return of the Yukon First Nations Hockey Association’s annual 'Learning to Lead Hockey Camp' which makes it’s epic return to Whitehorse in July after a two-year hiatus.

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