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Indigenous CKCU
Sunday September 28th, 2025 with Lester Bear
First Nations CKCU

Good morning you are listening to First Nations CKCU. I am Lester Bear and I will be your host for the next hour. On this show we play First Nations music from across Turtle Island….on today’s show we will be featuring New Releases from Orivs, Burnstick, Ali Fontaine, Sara Kae and music by many more artists…..we will continue listening to Aija Ja from Lucie Idloout then we will transition into a new song from Evan Redsky….Watching…
Aija Ja
Lucie Idlout - Native to Canada - Troubador Records Canadian
Watching
Evan Redsky - Watching (Single) - Independent Canadian New
Dead or Alive
Lili - Dead or Alive (Single) - Blessed Street Canadian
Let Them
Desiree Dorion - Let Them (Single) - Independent Canadian New
Aches and Breaks
Carsen Gray - 1 Million Feet High - Nettwerk Music Group Canadian New
Do You Think of Me
Sara Kae - Do You Think of Me (Single) - Independent Canadian New
Tombeau
Burnstick, Willows - Tombeau (Single) - Independent Canadian New
Alabama (Muskoke Homeland)
Lyla June - Hozho - Prayerful Records
Women's Voices for Attawapaskat
Pura Fe - Women's Voices for Attawapaskat - Independent
Events on National Day of Reconciliation:
1. National Commemorative Gathering – Parliament Hill
Event: Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Location: Parliament Hill (also broadcast live on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC News Network)
Details: Hosted by Earl Wood and Melissa Mollen Dupuis, this multilingual event will feature powerful testimonies from residential school survivors and performances by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis artists including Eagle River Drum Group, DeeDee Austin, Burnstick, Julian Taylor, and Susan Aglukark

🧡 2. University of Ottawa Ceremony
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: University Square, University of Ottawa
Details: A public ceremony followed by a community feast. The event will include reflections in English, French, and Anishinàbemowin, and is open to students, staff, and the public


🧡 3. Diocesan Mass – Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 385 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Details: A bilingual Mass led by Archbishop Marcel Damphousse to honor survivors and children who never returned home. The gathering invites reflection, prayer, and solidarity with Indigenous communities
Rez Girls Don't Cry
Rezcoast Grizz - Rez Girls Don't Cry (Single) - Independent Canadian
Born to Lose
Orvis, Richard Guguay - Born to Lose (Single) - Broken Cloud Entertainment Canadian New
River of Time
Bill Miller - Riven In the Snow - Reprise Records
Wi-Ni-Beeng Blues
Billy Joe Green - Muskrat Blues and Rock & Roll - Independent
Ghost Dance (Paiute Prophet Mix)
Robbie Robertson & Red Road Ensemble - Robbie Robertson & Red Road Ensemble - Capital Records Canadian
Carousel
Ali Fontaine - Carousel (Single) - Atomic Ranch Records Canadian New
Make It Look Easy
Tracy Bone - Make It Look Easy (Single) - Barnstorm Canadian
The Moon
Lacey Hill - The Moon - Thru the Red Door Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Shirley G
Meegwetch Les

9:08 AM, September 28th, 2025
Lester B
Waydjia Shirley!

9:45 AM, September 28th, 2025
Lester B
This time of year i remember you taking my mother into Parliament to hear the apology.....

9:47 AM, September 28th, 2025