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Tom Longboat: Running 'Wildfire' Originally Broadcast Oct. 8, 1977
It has taken Ted Nolan 8 years to get back into hockey, amid rumours he was blacklisted, or worse, the victim of racism for his aboriginal culture. Once the NHL's coach of the year with the Buffalo Sabres, he returns to coach the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats. (broadcast 1 May 2005) Listen to the segment (Runs 6:33)
In the northern community of Arviat in Nunavut, young people are turning to golf in droves and the RCMP is helping them. (broadcast 17 Oct 2004)
Listen to the segment (Runs 7:01)
The Dream Catchers, a softball team in Regina, helps steer young aboriginal women in the right direction. (broadcast 3 Oct 2004)
Listen to the segment (Runs 8:21)
Jordin Tootoo of Rankin Inlet becomes the first Inuit hockey player to make it to the NHL, as he debuts with the Nashville Predators. (broadcast 12 Oct 2003)
Listen to the segment (Runs 3:18)
Water polo player Waneek Horn-Miller appeals the decision to cut her from the team. She says cultural intolerance is to blame. (broadcast 5 Oct 2003) Due to copyright issues, the story as originally broadcast has been modified for the internet.
Listen to the segment (Runs 8:03)
Lacrosse is a sacred tradition for the aboriginal people on the Six Nations Reserve in southern Ontario. Lacrosse bridges the gap between native and non-native. Broadcaster Christopher Grosskurth presents part 2 of an 11-part series called The Inside Track Road Trip. (broadcast 19 Jan 2003)
Listen to the segment (Runs 12:52)
Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuit person to be drafted by the NHL, proudly represents Rankin Inlet at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Halifax. (broadcast 12 Jan 2003) Listen to the segment (Runs 6:52) |