George Couchie joins Lisa to have an important conversation about the struggles that the Indigenous population have gone through both in the past and still face today in society. George talks about the realities of residential schools and dealing with addiction and how he is trying to help the youth of today find their own path and embrace their culture and who they are.
- George joins Lisa to talk about his role in helping youth today 2:10
- The reality of residential schools 8:00
- Promoting Indigenous youth in their own community 20:00
- Renaming sports teams and is it offensive? 25 :00
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Production Credits:
- Host: Lisa Boivin
- Producer: Ben Sargent
- Content Director: Dave Dale
- Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications
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