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2002-09-15 Segment 1
At the start of a new academic year, Dan Smoke has some welcoming words of wisdom for students beginning their university career. Dan speaks about the importance of learning to be a critical thinker in order to create change that will make the world…
2001-04-28 Segment 1
Dan Smoke educates listeners about the significance of his spirit name, given to him at the Onondaga Longhouse on the Six Nations reserve. Dan explains that there is a lot of pride in having a name that ties one to their relatives, to nature, and to…
1999-10-16 Segment 1
Dan Smoke teaches listeners about border crossing events, an event where Indigenous peoples exercise their right to free access and to carry goods across the Canada/US border as stated in the Jay Treaty of 1760. Dan then uses the Jay Treaty as an…
1998-09-05 Segment 5
Dan Smoke discusses the meaning of the Thanksgiving Address, which gives thanks for everything that has been put on the Earth by the Creator for people to live in harmony. Dan Smoke also discusses the importance of listening to the sacred…
1994-11-26 Segment 1
Dan Smoke explains the significance of the winter snow season as a time for rest and replenishment for all of creation. He also explains the significance of the oral tradition in Indigenous communities. Later, Dan and Mary Lou Smoke recount events…
1994-04-09 Segment 4
Dan Smoke teaches listeners about the two different types of First Nations gatherings, the traditional powwow and the competition powwow, and encourages listeners to visit the First Annual Welcoming the Nations Gathering that is being held at the…
1994-04-09 Segment 1
Dan Smoke tells listeners how the sacred teachings of the Great Law of Peace will help individuals, communities, and nations continue down a healing path to heal Mother Earth, and to help nations live in peace and harmony. After, Dan gives listeners…
1994-01-08 Segment 1
Dan Smoke teaches listeners how to greet one another in the traditional way of the Ojibwe and Iroquois peoples. Dan then tells stories to teach listeners how each part of creation is unique, and those differences allow us to live in harmony with the…