Louis Riel’s fight for Indigenous and Métis rights sparked a rebellion, resistance, and soon, retribution. This episode unpacks his legacy and the struggle for justice in Canada.

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No Kanada is a podcast that critically examines Canada’s history as a settler-colonial state, tracing its formation through rebellion, power consolidation, and the ongoing erasure of Indigenous sovereignty. From Confederation to today, we confront the cultural and systemic violence embedded in Canada’s foundation, centring Indigenous resistance and struggle against a nation built on stolen land—a necessary reckoning with a complicated past of Canada's dark history and current existence.

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This episode features audio and music sources used under the Fair Use Act, including works by Dilating Times (Jam No. 3 [Mathausen]), No Kanada by Lee Reed, and Anne Murray’s Maple Leaf Forever (Maple Leaf Gardens Last Game Version); it also incorporates La Marea’s Circus Marcus, Peaceful Relaxing Time (ID 1742) and Snow Drift’s Unattended Generative Ambient (Disting EX, Nebulae, DPO, Vector), alongside Night Watch by Blue Dot Sessions and Stompin Tom from Manitoba. John Arcand’s Teardrop Waltz, Lobo Loco’s Old Land (ID 1720), Chad Crouch’s Western Grebe, and Louis Riel Reel’s Red River Valley; Aaron Tootoosis’ Treaty 6 Song, Spirit of the Native American Drum Beat, Native American Tribal Meeting Music, and another selection from Snow Drift’s Unattended Generative Ambient. The String Quartet Channel’s take on Still D.R.E., Native Soft Drum Meditation Music, Navajo Drums, and Native American Drums, as well as Gregor Quendel’s Cinematic Cello Arpeggio Trailer, Ketsa’s Unify, HoliznaCC0’s Letting Go Of The Past, and Martin Stürtzer’s Stay at Home Concert #32 (3h Ambient Session). In addition, listeners will hear The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C.’s Louis Riel Patriot Rebel (October 28, 2010), cryptic scenery’s Fifth Imaginary City, Huron Indian Hunting Drums, a further iteration of Native Soft Drum Meditation Music with Navajo and Native American Drums, and Trudeau exonerates Chief Poundmaker; Native American Peace Drums, CORONAL MASS’s Neutron [Dark Ambient Synth Drone], a repeated entry of Spirit of the Native American Drum Beat, an audio clip titled Indigenous demonstrators accuse media of being disrespectful in heated exchange with reporters, Native American Traditional Cree Music, and the audio clip Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall. ADHD Music’s Focus Music for Better Concentration, Study Music for ADD, Gregor Quendel’s Cinematic Piano Dream Sequence Sketch and Cinematic Piano Sketch (Piano Only Version), as well as Propagandhi’s Bringer of Greater Things (Acoustic Cover).