Episode 1 — Is Print Really Dead?
In the pilot episode we meet Lisa as she takes her dream to industry insiders and asks if there is a place for an urban native magazine as the print industry is retracting. This episode features interviews with Shelley Ambrose from The Walrus, Jamie Monastyrski from Spirit Magazine and Lorraine Zander from Faze Magazine.
Episode 2 — Clock’s Ticking
It’s the feature spread photo shoot and everyone’s late and falling behind. Can Lisa pull it together or is her business off to a bumpy start? This episode features Dene designer Sage Paul, photographer Keesic Douglas and rising star models Logan Staats, Brendt Diabo and Jayli Wolf.
Episode 3 — Is Blood Thicker Than Love?
Lisa questions the CBC Aboriginal article called “Bloodlines” that she wrote the previous year. It raised emotions on both sides of the argument that Indigenous people should only have children with their own kind to preserve their culture and bloodlines. This episode features interviews with Pam Palmater, Niigaan Sinclair and Derek Miller.
Episode 4 — Lisa vs. Lisa
Part two of the rethinking of Lisa’s “Bloodlines” article, only this time Lisa looks in the mirror and asks herself some hard questions. This episode features interviews with Michaela Washburn, Leslie McCue, Lindy Kinoshameg and a musical performance by rising star Iskwe.
Episode 5 — Gay? Queer? Two-Spirited? Human Being
Lisa sends Métis writer Cole Alvis into Toronto’s two-spirit community to explore identity and identification. This episode features candid interviews with Theola Ross, Cris Derksen and EJ Kwandibens.
Episode 6 — Head-Dressed Halloween Anyone?
Lisa explores the issues of cultural appropriation in the fashion industry that some find offensive. This episode features interviews with writer Kim Wheeler, artist Erika Iserhoff and designer Sage Paul.
Episode 7 — Nothing Breeds Success Like… Questioning Everything
Lisa seeks a better understanding of how we should define “success” in the Indigenous community — money, culture or can we have both? This episode features interviews with Dr. Evan Adams, Gabrielle Scrimshaw, and JP Gladu.
Episode 8 — Walking With Our Sisters
Lisa explores the heart-breaking issue of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. This impactful episode features interviews with Maria Campbell, Christi Belcourt and Nahanni Fontaine.
Episode 9 — Muddy Waters
Lisa travels to Winnipeg, the Urban Aboriginal Capital of Canada. Is it a city on the rise or a one mired in racism and struggle? This episode features interviews with Sean McCormick, Waneek Horn Miller and Alan Greyeyes.
Episode 10 — Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Lisa sends writer and Six Nations part-time resident Falen Johnson into her reserve to explore the push and pull of reserve life. This episode features interviews with Santee Smith, Cheri Maracle and a round-table discussion with Falen’s family.
Episode 11 — Land Title = Game Changer
Lisa travels to her home community to speak with the Tsilhqot’in Chiefs, central to the historic land title settlement. This isn’t “Treaty” this is “Title” and this changes everything. This episode features interviews with Chief Joe Alphonse, Crystal Verhaeghe, Chief Percy Guichon and Chief Roger William.
Episode 12 — Out of the Shadows, Into the Arms of Community
Lisa’s father, a former Tsihlqot’in Chief and residential school survivor, committed suicide when Lisa was 4 years old, which fractured the family and left them ostracized by the community. Can these wounds ever be healed?
Episode 13 — The End is Just a Starting Point
Lisa and her team struggle to get all the pieces together for Urban Native Magazine, and then celebrate with the Toronto Indigenous community. What does the future hold now?
