Jul 15, 2022
In this episode of "Walking the Red Road", Sámi speaker, Jim
Mandelin, and author of “Life Worth Dying For” shares the hardships
of bullying, violence, systemic racism and the breaking point which
led him on a path of drugs, whiskey, gangs and his ultimate death
at the age of 22. This episode may be difficult listening for
some and we invite you to please take care while listening.
If you need support don’t hesitate to contact the First
Nations and Inuit Hotline at 1-855-242-3310.
Walking The Red Road is hosted and produced by Michelle Jarvis.
Michelle is Anishnaabekwe with Polish and Bulgarian heritage. Having experienced the impacts of intergenerational trauma from a young age, Michelle experienced many upheavals including living on the streets of Toronto from the age of 12 to 16. She is now clean and living a lifelong journey of healing, and self-discovery. She has spent the last two years in the non-profit sector working to help those walking in the shoes she once occupied.
Walking The Red Road was developed in the Advanced Digital
Storytelling program developed by Good Influence Films in
partnership with RBC Emerging Artists Project and Inspirit
Foundation. The music in this episode is Strong Woman Song by Lisa
Muswagon and Raven Hart-Bellecourt.
You can catch Breaking Point Part 2: Thriving, where Jim and
Michelle discuss their roads to recovery, by subscribing to the
Indigenous 150+ podcast. You can follow Michelle on Instagram
@miishiikwe.
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