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“Because that’s where it starts.” host Melissa Mollen Dupuis reflects on the importance of teaching Innu-aimun to younge...
10/15/2026

“Because that’s where it starts.”

host Melissa Mollen Dupuis reflects on the importance of teaching Innu-aimun to younger generations and how Innu teachers helped shape her own language journey. Through educators like Lison Mestokosho, language learning helps strengthen relationships between communities and keeps the language alive for the next generation.

Listen to the full episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

What’s it like teaching your own children your language versus teaching in a classroom?Old friends Lison Mestokosho and ...
10/13/2026

What’s it like teaching your own children your language versus teaching in a classroom?

Old friends Lison Mestokosho and the host Melissa Mollen Dupuis switch between English and French as they talk about teaching Innu-aimun to students with different needs, sharing stories and perspectives along the way.

Listen to the new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

"Imagine the government coming to your house and telling you, “You can no longer live here." What happens when a communi...
10/07/2026

"Imagine the government coming to your house and telling you, “You can no longer live here."

What happens when a community is forced away from the lands they know? Listen to the full conversation with the host Melissa Mollen Dupuis and land guardian Maxime Lalo on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

The land holds stories.In this episode, land guardian Maxime Lalo joins Melissa to talk about the history of Innu lands ...
10/05/2026

The land holds stories.

In this episode, land guardian Maxime Lalo joins Melissa to talk about the history of Innu lands and the work he does alongside Elders and community members to collect, document, and preserve their stories of the land.

Listen to the new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

Catch up on last week's episode about how host Melissa Mollen Dupuis and her family are reconnecting with their language...
10/04/2026

Catch up on last week's episode about how host Melissa Mollen Dupuis and her family are reconnecting with their language and carrying it forward.

Sometimes that work brings beautiful moments of connection. Other times, it brings the painful realization that some words and stories feel harder to remember.

And tune in tomorrow for a new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

In this week’s episode, host Melissa Mollen Dupuis shares a childhood story about going to school with her aunt Pâqueret...
10/03/2026

In this week’s episode, host Melissa Mollen Dupuis shares a childhood story about going to school with her aunt Pâquerette Mollen and the kinship woven into the way they addressed one another.

Listen to the full conversation on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

From Words and Culture, we believe Indigenous languages and knowledge deserve to be preserved and celebrated. Because wh...
09/30/2026

From Words and Culture, we believe Indigenous languages and knowledge deserve to be preserved and celebrated.

Because when we make space for Indigenous languages, we make space for the communities, stories, and traditions to be carried forward.


The strength of language lives in maternal roles that carry it forward. What happens when you disrupt those roles? So mu...
09/29/2026

The strength of language lives in maternal roles that carry it forward. What happens when you disrupt those roles? So much more than language is affected.

Listen to the full episode for a deeper conversation about motherhood and the link between language and culture on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

What gets passed down when we pass down a language? Melissa Mollen Dupuis sits down with her mom, Marie-Hélène, and aunt...
09/28/2026

What gets passed down when we pass down a language? Melissa Mollen Dupuis sits down with her mom, Marie-Hélène, and aunt Paquerette to talk about language, family, and culture.

Listen to the new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

09/27/2026

“Kuei, kuei!” 👋🏼

What were your first words in your own language? The first episode of the Innu series is out now. So, catch up if you haven’t already!

And tune in tomorrow for a new episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favourite podcasts from! 🎙️🪶

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