07/22/2025
Meet our host Shelagh Rogers of the Michif series!
Shelagh Rogers is a veteran broadcast-journalist, and most recently, she was the host and co-creator of CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter. Shelagh is the co-editor of the 3 volume “Speaking My Truth” series about residential school, healing and reconciliation published by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
In 2011, she was inducted as an Honorary Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a life-changing honour; she has since devoted her focus to amplifying Indigenous voices, Indigenous narratives and the truth of Canada’s history.
She has been recognized with honorary doctorates from eight universities, and she served as Chancellor of the University of Victoria from 2015 to 2021. She is now the 16th Chancellor of Queen’s University, succeeding her cousin, the Honourable Murray Sinclair.
Shelagh Rogers is a member of the MĂ©tis Nation of Greater Victoria, with family roots in Red River, Manitoba. Her great-grandmother Edith was the first MĂ©tis woman and the first woman to be elected to the Manitoba Legislature. To meet her MĂ©tis family and to walk in the land of her
ancestors, Shelagh now lives in Winnipeg.
This season, join Shelagh on a journey into the Words and Culture of the Michif series by listening to the first episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, our website, or at participating radio stations listed on our website. 🎧✨
