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From remote reserves to bustling big cities, join Urban Native Girl Lisa Charleyboy as she brings you to the surprising heart of the conversations important to Aboriginal youth.
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For the final episode of the New Fire season, millennials discuss how they are combining urban and Indigenous cultures.
Today, New Fire brings you into big moments when Indigenous young people overcome their doubts, collect their courage, and stand up to make their voices heard.
Meet young people who are finding deeper meaning in music - and finding their voices along the way.
Meet Indigenous siblings who have thought hard about what it means to be a brother or a sister - and who are sticking close through good times and bad.
Meet four young, Indigenous women who have chosen to follow the path that their parents have helped set out for them.
Conversations about love and sex among Indigenous youth are often held behind closed doors, at kitchen tables or on the powwow trail. We want to bring those conversations out into the open.
Young athletes from across Turtle Island are gathering to compete in the North American Indigenous Games. On this week's show, you'll meet incredible young athletes at NAIG and beyond - for these youth, sports are much more than a way to win medals.
In this special five-part series, we meet young athletes competing at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). For 16-year-old softball player Hunter Lang, it’s about more than just educating herself.
1.2 Double Trouble

1.2 Double Trouble

2017-07-1317:50

Meet Melody & Lylee Horn. Can the sisters use soccer to gain confidence on and off the field? Tune in as we profile young athletes competing at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
How golf is helping 13-year-old Ryan Blair forge closer relationships with his family. Part of our series profiling young athletes competing at NAIG 2017.
1.4 The Middle Child

1.4 The Middle Child

2017-07-1315:21

Can 19-year-old lacrosse player Kallen Currie use sports to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood? Tune in for this special series profiling young athletes competing at NAIG 2017.
1.5 Lucky Braids

1.5 Lucky Braids

2017-07-1316:33

Are two braids better than one? 16-year-old Hannah Morningstar on throwing, dancing, and bush walks. The final doc in our special five-part series introducing you to young athletes competing at the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG).
From social media at ceremonies to LGBT powwows, Indigenous traditions aren't things that are stuck in the past. They're changing and evolving - and it's young people leading that shift.
'Where are you from?'

'Where are you from?'

2017-06-2928:09

On the season premiere of New Fire with Lisa Charleyboy, hear from young people who are learning about their Indigenous nations - and what that means to them.
Meet young Indigenous people who have to leave home in the name of education - and who are finding ways to stay connected to where they're from.
This summer, New Fire will introduce you to the next generation of Indigenous voices. From social media to sex, culture to ceremony, Indigenous young people share their stories and invite you into their communities. Our second season begins June 26!
Exploring Education

Exploring Education

2017-05-1628:04

From lessons in a classroom to learning from the land - getting an education is a huge part of growing up... and Indigenous youth are craving cultural knowledge.
Leaving Home

Leaving Home

2017-05-1628:02

Whether you're running away from your remote reserve, escaping from a small town or big city, or heading back to traditional territory - displacement is a fact of life for many Indigenous young people.
Rebellion

Rebellion

2017-05-1626:07

Rebellion is part of growing up, whether it's standing up to your parents or getting political and 'fighting the man'. This week, New Fire features the stories of Indigenous youth taking taking a stand.
Dating while indigenous can be complicated. This week, New Fire looks at modern romance - and what it really means to 'date native'.
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Beatrix Moersch

I really loved this show and am sad there are no new episodes! I'd love to see a second season.

Jan 31st
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