Hello Friends & Relatives!
This is a special episode release from TIA Live!

Welcome back for another episode of Teachings in the Air. This week’s episode is a special recording from our TIA Live event from Victoria, BC in December 2023. Gerry hosted a fantastic gathering in the end of '23 where he shared stories and thoughts for the end of Season 6 as well as record a podcast! This special episode is the podcast recording from the live event where Gerry pulled guests from the crowd Stephanie Nelson, Mike Glendale, and Lori Pruce to share their thoughts on healing with Gerry and share their messages about TIA & taking care of yourself and your community.

S7 - Special - TIA Live! Dec. 23

“Put that energy out into the universe and one of the healers or teachers will feel it, and they’ll end up being with you” – Gerry Oldman

Greetings Friends & Relatives!
Welcome back to Episode 3 of Season 7 titled #InnerPeace
This week’s episode is titled “Going Home”

Hello and welcome back to another episode of Teachings in the Air with your host Gerry Oldman AKA Saa Hiil Thut. This week’s episode is Going Home, which Gerry talks about getting teachings from your elders, family, community, etc. 
He shares his own experience with being shy at first and finding his own way music, teachings, and stories. Letting everyone know it’s okay, you’re not alone, these teachings are for us, you just have to have approach finding them in the right way. Sometimes it’s bringing gifts to elders, or helping others out, participating in events or ceremony, and sometimes it’s just as easy as asking or being close.

S7 - Ep. 3 - Going Home

“You teach about commitment, and be consistent with that commitment, and that person will appreciate you” – Gerry Oldman

Greetings to all our Friends and Relatives!
Welcome back to Season 7 of Teachings in the Air, which is titled #InnerPeace
This episode is titled “The Babies & Children Are Crying”

This episode is about aggression and how it can effect our own and other’s lives around us. Gerry talks about the impacts of aggression that blinded the beauty of the world in his life. He shares about Love and how the commitment that is Love can be taught. Teaching, don't scold. We heal, don’t punish. Gerry hopes to get these teachings across communities, families, friends, individuals, etc. for the babies & children who are being affected by aggression and the loss of #InnerPeace.

S7 - Ep. 4 - The Babies & Children Are Crying

“As a friendly suggestion, that we decolonize by not giving that word power anymore, and that we put it in our mind that we’re going to become solution focused from the problems that were caused by colonization” – Saa Hiil Thut (Gerry Oldman)

Hello Friends & Relatives and welcome back to another episode of Teachings in the Air!
This episode is titled “Colonization: A Thief of Inner Peace”
We are in season 7 of TIA titled #InnerPeace

Welcome back to another episode of TIA, where Gerry shares his  thoughts on his experiences with decolonization. After being asked many times by different groups to talk about his views on the subject, Gerry has had lots of time to develop his own views to express. In today’s episode. Gerry shares his first hearing of the term, and his personal encounters with learning, experiences, and talking about colonization for many years. It has been a long journey with the subject, and Gerry shares suggestions of being solution focused, putting things down that aren’t yours to carry.

S7 - Ep. 5 - Colonization: A Thief of Inner Peace

Greetings Friends and Relatives!
Welcome back to TIA with Gerry Oldman aka Saa Hiil Thut

This week’s episode is titled “Podcast about Podcasting”
This is episode 6 of season 7 which is titled #InnerPeace

Hello friends and relatives, this episode is Gerry sharing his experience with going into the world of podcasts! Featuring his guests/nephews/podcast crew members Jakob Knudsen and Jordan Robinson. All the way from his first hearing about the word podcast, to how he approaches his own podcasting. Gerry makes sure he approaches everything with intention, a message to deliver to the people. Gerry talks about what podcasting means to him as he shares discussion with his producers talking about their own stories finding podcasting and working with Uncle Gerry on Teachings in the Air!

S7 - Ep. 6 -  Podcast About Podcasting

“Soul food. Indigenous soul food is Good food. It’s food to keep our children strong in mind, body, and spirit.” – Gerry Oldman

Greetings friends and relatives!
Welcome back to episode 7 of Season 7 which is called #InnerPeace
This episode is titled “Food for the Soul”
Today’s episode of TIA has host Saa Hiil Thut(Gerry Oldman) sharing about the importance of indigenous soul food and food nourishment. Gerry shares his earliest memories of food in his life, as well as his first A&W burger. He wants to inspire and motivate others about what we put into our bodies. The importance it has on our day-to-day life, and on our mind, bodies, and spirits. Gerry shares how much he values traditional foods, and remembering how his elders would enjoy getting soul food with tears in their eyes. It’s about doing our best, or the next best thing, and committing to taking care of ourselves. Love put into food is love put into our bodies, which helps with our #InnerPeace

S7 - Ep. 7 - Food for the Soul

"It brings me such pleasure and honor to meet people that say 'I listen to your podcast and it helped me.' Cause that’s what the intention is, to help people, to motivate and inspire. Thank you."  – Saa Hiil Thut (Gerry Oldman)

Welcome back for Episode 8 of Season 7 titled #InnerPeace
This season finale episode is titled “Road Man”

Hello Friends and Relatives. Welcome back to Teachings in the Air! This is the last episode of Inner Peace, season 7. This episode is called Road Man, and host Gerry Oldman shares stories of how he started doing ceremony and facilitating for Indigenous communities across Turtle Island. Sharing his experiences learning and growing from not knowing what to do for workshops, all the way to his travels around to small and big communities, learning from elders, friends, and family all along the way. Thank you for joining Saa Hiil Thut aka Gerry Oldman on Teachings in the Air Podcast.

S7 - Ep. 8 - Road Man

In this opening episode, Mr. B guides us through the foundational aspects of Indigenous sovereignty and the ongoing fight for self-determination. Exploring the Oka Crisis and key historical documents like the Royal Proclamation of 1763, treaties, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), we examine how these frameworks impact Indigenous rights today. This episode uncovers the deep connections between land, culture, and sovereignty, setting the stage for conversations on reclaiming Indigenous identity and justice in Canada.

EP. 1 - Introduction to Indigenous Sovereignty

In this episode of Reclaiming Our Roots, host Mr. B delves into the critical role of the Canadian legal system in shaping Indigenous sovereignty. We explore landmark cases like Delgamuukw, Tsilhqot'in, and Daniels, discussing how these rulings have affirmed Indigenous rights while also highlighting their limitations within a colonial framework. Despite significant legal victories, Indigenous sovereignty remains conditional, as the state retains ultimate authority over land and governance. As we reflect on these challenges, we emphasize the need for a shift toward rebuilding traditional governance systems and continuing the fight for true self-determination.

Episode 1.5 - The Role of Legal Systems in Indigenous Sovereignty

In this episode of Reclaiming Our Roots, host Mr. B delves into the profound connection between Indigenous land and sovereignty. Guided by the teachings of Anishinaabe scholar Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and her work Land as Pedagogy, Mr. B explores how land serves as both a foundation and teacher of Indigenous governance, challenging colonial concepts of land ownership. This episode unpacks the inseparable link between land, identity, and self-determination, illuminating why land reclamation remains vital to Indigenous sovereignty and cultural survival today.

Episode 1.7 - Land as Teacher

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