b'PODCASTSMissing and Murdered: Thunder Bay By Ryan McMahon Finding CleoAnishinaabe comedian, writer and documentary maker By Connie Walker & Marnie LukeRyan McMahon released Thunder Bay in October 2018 in collaboration with Jesse Brown and Canadaland. Connie Walker, an award-winning investigative journalist from OkaneseSince its debut release, this investigative miniseries has First Nation in Saskatchewan, released the first season of Missing andreceived national attention and has confronted many Murdered in October 2016. This eight-episode CBC podcast, in collab- underlying issues in Thunder Bay, such as having the oration with CBC News, focuses on Alberta Williams, a young womanhighest homicide and hate crime rates in Canada, who was murdered in 1989 whose killer was never brought to justice.the corruption within the Thunder Bay political This podcast delves into the systemic racism Indigenous women havearena and the stories of the nine tragic deaths of faced and discrepancies within the police investigation, while uncov- Indigenous youth.ering new information and additional suspects. What makes this podcast fascinating is that while The second season, titled Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo,listeners are educated on how Indigenous people are was recently released. Focusing on Cleopatra Semaganis Nicotine, aoften failed by the system, it encourages Canadians, young Cree girl from Saskatchewan, the story echoes the reality of theIndigenous and non-Indigenous, to have the broader Indigenous child welfare crisis in Canada that stems from the Sixtiesconversations about the darker side of Canada and how Scoop era. Finding Cleo has since won best-serialized story at the Thirdthis impacts First Nations people in todays society. Coast International Audio Festival. McMahon, co-writer and host of Thunder Bay, unpacks Walker points out that Albertas case, like Cleos, is not abnormal forthis complex story, not by choice or formality, but as a Indigenous women in Canada; these are stories and injustices of duty to the people of Thunder Bay and Canada. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada. Although filled withThis critically acclaimed podcast will beheartbreak, this podcast sheds a light on the impacts of Canadas colonialadapted to the small screen in collaborationpast and examines the distrust between First Nations and the police. with Northwood Entertainment. Find all seasons of CBC Podcasts: Missing and Murdered online.Find Canadalands Thunder Bay online. Six Nations Campus: 519-445-0023 Brantford Campus: 226-493-1245 Tollfree:1-877-284-219464l ISSUE 1 2019C hIEfS ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazInE'