On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by his friend, Cree actor and former Chief of Fox Lake Cree Nation, Michael Lawrenchuk. Michael discusses the road that led to his impressive acting career and how it continues to save and heal him. In 2014, Michael became a fellow of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London and is a member of the actors union ACTRA - from whom he is set to receive The Vic Cowie Award in 2024. Michael has been involved in countless plays and tv and film projects such as Indian Horse, based on the book written by the late great Richard Wagamese. Their conversation spans decades and Michael and Gordon take us on a journey to their homeland of Northern Manitoba and discuss the eternal nature of storytelling.

Show Notes

• Gillam, MB
• Trapline
• Natural Resources Transfer Acts
• York Factory
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Fox Lake Cree Nation
• Nelson River
• Indian Status, 'wards of the Federal Government'
• Pass System in Canada
• The Globe Theatre in London
• William Shakespeare
• King Lear
• Romeo and Juliet
• Indian Horse
• Richard Wagamese

Recommended

• Article: Indian Horse: 10 things about the groundbreaking new Canadian film (2018)
• Photo Essay: State of erosion: the legacy of Manitoba Hydro (2020)
• Article: Fox Lake’s promised land (2022)
• Article: What is Method Acting? How Great Actors Prepare (2024)
• ACTRA - Manitoba - Vic Cowie Award

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