On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is joined by Peter Ittinuar Freuchen. They discuss his journey to Ottawa, government processes and goes into detail about the process leading up to the enshrinement of Section 35 into the Canadian Constitution. As the first Inuk Member of Parliament, Peter shares about his journey to Ottawa and his work in the protection of and access to, inherent Indigenous rights.

Show Notes:

• All the Way: My Life on Ice by Jordin Tootoo with Stephen Brunt
• The Experimental Eskimos
• 'Crossing the Floor'
• Teach an Eskimo How to Read: Conversations with Peter Freuchen Ittinuar. Edited by: Thierry Rodon

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