Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day

TIME TO EAT - Wednesday, June 21, 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET on CBC News Explore and launching that day on CBC Gem. A new half-hour documentary from CBC Indigenous. What is the thing that connects us all, that gives us good feelings about family and can bring back memories with a simple scent? That bridges gaps, that brings us home, that ties us to our ancestors? It's food. Recipes handed down from generation to generation are unique to individual families, communities and people. But food can also provide a connection point to others — offering the excitement of learning something new, of being introduced to and experiencing a tradition for the first time, and the act of sharing and being given a gift. TIME TO EAT takes viewers to four different communities — each one with its own delicious tale to tell.

RUMBLE: THE INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD - Wednesday, June 28 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC TV and  CBC Gem  This documentary tells the story of a profound, essential, and, until now, missing chapter in the history of American music: the Indigenous influence. Featuring music icons like Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Robbie Robertson, Randy Castillo, award-winning RUMBLE will show how these talented Indigenous musicians helped shape the soundtracks of our lives.

ʔƏM̓I CE:P XʷIWƏL COME TOWARD THE FIRE - Stream free on CBC Gem  An Indigenous-led celebration of creativity, brilliance, culture and community that showcases the voices of artists, speakers and dance groups from Musqueam and Indigenous nations across Turtle Island, captured from the main stage of the Chan Centre ahead of last year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

2023 INDSPIRE AWARDS Stream free on CBC Gem Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the 2023 INDSPIRE AWARDS is a nationally broadcast celebration of culture showcasing outstanding achievements from Indigenous peoples across the country. Twelve award recipients from a diverse list of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities will be honoured. 

EAGLE & HAWK TAKE THE STAGE Stream free on CBC Gem This documentary explores the world through the eyes of one of Canada's longest-running Indigenous bands.

STILL STANDING "Rankin Inlet, NU" Stream free on CBC Gem The economy of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut has seen its ups and downs but the struggles that come with living in this remote and unforgiving landscape remain constant.

UNRESERVED - Tuesday, June 20 at 1 p.m. (1:30 NT), on CBC Radio and CBC Listen National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day of celebration. What exactly are we celebrating? Four friends of UNRESERVED will give some great examples of Indigenous brilliance in art, books, music and film/television. And what's the best celebration? The one where everyone is invited - which is why we're also featuring three artists that mash-up traditional Indigenous music or art with artforms that originate outside the Indigenous community.

To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, CBC Music is presenting a full day of radio programming to highlight the work of Indigenous artists, songwriters and composers. At 4 p.m. local, CBC Music will be rebroadcasting RECLAIMED PRESENTS: ʔƏM̓I CE:P XʷIWƏL COME TOWARD THE FIRE, celebrating Indigenous talent, creativity and brilliance with live music performances taken from the main stage of the Chan Centre ahead of last year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The CBC Kids morning lineup on CBC TV will offer special programming for National Indigenous Peoples Day, including episodes of MOLLY OF DENALI and shorts featuring Indigenous culture and heritage, including new episodes of Come Dance With Me, CBC Kids Book Clubs, and Today's Thing. Plus, CBC Kids unveils a new segment Campfire Stories which features special guests sharing cultural stories with the Studio K gang around a campfire.

Northern Ontario's UP NORTH WITH JONATHAN PINTO has a full afternoon of special programming surrounding the theme of NIPD 2023: Celebrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing. The show will be live from the Fort William First Nation Pow Wow on Anemki Wajiw (Mount McKay) in Thunder Bay between 4-6 p.m ET on June 21. Special on-air guests include Michele Solomon, chief, Fort William First Nation, and Sheila De Corte, spiritual advisor and elder. Available on 88.3 FM in Thunder Bay or 99.9 FM in Sudbury, or via CBC Listen. 

CBC TV and CBC Gem will be broadcasting and streaming a selection of Indigenous-led documentaries, films and series throughout the day and late night on June 21, including the following titles:  CBC News Network will have coverage of events across the country throughout the day. 

MASHKAWI-MANIDOO BIMAADIZIWIN SPIRIT TO SOAR - 7 p.m. (7:30 NT)  In the wake of an inquest into the mysterious deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, Ont., Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga examines what - if anything - has changed since they died.

OUR PEOPLE WILL BE HEALED - 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)  Alanis Obomsawin's 50th film reveals how a Cree community in Manitoba has been enriched through the power of education. 

In the new CBC British Columbia six-part podcast THE URBARIGINAL, Tsimshian author and entertainer Rudy Kelly delves into his father's legacy and finds himself on a journey of self-discovery. Kelly's father desired a different life for his youngest son: success in the white world. Torn between two worlds and turned away from his community and culture, Rudy embarks a journey to uncover who his father really was and, along the way, discover more about himself — The Urbariginal.