Interior Voices

Welcome to Interior Voices, an Interior Health podcast series. Through engaging storytelling and insightful interviews, Interior Voices co-hosts Mary Jack and Natalie Daniels aim to illuminate the complexities of health and wellness and celebrate cultural resilience while addressing the challenges Indigenous peoples face navigating health-care systems. Founded in 2018, Interior Voices podcast (IVP) launched the first episode with hosts Kris Murray, Sheila Louis and Vanessa Mitchell with the communications support of Beth Blew. IVP launched as an Interior Health (IH) Indigenous health and wellness podcast series that explores the intersection of health and culture in the workplace, our everyday lives and patient care.

Season 6 Episode 3: Farewell / welcome to podcast co-hosts 06/10/2025

Season 6 Episode 3: Farewell / welcome to podcast co-hosts After joining Interior Voices podcast (IVP) in September 2022, and with two seasons as co-hosts, Jade Chaboyer-Kondra and Nicole Taylor-Sterritt are saying goodbye to the podcast in this two segment episode. Season 06 Episode 03- Segment 01: Farewell Nicole Taylor-Sterritt & Jade Chaboyer-Kondra: 00:00 - 21:00 Jade is lead, Indigenous engagement, Indigenous Partnerships. She identifies as Cree-Metis; her homelands are Saskatoon on Treaty 6 Territory. Jade joined IH in 2018 after working for the Saskatchewan provincial health authority for over seven years. Nicole Taylor-Sterritt was a lead with the Indigenous Health & Wellness team at IH. She left her position this spring to move to BC Cancer, where she now works as manager, Indigenous health promotion, Indigenous cancer control. She is mixed heritage, a member of the Kispiox Band (Gitxsan Nation) and European. Season 06 Episode 03- Segment 02: Welcome Natalie Daniels & Mary Jack: 21:00 - 33:25 After previously participating in Interior Voices podcast (IVP) as guests in numerous episodes Interior Voices podcast welcomes to the team incoming co-hosts, Mary Jack and Natalie Daniels. Mary Jack is an influential leader in the Indigenous Partnerships team, currently serving as the newest co-host of the Interior Voices podcast for Interior Health. A proud member of the Okanagan Indian Band, Mary brings her rich cultural heritage to her role, where she focuses a strong commitment to enhancing health outcomes for Indigenous communities. Natalie Daniels has worked for Interior Health for over a decade in a variety of roles and couldn’t be more excited to join the Interior Voices podcast as co-host. She works as a Lead on the Indigenous Health & Wellness team focusing on culturally safe and sacred spaces within Interior Health . Natalie is a member of Wiikwemkoong First Nation located on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Being a part of Indigenous Partnerships allows Natalie opportunities to enhance healthcare with inclusion and consideration of Indigenous culture and ways of being. Episodes with Mary Jack and Natalie Daniels as guests: /episode/index/show/interiorhealth/id/36940850

Season 6 Episode 2: Heart Health and Cardiovascular Care 03/18/2025

Season 6 Episode 1: Indigenous Communications and Engagement with Sheanna Williams and Victoria Jaenig 02/11/2025

Season 5 Episode 13: Indigenous Employee Experience w Janessa Collins 12/17/2024

Season 5 Episode 12- Part 2 (of 2): Cultural Safety is for everyone 10/22/2024

Season 5 Episode 11- Part 1 (of 2): Cultural Safety is for everyone 09/25/2024

Season 5 Episode 10: Year in Review 01/24/2024

Season 5 Episode 9: Indigenous Foods in Interior Health Facilities 12/29/2023

Season 5 Episode 8: Métis Nation British Columbia 12/08/2023

Season 5 Episode 6: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 09/25/2023

Season 5 Episode 6: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day Interior Voices hosts Jade Chaboyer-Kondra, Jody Wagner, and Nicole Taylor-Sterritt recently sat down with Mary Jack, lead, strategy and accountability on the Aboriginal Partnerships team, to discuss National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In a powerful and insightful discussion, they share how listeners can recognize the day, and learn the truth about impacts of colonization. This podcast includes themes related to residential school experiences. If you or someone you know requires immediate support or assistance, call a crisis line (available 24 hours, 7 days per week): Indian Residential School Survivor Society Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 KUU-US (Indigenous) Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717 Métis Crisis Line: 1-833-638-4722 Interior Crisis Line Network: 1-888-353-2273 We encourage you to continue to learn, and unlearn, to move forward on the path of reconciliation. Explore opportunities and resources to learn more: Resources View (DRIPPA) Learn about the Read the Listen to with guest Kukpi7 (Chief) Willie Sellars of Williams Lake First Nation Read the Moose Hide Campaign’s Our Host-Recommended Reading List: by Andrea Woo, Globe and Mail Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese There, There by Tommy Orange Five Little Indians by Michelle Good 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph Our Host-Recommended Watch List Webinars from the , directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers produced by Osoyoos Indian Band Interior Health InsideNet Resources Read the View for more information and resources Buy an orange shirt using the Complete the (ISAE) series on iLearn View the Read the for IH Staff Read the Interior Health Get familiar with the : it allows anyone to confidentially report anything they see as wrongdoing, including racism in the workplace. /episode/index/show/interiorhealth/id/28139330