A celebration of everything Indigenous
Welcome to the Warrior Kids Podcast, where young minds, families, and educators embark on an exciting journey celebrating Indigenous cultures and values! Our podcast isn’t just about storytelling; it’s a call to action. We empower children of all backgrounds to become compassionate warriors, advocating for themselves, their communities, and the planet.
Meet the host
The host, Pam Palmater is an Indigenous podcaster from Eel River Bar First Nation – a part of the larger Mi’kmaw Nation. She is a mom, grandmom, sister and auntie, and shares her heart with lots of dogs! Pam is also an award-winning lawyer, professor, author, and Indigenous rights activist who has dedicated her life to educating people of all ages and backgrounds on everything Indigenous.
Inspiring action through Indigenous wisdom
Through engaging episodes, this show explores the importance of Indigenous identities, cultures and stories, highlighting their wisdom and contributions. This one-of-a-kind, award-winning kids’ podcast serves as a catalyst for meaningful change, inspiring listeners to take concrete steps towards protecting all living things on Turtle Island. From organizing community clean-ups to learning about traditional ecological knowledge, we provide practical ways for kids, families and schools to make a difference.
Amplifying Indigenous voices
By amplifying Indigenous voices, perspectives, and experiences, Pam helps connect young listeners with diverse cultures, fostering understanding. Join us as we help empower kids to be warriors of the heart, warriors who care about people and all living things on Mother Earth. She truly believes that together, as kids, parents, families, and educators; we can help cultivate future generations committed to building a more just and sustainable world.
Education for action
Pam’s motto is “education for action” and calls on listeners to embrace diversity, nurture a sense of community and empower one another to stand as allies in the journey towards Indigenous reconciliation and environmental stewardship. Let’s embark on this transformative adventure, shaping a brighter future for everyone, all while having fun along the way!
Episodes
With each episode, kids, families, and educators will discover valuable resources for incorporating Indigenous teachings into daily life and classroom curriculum, fostering cultural appreciation and traditional knowledge. Pam records each episode in front of a “live studio audience” made up of Devo and Dobby the Whippets, Peter the Boston Terrier, and Ernie the English Bulldog. Together, they have fun learning about Indigenous cultures, enjoying traditional stories and thinking of ways to take action to end injustice.
Awards & Honours
Kids Listen
The Warrior Kids Podcast is a member of the “Kids Listen” family of podcasters which provides family-friendly educational and entertaining podcasts. You can download the Kids Listen app called “smalltalkfm” or you can check out our episodes online.
imagineNATIVE Narrative Audio Award
The Warrior Kids Podcast also won the imagineNATIVE Narrative Audio Award in 2021 for our episode: The Boy and the Whale.
imagineNATIVE is the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content, recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for excellence and innovation in programming and as the global centre for Indigenous media arts.
Mom’s Choice Gold Award
The Warrior Kids Podcast also won the prestigious Mom’s Choice Gold Award in 2020. Mom’s Choice features quality products and services created for children, families and educators, including family-friendly podcasts like ours!
Common Sense Selection for Families
The Warrior Kids Podcast was the Common Sense Selection for Families in 2022 for educational and inspiring content for families which celebrates Indigenous cultures! Common Sense Media works towards highlighting digital media that is safe, educational, and inspiring for families. We are so honoured to have this stamp of approval for our family-friendly podcast content.
EchoNation Best Drama Podcast
The Warrior Kids Podcast won the 2022 EchoNation Best Drama Podcast for our episode: The Boy and the Whale. This was a special episode which shared one of our traditional Mi’kmaw stories about the love of families. The Echonation Audio & Film Festival celebrates audio from all over the world and its impact on cinema.
Live Studio Audience
Cricket
Cricket, The English Springer Spaniel, was our very first studio audience member who was with the show for Seasons ! and 2 until he passed away. Cricket loved laying on his soft blanket and barking once in a while to make sure I stayed on track during the podcast!!
Ernie & Peter
In season 3, we introduced our new live studio audience members: Ernie the English Bulldog and Peter the Boston Terrier. These two puppies sure keep things busy here and you can hear them barking and playing around in our podcasts from time to time!
Dobby & Devo
In our upcoming season 4, you will get to meet the newest members of our LIVE studio audience: Dobby and Devo the wonderful, wacky, Whippets! I have a sneaky suspicion that these two might get up to no good with Peter and Ernie behind the scenes!
Caribou
We tried really hard to recruit the fluffy, grey cat named Caribou to be part of our LIVE studio audience with Ernie, Peter, Dobby and Devo, but she said “Meow!” – which was her way of saying “No way!” So, it looks like it’s just the puppies for now…
Lara Pace
The Warrior Kids Podcast is supported by Lara Pace, a certified Early Childhood Educator who specializes in working with children who have unique needs, aka superhero powers! She sometimes joins our live studio audience to keep them company.