Labrador Morning from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)

After her six-year-old was attacked by a stray dog, Sheshatshiu mother Mary-Lou Nuna is concerned about safety in the community. We hear from Nuna, and also hear some potential solutions to the issue from Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation.

Jason Sikoak, Eldred Allen and Jessica Winters all made the 2024 Sobey Art Award longlist this year! We hear from them.

It was a bit of an impromptu seed swap! We stop by the latest Farm Friday gathering at Memorial University’s Labrador Campus.

Gymnasts in Labrador West have been flipping over some good news. We hear about the new gymnastics facility that's in the works.

Nain mother Miriam Lidd says her 14-year-old daughter Darcel didn’t want to die by suicide. What she wanted, Lidd says, is help. We hear Lidd’s call for better mental health care supports in Labrador.

A showcase of local businesses, organizations, services and more! We learn about a Spring Information Expo happening at the L'anse au Clair town hall on Sunday afternoon.

Cookbook club, games nights, and vendor fairs. The happenings all around Labrador this week!

It's Thea Penashue's dream to bring birth back to Innu communities. We hear her thoughts on the future of the Innu Midwifery program, and speak with implementation coordinator Gisela Becker as well.

Red Dress Day is coming up this weekend. We learn how the Labrador Friendship Centre will be honoring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people.

Twelve youth and eight elders from across Nunatsiavut came together for the 27th annual youth symposium in Hopedale last week. Gertie Palliser, Jaycie Kalleo and Minnie Merkuratsuk share some highlights from that gathering.

Red Dress Day is this Sunday—and across Labrador, many people will honor missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people by hanging empty red dresses. We speak with Rigolet elder Charlotte Wolfrey, who lost her daughter to murder over 30 years ago.

For those who work in the mines of Labrador West, there is nothing more familiar than the sight of a metal lunch can. We hear about a local play honoring that tradition.

We hear from a Happy Valley-Goose Bay mother who says her 5-year-old shouldn't have to travel to St. John's for dental care. We learn more about Martha Paul’s fight for better pediatric dental services in Labrador.

Four Innu student midwives graduated from the first year of their four-year Innu Midwifery program last week. We hear from them at that ceremony.

Want to expand your reading and writing skills? There's new programming for that starting up in Blanc Sablon. We hear the details.

Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador is hosting an information session and meet and greet in Happy Valley-Goose Bay tonight! VANL outreach and recruitment coordinator, Daniel Rumbolt, tells us about their organization’s mentorship and program opportunities for Labrador artists.

Locally written plays, Ukrainian bands, dance recitals and more! We hear what's in the works at the Lawrence O'Brien Arts Center and the Labrador West Arts and Culture Centre this month.

Bringing birth back to Innu communities. We hear two Innu student midwives share their vision for helping women give birth closer to home.

Two 13 year old's in Labrador West put their long locks on the line for cancer research this weekend. We hear about their "Shave for the Brave" fundraiser.

Young adults in Hopedale are dreaming of creating a cultural hub called the “Inotsiavik Centre”—and now, their proposal is in the running for the Arctic Inspiration prize. We hear more about the project from Hopedale’s Nicholas and Vanessa Flowers.