Earlier this 12 months, due to its impactful reporting, the Spotify Original podcast <\/span>Stolen: Surviving St. Michael\u2019s<\/span><\/i><\/a> gained an <\/span>Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award<\/span><\/a>. Now the collection is including the distinguished Pulitzer and Peabody awards to its record. <\/span>Stolen<\/span><\/i> is the primary podcast collection to win each a Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award in the identical 12 months.<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit score: Robert McGee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHonestly, I\u2019ve been pinching myself over this news. It is such an incredible honor for our work on <\/span>Surviving St. Michael<\/span><\/i>\u2019<\/span>s<\/span><\/i> to receive this recognition. It feels like proof that Indigenous stories matter and that Indigenous people should be supported to help tell them,\u201d stated <\/span>Connie Walker<\/b>, an Okanese First Nation (Cree) investigative reporter and the host of <\/span>Stolen<\/span><\/i>. \u201cAbove all, our team hopes that this means that more people will hear the stories of the survivors who bravely shared their experiences with us and recognize that this is just the beginning in terms of what it means to learn the truth and try to collectively grow and heal from our past.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Connie and Spotify\u2019s Gimlet Media staff had been awarded a 2023 Pulitzer Prize within the Audio Reporting class. The Pulitzer Prize marks excellence within the fields of <\/span>newspaper, journal, on-line journalism, literature, and musical composition.<\/span><\/p>\n Peabody Awards are additionally a terrific honor, given to essentially the most highly effective, enlightening, and invigorating tales in tv, radio, and on-line media. <\/span>Stolen <\/span><\/i>gained within the Podcast and Radio class.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to receive any recognition for the work our teams produce at Spotify, but for <\/span>Stolen<\/span><\/i> to achieve the highest level of recognition with both a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody is an incredible feat,\u201d shared <\/span>Julie McNamara<\/b>, Head of Global Podcast Studios at Spotify. \u201cConnie has given a voice to the victims of Canada\u2019s Indian residential schools and to Indigenous commun<\/span>ities. She and the Gimlet team worked tirelessly to earn the respect of the victims in order to tell their stories and offer a path toward healing and hope. We\u2019re incredibly proud of Connie and the entire <\/span>Stolen<\/span><\/i> team.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Photo credit score: Connie Walker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Stolen<\/span><\/i> follows Connie as she appears to be like into her father\u2019s harrowing experiences at a Canadian residential college within the Sixties. Throughout the season, she uncovers deep abuses by the hands of college directors that led to childhood demise and maturity trauma\u2014outcomes that weren’t distinctive to St. Michael\u2019s.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/pr-newsroom-wp\/1\/2023\/05\/019A9765-Edit-3-1-5-1-200x300.jpg\")
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