(ACT 1) Battling Black Snake

A residential school, a pipeline, an impending ecological collapse… one story slithers through each of these events. Join us as we (re)story our connection to land. Sit with us as we witness those from the Arctic to Aotearoa that are at war with Black Snake.

Content warning: mentions of abuse, substance use, and colonial violence (including police brutality and residential school trauma).

Credits

• Host: Carly Morrisseau and Danielle Wray
• Episode Producer: Danielle Wray and Sterling McGregor.
• Editor: Felipe Contreras, Tamara Chavez, Jordan Derkson, Carly Morrisseau and Jacqueline Smith
• Mixer: Felipe Contreras
• Executive Producers: Michelle Johnson Jennings, Kimberly Huyser, Katie Collins and Tamara Chavez
• Senior Producer: Felipe Contreras
• Producers: Danielle Wray, Jordan Derkson and Sterling McGregor
• Graphic Designer: Carly Morrisseau
• Music featured from Nihimá Nahasdzáán by Kino Benally

Guest Bios

Felix J. Lockhart has held leadership positions throughout his life. He was chosen as a Councillor in his community's Non-Indian Act election system, then served seven intermittent terms as Chief for the Lutselk’e Dene First Nation (17 years total). He was also the Grand Chief of Akaitcho Territory Government from 1997 to 1999 and the Founding Chair of the Dene Cultural Institute. Beyond leadership, he has extensive knowledge as a sports fishing guide and Caribou Range forest firefighter. Fluent in Dënesulinè, Mr. Lockhart currently works as an Elder and Traditional Cultural Advisor, aiding the Indigenous Wellness Program at Stanton Territorial Hospital.

Tammy Tauroa BA (double Major), PostGraduate Dip (Devs) MA (Hons) is Director of her company Mīere Limited and leads a number of projects for iwi, government agencies, Māori Organisations and Research Institutes. She is the current Research Leader for a National Science Challenge under Manaaki Whenua and a 5-year MBIE Endeavour fund for her iwi of Ngāti Kuri. Tammy has a passion for iwi, hapū and Māori organizational development and has extensive experience in operational performance and project design. Tammy strongly advocates for the promotion of Kaupapa Māori Research as a foundational platform for growth and change.

beyon wren moor (she/her) is a painter and tattoo artist living in Pocumtuc (Western Massachusetts) but who is from Pimicikamak (Cross Lake) Cree Nation in Northern Manitoba. Her paintings are intended as storytelling devices to record powerful moments of Indigenous resistance which she has witnessed and participated in during her life across turtle island.

 

(Re)storying implies that stories are shifting, changing, being re-spirited. (Re)storying involves questioning the stories we believe about the world and returning to Indigenous knowledges and narratives regarding our connection to land, others, and self.

The (Re)Story Podcast is a CIEDAR project. We recognize Katie Collins (University of Saskatchewan), Tamara Chavez (University of British Columbia), Kimberly Huyser (University of British Columbia) and Michelle Johnson-Jennings (University of Washington) as our Executive Producers for their role in conceiving, producing, and owning this podcast.

Acknowledgements

This podcast was supported by the Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network (CoVaRR-Net). CoVaRR-Net is funded by an operating grant Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)— Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada (FRN# 175622).

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