tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58088704604834823722024-03-21T16:30:44.970-04:00 Mi'kmaq MattersA weekly podcast about the Mi'kmaq people and the Qalipu First Nation. Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-27070967507738552282020-01-08T21:13:00.002-05:002020-01-08T21:13:20.467-05:00Episode 124: Unlocking the Beothuk-Mi'kmaq MysteryOral history suggests a connection between ancient Beothuk and Mi'kmaq—so far there is no scientific proof, but that could change with the results of a genetic study commissioned by Miawpukwek First Nation.<br />
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This week, we speak with Steve Carr of Terra Nova Genomics Inc. who was hired by Miawpukwek to do that very research.<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/738978031&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-70873065893738268492019-12-17T13:00:00.000-05:002019-12-17T13:00:14.122-05:00Episode 123: MFNAN Closes the Door on a Difficult YearAs the Mi'kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland gathers for its annual meeting, members will be lamenting the Abbott case but revving up for an appeal. They'll also be planning another crack at becoming the Newfoundland affiliate in the national organization, which represents non-status Indigenous people.<br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/729271348%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-uRsk4&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-70986695876085353202019-12-17T08:04:00.002-05:002019-12-17T08:04:33.720-05:00Episode 122: North American Indigenous Games in Mi'kma'ki<div style="background-color: white; color: #241e12; font-family: aktiv-grotesk, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-top: 10px !important; white-space: pre-line;">
The North American Indigenous Games in 2020 will bring 5,000 athletes to Halifax next July, and culture will be showcased along with the sports. </div>
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We hear from Brendon Smithson of the organizing committee and Mike Alexander, one of the coordinators for Team Newfoundland and Labrador.</div>
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We speak to Elizabeth Marshall about the reaction in Eskasoni to the 25 sex-related charges against Joel Denny, a prominent member of the community known for his work in Mi'kmaq language development.<br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/722623654&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-15235225209961370902019-11-19T11:30:00.000-05:002019-11-19T11:30:17.982-05:00Episode 120: The Fight Against Alton Gas<span style="color: #444444;">Lawyer Michael McDonald speaks about the land, the treaty and the river at the heart of the struggle to protect the waters of the Shubenacadie that are part of traditional Mi'kmaq life in central Nova Scotia.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/715149256%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-gSSWL&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-84042853090822534382019-11-12T11:30:00.000-05:002019-11-12T11:30:01.600-05:00Episode 119: A Decision in the Jerry Brake Case<span style="color: #444444;">A decision by the Federal Court of Appeal in the Brake case means more judicial scrutiny of the controversial side deal between Canada and Federation of Newfoundland Indians. The class action offers another chance to nix the supplemental agreement.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">We interview plaintiffs' lawyer David Rosenfeld of the law firm Koskie Minsky.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/710818132%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-G57sI&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-58623222977311055992019-11-05T11:30:00.000-05:002019-11-05T11:30:02.909-05:00Episode 118: Chief Mi'sel Joe's Aquaculture Concerns<span style="color: #444444;">Miawpukek First Nation's Chief Mi'sel Joe still supports the sea-based industry, but worries about transparency—he also has questions about whether warm weather caused the massive die-off at Northern Harvest, and why no other operation was affected. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444;">Later in the show, Wade Locke, a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland Professor, explains why Indigenous issues were left off the table at an upcoming conference on economic, social, and cultural development.</span><br />
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</span><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/708212992%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-oTVJ7&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-77910459438187381502019-10-29T11:30:00.000-04:002019-10-29T11:30:06.144-04:00Episode 117: What the Salmon Die-Off Means for Provincial Politics<span style="color: #444444;">Sea-based aquaculture or no jobs? </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444;">Government media management offers the public few alternatives to risky ventures. But PODCO, a new provincial affairs podcast, aims to empower citizens with evidentiary background on a variety of policy options. This week, we speak with one of its creators, Stephen Tomblin.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">And later in the show, we check-in with Cheryl Maloney about going public with her harassment and bullying complaint against Googoo, and how she feels now that he has been removed from office.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444;">This week, we speak to NDP Fisheries critic Jim Dinn who says that rather than personally attacking those raising questions about the salmon die-off, Fisheries Minister Gerry Byrne should appoint a legitimate, independent inquiry into what is turning out to be an environmental and economic disaster.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/695679733%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-S8iQz&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-52105146175380448802019-10-08T11:30:00.000-04:002019-10-08T11:30:00.262-04:00Episode 114: Mi'kmaq Burials<span style="color: #444444;">Upon her death, Corner Brook resident Dee Dee Starling wants to be buried in a section of Mount Patricia cemetery reserved for Mi'kmaq people. In recent weeks, talks have started between Qalipu First Nation and the cemetery to make that a reality. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444;">This week, we hear from Starling and Lloyd Walters, chair of the Mount Patricia board of directors, about what it will take to honour Mi'kmaq wishes to be buried in a traditional way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Now, the former President of the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association says people are afraid to speak out against Googoo for fear of losing jobs, funding and services because the chiefs of the 13 First Nations in Nova Scotia dominate every Indigenous organization in the province.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/678486201%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-2oTWQ&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-40030571873492435262019-09-03T11:30:00.000-04:002019-09-03T11:30:09.166-04:00Episode 112: Nalcor Energy's Blueberry Blunder<span style="color: #444444;">The hydro company recently sprayed a power line right of way with three kinds of herbicide, just as people from across southwestern Newfoundland headed to the area to pick blueberries, as they have for decades.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Norm Strickland Sr. of Burgeo, one of the first to discover that the area had been sprayed, tells us about how it has been fairing since.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">A lawyer says he received the go-ahead from his government client to argue that Mi'kmaq are conquered people. Columnist Jim Vibert says if documents prove that the lawyer is right, there will be major political fallout for Premier Stephen McNeil.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/664769645%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-u4nEL&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-3561068391175752692019-07-30T11:30:00.000-04:002019-07-30T11:30:01.566-04:00Episode 109: Petroglyphs May Provide New Insight into Newfoundland's Indigenous History<span style="color: #444444;">Archeologist Barry Gaulton is looking to ancient rock carvings for insight into patterns of Indigenous movement across "Newfoundland."</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/658077221%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-kDVJ9&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-59796470301079278742019-07-23T11:30:00.000-04:002019-07-23T11:30:13.452-04:00Episode 108: Taking Aquaculture to Court<span style="color: #444444;">Lawsuit challenges have permitted Stephenville's controversial Indian Head Hatchery to expand without environmental assessments of the risks of introducing farmed salmon into marine waters. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="color: #444444;">In other news, we're happy to be adding Miawpukek First Nations Radio to our list of radio partners. You can now listen to new episodes of Mi'kmaq Matters every Thursday at 1 p.m. on MFN Radio.</span><br />
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While the climate is in crisis, band councils are cozying up to resource companies. Now, ordinary Mi'kmaq are left to protect the lands and water that connect us to our ancestors.<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/644679438%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-4z8V8&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-38882362796630619102019-06-25T11:30:00.000-04:002019-06-25T11:30:02.059-04:00Episode 104: Is Qalipu too Soft on Liberals?After a splashy photo-op last fall with Liberal MPs, the Qalipu/Federation of Newfoundland Indians has not sealed a deal with the feds on getting back status for any of the 10,000 kicked out a year ago.<br />
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Time to turn up the political heat, says Greg Janes, one of the organizers of ABLE: Anyone But Liberals Elected. But is it realistic to think anyone or anything can unseat MP Gudie Hutchings in a riding as red as the Long Range Mountains?<br />
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<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/638091384&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-56052286465823972072019-06-17T13:42:00.002-04:002019-06-17T13:42:46.979-04:00Episode 102: Newfoundland Mi'kmaq Bands MIA When it Comes to Gold Mine<span style="color: #444444;">While First Nations in New Brunswick threaten to protest over lack of consultation on resource issues, two Mi'kmaq bands in Newfoundland remain silent as plans unfold for a massive gold mine on traditional Mi'kmaq territory and caribou habitat.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/634659480&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-65307135688274800192019-06-04T12:37:00.000-04:002019-06-04T12:37:12.202-04:00Episode 101: A Podcast About Mi'kmaq People, Politics, Land, and Water<span style="color: #444444;">A reflection on the past 100 episodes, and a discussion of our plan going forward.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Over the past three years, our small, two-person team has been covering the issues of concern to Mi’kmaq people in so-called Newfoundland and beyond. Time after time, we’ve been the first—and, too often, the only—to report on Mi’kmaq-focused stories.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Mi’kmaq Matters promises to be there for you in the future just as we have been in the past. We’ve reached 100 episodes without any financial help, but we now need your support in order to expand our coverage and to continue to improve our content, both technically and journalistically.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">We now have a Mi’kmaq Matters Patreon page to allow listeners to make a small, monthly contribution to independent Mi’kmaq journalism (https://www.patreon.com/mikmaqmatters). We’ll use the money to invest in better equipment, to sustain a website that will host all of our multimedia output, and to fund reporting trips to the areas of our territory that are most at risk.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">We commit to remaining accountable to you, the listener, as we, in turn, endeavour to hold those in power accountable to the land, water, and to the Mi’kmaq people.</span><br />
<iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/631635216&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mi'kmaq Mattershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08242993647050788314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808870460483482372.post-60522599408932702212019-05-20T12:10:00.003-04:002019-05-20T12:10:51.572-04:00Episode 100: Marathon Gold Corporation Responds to Mining Concerns<span style="color: #444444;">CEO Phil Walford and Director of Environment and Stakeholder Engagement Jamie Powell answer questions about timelines, risks posed by the mining process, and whether Marathon Gold Corps has any duty to consult Mi'kmaq people on whose traditional territory the development would take place.</span><br />
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