Indigenous land defenders
Two Indigenous land defenders join us to explain why they work to protect land against invasive development and why their work is necessary for everyone’s survival. Ellen Gabriel, a human rights activist and artist well known for her role as a spokesperson during the 1990 Oka crisis, and Anne Spice, a professor at Ryerson University, discuss the importance and urgency of defending land.Show notes: https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-156632Full transcript: https://theconversation.com/how-defending-land-might-save-us-all-dont-call-me-resilient-ep-6-transcript-156633Related articles:Logging company clears Cree Nations ancestral trail without recoursehttps://theconversation.com/logging-company-clears-cree-nations-ancestral-trail-without-recourse-154921‘Blockadia’ helped cancel the Keystone XL pipeline — and could change mainstream environmentalismhttps://theconversation.com/blockadia-helped-cancel-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-could-change-mainstream-environmentalism-155276ICYMI: Wet'suwet'en: Why are Indigenous rights being defined by an energy corporation? (February 2020)https://theconversation.com/wetsuweten-why-are-indigenous-rights-being-defined-by-an-energy-corporation-130833Back to the land: How one Indigenous community is beating the odds (August 2017)https://theconversation.com/back-to-the-land-how-one-indigenous-community-is-beating-the-odds-81540‘Clearing the plains’ continues with the acquittal of Gerald Stanley (February 2018)https://theconversation.com/clearing-the-plains-continues-with-the-acquittal-of-gerald-stanley-91628Journalists covering Indigenous Peoples in renewable energy should focus on context and truth, not click-bait (January 2020)https://theconversation.com/journalists-covering-indigenous-peoples-in-renewable-energy-should-focus-on-context-and-truth-not-click-bait-122760Hidden from history: Indigenous women’s activism in Saskatchewan (January 2019)https://theconversation.com/hidden-from-history-indigenous-womens-activism-in-saskatchewan-103279Law professor put on trial for ‘trespassing’ on family’s ancestral lands (March 2019)https://theconversation.com/law-professor-put-on-trial-for-trespassing-on-familys-ancestral-lands-114065Historical lawsuit affirms Indigenous laws on par with Canada's (January 2019)https://theconversation.com/historical-lawsuit-affirms-indigenous-laws-on-par-with-canadas-109711Join The Conversation about this podcast:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConversationCA #DontCallMeResilientInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversationdotcomFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheConversationCanadaNewsletter: https://theconversation.com/ca/newsletters/Contact us: theculturedesk@theconversation.com