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Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleMoose Management in Unama'ki with Clifford PaulClifford Paul, Moose Management Coordinator at the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR), describes how Mi'kmaq First Nations developed a sustainable moose management plan that balances the exercise of Mi'kmaq jurisdiction and their responsibilities to the land.
Clifford is from Membertou First Nation. He has a BA in Community Studies, and took part in the innovative Integrative Science Program at Cape Breton University. Clifford is a gifted storyteller and communicator, and is the former editor of The Micmac News.
Clifford and his colleagues at UINR are practitioners of Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing), the ability to use two lenses to inte...2025-04-0745 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleAnishinabek Nation Circle Process with Leanna FarrAnishinabek families that are involved or at-risk of becoming involved in child protection matters can access support through the Anishinabek Nation Circle Process, a culturally-based, voluntary, child-centered, confidential circle, providing Anishinabek First Nation families with the support needed to create a plan that addresses child and youth well-being issues. This service is coordinated through Koganaawsawin, the central coordinating body of the Anishinabek Child, Youth, and Family Well-Being System.
Leanna Farr, in-house legal counsel with the Anishinabek Nation, explains how the Circle Process is meant to be a safe space and an alternative to mainstream courts and dispute...2025-03-2441 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleKidney Health in Beausoleil First NationIn 2024, Beausoleil First Nation opened their very own dialysis unit, named Anwaatin Nbi (Calming Waters). Since Beausoleil is only accessible by ferry, having dialysis available in the community reduces travel and treatment time for each visit from up to eight hours, to just three hours.
Deborah Laramey, Director of the Beausoleil Family Health Centre, says that obtaining an important service such as dialysis is possible for other First Nations. She also discusses how community health outcomes can be impacted by housing, food security and high transportation costs. Nephrologist and researcher Dr. Scott Brimble explains how health care t...2025-02-2833 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleDecolonizing Mental Health and Addictions Care with Dr. Rennie LinklaterHow can mental health providers and addictions services ensure culturally safe care? Dr. Rennie Linklater shares some of the ways that Shkaabe Makwa, a Centre for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Wellness at CAMH, the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health in Toronto, grounds their work in spiritual, psychological and cultural safety to support Indigenous people on their healing journey.
Rennie Linklater, PhD, is the Senior Director of Shkaabe Makwa. Rennie describes Shkaabe Makwa's main service areas in patient care, workforce development, training, research, and strategic initiatives at CAMH. Rennie also describes the importance of relationships with the local In...2025-02-1032 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleMooz Symposium Part 2: Mooz research with Curtis AveryCurtis Avery, Manager of the Nipissing First Nation Environment Department, describes the Moose research in their territory. Also: hear the Moose Calling Competition held at the Moose Symposium in September 2024!
Curtis shares how the NFN Environment Department is using data collected through satellite imagery, remote sensors, a weather station and trail cameras, as well as on-the-ground surveys, water sampling and fecal pellet counts, to assess the state of the Moose population and the ecosystems within Nipissing First Nation territory, Lake Nipissing and the surrounding administrative area.
A highlight of the Anishinabek Nation Mooz Maawanjiding (Moose...2025-01-2436 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeoplePreventing Elder Abuse and Financial FraudSergeant Chantal Larocque of the Anishinabek Police Service shares how to spot the signs of elder abuse and how to protect yourself from scams and financial fraud.
Sergeant Larocque is the Media and Recruitment officer for the Anishinabek Police Service and has been in policing for over 25 years. She is Franco-Algonquin from Mattawa and is a sought-after public speaker. She provides Indigenous awareness sessions to police services across Ontario.
Elder abuse is often underreported in First Nation communities. An isolated elderly community member may be more vulnerable to abuse. Sergeant Larocque describes some signs of physical or financial abuse, and how i...2025-01-1333 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleAdvocating for Anishinabek Children and YouthIn this episode, we’ll meet Duke Peltier, the Anishinabek Nation’s Children’s Commissioner (Abinoojiinyan Onji-E-Bimiikang). Duke Peltier was appointed to this role in 2019. He is an independent voice for Anishinabek children and youth advocating for their best interests, rights and well-being. He provides high-level oversight over the implementation, compliance, and enforcement of the Anishinabek Nation Child Well-Being Law and the Anishinabek Nation Children and Youth Bill of Rights.
This podcast is produced by the Communications Department at the Anishinabek Nation.
Music: “Brothers” by Wolf Saga and Chippewa Travellers, and “Just Us” by Wolf Saga and David R...2024-12-1634 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleTwo-Spirit HealthNaWalka Geeshy Meegwun and Aaron Bowerman share some of the assumptions and challenges Two-Spirit people may encounter when accessing health care, and reflect on the importance of healthy, supportive communities.
This is the fourth of four podcasts that Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa has created in collaboration with members of the Anishinabek Nation’s Two-Spirit, Two-Heart, Indigenous Queer Nation Advisory Council exploring Two-Spirit themed topics: Two-Spirit Terminology; Two-Spirit Histories, Roles and Responsibilities; Addressing homophobia; and Health.
NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun (Longfeather), also known as Lyndon George, is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation an...2024-12-0928 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleAddressing HomophobiaNaWalka Geeshy Meegwun and Aaron Bowerman share ways to address homophobia through the use of inclusive language and policies, by ensuring that Two Spirit people are welcome at ceremony, and by supporting Two-Spirit youth.
This is the third of four podcasts that Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa has created in collaboration with members of the Anishinabek Nation’s Two-Spirit, Two-Heart, Indigenous Queer Nation Advisory Council exploring Two-Spirit themed topics: Two-Spirit Terminology; Two-Spirit Histories, Roles and Responsibilities; Homophobia; and Health.
NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun (Longfeather), also known as Lyndon George, is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Po...2024-12-0925 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleTwo-Spirit Roles & ResponsibilitiesNaWalka Geeshy Meegwun and Aaron Bowerman, members of the Anishinabek Nation’s Two-Spirit, Two-Heart, Indigenous Queer Nation Advisory Council, talk about their understandings of Two Spirit histories, and how Two-Spirit people traditionally had highly respected community roles and responsibilities.
Today, Two Spirit people are reclaiming their rightful place within our communities, with the help of Anishinaabe who have held on to our original teachings; ceremonies, and intergenerational support, especially for vulnerable Two Spirit youth who are looking to reconnect to Anishinaabe ceremony and community.
This is the second of four podcasts that Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa has crea...2024-12-0245 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleTwo-Spirit TerminologyNaWalka Geeshy Meegwun and Aaron Bowerman, members of the Anishinabek Nation’s Two-Spirit, Two-Heart, Indigenous Queer Nation Advisory Council, talk about reclaiming Two-Spirit terminology that is embedded in Anishinaabe language and ceremony.
Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa has collaborated with the Anishinabek Nation’s Two-Spirit, Two-Heart, Indigenous Queer Nation Advisory Council to create a series of four podcasts exploring Two-Spirit themed topics: Two-Spirit Terminology; Two-Spirit Histories, Roles and Responsibilities; Homophobia; and Health.
NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun (Longfeather), also known as Lyndon George, is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation and lives in Hamilton. NaWa...2024-12-0233 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleUnderstanding the Robinson Huron Treaty with Mike RestouleMike Restoule, Chair of the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund, shares why the Anishinabek asserted the need for a treaty in the 1840s, how the Anishinabek First Nations came together to create the present-day Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund, and why our Treaty relationship will continue to be important in the future.
In 1850, Anishinaabeg entered into two treaties with the British Crown: the Robinson Huron Treaty and the Robinson Superior Treaty. In both Treaties, the Crown promised the Anishinaabeg signatories an annuity payment that would increase as resource revenues within the Treaty territory increased. The annuity rose fro...2024-11-0439 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleMooz Symposium Part 1: Traditional mooz harvesting and climate changePerry McLeod-Shabogesic, Dale Benoit-Zohr, and John Paul Kohoko share their knowledge of mooz harvesting and how climate change is impacting the mooz.
Perry, Dale and John Paul attended the Anishinabek Nation's first Mooz Maawanjiding, a Moose Symposium, in Ketegaunseebee, Garden River First Nation.
The goal of this gathering, hosted by our Lands and Resources Department, was to create connections amongst mooz advocates, better understand mooz health concerns, explore management practices and learn about the connections between traditional ecological knowledge and western science research methods.
Perry McLeod-Shabogesic of the Crane Clan is an Ojibway A...2024-10-2242 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleTruth and Reconciliation with Ookomis Donna DebassigeOokomis Donna Debassige shares her experiences as a survivor of the Spanish Indian Residential School for Girls. We talk about the effects that residential schools, government policies and religion had on her community, and her advocacy work. Ookomis Donna also shares her hopes and expectations for the September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, for both her fellow survivors and for the community at large.
Ookomis Donna Debassige is a citizen of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, is a mother of three children and a grandmother to four grandsons. She is a fluent speaker of Odawa and a...2024-09-2742 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleKoganaawsawin with Stan CloudStan Cloud, Director of the Anishinabek Nation Social Development and Koganaawsawin, shares how this organization is dedicated to reasserting Anishinabek ways of caring for our families and communities.
Launched in 2019, Koganaawsawin is a collective body established by Anishinabek First Nations and Indigenous child well-being agencies to support and further enhance the delivery of child, youth and family well-being programs and services by the First Nations and the agencies.
Koganaawsawin supports the Anishinabek Child, Youth and Family Well-Being System in the areas of Child, Youth and Family Services, a Family Well-Being Program, First Nation Representative Support, Preve...2024-09-2333 min
Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleAnishinaabemowin Revitalization with Barbara Nolan, Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidoodBarbara Ann Nolan is the Anishinabek Nation’s Language Commissioner, our Anishinaabemowin E-niigaanwidood. We talked about her extensive involvement in Anishinaabemowin revitalization, starting in the 1970s, to the community efforts she's seeing across Anishinabek territory today. As a vibrant first speaker of Nishnaabemowin, Barbara advocates for an uplifting approach to language learning, through immersion experiences, in-person or virtual classrooms, language videos, games and apps.
Visit her new children's video series at: Barbara Nolan - YouTube
Visit her website at www.barbaranolan.com
Download the 2024 Anishinabek Nation Giizisoo-Mzinigan 2024 Monthly Calendar: https://www.anishinabek.ca/Fli...2024-08-2845 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleLearning Anishinaabemowin with Isadore ToulouseAnishinaabemowin champion Isadore Toulouse talks about the state of Anishinaabemowin in 2024: Are there enough fluent Anishinaabemowin speakers today to carry the language on? Is it important to know how to speak the language, and should we know how to write it too? What are best ways to learn the language?
Isadore Toulouse Bebamikawe has been involved in Anishinaabemowin promotion for over 40 years. A member of the Turtle clan, from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Isadore grew up immersed in an Anishinaabemowin-speaking environment. He was inspired to devote much of his life to championing the language. Isadore has taught Anishinaabemowin at a...2024-08-0835 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleBiinaagami: Connecting with the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence WatershedsThe Biinaagami Initiative is creating multimedia resources rooted in Indigenous knowledges to educate, connect, and promote action for the protection of the Great Lakes, which are under threat from pollution, climate change, and invasive species.
Biinaagami is a collaboration between the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, and Canadian water advocacy charity Swim Drink Fish. Our guests, Meredith Brown, Director of Special Projects at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and Patrick Madahbee, co-chair of the Biinaagami Shared Circle, and a Swim Drink Fish ambassador, describe how Biinaagami is integrating Indigenous languages, ceremony and traditional knowledges to share ways that ev...2024-07-2640 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleA new vision for Health Transformation in Anishinabek First NationsOur Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation team has been meeting with First Nations' leadership and our health care community to talk about a vision for an Anishinabek health care system that’s controlled by our First Nations, where we make the decisions about how money is spent and what kind of health services and programming are offered.
In this episode, Phyllis Williams and John Scherebnyj update us on the work of the Health Transformation team, and what they're hearing in conversation with Anishinabek First Nations.
The Anishinabek Nation Health Transformation Initiative goes back to 2016, as the An...2024-07-1239 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to People2024 Grand Council Assembly and Traditional Election ProcessThe Anishinabek Nation Chief-in-Assembly recently elected a new Grand Council Chief and Deputy Council Chief. For over two decades, Anishinabek Elders and Knowledge Keepers have been reclaiming and refining the Nation's Traditional Stand-up Election process. In this episode, listen in to how Anishinaabemowin, songs, teachings and ceremony are woven into the process that played out on the Grand Council floor. The Assembly also passed two resolutions impacting Anishinabek Nation Governance: a political office manual, and a restructuring of the Regional Deputy Grand Council Chief system back to the Regional Chiefs system.
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Anishinabek Nation Chiefs in Assemb...2024-07-0332 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleLands and Resources, and Mining in Anishinabek Nation territoriesWhat does the Anishinabek Nation’s Lands and Resources Department do? And how is critical minerals mining impacting Anishinabek Nation member communities?
In this episode, Lands and Resources Department Director Jason Laronde shares how this department supports Anishinabek Nation member First Nations to use and manage their lands and natural resources in ways that benefit them.
A global transition from fossil fuels to green energy sources depends on "critical minerals." With a lot of these minerals located in Indigenous territories, First Nations are under pressure.
Anishinabek Nation Mining Policy Analyst Jenny Lou Campbell, and Melvin Hardy, De...2024-06-0739 minBemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to PeopleAbout the Anishinabek Nation and Bemaadizijig GanoonindwaaIn this episode, Barbara Nolan, Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin Language Commissioner, shares a short Anishinaabemowin language lesson about the meaning of Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa, the name she gifted to this podcast.
We then hear from three Anishinabek Nation leaders, who introduce us to the Anishinabek Nation and its governance structure. They share how our leadership is guided by our traditional governance systems, including the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin, the Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe and our Doodem system.
They also explain how the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) is the secretariat corporation of the Anishinabek Nation and how the UOI supports...2024-05-3035 min
The Mindful FemmeEnvironmentalists You Should KnowIn this episode of The Mindful Femme, Casey and Abby profile some environmentalists that have been sharing inspiring and groundbreaking content as activists.
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