Mi'kmaq Matters

By Mi'kmaq Matters

A podcast about Mi'kmaq people, politics, land, and water. A message to our listeners: the Mi'kmaq Matters team hopes you are all staying safe during this difficult time. Now, more than ever, we thank... more

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December 19, 2017 Episode 43: Chief Brendan Mitchell on Enrolment and His Run for Re-Election
"We've hit a wall." In and end-of-the-year interview, combative Chief Brendan Mitchell fends off criticism from Elder Calvin White, talks enrolment, and takes on Facebook foes.
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25min
December 12, 2017 Episode 42: Elder Calvin White Considers Run for Qalipu Council
Elder Calvin White, a pioneer of the Aboriginal movement in Newfoundland, is harshly critical of how the Qalipu have handled the enrolment fiasco. He's calling for a strong leader who will take the federal government—and the band council—to task.
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23min
December 04, 2017 Episode 41: Mi'kmaq in Burgeo Push for Own Band
Mi'kmaq in Burgeo say they will stay part of Qalipu, but would have their own band list that includes status and non-status members
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25min
November 20, 2017 Episode 40: Mi'kmaq Matters Live (Special Broadcast)
Identity, inclusion, and bridging divides: Qalipu councillor Frank Skeard, former Corner Brook mayor Charles Pender, and former president of Newfoundland Aboriginal Women 's Network Suzanne Berry, debate future of Mi'kmaq community
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58min
November 13, 2017 Episode 39: From Benoit's Cove to APTN's Atlantic Bureau
In an Indigenous nation where Newfoundland Mi'kmaq have not been fully accepted, Justin Brake's new job as APTN's Atlantic correspondent has political significance.
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18min
November 06, 2017 Episode 38: Qalipu Enter the Surf Clam Sweepstakes
The band partners with Miawpukek and Innu First Nations to bid on a lucrative seafood quota, but the move is facing political opposition—and competing bids—on the south coast. We talk to Miawpukek Chief Mi'sel Joe about the prospects for success.
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18min
October 30, 2017 Episode 37: Legal Tussle in the Mi'kmaq Camp
A class action lawyer is demanding to be heard at the same time as Mi'kmaq First Nations Assembly of Newfoundland, but the MFNAN says no way and both the feds and the FNI agree with its decision.
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20min
October 23, 2017 Episode 36: Does Beothuk Blood Flow Throw Mi'kmaq Veins?
As Chief Mi'sel Joe calls for further research into possible links to Mi'kmaq, DNA studies show the Beothuk were a distinct Indigenous group.
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16min
October 16, 2017 Episode 35: Continued CAP Association Hurts Qalipu Credibility
Robert Bertrand, chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, told APTN he cannot remember details of Indigenous ancestry.
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16min
October 09, 2017 Episode 34: New Stephenville Mayor Wants to Bridge Qalipu Divide
Tom Rose hopes to act as a bridge between the band and the alienated Bay St. George Mi'kmaq
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16min

FAQs about Mi'kmaq Matters:

How many episodes does Mi'kmaq Matters have?

The podcast currently has 294 episodes available.