Mi'kmaq Matters

The province of Newfoundland has one of the worst conservation records in the country—is its promise to do more to protect provincial wilderness areas just talk, or will action follow? Plus, an update on the fight to defend Mi'kmaq ancestral land. 

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Land defenders offer to give up half of Charlie's Place, but Corner Brook Pulp and Paper keeps coming back for more. 

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Aquaculture brings sea lice and division to Burgeo: there are those who believe it will create job opportunities, while others question whether the jobs are worth the environmental downside. This week, we speak with Leo White, a spokesperson for the Newfoundland and Labrador Coalition for Aquaculture Reform, about the potential impact of the expansion of sea-based salmon aquaculture in Bays West. 

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This week, we check in with land defender Justin Hodge as he organizes a protest to help save Charlie's Place from logging . Set to take place at noon on May 3, the protest will coincide with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper's meeting with Mi'kmaw and municipal leaders.

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CONTENT NOTE: This episode includes discussions about gender-based violence and assault. Please listen with care. This week, Mi'kmaq Matters researcher Rachael Dyal speaks with Heidi Marshall, co-founder of the Jane Paul Indigenous Resource Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia, about human trafficking and the particular risks Indigenous women face in the province.Read the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls here: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report. For immediate emotional assistance, call 1-844-413-6649. This is a national, toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support for anyone who requires emotional assistance related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. If you or someone you know is affected by gender-based violence, here is a list of additional crisis lines offering support: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence-knowledge-centre/crisis-lines.html.

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Mi'kmaq gear up for a last-ditch effort to save Charlie's Place, ancestral Mi'kmaq land in central Newfoundland, from Corner Brook's Pulp and Paper Ltd. We speak with land defender Justin Hodge.

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After abruptly launching a report in middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and letting a minister issue inflammatory and incorrect info, Newfoundland's provincial government is now stalled on appointing members to WERAC advisory council.

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Across Newfoundland, status and non-status Mi'kmaq are building community and cultural connections by reviving community bands that fell dormant with the establishment of Qalipu. Now, they're back. The latest is in Elmastukwek (Bay of Islands) and we speak with Chief Terri Greene.

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The member for Torngat Mountains says the provincial political system has written her constituents out of services and entitlements because they're Indigenous.

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This week, Chief Jasen Benwah helps us understand the significance of the change of season in Mi'kmaw traditional life. And we look at how Memorial University's promises of Indigenization include keeping the name of a racist medical doctor for its Corner Brook campus.

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