Radicle Narrative

Manuela Valle-Castro (she/they) is a Chilean activist and scholar of Mestiza background who has been a guest to Turtle Island since 2005 and to Treaty 6 since 2015. They hold a Ph.D. in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC and a Masters in Women's and Gender Studies from the same university. Manuela is a resident of the core-neighbourhood and the Coordinator of the Anti Racism Network. As a guest on T6, she is working towards learning her responsibilities and to pursue the dream of social justice that she brought from home.

Mothers of Plaza De Mayo Historical Context into Today: Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo

Sheelah Mclean Article "We Built a Life From Nothing"

Enrique Dussel "Ethics of Liberation"

Dr. Kamelamela is a Hawai'ian scientist born and raised on O'ahu. She lives on Hawaii Island in the Hawaiian Islands. Her research has focused on historical and contemporary Native Hawaiian forest plant gathering practices and continues to work on policy that includes community input within forest restoration management. Current projects highlight the importance of Knowledge of Indigenous and Local peoples to adapting in drought environments and growing a sustainable forest for cultural and economic benefit. She likes carnivorous, edible, and ornamental plants. Her favourite beverage is lapsang souchong (smoked black tea) and water.

Twitter: @Kteabam

For this episode, we sit down with a  First-Year student at the University of Saskatchewan Indian Teachers Education Program, Misty Gardypie. She is doing the online learning for Term 1 and Term 2 and will be providing insight on the struggles and successes of her first term of University in this era of Covid-19.

Anthony Price is a middle school teacher in Edmonton, Alberta. He is currently a graduate student in the Department of Educational Foundations Land-Based Masters Cohort at the University of Saskatchewan. Anthony has shifted the way he is personally utilizing indigenous lands and speaks to his role as being an educator for settler kids in settler spaces. Listen in as we talk land-based education, prairie province racism and dollar store versions of America...

Jade Tootoosis has become a symbol of perseverance across Canada and the world. Much of her work and time have been dedicated to the Justice For Colten. A few months ago, we took time during the pandemic lockdowns to sit with Jade and highlight who she is outside of her recent thrust into the global spotlight and, more importantly, to talk about insights and awarenesses that she has had in recent years.  Listen in as I sit down and talk with my sister Jade about growing up together, the transboundary powwow world, Justice for Colten, and the work Jade feels the world needs. 

nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Documentary  

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Tenille Campbell. Tenille is a Dene/Métis author and photographer from English River First Nation, SK. She completed her MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and is enrolled in her Ph.D. at the University of Saskatchewan. Her inaugural poetry book, #IndianLovePoems (Signature Editions, 2017) is an award-winning collection of poetry. We sit down and talk about Indigenous Erotica and Sexuality, Indigenous Academia in the COVID times, and transitioning from rez kid life to Ph.D. Lifers (we're still rez kids tho).  You don't get to hear Indian love poems in this episode, so buy the book. 

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