Sounds Like Land

By Tania Willard, Lisa Myers

This podcast dives into the deep relationships between Indigenous languages and ecological knowledge. Along this journey, we listen to Indigenous artists, Knowledge Holders, Language Speakers, and we ... more

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The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.

Sounds Like Land episodes:

November 14, 2025 Mashkihkiy Treaty 1: Winnipeg and The Red River
This episode is co-hosted by Red River Métis artist, curator, and scholar Suzanne Morrissette. Suzanne takes us to Winnipeg, her hometown, and sits by the Red River with teacher and Knowledge Holder Connie West-Buck, then meets Anishinaabe curator and interdisciplinary artist Jaimie Isaac, and later speaks with Ininiw geophysicist and community educator and organizer, Becky Cook. Throughout these conversations, Suzanne and the speakers interweave language and intergenerational learning with ideas and practices of care that are rooted in responsible and reciprocal relationships. www.soundslikeland.ca
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July 22, 2025 The Rad Alberta Episode
From a swamp walk within Cold Lake First Nation, to an artist-led garden in downtown amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton, Laura Grier speaks with Nigel Robinson, Auntie Tiffany Janvier, Becca Taylor and Christina Battle on building resilience and sharing intergenerational knowledge, through medicine, ceremony and gardens. www.soundslikeland.ca
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1h 4min
June 17, 2025 Tmicw-kt / Our Land Is My Language
This episode takes place in Secwepmcúlecw and Syilx territories, places steeped in the power of Indigenous resistance! Tania Willard visits three matriarchs near her home in Secwépemc territory and her work in Syilx territories, discussing their robust contributions on land and language revitalization. Tania speaks with Dr. Jeanette Armstrong, a Syilx writer, teacher, fluent speaker, and Knowledge Holder, about her work at the Enowkin Centre and UBC Okanagan weaving creativity, language, and ecology. Near Neskonlith, Tania meets with Secwépemc scholar Dr. Janice Dick Billy to dive into her work with Wumec r Cqweqweluten-kt Society, and her experiences with Elders, intergenerational knowledge, and language as indicators of ecological and community health. Tania then talks with the legendary Secwépemc activist Dawn Morrison about her work restoring traditional land and food practices at Cwelcwelt-kuc Garden, expanding how we think of growing plants to honour our relations and responsibilities with lands. www.soundslikeland.ca
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1h 36min
May 14, 2025 Lúlem tl’a spén̓em̓ay̓ Chésha7 temíx̱w Si7la spén̓em̓ayy̓ / Song of the garden, Mother Earth, grandmother garden
Sounds Like Land unfurls at Harmony Garden, a community-centered food forest located in X̱wemelch'stn / Squamish Nation Capilano Reserve. This episode is co-hosted by T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss (Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo, Hawaiian, Swiss), an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and ethnobotanist who works in gardens to create biodiversity, vibrant communities, and opportunities for youth to engage in intergenerational learning. Cease begins the episode in conversation with her daughter Senaqwila Wyss, a warrior entrepreneur and dedicated Squamish language learner, who shares her mother’s profound enthusiasm for ethnobotany and plant teachings. The journey continues at the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ / New Growth Garden, in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where Cease introduces us to Jaz Whitford (Secwepmec) and Soloman Chiniquay (Nakoda), two interdisciplinary artists sharing their flourishing creative practices.
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1h 6min
March 28, 2025 Sounds Like Land Trailer
Listen to the trailer of Sounds Like Land! We are so excited to be sharing this with you and can't wait for you to dive into the rest of our show! www.soundslikeland.ca
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FAQs about Sounds Like Land:

How many episodes does Sounds Like Land have?

The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.