Unmaking Saskatchewan

Although the train plays little part in the lives of most Saskatchewan residents today, there was a time when the rail line had almost unlimited power over the province's development. In this episode we'll talk about the legacy of the CP Rail.

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Episode 4: Saskatchewan frames itself as a man's land - it's one of only three provinces that have never had a woman premier, and its capital city elected its first female mayor in 2020 - but the province couldn't exist without the free labour of women. This episode looks at women in the province.


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This episode is an interview about Land Back and Indigenous sovereignty with Mike Gouldehawke, a Cree and Métis writer whose family is from kistahpinanihk (City of Prince Albert) and nêwo-nâkîwin (Mont Nebo) in Treaty 6 territory in Saskatchewan. Mike currently lives in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories (Vancouver, British Columbia).

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In Saskatchewan, governments and corporations have long used hunger as a strategy to save money, make money, and acquire land and resources. People are hungry in Saskatchewan today, because people have always been hungry in Saskatchewan.

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In the 19th and 20th centuries, Saskatchewan was sold to settlers as empty space for men to carve up and own. We still live with the consequences of that lie today.

Host Alex Birrell is a settler, sometimes journalist, writer, and anti-capitalist from southern Saskatchewan. Transcripts for episodes can be found at unmakingsaskatchewan.medium.com