Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-Chief

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025!

In today's special episode, I got to speak with the first Indigenous person to ever hold the position of Governor General of Canada - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon.

You can check out her website here:

https://www.gg.ca/en

CREDITS:

Video, audio, editing - Mark Peachey

Host, writer, editing - Pam Palmater

"A Letter to Canadians" video clip - Governor General of Canada

"The Day of the Apology" video clip - Government of Canada (as GC Indigenous)

Pictures, crest, and biographical information - Governor General of Canada website

Official photos - Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2021

January Rogers

Warrior Life Podcast

January Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora multi-media artist and writer from Six Nations of the Grand River. She has won numerous awards, including Best Music Video 2020 at the American Film Festival and Best Experimental Sound Prize 2021 at imagineNATIVE.

She has been an artist, poet, and writer in residence all over Canada including UofA (2018-19), UofL (2017), OACD (2016), and a mentor for Audible Canada and Banff Centre.

She currently owns and operates Ojistoh Publishing and Productions and has many publications, including:

Splitting the Heart (2007)

Red Erotic (2010)

Unearthed (2011)

Totem Poles and Railroads (2016)

As Long as the Sun Shines (2018)

YouTube video version

TBD

You can follow January on social media here:

Twitter (X): https://x.com/janetmarieroger

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/january.rogers.14

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/januarymarierogers

Ojistoh Publishing: https://www.ojistohpublishing.com

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

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Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

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Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

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A portion of these proceeds supports Indigenous land defenders, water protectors, and grassroots Indigenous women's groups.

#indigenous

#women

#artists

Permission to use photo from January Rogers.

Deborah Richardson

Warrior Life Podcast

Deborah Richardson is a Mi'kmaw lawyer from Pabineau First Nation, which is part of the Mi'kmaw Nation in NB. She currently holds the position of Deputy Minister of Health for the Province of Ontario.

YouTube video version

TBD

You can follow Deborah on social media here:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/deborah.richardsongoulais

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deb_1969

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-richardson-78453044/

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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Please note: Nothing in this podcast/video advocates for violence on Indigenous territories.

Please also note: The information contained in this podcast/video/stream should not be misconstrued as legal, financial, medical and/or personal advice, nor should it be relied on as such. These podcasts/videos/streams are for educational purposes and represent fair political comment. Any pictures, audio clips and/or video clips that do not belong to me or from the public domain, remain the copyright of the owners and are only used here for educational purposes.

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

NEW WARRIOR LIFE PODCAST MERCH:

https://www.teespring.com/stores/warrior-life-2

A portion of these proceeds supports Indigenous land defenders, water protectors, and grassroots Indigenous women's groups.

#indigenous

#women

#leadership

Permission to use photo from Deborah Richardson.

Chief Frost on National Children's Chiefs Commission

Warrior Life Podcast

Vuntut Gwitchin Chief Pauline Frost talks to us about her role as Chair of the National Children's Chiefs Commission, which was created to negotiate the final settlement on long-term reform for First Nation child and family services

YouTube video version

TBD

You can find a full copy of the draft agreement on the AFN website:

https://afn.bynder.com/m/5b1f4b4db156231/original/FINAL-AGREEMENT-ON-LONG-TERM-REFORM-OF-THE-FIRST-NATIONS-CHILD-AND-FAMILY-SERVICES-PROGRAM.pdf

Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation https://www.vgfn.ca

Vuntut Gwitchin Government Twitter (x) https://x.com/vuntutgwitchin

Vuntut Gwitchin Government Facebook https://www.facebook.com/vuntut

Chief Frost's contact info https://www.vgfn.ca/contact

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at:

https://www.pampalmater.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

NEW WARRIOR LIFE PODCAST MERCH:

https://www.teespring.com/stores/warrior-life-2

A portion of these proceeds supports Indigenous land defenders, water protectors, and grassroots Indigenous women's groups.

#indigenous

#childwelfare

#firstnations

Permission to use photo from Chief Pauline Frost.

Cindy Blackstock Update on Jordan's Principle

Warrior Life Podcast

In today's episode, we hear from Gitxsan advocate - Dr. Cindy Blackstock, head of the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society - who gives us an update on the backlog in the Jordan's Principle program as well as where the draft settlement for long-term reform on child welfare for First Nations stands.

YouTube video version

https://youtu.be/l0ykUtXCSvY

You can find a full copy of the draft agreement on the AFN website:

https://afn.bynder.com/m/5b1f4b4db156231/original/FINAL-AGREEMENT-ON-LONG-TERM-REFORM-OF-THE-FIRST-NATIONS-CHILD-AND-FAMILY-SERVICES-PROGRAM.pdf

Dr. Cindy Blackstock is the head of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society: https://fncaringsociety.com

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

NEW WARRIOR LIFE PODCAST MERCH:

https://www.teespring.com/stores/warrior-life-2

A portion of these proceeds go to support Indigenous land defenders, water protectors and grassroots Indigenous women's groups.

#indigenous

#childwelfare

#cindyblackstock

Permission to use photo from Cindy Blackstock.

PATREON SHOUT OUT - Thank you Werner D. for all your support in the past!

Alan Syliboy on Mi'kmaw Art

Warrior Life Podcast

Today's episode is with one of my favourite Mi'kmaw artists, Alan Syliboy from Millbrook First Nation. His work has always inspired me, and in fact, my very first piece of art came from him.

YouTube video version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X6gbNqXBHw

Check out his website:

https://alansyliboy.ca/

You can check out his store here:

https://alansyliboy.ca/store/

Check out his books here:

Thundermaker https://amzn.to/4hMEbzo

Mi'kmaw Animals https://amzn.to/40Onlt5

Wolverine and Little Thunder https://amzn.to/3Ct5tfe

Mi'kmaw Daily Drum https://amzn.to/42GbGit

When the Owl Calls Your Name https://amzn.to/3CPbbIc

Check out Alan on his socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alan.syliboy

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/syliboyalan

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alansyliboy

Twitter (X) https://x.com/AlanSyliboy

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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Please note: Nothing in this podcast/video advocates for violence on Indigenous territories.

Please also note: The information contained in this podcast/video/stream should not be misconstrued as legal, financial, medical and/or personal advice; nor should it be relied on as such. These podcasts/videos/streams are for educational purposes and represent fair political comment. Any pictures, audio clips and/or video clips that do not belong to me or from the public domain, remain the copyright of the owners and are only used here for educational purposes.

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If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at:

https://www.pampalmater.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

#indigenous

#mikmaq

#nativeart

Permission to use photos from Alan Syliboy.

All copyright to all images used in the video version of this podcast belongs to Alan Syliboy.

Gabe Galanda on Federal Indian Blood Quantum Fiction

Warrior Life Podcast with host Pam Palmater

In today's episode, I welcome back my friend, Gabe Galanda. Gabe belongs to the Round Valley Indian Tribes of California, descending from the Nomlaki and Concow Peoples.

He is an Indigenous human rights attorney and the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman, PLLC, an Indigenous rights firm in Seattle, Washington. Gabe sues federal, state, local, and tribal government actors and others who violate Indigenous human rights.

YouTube video version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_k4uSMQNA

Gabe's website: https://www.galandabroadman.com/profiles/galanda

Twitter https://x.com/NDNlawyer

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gabe.galanda

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriel-s-galanda-a9663720/

You can read his paper on Federal Indian Blood Quantum here:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4568517

He has a chapter in this forthcoming book:

Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear

https://amzn.to/4gl2Idt

The other books mentioned:

The Great Vanishing Act: Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations

https://amzn.to/3WKFKph

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://amzn.to/4aF9YQd

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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Please note: Nothing in this podcast/video advocates for violence on Indigenous territories.

Please also note: The information contained in this podcast/video/stream should not be misconstrued as legal, financial, medical and/or personal advice; nor should it be relied on as such. These podcasts/videos/streams are for educational purposes and represent fair political comment. Any pictures, audio clips and/or video clips that do not belong to me or from the public domain, remain the copyright of the owners and are only used here for educational purposes.

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If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at:

https://www.pampalmater.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

#indigenous

#bloodquantum

#nativeamerican

Permission to use photo from Gabe Galanda.

Percy Sacobie on Wolastoqey Art

Warrior Life Podcast

Welcome back to a new year of the Warrior Life Podcast. We have an incredible year of artists, authors, experts, advocates and activists lined up for you!

I can think of no better way to start off 2025 than with my friend Percy Sacobie, a Wolastoqey artist and educator from St. Mary's First Nation. He talks to us about the inspiration for his widely-recognized art.

YouTube video version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvjwp57XqKk

Check out his drum group - Muskrat Singers:

https://nikamowin.com/en/artist/muskrat-singers

Check out Percy on his socials:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onemoccasin/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/percysacobie/

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER

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Please note: Nothing in this podcast/video advocates for violence on Indigenous territories.

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If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at:

https://www.pampalmater.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

#indigenous

#wolastoqey

#nativeart

Permission to use photo from Percy Sacobie

Leah Gazan on Human Rights and Advocacy

Warrior Life Podcast

In today's episode, we hear from NDP MP Leah Gazan from the Wood Mountain Lakota Nation in Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan. She shares with us her journey from teacher to federal politician and how she dedicates everything she does to the community. Her lifelong role as a human rights advocate serves her well in government where she must keep government accountable.

YouTube video version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gIvygpj7g8&t=44s

Check out Leah's MP page:

https://www.leahgazan.ca/

Follow Leah on her socials:

Twitter https://x.com/LeahGazan

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/LeahGazanMP

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LeahGazanMP

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUX2z68qJvfvgsNcx3KZEBg

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Hi! I'm Dr. Pam Palmater, an Indigenous lawyer, professor, author, and producer. I create educational videos, podcasts, blogs, and other content about Indigenous issues. My production company is Warrior Life Studios Inc.

Warrior Life Studios Inc.

https://www.warriorlifestudios.com

I am a citizen of the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of Eel River Bar First Nation from Mi’kma’ki (Mi’kmaw territory in New Brunswick, Canada).

I am the producer and host of the Warrior Life Podcast which helps lift the voices of Indigenous leaders, advocates, land defenders, water protectors, actors, artists and even chefs!

https://www.warriorlifepodcast.com

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Please note: Nothing in this podcast/video advocates for violence on Indigenous territories.

Please also note: The information contained in this podcast/video/stream should not be misconstrued as legal, financial, medical and/or personal advice; nor should it be relied on as such. These podcasts/videos/streams are for educational purposes and represent fair political comment. Any pictures, audio clips and/or video clips that do not belong to me or from the public domain, remain the copyright of the owners and are only used here for educational purposes.

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If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at:

https://www.pampalmater.com

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MY BOOKS:

BESTSELLER - Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

https://www.amzn.to/3xN1jcl

#indigenous

#indianresidentialschools

#unmarkedgraves

Permission to use photo from Leah Gazan

Dr. Sean Carleton on confronting Indian residential school denialism.

Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419

Dr. Sean Carleton is a well-known historian and Indigenous Studies Scholar who teaches at the University of Manitoba. His award-winning research and publications examine the history and political economy of colonialism, capitalism, and education in Canada. He is also a frequent commentator in the media confronting residential school denialism.

YOUTUBE video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmwJZz7iv7Q&t=398s

DR. SEAN CARLETON'S ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

BA History (Simon Fraser University)

MA History (Simon Fraser University)

PhD (Frost Center for Canadian Studies & Indigenous Studies at Trent University)

Post-doc Fellowship (University of Alberta)

DR. SEAN CARLETON'S WEBSITE:

https://www.seancarleton.com

SEAN'S SOCIALS:

Twitter (X): https://x.com/SeanCarleton

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seancarleton

SEAN'S LATEST BOOK:

Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2022).https://amzn.to/4dgxFht

Sean Carleton with Daniel Heath Justice. “Truth Before Reconciliation: Eight Ways to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism.” The Conversation (5 August 2021).

https://theconversation.com/truth-before-reconciliation-8-ways-to-identify-and-confront-residential-school-denialism-164692

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GOVERNMENT REPORTS:

"Canada's Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials" Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, vol. 4, 2015

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2015/trc/IR4-9-4-2015-eng.pdf

"Sites of Truth, Sites of Conscience: Unmarked Burials and Mass Graves of Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children in Canada" Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools (2024)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19LTy6gT-7CScxOZuVOkaUrEKYoxdhb-9/view

"Missing Records, Missing Children"

Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples (2024)

https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/441/APPA/reports/APPA_SS-1_Report_MissingRecords_e.pdf

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DR. PAM PALMATER'S ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

BA (Native Studies & History (St. Thomas University)

LLB (University of New Brunswick Law School)

LLM (Dalhousie University Law School)

JSD (Doctor of Laws) (Dalhousie University Law School)

Lawyer for 25 years specializing in Indigenous law & human rights

DR. PAM PALMATER'S WEBSITE:

https://www.pampalmater.com

PAM'S SOCIALS:

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/pampalmater

PAM'S BOOKS:

Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3lAleUk

Indigenous Nationhood by Fernwood Publishing

https://www.amzn.to/3R5iZqu

Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity

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