Before the Peace

In the first Before The Peace episode of 2024, Tre chats with Vince van Wieringen about when he discovered he was Métis, learning about his heritage, his work with Métis organizations and more. Since moving to Fort St. John a couple of years ago, Vince has delved head-first into helping the community with different board positions. He is a part of the Fort St. John and District Chamber of Com...

It's time for a year-in-review!  In this episode, BTP co-producer Greg interviews Tre on how he had improved with podcasting over the last two years, Jenna leaving, goals for 2024, and more. From everyone at Energeticcity, we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break! See you in the new year! Thanks to Troyer Ventures for sponsoring the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

In this episode, Tre is chatting with Stewart Cameron, a former Chief of Saulteau First Nation and Tribal Chief of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association.  We talk about the work he put in during his terms as Chief, as well as his work in the oil and gas sector and as an electrician. The main discussion during this episode focuses on Stewart's current work as the owner of Makwa Consulting, focusing...

In this episode, Tre chats with Paulette Flamond, a Peace Region business owner, about her advocacy work, her upbringing, and more. Flamond has a lengthy resume that includes being the current northeast director for Metis Nation BC and serving 20 years as the executive director of the Northeast Aboriginal Business Centre. Some of her accolades include being named the Aboriginal Woma...

This month, Tre caught up with Alyssa Currie, the executive director of the Tse'K'Wa Heritage Society, to get an update on the historic site, formerly known as the Charlie Lake cave. The last time we talked to Alyssa on the podcast was August 2022, so since then, a lot of work has been done at the site, including an archaeology dome, an amphitheatre and an interpretive trail. We also chatted with...

BTP is back for the second part of Tre's interview with Gary Oker. Last episode, we mainly delved into Gary’s past, this episode is more about what he and Doig nation currently have going on with projects and initiatives such as the Kema Experience, the urban reserve being set up in Fort ST. John. A little about Tse'K'wa and so much more. His resume is way too large to fully list, but currently, h...

Before The Peace's first-ever guest, Gary Oker is back to chat with Tre about his journey in the first of a two-part episode. A few months ago, Tre and former host Jenna were chatting about how to bring back and realized on the first BTP episode that they never really asked Gary about him and his life and was more about the history of the Beaver people and the Peace region. His resume is way...

In this month's episode, Tre chats with Shona Nelson, who has been the band manager of Doig River First Nation for just under ten years. We talk about the growth of the first nation, her mentors growing up,  which includes the late Liza Wolfe, the goals the nation has for the future, her duties as a band manager and more.  Email us at beforethepeace@energeticcity.ca for any comments or s...

In Jenna's final episode with Before The Peace, she and Tre talk to Martiall Pitts and Brittany Puttick about their identities, such as their Indigenous heritage, their gender, their sexuality and if there is any connection. We also delve into their respective journeys and talk about terms amongst the LGBTQ+ community. We talk about the resources and Fort St. John and were we stand as a diverse, i...

This month's guest is Trail Acko,  a drum apprentice and the culture and heritage liaison at Doig River First Nation. We chat with Trail about his family, his experience growing up in Fort St. John, what he is doing to continue keeping his culture's traditions alive and more. Thank you to Troyer Ventures and Epscan Industries for sponsoring the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

On this episode of BTP, Tre talks with Sandra Apsassin, Elders Coordinator at Blueberry River First Nations, about trapping, beading, and what she and Blueberry are doing to keep Indigenous traditions alive. Sandra also delved into her upbringing, her family, and some history of working in the oil and gas industry. Thanks to Troyer Ventures and Epscan Industries for sponsoring the s...

In this episode, Jenna and Tre chat with Gerry Attachie, a former chief and councillor of Doig River First Nation for a total of 45 years. We discuss his hard work with the Montney claim case, where veterans were given a stake in mines on Doig's land. We touch on his upbringing, being from a line of leaders, how traditions and culture have been lost and how communities are working to keep them ali...

Happy holidays to all our listeners! We love you so much that we decided to give you some more content. While filming our year-in-review episode released last week, we had drum apprentice and culture and heritage liaison Trail Acko from Doig River pop in. Unfortunately, Tre talked so much about himself during the episode that we had to cut Trail's interview out. We couldn't just sit on the audio,...

Before The Peace is ending the year on a high note, with Jenna and Tre getting a little more personal. In this episode, the duo talks about past episodes and interviews each other about their upbringing and how the heck they ended up in media. Enjoy, and see you in the new year. Thanks to our sponsors for making this show possible: Troyer Ventures and Epscan Industries Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Jenna and Tre chatted with Waylon Fenton, the son of Fatty Legs authors Christy Jordan-Fenton and Olemaun, his grandmother. Waylon chatted with us briefly about being an Indigenous athlete as a rugby player and powerlifter, as well as growing up around his mother, who is an Indigenous advocate and his grandmother, who was a residential school survivor. You can find out more about the show and chec...

Jenna and Tre chat with Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay about the first nation's growth, the new Urban Reserve being set up in FSJ, a little about Trevor’s past leading up to being chief, Treaty land entitlement, infrastructure improvements and future plans the nation has. Doig has done a lot in order to make the nation self-sufficient. The nation is one part of the original Fort St...

We hope everyone has time today to reflect on what truth and reconciliation mean to you. In this bonus episode, Jenna and Tre were able to sit down and discuss what it means to them and asked people in our community as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tre and Jenna are speaking with George Desjarlais on this month's episode of Before the Peace. He is a former West Moberly First Nations chief and is recognized by the elders as a keeper of traditional knowledge and history, including genealogy for West Moberly. In this episode, George gives listeners a sliver of information about Sun Dance, a sacred ceremony of First Nations. He also talks about...

In this episode of Before The Peace, Jenna and Tre chat with Alyssa Currie, Executive Director of the Tse'k'wa Heritage Society, about the University of Northern BC-led dig that took place in May. The episode also includes chats with Dr. Jon Driver and Dick Gilbert during the six-week project. Dr. Driver was one of the first archaeologists to work on the site in the 80s after b...

This episode is the last of a two-part series on the Healing The Hoop conference that took place in Fort St. John in May. The conference was a three-day event focusing on resiliency, personal growth and healing communities, and there were several people we spoke to, including all the keynote speakers. You will be hearing from knowledge keeper David Daniels, Ojibwe-American musician Keith Secola, a...

This episode is the first of two parts on the Healing The Hoop conference that took place in Fort St. john last month. The conference was a three-day event focusing on resiliency, personal growth and healing communities and there were several people we spoke to including all the keynote speakers. Today you will be hearing from Art Napoleon, a former chief of the Saulteau First Nation and the co-ho...

In this episode,Tre and Jenna had a wonderful conversation with Clarence Apsassin, a blueberry first nations member and a former headman of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, which he helped form. Apsassin has worn many hats.  He is active in the energy sector, is a hockey coach of the Weekend Warriors, who recently competed in the Senior Native Provincial Championships, and was also a bull rider, c...

Christy Jordan-Fenton is an author, business owner, and Indigenous advocate who grew up on a farm in Alberta. In this episode, we delve into Christy’s journey growing up with a Cree-Metis stepfather who went to a residential school and her partnership with her mother-in-law, OleMaun, or Margaret. She was the inspiration behind the books they co-authored together and was also a residential school s...

In this episode, we interviewed the Tse’K’wa Heritage Society’s Executive director Alyssa Currie. She was born and raised in Dawson Creek and has spent the last four years as the executive director for the South Peace Regional Archives in Grande Prairie before taking the position with the Society in June of last year. We talked to Alyssa about her duties as Executive director of the Society and th...

In this episode, we interviewed the Chief of the West Moberly First Nations Roland Willson. He has been the Chief of West Moberly for 22 years, he is one of the leading advocates for Caribou Recovery, sits on several boards and councils, and has been actively involved in court cases pertaining to Indigenous and Treaty 8 rights. The Before the Peace podcast would not be possible without the financi...