Mi'kmaq Matters

John Risley's latest bad idea  Data centres drain water and electricity, create intense heat and make a constant hum. Citizens across the U.S. are rising up against them. Are they coming to a NL community near you? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we look at the implications from a pivotal decision by the Court of Appeal, and speak with David Rosenfeld, lawyer for plaintiffs in the Collins class action lawsuit, who contrary to Qalipu chief Jenny Brake says the FNI's absence from that matter hasn't been that big a deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chief Jenny Brake says Finance Director cleaned out FNI account prior to handing it over and he did so without her or Qalipu council authorization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UN Declaration is part of federal statute and now the AFN wants to incorporate it into provincial law, which might be a big deal in NL, where the government says Mi'kmaq arrived with Europeans and don't have same status as our people in Nova Scotia. We speak with Keith Cormier, who's coordinating AFN outreach on the island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Several candidates raised the issue of "cumulative affects" in the recent band election -- development projects are not one-offs but things that affect everyone and everything present and future. We learn more from Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Program Chair, Environment and Sustainability at Grenfell Campus, and talk about the need to replace to 20-year old NL environment act. Hos...

Don't blame us, says third-party contractor. Meanwhile, at least one band member plans to lodge appeal to get election overturned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Re-elected chief Jenny Brake will have more friendlies, but there might be a way to marshal some land-and-water consciousness even on this council, especially with Charlie White in the pivotal role of Western Vice-Chief. Plus: what happened to Byron Alexander? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Face to face with Byron Alexander, whose campaign platform of land and water defence and assertion of rights stands in sharp contrast to chiefs of Qalipu First Nation who have gone before. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlie White and Jeffrey Young are both from the Bay St. George area, a welcome antidote to the Corner Brook domination of the Qalipu First Nation leadership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No signs and few candidates, coming to grips with a strange campaign for the leadership of the second largest First Nation in Canada . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: We look at the thin line between band affairs and self-interest, and we begin our candidate interviews with Charlene Combdon, vying for Central Vice-Chief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nominations open for those who want to serve on a First Nation that has been divided, dysfunctional and disconnected from communities and their concerns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: highlights from the Enviro Watch NL online forum, featuring Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins, authors of Salmon Wars: The Dark Underbelly of Our Favorite Fish ; Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance; and Neville Crabbe of the Atlantic Salmon Federation. The event was moderated by Enviro Watch co-chairs Tara Manuel and Glenn Wheeler. Hosted on Acast. See...

Protected for years from logging due to its high elevation, precious old growth forests in central Newfoundland now stand in the bullseye of about 300 EVREC wind turbines. This week, we speak with two members of a concerned citizens group, Leanna Paul and Robert Loder, about what could be lost if the project goes ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we mine our way to a green transition away from fossil fuels, or will we destroy more natural environment? This week, we sit down with Christopher Pollon, author of Pitfall: The Race to Mine the World's Most Vulnerable Places . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unanswered technical questions, a lack of signed contracts, and a budget crisis in Germany may turn into roadblocks for the wind-to-hydrogen plans in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. We get the latest from Joan Baxter, a reporter at the Halifax Examiner . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five decades after Joey Smallwood flooded Innu land without their consent, another Liberal premier has ripped the nation off on Muskrat Falls revenue and started talks with Quebec on a new hydro project without consulting them. This week, we speak with Peter Penashue, chief negotiator for the Innu Nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An investigative exposé by Norwegian investigative journalists Simen Saetre and Kjetil Østl documents how misinformation and suppression of scientific evidence helped enrich some of the wealthiest people in Norway. This week, we speak with Saetre, co-author of The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We Can No Longer Ignore . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Amid surprise and controversy, Brendan Mitchell has become the first-ever Regional Chief for Newfoundland. This week, host Glenn Wheeler and Mi'kmaq Matters correspondent Greg Janes talk about the implications for Qalipu First Nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some say the change is long overdue, but it's up to the province to make the next move. This week, we speak to the councillor championing the addition, Wayne Mason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

American anthropologist Frank Speck left Newfoundland in the early 1900s with dozens of pieces of Mi'kmaw clothing and crafts that now sit in a museum in Gatineau, Quebec. Archaeologist Natasha Jones says it's time to repatriate the items to bring them closer to her and other relatives of the Paul family from whom Speck obtained them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Glenn Wheeler and correspondent Greg Janes discuss the latest developments in the Benoit court case, its impact on Mi'kmaw people trying to get their Indian status, and the implications for Qalipu First Nation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A mammoth wind energy project for the Port au Port Peninsula and Codroy Valley is being rushed to get regulatory approval and experts see alarming parallels with the Muskrat Falls debacle, which has had lasting economic and environmental impacts on the region. This week, highlights from the public forum on the wind energy project organized by Enviro Watch NL.  Hosted on Acast....

World Energy GH2's poorly organized and repetitive 4,000-page environmental impact assessment seems designed to discourage public comment. But residents of the Port au Port Peninsula and Codroy Valley are plowing through it, determined to submit their written comments by the October 11 deadline. This week, we asked resident Patrick Park-Tighe about what he's read so far, and his for tips on those...

An emotional meeting in Stephenville provided an avenue for strategy planning to protect wilderness under assault from multiple development projects. This week, we speak with Chief Byron Alexander of Indian Head First Nation and band administrator Jasmine Jesso. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.