Mi'kmaq Matters

Despite the hype that we can mine our way out of the climate crisis, researcher Simon Michaux says we're faced with two problems: there aren't enough critical minerals to support technological innovations like electric vehicles; and we won't find enough in time to make the net-zero deadline of 2050. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As development pressure and erosion threaten potentially important sites, archaeologist Natasha Jones launches a research project—one of the few related to Newfoundland Mi'kmaq. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book, One Man's Journey , Mi'kmaw Elder Calvin White charts the events leading up to the creation of Qalipu First Nation, including how a small group of people prevented the establishment of a tribal council to represent Mi'kmaq interests in Ottawa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we speak with Bob Chamberlin, chair of the First Nation Wild Salmon Alliance, about BC's transition away from fish farms, and his thoughts on aquaculture being included in a marine conservation area on the Newfoundland South Coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The process begins to protect the waters of the Newfoundland South Coast, but proponents of aquaculture want fish farms to be considered, too. We asked Parks Canada NL manager Sigrid Kuehnemund if those differences can be squared. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the much-anticipated decision in the Benoit case, brought by Friends of Qalipu. As they discuss, a judge found that feds pressured Federation of Newfoundland Indians, who agreed to a supplemental agreement without legal authority. Now the question is: Where do we go from here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

Outfitters in the area are booked solid for now, but some fear they'll have to cancel clients because of test towers that are set to be built in middle of moose-hunting grounds. This week, we speak with outfitter Art Ryan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A federal environmental assessment opens up the possibility of a more complete review of wind energy projects, and funding for community groups to hire experts on longer time lines. We speak with Shelley Senior, lawyer for the Environmental Transparency Committee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's unlikely that hydrogen produced in Stephenville or elsewhere in Atlantic Canada will ever be used for energy because it is so expensive to transport. This week, industry analyst Michael Liebreich looks at the hype around a technology driven by government subsidy rather than business sense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two-thirds of the way through the current Qalipu term, two council members are turning out to be the leading candidates in next year's race for chief. This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes turn in a performance report card of Qalipu councillors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the rush to build projects in response to the climate crisis, governments have tried to take shortcuts around consultation with Indigenous peoples. Twila Gaudet and Patrick Butler of Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMKNO) explain how Mi'kmaq reached an agreement with a hydrogen power developer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Provincial governments in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have rushed to OK massive wind turbine developments without adequately assessing the ecological impact—especially the risks to oceans and fisheries. This week, we speak with Duran Felix of the Environmental Transparency Committee on the Port au Port Peninsula and Melinda Cole of the Guysborough County Inshore Fishermen's Associa...

In Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, land defenders are up against a rush to build an untested form of energy that some experts feel won't work. We speak with Sheila and Zita Hinks about their latest trip to court in their injunction fight regarding wind turbines on the Port au Port Peninsula. Later in the show, journalist Joan Baxter tells us about the Nova Scotia government's rus...

At the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG), the largest athletic event ever held in Atlantic Canada, participants will experience Indigenous solidarity as well as competitive spirit. We speak with the chair of NAIG 2023 Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons and Team Indigenous NL coordinator Mike Alexander. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Nova Scotia, the Mi'kmaq Forestry Initiative (MFI) is caring for 30,000 hectares of crown land so that L'nuk today and for generations to come can depend on them for what they need, including culture, medicine, and connection. We speak with MFI project manager Elizabeth Jessome of the Unama'ki Institute for Natural Resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

White pine is mentioned in the first line of Newfoundland's provincial anthem but on a canoe trip in the upper Humber watershed, writer and educator Daniel Banoub discovered it's no longer found in the forests. This week: the cutting frenzy threatening Newfoundland's white pine. Plus: reflections on the occasion of Episode 250. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: Will a gold mine shut down temporarily to protect caribou? Plus: the back story of Qalipu's targeting of cultural foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Though calving is about to start, vice-chief says a site-visit to gold mine located on migration routes can wait until late summer. Plus: the strange salmon anglers are pulling out of the rivers on the south coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Tami Park-Tighe on how the West Wind First Nation aims to put land and water ahead of collusion with corporate wind energy interests. Plus: Sheila Hinks tells hosts Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes about an injunction case against land defenders that's taken a surprise turn into a sovereignty claim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the tough dilemma facing voters in Long Range Mountains: Is it okay to vote for fellow Mi'kmaw Carol Anstey, even if her leader, Pierre Poilievre, was part of the anti-Indigenous Harper government?  Plus: the Port au Port Mi'kmaq band plans to revive Mi'kmaw culture in communities on the east side of the peninsula. Hosted on Acast. See acas...

This week, hosts Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the call for harmony from community chiefs when it comes to the wind energy issue. Plus: a new Qalipu band manager, and the anti-Indigenous response to restoring the name of Burgeo's Route 480. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss an injunction application against Port au Port peninsula land defenders. In 2016, the judge involved in the current Port au Port case ordered criminal charges against a Muskrat Falls reporter. The charges were eventually overturned when an appeal court found they did not abide by the tenants of reconciliation and Indigenous rights, which raises...

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the Qalipu Cultural Foundation's name change, and who might run for Regional Chief. They foresee a difficult choice coming up for Burgeo between fish farms or a marine conservation area. And an update on the Port au Port protests.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mi'kmaq Matters correspondent Greg Janes and host Glenn Wheeler discuss protests that have shut down work on a mammoth wind energy project for two weeks. Plus: What's up with the abrupt stop to Dean Simon's language classes for Qalipu First Nation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With exploration for gold taking place within its boundaries and close to its water supply, the Town of Appleton has had to bring in its own permit system to exert some control over exploration. This week, we speak with Appleton mayor, Garrett Watton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.