Land Decolonized Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Grand Chief Willie Charlie of Sta'ailes First Nation says a much faster Additions-to-Reserve process will help communities prosper. He has seen the cost of long delays. Politicians have always promised...

Send us Fan Mail Join us in our continuing series on Canada's Additions-to-Reserve policy and how it's failing our First Nations communities. If you’re unfamiliar with Additions to reserve - or ATR - it’s the process...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph Tootoosis is a lands and economic strategy advisor with a special interest in sovereignty, land restitution and redress. He also sees the need for a drastic overhaul in Canada's...

Send us Fan Mail In this special series we’re diving into Canada’s Additions-to-Reserve policy — a crucial yet complex issue for First Nations communities across the country. If you’re unfamiliar with Additions to...

Send us Fan Mail The path to reclaiming land governance is far from easy, but adding lands to a First Nation's land base is essential for a community's long-term sustainability. In this special series, we explore why...

Send us Fan Mail Chief Scott McLeod of Nipissing First Nation says his communty and most other First Nations have been disrupted by the process of colonization and are trying to find their way back. This includes what...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Raybould is one of Canada's leading consultants in First Nations policy and governance. For over twenty-five years Tim has provided professional advice to First Nations and Indigenous organizations...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie Lombardi graduated from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law on the Dean's Honour List with a Distinction in Aboriginal Law and Indigenous Legal Traditions. She brought her valuable...

Send us Fan Mail Whitecap Dakota First Nation, near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has been a leading example of a community taking back control of law enforcement. Murray Long, Director of Self-Government, joins host Richard...

Send us Fan Mail Melissa Tokarek shares her community's interest in law enforcement from its perspective as a nation with its own land code. She takes a particular interest in environmental laws, no doubt due to her...

Send us Fan Mail Lee-Ann O'Brien has a unique view of First Nation law enforcement, which she shared in this conversation with podcast host Richard Perry. O'Brien is deputy chief of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service...

Send us Fan Mail Few have such a deep understanding of Indigenous justice issues than Hon. Steven Point , a former judge and Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. From 1975 to 1999, Point served as Chief of the...

Send us Fan Mail Grand Chief Garrison Settee has a bold vision for improved law enforcement in the member communities of MKO. He tells an impassioned story about helping a community grapple with non-existent enforcement...

Send us Fan Mail SHOW NOTES Andrew Beynon, Director of Land Governance, gives us a sneak preview of the first national conference to be held on solving the crisis of ineffective law enforcement in our land code...

Send us Fan Mail Lawrence Lamouche and Elvis Thomas share the unique and inspirational story of how both contribute to land management at Woodland Cree First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in northern Alberta. It is the...