The Frontlines are Everywhere podcast takes a critical look at world politics and Indigenous nationhood. Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel will be interviewing Indigenous scholars, activists, artists and knowledge holders from across Turtle Island and around the world in order to gain insight into how Indigenous peoples practice their own forms of Internationalism through intimate connections to land/water, culture and community.
This podcast is part of the Indigenous Internationalisms research program with Borders in Globalization (BIG Lab) at the University of Victoria.
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 19 - Mobilizing for Indigenous Climate Action
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Founder of Sacred Earth, shares her work with Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel on Indigenous climate action, resisting oil and gas development, and stopping violence against Indigenous women in this interview.
17 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 15 - Chris Teuton and Roger Fernandes, Stories as Transformation
Chris Teuton and Roger Fernandes explore storytelling's transformative power in education and community connection, sharing Indigenous narratives in an interview with Jeff.
27 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 14 - Vivian Garner Cottrell, Weaving a Rivercane Resurgence
Cherokee National Treasure Vivian Garner Cottrell discusses the cultural significance and resurgence of rivercane basket weaving with Jeff, highlighting its connection to ancestral practices and Indigenous resilience in this interview.
30 May 2025
Frontlines Are Everywhere #13 - Chad Corntassel Smith, Planting seed corn for our children’s future
Former Chief Chad Corntassel Smith discusses perpetuating Cherokee cultural practices, reflects on the McGirt Supreme Court decision, and shares leadership lessons with host Jeff in this interview.
1 May 2025
Frontlines Podcast Ep. 12 | Molly and Jen-Protecting the Yintah for Future Generations
Land defenders Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickham discuss the criminalization of Indigenous land defense, community resilience, and their film *Yintah*, which documents a decade of Wet'suwet'en resistance in this interview.
1 Apr 2025
Frontlines Podcast Ep. 11 | Kolin Sutherland-Wilson - Gitxsan Governance and Land Defense on the Frontlines
Kolin Sutherland-Wilson discusses Gitxsan governance and land defense strategies as Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel interviews him about Indigenous sovereignty.
Inuk lawyer Aaju Peter discusses Inuit self-determination, challenges to food sovereignty, and the role of grief in resilience, highlighting the ongoing struggles of Indigenous people in an interview.
Flora Northwest, a survivor of Ermineskin Residential School, recounts her healing journey, discusses supporting younger generations, and emphasizes education as empowerment in this interview.
1 Mar 2025
Frontlines Podcast Ep. 10 | Janelle Niles, Decolonizing...One Joke at a Time
Comedian Janelle Niles discusses decolonizing through comedy and sharing her experiences as a two-spirit Black-Mi'kmaq woman, interviewed by Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel.
1 Feb 2025
Frontlines Podcast Ep. 9 | Gerry Ambers, Grassroots Activism and the Formation of the Native Alliance for Red Power
0:56 Jeff's bio for Gerry
2:36 Gerry intro
3:23 Gerry's feelings about what it means to be from a "Nation"
6:09 Different ways that Indigenous people express diplomacy
11:00 Getting around Colonial borders to maintain international Indigenous relations and cultures
12:30 Who are some people, human or otherwise, who have inspired Gerry?
15:18 Gerry's role in forming the Native Alliance for Red Power
19:45 How did it feel being the only woman in a leadership role in the early days of the NARP?
28:47 How did you create alliances with other activist groups?
36:33 How has the Native Alliance for Red Power influenced the current generation?
38:10 Technology as a double-edged sword that affects society
43:43 The evolving role of ceremonies
47:27 How colonial society prevents connection from the natural world and other people.
51:06 What does Indigenous liberation look like to Gerry?In this episode, Jeff and Gerry
52:47 What are some of Gerry's current projects?
discuss the formation of the Native Alliance for Red Power (NARP) and grassroots activism in the 1970s, as well as the recent Kwakwaka’wakw mourning ceremony to commemorate the loss of non-human kin, the role of emotions, and more. Gerry Ambers is Kwakwaka’wakw from the ‘Namgis Nation in Alert Bay, and the mother of five children and six grandchildren. Gerry was one of the founding members of the Native Alliance for Red Power (NARP). The group formed in 1967 in Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish / Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories). NARP’s reach extended beyond state borders, interacting with the broader Red Power movement and the Black Panther movement. Today, Gerry supports the work of art galleries, Indigenous organizations and post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island as an Elder, mentor and healing worker.
21 Jan 2025
Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier, On the Frontlines of Mental Health
In this episode, Jeff and Angela discuss the crisis of mental health in Indigenous communities, the role of the Buffalo Treaty in community healing, the power of Indigenous resilience, emotions as the language of the spirit, and ways communities are breaking through intergenerational trauma.
00:55 Angela bio
2:12 Angela Self-Intro
3:00 What does Indigenous Internationalism mean to Angela?
7:20 Difficulties crossing the Medicine Line Canada/U.S.A border
10:26 Cross- border Ceremonies & trade as indigenous internationalism
11:04 Mistreatment and Breach of Protocol by Border officials
11:42 Who are some of Angela's inspirational people?
16:28 What are some of the challenges facing Indigenous mental health?
25:16 How does Buffalo Treaty re-establishes the Indigenous relationship to the Buffalo?
32:08 Using Prayer and Spirituality to navigate loss and resilience
42:12 Religion and Spirituality as different concepts
50:04 The importance of expressing emotions for healing and resurgence
1:03:58 What does life beyond the State mean for Angela?
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17 Oct 2024
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 5 - Carving out Resurgent W̱SÁNEĆ Futures with Chazz Elliott
On location at Temoseng’s Carving Studio in Tsartlip First Nation, Jeff and Chazz talk about the art of carving, what Indigenous internationalism looks like, favorite art projects, and inspirations for his work, including his late father, TEMOSEṈŦET (Dr. Charles Elliott from Tsartlip First Nation) and his mother, Myrna Elliott from Songhees Nation.
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17 Oct 2024
Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 4 - The Art of Resistance and Anarchism with Gord Hill
Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel of Cherokee Nation sits down with Gord Hill of Kwakwaka'wakw nation for the fourth episode of Frontlines Are Everywhere.
Gord Hill is an artist, author, and political activist. He is the author of ‘The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book,’ ‘The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book,’ and ‘The Antifa Comic Book.’ He has been involved in Indigenous people's and anti-globalization movements since 1990.
He began producing comics to share knowledge on the Indigenous resistance movement, before the internet had taken off as a means of research and communication. Those comics have evolved into ‘The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book,’ published by Arsenal Pulp Press in Vancouver.
Gord Hill talks about his journey from the Army Cadets and Canadian Forces reserve to the punk scene and anarchist movement. His experience with the military gave him a background in leadership and logistics that he brings to his activism work.
Gord and Jeff talk about capitalism, globalization, sovereignty, the anarchist movement, and multinational solidarities, including the Oka Crisis, Gustafsen Lake standoff, and 1999 Seattle WTO protests. Amidst global changes and conflict, Gord Hill looks to a future of community self-organization and self-sufficiency, as well as continuing to maintain and share traditional knowledge through practices including art and carving.
You can find Gord Hill's books published by Arsenal Pulp Press here:
https://arsenalpulp.com/Contributors/H/Hill-Gord
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1 Aug 2024
Ep.3 Sacred Rage and Love for Land, Culture, & Community ft. Jess Housty
Jeff Corntassel, citizen of the Cherokee Nation, sits down with 'Cúagilákv / Jess H̓áust̓I of Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation. Jess is a parent, poet, and land-based educator living in Bella Bella. They are the Executive Director of Qqs Project Society and the Co-Lead of Right Relations Collaborative.
Jess talked about leadership, the inseparability of body & land, and sacred role of rage in activism. They also talked about the impact of the 2016 Nathan E. Stewart tugboat oil spill that released 110,000 litres of diesel and oil into Haíɫzaqv Nation’s harvesting territory, and their healing in relation to land & waters. They also talked about the resurgence of language initiatives and local food revitalization happening in their community.
Jess concludes the podcast by reading from their debut poetry collection, Crushed Wild Mint.
You can find copies of Crushed Wild Mint here: https://nightwoodeditions.com/products/9780889714502
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1 Aug 2024
Ep. 2 - Regenerating Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel of Cherokee Nation sits down with Nephi Craig of White Mountain Apache and Diné Nations for the second episode of the Frontlines Are Everywhere podcast series. Nephi Craig is the founder of the Native American Culinary Association (NACA) and the Creator/Chef at Café Gozhóó.
They discuss Nephi’s journey as a chef, and how it brought him back home to the White Mountain Apache Nation where he continues to share his skills and cultivate his cooking style. They discuss the frybread (bannock) controversy, as well as being at the frontlines of health and wellness.
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Featuring Nephi Craig of White Mountain Apache and Diné Nations (Native American Culinary Association (NACA), Creator/Chef at Café Gozhóó)
Hosted by Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel of Cherokee Nation, Co-Principal Investigator of Borders in Globalization (BIG LAB) - Indigenous Internationalisms
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26 Apr 2024
Ep. 1: Leading a Restoration Revolution
Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel of Cherokee Nation sits down with Cheryl Bryce of Songhees Nation for the inaugural episode of Frontlines Are Everywhere podcast series. Cheryl Bryce is a Lekwungen knowledge-holder and kwetlal/camas protector. She runs the Lekwungen Community Toolshed and Colonial Reality Tours.
They discuss the restoration of kwetlal/camas food systems and traditional land management. She will also share about her nation’s efforts to protect Stqéyəʔ (Stakaya), the wolf who resided on Tl'chés (Discovery & Chatham Islands) and made international news when his life was cut short by a hunter.
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Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 19 - Mobilizing for Indigenous Climate Action
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[…] And I remember the entire Canadian delegation walked out and that was pre -TRC. And you know, the chairperson scolded them and said there's no actual genocide that's occurring anywhere on the planet. And it was just this eye -opening thing. And now we have that awareness and not just among our nations, but beyond our nations where people say that sort of thing. So yeah, thank you for sharing that. I actually worked in a magazine called Red Wire Native Media Arts. And that's how we met. Yes, that's it. Working at Red Wire Native Media Society was we, we would write and we'd have indigenous artists and writers. […]
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