by Mylan Tootoosis
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April 25, 2025
<p>Kimberly Tootoosis resides on Poundmaker Indian Reserve in Treaty Six Territory, where she is deeply rooted in her community and culture. As a proud mother of four and the head of Red Echo Associates, Kimberly combines her academic excellence and lived experience to empower individuals and communities.</p><p>Kimberly holds a Master's degree in Aboriginal Social Work from the First Nations University of Canada and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College. In addition, she has pursued specialized training in a variety of therapeutic modalities, enhancing her ability to deliver impactful and culturally relevant support.</p><p>With over 30 years of professional experience, Kimberly has dedicated her career to providing counseling and therapy, as well as leading workshops and training sessions for communities across Canada. Her work reflects her passion for holistic healing, Indigenous knowledge systems, and fostering resilience in individuals and communities.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Shownotes: </strong></p><p>Radicle Narrative Patreon and Links:</p><p>https://linktr.ee/radiclenarrative?utm_source=linktree_profile_share</p>
April 14, 2025
<p>Today we welcome Taiaiake Alfred—Kanien’kehá:ka author, educator, and activist known for influencing indigenous political thought. A former U.S. Marine turned scholar, Alfred founded the Indigenous Governance Program at UVic and has mentored leaders in sovereignty and resurgence for over two decades.His books Peace, Power, Righteousness, Wasáse, and It’s All About the Land challenge colonial systems and call for a return to Indigenous traditions. </p><p>Taiaiake is now working in Kahnawà:ke on governance, where he is focused on helping to remove his nation from the Indian Act on their terms. </p><p>Tune in as we talk resurgence, resistance, and reclaiming nationhood.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shownotes:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://kgov.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KAHNAWÀ:KE GOVERNANCE PROJECT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It's All About the Land: <a href="https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487552831" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487552831</a></p><p><br /></p>
March 3, 2025
<p>Sakej Ward , a Mi'kmaw warrior from Esgenoopetitj, Burnt Church First Nation, has dedicated his life to defending indigenous ways of life, land and peoples. In this Episode Mylan and Sakej discussed the importance of community-based approaches to crisis management, the role and function of warrior societies in indigenous communities, and the challenges of living off the land in the face of industrial society's destruction of natural resources. They also emphasized the need for decolonizing the concept of preparedness and self-reliance from a North American indigenous perspective, and the importance of practical experience and skill development in bushcraft and survival skills. They also discussed the role of traditional and indigenous knowledge systems in modern life, and the need for a comprehensive plan that includes both shelter-in-place and bug-out strategies for disaster preparedness</p><p><br></p><p>Show Notes: </p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sakej.ward" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/sakej.ward</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sakej_ward/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/sakej_ward/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Email:</p><p>[email protected]</p>
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