Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa: Talking to People
Anishinaabekwe Lisa Abel hosts the official Anishinabek Nation podcast, which focuses on initiatives and issues throughout Anishinabek Nation territory. Tune in to explore Anishinaabe governance, lands and resources, language revitalization, health, politics, and much more with featured guests! Visit us at www.anishinabek.ca.
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Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
What does the Anishinabek Nation’s Lands and Resources Department do? And how is critical minerals mining impacting Anishinabek Nation member communities?In this episode, Lands and Resources Department Director Jason Laronde shares how this department supports Anishinabek Nation member First Nations to use and manage their lands and natural resources in ways that benefit them.A global transition from fossil fuels to green energy sources depends on "critical minerals." With a lot of these minerals located in Indigenous territories, First Nations are under pressure.Anishinabek Nation Mining Policy Analyst Jenny Lou Campbell, and Melvin Hardy, Deputy Grand Council Chief for the Northern Superior Region, describe how they’re supporting community responses to increased mining claims and pushing for changes to Ontario’s online mining exploration staking system, MLAS. Visit the Anishinabek Nation's Lands and Resources GeoHubs at: https://aki-gittagim-magoon-anishinabek.hub.arcgis.com/Theme music: Brothers by Wolf Saga and Chippewa Travelers, licensed through Nagamo Publishing. Background music: Boogie Party, Loopster and Beauty Flow, by Kevin McLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
In this episode, Barbara Nolan, Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin Language Commissioner, shares a short Anishinaabemowin language lesson about the meaning of Bemaadizijig Ganoonindwaa, the name she gifted to this podcast.
We then hear from three Anishinabek Nation leaders, who introduce us to the Anishinabek Nation and its governance structure. They share how our leadership is guided by our traditional governance systems, including the Anishinaabe Chi-Naaknigewin, the Ngo Dwe Waangizid Anishinaabe and our Doodem system.They also explain how the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) is the secretariat corporation of the Anishinabek Nation and how the UOI supports our Nation’s political advocacy work. Featuring:Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Reg NiganobeNorthern Superior Region Deputy Grand Council Chief Mel HardyMarcia Trudeau-Bomberry, Eniigaanziikidaaged / CEO of the Anishinabek Nation
This podcast is produced by the Communications Department at the Anishinabek Nation.
Episode links:Anishinabek Nation: www.anishinabek.caAnishinabek Nation Governance: https://www.governancevote.ca/ Anishinabek Nation Anishinaabemowin Commissioner Barbara Nolan: www.barbaranolan.comThis episode is sponsored in part by Miigwetch Auto Financing. Use promo code AN7GC when you purchase a vehicle at https://miigwetchautofinancing.ca/ and one thousand dollars will be donated to the Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity!Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity: https://www.an7gc.ca/Music:
Theme: "Brothers" by Wolf Saga/Chippewa Travellers, Nagamo Publishing Inc.Advertisement: Boogie Party by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Background: Sincerely by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
About the Anishinabek Nation
The Anishinabek Nation is the oldest political organization in Ontario and can trace its roots back to the Confederacy of Three Fires, which existed long before European contact. The Anishinabek Nation established the Union of Ontario Indians as its secretariat in 1949. Today, the Union of Ontario Indians represents 39 Anishinabek First Nations throughout the province of Ontario, with an approximate combined population of 65,000 citizens.
The Anishinabek Nation delivers a variety of programs and services; provides the necessary forum for collective First Nation action on individual and collective issues by way of resolution from Chiefs-in-Assembly which provides direction to the Grand Council Chief; and, is governed by a Board of Directors and has a Grand Council Chief, and a Deputy Grand Council Chief, who carry the day-to-day leadership responsibilities.
For more information, visit anishinabek.ca and anishinabeknews.ca