Hello everyone and happy new year! We are so excited to be back and kicking off our first episode of 2022 with a special guest; Janelle Lapointe. Janelle is an Afro-Indigenous climate justice and Indigenous rights activist from Stellatâen First Nation, currently working in communications for the David Suzuki Foundation as a guest on the lands of the Sáž”wx̱wĂș7mesh (Squamish), SÉlÌĂlwÉtaÊ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xÊ·mÉΞkÊ·ÉyÌÉm (Musqueam) peoples.
Todayâs episode starts off with Janelleâs journey to becoming a climate and Indigenous rights activist. We then dive into an important conversation about the events taking place on the West Coast with respect to the Wetâsuwetâen peoples, the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline, and the ânational mythsâ that surround perceptions of so-called âCanada.â Todayâs chat is one that you donât want to miss so plug in your earphones and get listening!
To follow along with more of Janelleâs journey, you can find her on Instagram and Twitter at @janellelapointe.Â
Janelleâs Instagram
Janelleâs Twitter
Janelleâs PayPal (TIP YOUR EDUCATOR!)
Janelleâs article in the National Observer: An environment of anti-racism is how we win
David Suzuki Foundation
Support for Wetâsuwetâen: Check out the Wetâsuwetâen Supporter Toolkit and write your government representatives to tell them to get RCMP off of Wetâsuwetâen land!!!
Books: Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call by Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson, The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy by Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson, The Trudeau Formula: Seduction and Betrayal in an Age of Discontent by Martin Lukacs
University of Alberta Indigenous Canada FREE Course
Stay up-to-date on all things Wet'suwet'en: Gidimtâen Yintah AccessÂ
Brandi Morin: Cree/Iroquois/French | Awarded Journalist @Songstress28 on Twitter
Amber Bracken: Documentary photographer @photobracken on Twitter
Michael Toledano: Documentary filmmaker and photographer on Wetâsuwetâen land @M_Tol on TwitterÂ