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The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators and its member locals have been serving the needs of BC's educators for fifty years, providing resources and support and advocating for workers' rights and benefits since the College Faculties Federation first formed in 1970. As members of the BC Federation of Labour, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (and its National Union), and the Canadian Labour Congress, FPSE stands with 3.3 million union members in Canada who work for quality public services, good jobs, positive working conditions, and strong benefits.

  1. 14 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 3 | Path to Reconciliation | Chapter 14 | Decolonization is Taking Back our Power

    2020-06-05

    14 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 3 | Path to Reconciliation | Chapter 14 | Decolonization is Taking Back our Power

    Chapter 14 | Decolonization is Taking Back our Power | Written and read by Pam Palmater. Pamela Palmater is from the Mi’kmaw Nation and a member of the Eel River Bar First Nation. She has been a practising lawyer for eighteen years and currently holds the Chair in Indigenous Governance at Ryerson University. Pam is an activist and was one of the spokespeople, organizers and educators for the Idle No More movement. She is a well-known media commentator and public speaker who is often called before parliamentary and United Nations committees as an expert witness on Indigenous rights. She has numerous publications including her books Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity and Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    14 min
  2. 13 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 3 | Path to Reconciliation | Chapter 13 | From the 2017 Convocation Speech

    2020-06-05

    13 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 3 | Path to Reconciliation | Chapter 13 | From the 2017 Convocation Speech

    Chapter 13 | From the 2017 Convocation Speech | Senator Murray Sinclair. Senator Murray Sinclair served as Co-chair of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba and as Chief Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As head of the TRC, he participated in hundreds of hearings across Canada, culminating in the issuance of the TRC’s landmark report in 2015. Previously, Senator Sinclair served the justice system in Manitoba for over twenty-five years. He was the first Aboriginal judge appointed in Manitoba and he was very active within his profession and his community. He has won numerous awards, including the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, the Manitoba Bar Association’s Equality Award (2001) and its Distinguished Service Award (2016), and has received honorary doctorates from eight Canadian universities. Senator Sinclair was appointed to the Senate on April 2, 2016. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    11 min
  3. 12 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 12 | Going International to Decolonize

    2020-06-04

    12 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 12 | Going International to Decolonize

    Chapter 12 | Going International to Decolonize | Written and read by Nicole Schabus. Nicole Schabus is an assistant law professor at Thompson Rivers University. She has worked for Indigenous peoples in Latin America and across Canada, especially in the Interior of British Columbia. Nicole has been practising law in British Columbia in the fields of constitutional, criminal, Aboriginal and environmental law. She also reports on and analyzes international environmental negotiations, mainly under the Convention on Biological Diversity. She has assisted with the preparation of submissions to numerous UN human rights bodies for organizations with consultative status before the United Nations. She drafted amicus curiae submissions for Indigenous peoples that were accepted by with World Trade Organization and NAFTA international trade tribunals. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    9 min
  4. 11 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 11 | Dechinta Bush University: Land-Based Education & Indigenous Resurgence

    2020-06-04

    11 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 11 | Dechinta Bush University: Land-Based Education & Indigenous Resurgence

    Chapter 11 | Dechinta Bush University: Land-Based Education & Indigenous Resurgence | Written by Glen Coulhard. Glen Coulthard (PhD – University of Victoria) is a member of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation and an Associate Professor in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and the Department of Political Science. He has written and published numerous articles and chapters in the areas of Indigenous thought and politics, contemporary political theory, and radical social and political thought. His book, Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition (University of Minnesota Press), was released in August 2014 to critical acclaim. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    9 min
  5. 10 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 10 | Two-Spirit Resistance

    2020-06-04

    10 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 10 | Two-Spirit Resistance

    Chapter 10 | Two-Spirit Resistance | Written and read by Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour. Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour is a band member at Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc and is the elected family member to the Traditional Family Governance Council for the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation. He teaches at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. His primary course is Aboriginal Decolonizing Social Work Practice. He regularly contributes to the international two-spirit community through writing, art and other activism(s) and he will be beginning his doctoral work in winter 2018 through a cohort program and partnership between TRU and the Auckland University of Technology in Aotearoa (New Zealand) – decentering social work practice with Secwepemc land and spiritual based pedagogies. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    11 min
  6. 9 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 9 | Decolonizing the Violence Against Indigenous Women

    2020-06-04

    9 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 9 | Decolonizing the Violence Against Indigenous Women

    Chapter 9 | Decolonizing the Violence Against Indigenous Women | Written and read by Beverly Jacobs. Beverly Jacobs, LL.B., LL.M., PhD Candidate (ABD) is a Kanien’kehaka citizen, Bear Clan, and member of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. She practises law part-time at Six Nations and is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Windsor. She is a former president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (2004–2009) and is best known for her work on advocating for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    11 min
  7. 8 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 8 | Decolonization: The Frontline Struggle

    2020-06-04

    8 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 8 | Decolonization: The Frontline Struggle

    Chapter 8 | Decolonization: The Frontline Struggle | Written and read by Kanahus Manual. Kanahus Manuel is a Secwepemc and Ktunaxa activist, birth keeper and Warrior. She appeared in a documentary film made by Doreen Manuel called Freedom Babies. She is well known for her activism against Sun Peaks Ski Resort, Imperial Metals and the Mount Polley mine spill and with the water protectors at Standing Rock. She is currently playing a leadership role in fighting the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion through more than 500 kilometres of Secwepemc territory. As a result of her activism, she has been named in several court injunctions and has been jailed by the Canadian state. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    9 min
  8. 7 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 7 | Lessons from Wesahkecahk

    2020-06-04

    7 | Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization | Part 2 | Resurgence | Chapter 7 | Lessons from Wesahkecahk

    Chapter 7 | Lessons from Wesahkecahk | Written and read by Melina Laboucan-Massimo. Melina Laboucan-Massimo is a member of the Lubicon Cree First Nation. She is currently a Fellow at the David Suzuki Foundation. She worked as a Climate and Energy Campaigner with Greenpeace Canada and the Indigenous Environmental Network for the past decade. Facing firsthand the impacts of the Alberta tar sands to her traditional territory, Laboucan-Massimo has been a vocal advocate for Indigenous rights for over 15 years. She has written numerous articles on the tar sands and produced short documentaries on water issues and Indigenous cultural revitalization. | Produced by Banchi Hanuse at Nuxalk Radio | nuxalkradio.com.

    9 min
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The Federation of Post-Secondary Educators and its member locals have been serving the needs of BC's educators for fifty years, providing resources and support and advocating for workers' rights and benefits since the College Faculties Federation first formed in 1970. As members of the BC Federation of Labour, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (and its National Union), and the Canadian Labour Congress, FPSE stands with 3.3 million union members in Canada who work for quality public services, good jobs, positive working conditions, and strong benefits.

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