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Xwelméxw: People of Life The Webs that Connect Us Guest: Dr. Keith Carlson In this far-ranging conversation, Dr. Keith Carlson and podcast host Á’a:líya Warbus discuss his long-time work as a historian for the Stó:lō people and some of the projects he’s been involved since first arriving in Chilliwack in 1992. Everything from interviewing Elders … Continue reading "S03EP05 Xwelméxw: People of Life"

Episode 4 – Xólhmet te mekw’stám ít kwelát: We have to take care of everything that belongs to us Guest: Maex̱’eyétel Jason Thompson, Leq’á:mel Many young people can’t wait to put distance between themselves and the place they grew up in. The answers are out there, rather than at home among the people we’ve known … Continue reading "S03EP04 Xólhmet te mekw’stám ít kwelát: We have to take care of everything that belongs to us"

Episode 3 – Never forget your roots – A Stó:lō police officer’s story Guest: Angie Kermer, Leq’á:mel Leq’á:mel’s Angie Kermer talks with host A’a:liya Warbus about her 30-year career as an RCMP officer, Indigenous policing in other jurisdictions, Stó:lō justice pre-contact and more. Kermer is Haida, Stó:lō, Squamish and Nooksack through her immediate family connections, … Continue reading "S03EP03 Never forget Your Kmémkwémlexw (roots) – A Leq’á:mel Police Officer’s Story"

Episode 2 – We are the People of the River: Post-Contact Fishing in Context  Guests:               Xwelíqweltel, Grand Chief Steven Point When the Europeans arrived in the 1800s, they considered the People of the River as the owners of the land and the fish in the river. The Stó:lō traded with those who first arrived … Continue reading "S03EP02 We are the People of the River"

Guests:            Satsan, Herb George, Hereditary Chief of the Frog Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation Xwelíqweltel, Grand Chief Steven Point “People take off their Indian Act hat and it’s quite dynamic and amazing to observe and be a part of. And then they put on their inherent right blanket, their robe of power. And then … Continue reading "S03 EP01 Robes of Power: Putting on Our Inherent Rights Blanket"

Guest:            Stacy McNeil, Executive Director of Sq’ewqéyl This is a clean slate. We’re starting over. Let’s see what we can do. Stacy McNeil was given these words of encouragement when she started her job as manager of Sq’ewqéyl, one of several small Stó:lō communities surrounded by the City of Chilliwack. She knew she could … Continue reading "S02E09 Lhlímèlhcha o eyálewet “We’ll do it ourselves”"