Mi'kmaq Matters

White pine is mentioned in the first line of Newfoundland's provincial anthem but on a canoe trip in the upper Humber watershed, writer and educator Daniel Banoub discovered it's no longer found in the forests. This week: the cutting frenzy threatening Newfoundland's white pine. Plus: reflections on the occasion of Episode 250. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: Will a gold mine shut down temporarily to protect caribou? Plus: the back story of Qalipu's targeting of cultural foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Though calving is about to start, vice-chief says a site-visit to gold mine located on migration routes can wait until late summer. Plus: the strange salmon anglers are pulling out of the rivers on the south coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Tami Park-Tighe on how the West Wind First Nation aims to put land and water ahead of collusion with corporate wind energy interests. Plus: Sheila Hinks tells hosts Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes about an injunction case against land defenders that's taken a surprise turn into a sovereignty claim. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the tough dilemma facing voters in Long Range Mountains: Is it okay to vote for fellow Mi'kmaw Carol Anstey, even if her leader, Pierre Poilievre, was part of the anti-Indigenous Harper government? Plus: the Port au Port Mi'kmaq band plans to revive Mi'kmaw culture in communities on the east side of the peninsula. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, hosts Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the call for harmony from community chiefs when it comes to the wind energy issue. Plus: a new Qalipu band manager, and the anti-Indigenous response to restoring the name of Burgeo's Route 480. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss an injunction application against Port au Port peninsula land defenders. In 2016, the judge involved in the current Port au Port case ordered criminal charges against a Muskrat Falls reporter. The charges were eventually overturned when an appeal court found they did not abide by the tenants of reconciliation and Indigenous rights, which raises questions about how the judge will approach this new case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the Qalipu Cultural Foundation's name change, and who might run for Regional Chief. They foresee a difficult choice coming up for Burgeo between fish farms or a marine conservation area. And an update on the Port au Port protests.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mi'kmaq Matters correspondent Greg Janes and host Glenn Wheeler discuss protests that have shut down work on a mammoth wind energy project for two weeks. Plus: What's up with the abrupt stop to Dean Simon's language classes for Qalipu First Nation? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With exploration for gold taking place within its boundaries and close to its water supply, the Town of Appleton has had to bring in its own permit system to exert some control over exploration. This week, we speak with Appleton mayor, Garrett Watton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Glenn Wheeler and our new Corner Brook correspondent, Greg Janes, survey current activities on the island of Newfoundland, the province's weak regulations surrounding such work, and the strict conditions imposed by the Nunatsiavut Government for similar exploration on Inuit lands in Labrador.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This was a year of wind energy and citizen resistance; staff exodus and an enrolment deal at Qalipu; a spot on the Assembly of First Nations for Newfoundland; and a return to the powwow grounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will Qalipu members support a proposal that would reinstate military and RCMP personnel but leave out most of the 10,000 people who lost their status in the supplemental agreement? We talk to former Canadian Navy member Greg Janes, who received a deluge of hostile messages when he posed for a photo with Chief Brendan Mitchell in support of the deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the array of powerful political and business forces in favour of the massive World Energy GH2 project on the west coast of Newfoundland, we ask Marilyn Rowe of the Environmental Transparency Committee what needs to happen to stop it before it turns the Port au Port Peninsula into a forest of wind turbines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How the St. John's-based, big-time Newfoundland news media are ignoring the West Coast wind energy project—a conflict-ridden billion-dollar boondoggle in the making. This week, we speak with Ed Hollett, publisher of the Bond Papers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With wilderness-destructive development at the highest rate than at any time in Newfoundland history and eco advocacy at its lowest, Mi'kmaq Matters convenes an emergency meeting to discuss a way forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

World Energy GH2 inks a deal with Qalipu First Nation and promises community cash if it gets permission to place 164 wind turbines on the Port au Port Peninsula. What's going on? We ask Qalipu councillor Jasen Benwah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qalipu band member and country star Jason Benoit talks about his Mi'kmaq roots and staying grounded as his song Shootin Me Down climbs the country charts across Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, journalist Joan Baxter on the first phase of a Nova Scotia project that will use coal-fired electricity to produce hydrogen power for export, and a second phase that would see hundreds of wind turbines placed on environmentally sensitive territory important to Mi'kmaq.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Indigenous engagement session suggests that CBC's coverage of Mi'kmaw issues in the Atlantic region is overseen by non-Indigenous editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.