The Place That Sustains Us: Recent Episodes
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Welcome! Learn about urban Indigenous land sovereignty from hosts Sarina, Elisabeth and Edward. They will discuss the cultural importance focusing of Indigenous food preparations from an urban perspective, along with knowledgeable guests. Join us for new episodes every month!
Disclaimer: This podcast was recorded September, 2020. However, relevant voting links will still be included in the description.
On today's episode, JAYU founder Gilad Cohen and slam poetry champion Desiree McKenzie are interviewed by Edward. Enjoy as they discuss their art of photography and poems, how they support local young artists, and their own stories of coming into the art world!
JAYU's Website
The Hum (JAYU official podcast)
Wet Hair, an album by Desiree Mckenzie
Returning as a guest is Elisabeth Miltenburg! She explains her absence from the podcast as host, dives deep with her process of writing a thesis surrounding Indigenous food sovereignty, what interested her about the field and larger community as a white settler ally, and much more!
On today's episode, Edward and Sarina are in store for a free lecture, courtesy of Director of Indigenous Studies at McMaster University, Adrianne Xavier. Listen as she discusses her interpretation of sovereignty, the significance of food cultivation to Indigenous culture, and her ongoing projects with the university.
Sarina and Edward interview one of the most knowledgeable academics of Indigenous food sovereignty in Hannah Neufeld, an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo!
Hannah discusses her own interpretation of food sovereignty, practices and beliefs shared by various Indigenous groups, and her goals as a sitting Canada Research Chair member.
Introductory music provided by: "Alex Productions - A Folk Story": is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-story.
Sarina hosts a sit-down interview with Dave Skene, the founder of many of White Owl's initiatives for giving back to the local community and Indigenous population. Dave will discuss his own story into how he found out what it meant to be, as well as how to "do" Indigenous, his contributions to the local area, and what he and Sarina worked on over the long winter (hint: it's delicious!).
Welcome to the intro episode for The Place That Sustains Us! Listen to our hosts Elisabeth, Sarina and Edward describe their background as Indigenous and settler allies in the sphere of urban Indigenous food sovereignty, expressing the importance of the practice, and detailing what (and who) to expect on future episodes!