Story-telling / Story-listening podcast explores multiple Indigenous and cultural epistemologies (worldviews, sciences, pedagogies, cosmology). It documents a practice of recording oral stories/teachings as a method of preparation for climate change (changes to land, water, living beings and inter-relationships). The host, Jessica Hum (譚德娟) aims to build relationships of mutual respect and reciprocity, producing a series of podcasts which serve as a boundary object. As a 3rd generation Chinese/Ojibway woman, this research represents a step in the direction of her own personal decolonization.
Dr. Melanie Zurba is an Assistant Professor with Dalhousie University where she holds a joint appointment with the School for Resource and Environmental Studies and the College of Sustainability. Melanie is originally from Treaty 1 territory; she has worked collaboratively with Indigenous and...
Published 05/01/20
Conversation with Elder Dr. Albert Marshall about Mi'kmaq resilience and responsibilities to all my relations.
Dr. Elder Albert Marshall is from Unama’ki, also known as Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Elder Albert is the highly regarded spokesperson for the Mi’kmaw Elders of Unama’ki on environmental...
Published 05/01/20