Show Notes
Gitxsan Host and investigative journalist Angela Sterritt takes listeners inside the blockades, court cases, and elder's kitchens in this six-part series, Land Back to hear what the political slogan actually means, launching November 15th.
More from Land Back
When Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says “it’s time to give land back”, what does he really mean? In this episode, Angela puts questions from Indigenous land defenders to the Minister and asks why governments talk about reconciliation but still fight First Nations in court.
In 1913, the Squamish village of Sen̓áḵw is burned and residents are barged away to make room for the developing city of Vancouver. Eventually, a slice of that land is reclaimed, and now, the Squamish Nation is developing a mega-project. Angela investigates what “land back” means in the heart of the city, and why it’s making some white people upset.
When Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says “it’s time to give land back”, what does he really mean? In this episode, Angela puts questions from Indigenous land defenders to the Minister and asks why governments talk about reconciliation but still fight First Nations in court.
Near the ruins of a residential school, three Sto:lo nations reclaim 60 hectares of Crown land in the Fraser Valley. Angela walks with a survivor on the concrete slabs of the former institution, learns about taking this land back, and hears about the connection between residential schools and land theft.
Near the ruins of a residential school, three Sto:lo nations reclaim 60 hectares of Crown land in the Fraser Valley. Angela walks with a survivor on the concrete slabs of the former institution, learns about taking this land back, and hears about the connection between residential schools and land theft.