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Memorial University President Vianne Timmons says she has always been clear that she has Mi'kmaw ancestry, or heritage, and that she's not Mi'kmaw. But in a settler colonial society like Canada's, claiming Indigenous ancestry in professional biographies or on resumes is anything but clear, says Cree journalist Michelle Cyca.

In a new article for The Walrus, Cyca argues that for settlers Indigenous ancestry is "an accessory" that "offers people like Timmons an advantage over both non-Indigenous and Indigenous people: the insinuation of having overcome an obstacle that was never in their way. The cumulative effect is an impression of Indigeneity as a marketable asset, divorced from its historical, political, and cultural significance. The essential power structure of whiteness remains intact, and the sprinkle of artificially flavoured Indigeneity covers up the bad taste of settler guilt."

In Episode 5, we speak with Cyca about the Vianne Timmons scandal, and about race-shifting more broadly.

Whose responsibility is it to keep race-shifters in check? And how should people respond when they are questioned about their identity?

That and more in "Vianne Timmons and the Race-Shifting Conundrum".

Read Michelle Cyca's full article "Why Are More People Claiming Indigenous Ancestry?" in The Walrus.

Listen to Episode 4 of berrygrounds: "Ktaqmkuk — a personal story of Mi’kmaw ancestry, identity & belonging"

Read Justin Brake's 2021 essay "KTAQMKUK" in Maisonneuve magazine.

Songs Synapse, Liturgy of the Street, and Diaphanous courtesy Shane Ivers of Silverman Sound Studios.

A billionaire-owned company with ties to Premier Furey is first out of the gate in the province's wind-to-hydrogen industry. But residents on the Port au Port Peninsula—many of them Indigenous—are pushing back, saying the proposed megaproject threatens their land, water and way of life. After blocking road access to contractors doing preliminary work near the community of Mainland, land defenders found themselves on the receiving end of a court injunction. Like their Muskrat Falls predecessors, they're now caught up in litigation.

But theirs may not be the only costly battle in the province's wind rush. World Energy GH2 now has to try to mitigate the negative publicity associated with criminalizing Indigenous people. And the rest of the emerging industry is watching closely, says our guest, Alex Bill, editor with allNewfoundlandLabrador.com.

We're also joined by University of PEI energy justice researcher Nick Mercer, who says that for the things John Risley's company has done right, it is repeating mistakes of the past and risks losing public support for the wind industry as a whole.

A special thanks to Tara Manuel for sharing excerpts of her "Heart to Heart with Little Premier" performance, available on the artist's YouTube channel. And also to Kelly Russell for sharing music from Émile Benoit's 1979 album "Émile's Dream". You can stream or purchase the album from Pigeon Inlet Productions' bandcamp page. Music "Sports FM" is courtesy Shane Ivers.

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Lennox Island is a 540-hectacre island on the Malpeque Bay off the coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It's a place where visitors and locals go to learn about the art, artisans, history and culture of the Mi'kmaq people who call this tiny island home. Recently, The Tourism Academy's Stephen Ekstrom sat down with Jamie Thomas, Cultural Director. 

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This week we’re shining a light on the land of the Wabanaki through an episode by our friends at the Parks podcast. The state of Maine was established on the lands of tribes including the Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy, collectively known as the Wabanaki, or “People of the Dawnland.” By the time the Rockefeller Family, who’d built their fortune on the oil industry, donated land to be used to form Acadia National Park, the Wabanaki people had already been long displaced from those lands, but that did not decrease their connection to them nor their responsibility for stewarding them. In this episode of Parks, scholars Darren Ranco (Penobscot) and Suzanne Greenlaw (Maliseet) share the history of the land’s colonization and talk about the Wabanaki’s recent efforts to access these lands in order to harvest cultural materials such as sweetgrass. We'd like to thank Parks host and co-creator Marty Mathis, co-creator Cody Nelson, and story editor Taylor Hensel (Cherokee.) Seedcast is hosted by Jessica Ramirez.

We want to hear from you! What is your special place, the land YOU feel most connected to? We’d love to hear your stories and may share them on a future episode. Email seedcast@niatero.org or connect with us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter as #Seedcast at @NiaTero. 

Learn more: 

• Parks podcast, Instagram and Twitter 
• First Blade of Sweetgrass, children’s book by Suzanne Greenlaw with Gabriel Frey   

Seedcast is a production of Nia Tero, a global nonprofit which supports Indigenous land guardianship around the world through policy, partnership, and storytelling initiatives.

Enjoy the Seedcast podcast on the Nia Tero website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Keep up with Seedcast on Instagram and use the hashtag #Seedcast.

Rebecca Thomas is an author, a poet, an award-winning spoken word artist, and an activist for Indigenous rights. In this episode we talk about her biggest turning point; the first time she read one of her poems on stage. That first poem was about reconnecting with her Mi'kmaq heritage and her relationship with her father who is a residential school survivor. We also talk about her time as Halifax's poet laureate, her books and why her Indigenous heritage has become a bigger part of her identity as an adult. 

The third of a three-part series of conversations about heritage, community and connection from the unique perspectives of four women - all mothers and artists - from Nova Scotia’s four founding cultures. They talk about their interconnected histories, hardships, and hopes for the future here in Mi’kma’ki. In this final conversation they explore now we create the world we want. Meet: shalan joudry, narrative artist; Nadine Belliveau, visual artist; Brenda Thompson, author; and Micha Cromwell, actor. A project of King's Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. For more information and podcast trailer visit https://www.kingstheatre.ca/kings-podcast/

Produced by Janet Larkman. Sound Engineering by Dillon Tonkin. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. 

The second of a three-part series of conversations about heritage, community and connection from the unique perspectives of four women - all mothers and artists - from Nova Scotia’s four founding cultures. They talk about their interconnected histories, hardships, and hopes for the future here in Mi’kma’ki. It's a deep dive into what is meant by "we are all treaty people". Meet: shalan joudry, narrative artist; Nadine Belliveau, visual artist; Brenda Thompson, author; and Micha Cromwell, actor. A project of King's Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. For more information and podcast trailer visit https://www.kingstheatre.ca/kings-podcast/

Produced by Janet Larkman. Sound Engineering by Dillon Tonkin. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. 

The first of a three-part series of conversations about heritage, community and connection from the unique perspectives of four women - all mothers and artists - from Nova Scotia’s four founding cultures. They talk about their interconnected histories, hardships, and hopes for the future here in Mi’kma’ki. It's a deep dive into Reconciliation, Resilience and Reinvention. Meet: shalan joudry, narrative artist; Nadine Belliveau, visual artist; Brenda Thompson, author; and Micha Cromwell, actor. A project of King's Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. For more information and podcast trailer visit https://www.kingstheatre.ca/kings-podcast/

Produced by Janet Larkman. Sound Engineering by Dillon Tonkin. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Episode three provides updates on the various Archaeology projects that KMKNO is overseeing on behalf of the Mi'kmaq on Nova Scotia, which also includes in-depth interviews on Coastal Erosion Research.

Episode two is an in-depth discussion about Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site and the collaborative archaeology projects with the Mi'kmaw and our history here.