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Video recording of talk and panel discussion of A Subtle Revoltuion: What Lies Ahead for Indigenous Rights?
Author: Lightfoot, Sheryl, Author: Phillip, Stewart , Author: Settee, Priscilla, Author: Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, Heidi, Author: Yacaaʔał George, Rachel
Date created: 2017-09-13
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: George Sr., Gabriel , Author: Brant, Dakota, Author: Williams, Aaron
Date created: 2016-02-04
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Dr. Eldon, Yellowhorn
Date created: 2016-03-23
Author: Viljoen, Jodi L., Author: Cochrane, Dana M., Author: Shaffer, Catherine S., Author: Muir, Nicole M., Author: Brodersen, Etta M., Author: Rogers, Billie Joe, Author: Douglas, Kevin S., Author: Roesch, Ronald, Author: Mcmahon, Robert J., Author: Vincent, Gina M.
Date created: 2019-09-05
Russell Wallace is a traditional Líl'wat singer, composer, and producer from Mount Currie. He has been singing and making music his whole life. He talks with host Am Johal about his musical roots — singing traditional songs for his community and beyond, alongside his mother and siblings, as the performance group Tzo'Kam.They discuss Tzo'Kam's longstanding collaborative relationship with the Japanese drumming group, Sawagi Taiko, as well as Russell's own endeavours as a composer and producer for film, television, and theatre. He has contributed to productions such as, 1491: The Untold History of the Americas Before Columbus, The Road Forward, Monkey Beach, and more. Russell also speaks to the public singing and drumming workshops he instructs at SFU, which have been put on hold during the pandemic.Resources:— Unceded Tongues album by Russell Wallace: https://russellwallace.bandcamp.com/album/unceded-tongues— "Grandmother Song" by Tzo'Kam: https://youtu.be/ZH8VK-EBChk— Sawagi Taiko: http://sawagitaiko.com/— Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival: http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/—Monkey Beach: https://monkeybeachmovie.com/— The Road Forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkCmDkYjwE—1491: The Untold History of the Americas Before Columbus: https://www.aptn.ca/1491/
Author: Russell Wallace, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-02-23
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip is President of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. Over a 14-year period (1994-2008) he served four consecutive terms as Chief of the Penticton Indian Band (PIB) with an additional 10-years as an elected Band Councillor, and served as the Chair of the Okanagan Nation Alliance for 15 years. In October 2006, the Okanagan Nation, led by the Elders of the Penticton Indian Band, acknowledged his lifetime commitment to the defense of Indigenous Peoples' Title and Rights by bestowing on him and his family the rare honour of the title of Grand Chief. Grand Chief Phillip has taken an active role in the defense of Aboriginal Title and Rights by readily offering support to Native communities in need. He has taken a personal approach seeing first-hand the impact of fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago, lobbying on Parliament Hill to defeat the First Nations Governance Act, standing with Elders of Treaty 8 against oil and gas development in the Peace River, burning referendum ballots with fellow chiefs in protest and has stood on the steps of the Legislature with 3000 other people united under the Title and Rights Alliance banner. In November 2018, Grand Chief Phillip was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of British Columbia for his life-long advocacy and work.Grand Chief Phillip has been married for 36 years to his wife Joan. They have four grown sons, two daughters, seven granddaughters and seven grandsons. He is currently enjoying his 34th year of sobriety. In this regard, he is a firm believer in leading by example.Resources:— Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC): www.ubcic.bc.ca/ — Okanagan Nation Alliance: www.syilx.org/ — Grand Chief Stewart Phillip's testimonial with the Unist'ot'en Camp: unistoten.camp/grand-chief-stewart-phillip/
Author: Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alyha Bardi
Date created: 2021-09-28