Warrior Life Podcast by Pam Palmater

Episode 1 is an introduction to the Warrior Life podcast which is a lifestyle show for Indigenous peoples that focuses on decolonizing our minds, bodies and spirits and sharing information about how to live a strong, happy, healthy life. 

(pic by Lisa MacIntosh)

Here is the link to my website for access to my Youtube videos, blogs publications and more:
www.pampalmater.com

I will also include links to the profiles of people I interview, informational websites or other information referenced in my podcasts like major reports for example, in the description box in each podcast episode.

If you would like to purchase my book entitled: Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity, here is the link:
https://amzn.to/2XDjTDR

My other book, Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens, can be found at this link:
https://amzn.to/2LMWYyD

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

From time to time, I may also post links to native books and clothing or other related products available online. I will do this through my own personal links where I will get a small percentage in commission. These funds are used to help defray the costs of this podcast (equipment, software, hosting, etc) and also to help pay for the other content and resources I post for free online.  

Thank you for your support.

Intro to Warrior Life Show

In this episode, we'll talk about the importance of water in warrior living - from our own personal health to the health of the planet.

(pic from Christy Belcourt)

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Water Is Life

In this episode, I will be talking about our traditional Indigenous medicines and healing practices and their power to keep us healthy and strong as part of our warrior living.

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Our Medicine

In this episode, I get a chance to talk to Adam Beach, one of the most accomplished Indigenous actors in Hollywood. He shares some stories with us about his Indigenous identity and his passions about mentoring the next generation of Indigenous youth.

(picture by Toronto Star with Adam Beach permission)

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Adam Beach - A Warrior for the Next Generation

In this episode I get to talk to the host of the show Future History, Sarain Fox. Future History is "a documentary series about shifting the colonial narrative and celebrating the reclamation of Indigenous knowledge and identity". Sarain is one of those warriors leading the way! 

(pic from Sarain Fox website with her permission)

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Warrior Woman Sarain Fox

In this podcast, I talk about how to use social media as a tool for Indigenous resistance and resurgence. It is Part 1 of a podcast series dedicated to sharing best practices about strategic use of social media tools. This episode talks about the basics and some tips on how to avoid trolls!

(graphic is free clipart online)

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

Here are a couple of books written by current social media influencers that I follow on Youtube who have a really good handle on social media:

#ASKGARYVEE One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media and Self-Awareness
https://amzn.to/2LLvM3s

Jab Jab Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
https://amzn.to/2Jy5ajI

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Social Media for the Resistance - Part 1 - The Basics

This Part I of a two part podcast interview with Mohawk policy analyst, Russ Diabo. Russ shares his story about the search for his identity in his teens; his involvement in First Nation resistance and politics in Canada and the USA; and the political and policy developments leading up to his work on the Liberals' Aboriginal Platform in the 1990's.

If you would like to know more about Russ or his work, please check out his website https://www.russdiabo.com

Also, Russ and I both contributed to a book called Whose Land is it Anyway: A Manual for Decolonization that is accessible free online:
https://fpse.ca/sites/default/files/news_files/Decolonization%20Handbook.pdf

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Interview with Russ Diabo - Part 1 - The History

This is Part II of a two-part interview with Mohawk policy analyst Russ Diabo. In Part I, Russ shared with us his teenage search for identity, his role in native resistance on both sides of the border and the political history leading up to federal "Indian policy". We left off at "who the hell is this guy" - the appointment of Ron Irwin as Minister of Indian Affairs. This episode will continue this political history and finish with where we go from here. 

For more information about Russ and his work, you can check out his website at www.russdiabo.com

Russ and I also contributed chapters to this book: Whose Land is it Anyway: A Manual for Decolonization and is available for free online: 
https://fpse.ca/sites/default/files/news_files/Decolonization%20Handbook.pdf

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Russ Diabo - Part II - Empowering The People

This show gets to the heart of modern native resistance: native women warriors! I talk about government's direct targeting of native women and girls in it campaign of genocide against native peoples in Canada and the US - but also how we have survived and resisted. This podcast is based on an article I published in Counter Action Magazine at the link below: 
https://counteractionmag.com/current-issue/2017/6/6/indigenous-women-warriors-are-the-heart-of-indigenous-resistance

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Native Women Warriors are the Heart of the Resistance

Episode 10 is about how to operationalize reconciliation on the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area. We have to move beyond land acknowledgments and celebrations and move into substantive changes - those that upend the status quo of dispossession. 

This podcast is based on an article I published with the Institute on Financial and Municipal Governance at the following link: 
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/imfg/research/bold-ideas/restoring-the-place-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-gtha/

See also: Indigenous representation in cities is crucial to reconciliation:
https://www.ryerson.ca/future/research-stories/indigenous-representation-in-cities-is-crucial-to-reconciliation/

(pic from Toronto Council Fire Twitter post)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Reconciliation in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area

In Episode 11, we talk about a new wave of native dispossession - the appropriation of native identities by "White settlers". Although this isn't new, it has the potential to do great harm to our families, communities and Nations. This show was based on an article I wrote for Canadian Dimension magazine and can be found at this link: https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/appropriated-identities-and-the-new-wave-of-dispossession

Also some of Darryl Leroux's work as it relates to fraudulent Metis claims can be found here: 
http://theconversation.com/becoming-indigenous-the-rise-of-eastern-metis-in-canada-80794

(pic of Grey Owl - actually Archibald Stansfield Belaney from England taken from Library and Archives Canada)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Appropriated Native Identities the New Wave of Dispossession

In Part I of this 3 part interview, I had the honour of chatting with one of my all-time heroes and women warriors -  Dr. Cindy Blackstock! We talk about her advocacy on behalf of First Nations children in care and how much more needs to be done so that our children don't lose out on their childhoods. 

For more information about what you can do to help, please check the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society website and their '& Free Ways to Make a Difference":
https://fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference

Here is my blog about my concerns about Bill C-92 on Indigenous child welfare:
https://indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com/2019/03/bill-c-92s-indigenous-child-welfare-act.html

(picture from McGill University with permission from Cindy Blackstock)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

Cindy Blackstock on Justice for First Nation Children - Part 1

In this podcast, I talk to my friend, brother and super warrior - Niigaan Sinclair. He is a columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press and writes primarily about issues impacting First Nations in Winnipeg and Manitoba. He talked to me about how important it is to real reconciliation, that we have First Nation voices represented in the media. 

Here are some links to some of the articles we referred to in the podcast:

A hostile verdict for Colten Boushie
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/a-hostile-verdict-for-colton-boushie-473692743.html

Break-in on reserve low priority to RCMP
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/break-in-on-reserve-low-priority-for-rcmp-503924122.html

Police Chief Danny Smyth can help stop the bleeding
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/police-chief-can-help-stop-the-bleeding-501279242.html

(pic from Niigaan Sinclair with his permission)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Niigaan Sinclair on Reconciliation in the Media

This episode is Part 2 of this 3 part interview, with warrior woman - Dr. Cindy Blackstock. We talk about her advocacy on behalf of First Nations children in care and how much more needs to be done so that our children don't lose out on their childhoods.

For more information about what you can do to help, please check the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society website and their '& Free Ways to Make a Difference":
fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference

Here is my blog about my concerns about Bill C-92 on Indigenous child welfare:
indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com/2019/03/…act.html

(picture from Cindy Blackstock)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

Cindy Blackstock on Justice for First Nation Kids - Part II

This episode is Part 3 of this 3 part interview, with warrior woman - Dr. Cindy Blackstock. We talk about her advocacy on behalf of First Nations children in care and how much more needs to be done so that our children don't lose out on their childhoods.

For more information about what you can do to help, please check the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society website and their '& Free Ways to Make a Difference":
fncaringsociety.com/7-free-ways-make-difference

Here is my blog about my concerns about Bill C-92 on Indigenous child welfare:
indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com/2019/03/…act.html

If you'd like even more information or to read some of my other publications, check out my website: 
www.pampalmater.com

Also, if you want to hear (and see) the whole interview on YouTube, check out my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5LvH3LY_20&t=2s

(picture from Cindy Blackstock)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

Cindy Blackstock on Justice for First Nation Kids - Part III

In this episode of Warrior Life, I get to talk to warrior woman Kanahus Freedom Manuel, daughter of the late Arthur Manuel - a well-known warrior all over Canada. Kanahus shares with us her background, why her work is important, the Warrior Society and how she is raising her children to be the next generation of warriors.

Below is a link to some articles on Kanahus and some of her land defence work and arrests, by Warrior Publications:

https://warriorpublications.wordpress.com/tag/kanahus-manuel/

(pic from Kanahus's Facebook page)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Kanahus Freedom Manuel's Warrior Work - Part 1

In Part 2 of my interview with warrior woman Kanahus Freedom Manuel, she shares with us the importance of defending native lands and waters from the destruction of the extractive industry. She also acknowledges all the warriors all over Turtle Island doing this work for the benefit of all of us. They do this work at great risk to their own personal safety and freedom.

Below is a link to the Tiny House Warriors project she mentioned:
http://tinyhousewarriors.com/

(pic from Kanahus FB)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Kanahus Freedom Manuel's Warrior Work - Part 2

Episode 18 is about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in universities, colleges and training institutes, specifically, what does NOT count as reconciliation. We have to move beyond land acknowledgments and celebrations and move into substantive changes - those that upend the status quo of dispossession and the university's role in the silencing of native voices.

Here is a link to the blog upon which this podcast is based:
https://indigenousnationhood.blogspot.com/2019/05/reconciliation-with-indigenous-peoples.html

Check out Episode 10 of my podcast show for a discussion about reconciliation in a municipal context.

This link takes you to an article I wrote for Canadian Dimension Magazine about the appropriation of native identity as the second wave of dispossession. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/appropriated-identities-and-the-new-wave-of-dispossession

Here is a video of my lecture on reconciliation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89s3l2mYGWg&list=PLDnK0xT7aXRBut5qi5rlJrDQWpS-Pxu1v&index=2&t=3076s

(pic from TRC and University of Alberta)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Indigenous Reconciliation in University and Colleges

In Episode 19 of Warrior Life, I talk about the link between gun violence and the rise of white hate groups like white nationalists, supremacists and other extremist groups. Hate groups represent a public safety threat in Canada, especially for Indigenous peoples and women in particular. First Nations need to be part of the decision-making about gun control so we can protect our people from those who commit violence in the name of hate.
Here are some links to stories I referred to in the podcast;
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/resurgence-or-revelation-white-nationalist-legacies-in-canada

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-custom/deadly-force

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/barbara-perry-on-the-far-right-in-canada

https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/the-trump-effect-and-the-normalization-of-hate

(Pic from Google Images clipart)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Keeping Guns Out of the Hands of White Hate Groups

In Episode 21, I talk about the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. I talk specifically about their finding that Canada is guilty of genocide in relation to the high numerous of Indigenous women and girls that are murdered or disappeared.

Warning: This podcast talks about very difficult issues, including sexualized violence which may be upsetting or triggering to those with similar lived experiences.

Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such.

Here is the link to the National Inquiry's Supplementary Report on Genocide:
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Supplementary-Report_Genocide.pdf

Here is the link to the 231 Calls for Justice:
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Calls_for_Justice.pdf

Here is the link to the entire report:
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/

As discussed in this show, here is the link to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission which I referenced:
http://nctr.ca/assets/reports/Final%20Reports/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf

You can also check out my Youtube video on this issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72AWIJ4ryjk&t=64s

Video # 2 in the series on Genocide in Canada:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl71D-nFX_s

(picture = MMIWG National Inquiry logo)

If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com

If you would like to support my work, here is the link to my Patreon account:
www.patreon.com/pampalmater

Canada's Genocide: Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women and Girls

This was originally intended as a podcast, now it's a collection of music that I've written solo or played in a group.

Warrior Life Podcast by Pam Palmater

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