A weekly roundtable about Indigenous issues and events in Canada and beyond. Hosted by Rick Harp.
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Our 2026 mini-summer series "Petrostate Pushback" continues with part two—'Tactics and Terrains'—as we focus on the various frontlines of Indigenous resistance to governments and corporations trying to sacrifice their territories for massive energy projects. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Lisa Kingshott , communications and broadcasting expert • Karyn Pugliese ,…
Introducing the first in our four-part series for Summer 2026! Collected, connected conversations drawn from our decade-deep archive, it's a mini-series that falls smack dab in the middle of our mega-series , Beyond Fires & Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes , our co-convened gathering of climate journalists, scholars and experts. Which is why we thought it only makes sense to…
ON THIS EPISODE… Part 12 of BFF: Beyond Fires and Floods , our extended climate series based on a three-day gathering of Indigenous journalists, scholars and experts we co-convened last fall at UBC. And at the tail-end of BFF 's second day, we set aside time for participants to pause and reflect on all they'd heard to that point, a session we entitled 'Synthesis.' Kickstarting it all last episode…
ON THIS EPISODE: Part 11 of BFF: Beyond Fires and Floods , our extended series on Indigenous climate narratives, based on conversations we co-convened over 3 days last fall at UBC. And with a lot of ground covered those first two days, we thought it best to end day two with a session for reflection, an open-ended exchange we entitled 'Synthesis.' (So, if by chance this is your very first foray…
ON THIS EPISODE: the tenth takeaway from BFF: Beyond Fires and Floods , our extended series on Indigenous climate narratives, collecting close to 40 journalists, scholars and experts last fall at UBC. This time 'round, the closing portion of "Taking on Water," which, if you caught the first half , got a little 'fishy' as we went along. Proving perhaps that everything and everyone is connected at…
ON THIS EPISODE: The ninth instalment of BFF: Beyond Fires & Floods —our extended series on Indigenous climate narratives—presents the beginning of "Taking on Water," the fourth session of our gathering's second day, encapsulated as follows: Oceans cover some two-thirds of the planet; watersheds traverse and transcend human borders. Water is literally everywhere, yet that hasn't stopped colonial…
ON THIS EPISODE: The eighth instalment of BFF: Beyond Fires & Floods —our extended series on Indigenous climate narratives—presents the back half of "Reframing Fire & Forests," recorded at day two's third session. Moderated by UBC Professor (and MI regular) Candis Callison , she re-joins panelists Warren Cardinal McTeague , Keara Lightning , Leonard Linklater , and Bernard Perley , with follow-up…
ON THIS EPISODE: Part seven of BFF: Beyond Fires and Floods, where we go beyond mainstream infatuation with crisis and catastrophe to instead dive deep into Indigenous climate narratives. Recorded at a 3-day gathering of nearly 40 journalists, scholars and experts last fall at UBC, "Reframing Fire & Forests" was day two's third session, encapsulated as follows: With extreme fire events…
ON THIS EPISODE: the sixth instalment of BFF: Beyond Fires & Floods —our extended series on Indigenous climate narratives—in which we bring you the back half of "Storying Systems vs. Symptoms," day two's second session. Returning for the remainder of this conversation, moderator Candis Callison picks things up with panelists Michelle Cyca , Tiara R Naputi , Jeffrey Ansloos , and Gina Starblanket .…
ON THIS EPISODE: Part five of BFF: Beyond Fires & Floods , in which we bring you the first half of 'Storying Systems vs. Symptoms,' the second session of the second day of climate conversations we co-convened with dozens of Indigenous scholars, journalists and experts last October at the University of British Columbia. Moderated by long-time MEDIA INDIGENA roundtabler Candis Callison—a…
ON THIS EPISODE: BFF: Beyond Fires & Floods —part four, featuring the back half of "Storytellers Without Borders," the lead-off session on BFF 's second day, where close to 40 scholars, journalists and experts gathered to discuss Indigenous climate narratives last October at UBC. Returning with their thoughts are panelists Tristan Ahtone, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Deborah McGregor and Stephanie…
