E89: Indigenous resistance since 1992, part 2

E89: Indigenous resistance since 1992, part 2

Author: Working Class History August 21, 2024 Duration: 45:57
Following on from his excellent book, 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance, Gord Hill of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation gives us an overview of over three decades of Indigenous resistance in the Americas since 1992. A podcast in two parts.
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This part covers Indigenous land defenders in Ecuador, Venezuela and elsewhere in Latin America, Mi’kmaq fishing rights, fossil fuel resistance, cultural resistance including language revitalisation, land acknowledgements and more. 
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  • Produced and edited by Tyler Hill. Tyler also hosts Congratulations FM.
  • Episode graphic courtesy Wikimedia Commons CC SA 4.0
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