JACINDA MACK on the Planetary Cost of Luxury /81

What is responsible mining? Is there such a thing? How do we restructure our dominant culture’s view of what is considered valuable? Jacinda Mack wholeheartedly leads the way to ignite the fire in people’s hearts around this critical topic of responsible mining, rooted in seven generations thinking.

MALIK YAKINI on a Food Sovereign Future in Detroit /75

Malik Yakini share his view on the “good food revolution” as part of the larger movement for freedom, justice and equality.

Colonial Violence, Food Sovereignty, Sacrifice Zones, Racial Equity JusticeFor The WildMay 3, 2018Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, urban farming, good food revolution, international food sovereignty movement, Black communities, Americas, Caribbean, AfricaComment

ANGELO BACA on the Elders of Bears Ears /63

Angelo Baca is a Navajo and Hopi filmmaker, and a PhD candidate, he has created numerous documentaries and collaborative works around such subjects as Indigenous food sovereignty, and Indigenous international repatriation.

Colonial Violence, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Direct ActionFor The WildFebruary 1, 2018anthropolgy, indigenous international repatriation, indigenous food sovereignty, sacred lands protection, traditional knowledge keepers, documentary film-maker, digital storytelling, Shash Jaa': Bears Ears, Frontline Defense Comments

JACQUI PATTERSON on Eco-Justice in the Age of Disasters /61

Jacqui reminds us that we must strategically address the needs of our communities; when we work to uplift those at the bottom - we all rise.

PUA CASE on the Heart of a Mountain /60

Pua’s life path and purpose has led her to become a Kumu Hula… she address the issues and challenges facing sacred places and life ways of the people of Hawaiʻi.

CLAYTON THOMAS-MÜLLER on Disrupting Planetary Destruction /58

This week, join Ayana in conversation with organizer, facilitator, public speaker and writer on Indigenous rights and environmental & economic justice, Clayton Thomas-Müller.

Colonial Violence, Direct Action, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildNovember 24, 2017Treaty 6, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation, Pukatawagan, Northern Manitoba, traditional territories, Alaska Natives, Native Americans, Stop it at the Source, Tar sands, fossil fuel resistance, land defendersComment

WINONA LaDUKE on the Prophesied Green Path /57

As the Founder and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, Winona is fighting against pipelines while simultaneously creating tangible solutions for oil independence.

KANDI MOSSETT on the Hidden Costs of Modernity /53

Kandi Mossett (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara – North Dakota) has emerged as a leading voice in the fight to bring visibility to the impacts that climate change and environmental injustice are having on Indigenous communities across North America.

THERESA TWO BULLS on Uniting to Reclaim the Black Hills /50

Theresa Two Bulls is an attorney, prosecutor and politician in the United States and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. In 2004 she was elected to the South Dakota Senate, the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the state legislature

Colonial Violence, Decolonization, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildAugust 30, 2017attorney, prosecutor, politician, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Indigenous women, Department of Justice, National Congress of American Indians, Unity Concert, Black Hills Initiative, Honor the Treaties, violence against Indigenous women, youth suicide, Buffalo NationComment

ERIEL DERANGER on Radicality Amid Expanding Tar Sands /45

In this episode we speak with activist Eriel Tchekwie Deranger about the largest industrial project in the world, the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, and strategize about the future of fossil fuel resistance.

The Cost of Capitalism, Colonial Violence, Direct Action, Sacrifice ZonesFor The WildApril 23, 2017Extractivism, fossil fuel resistance, extractive industry, Indigenous sovereignty, land rights, Boreal forest, carbon sink, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, traditional territory, Indigenous Cliamte Action, Indigenous rights advocate Comments

FAITH GEMMILL & PRINCESS LUCAJ on an Arctic Untouched by Oil /39

Today we’re speaking Faith Gemmill, a Pit River/ Wintu and Neets’ aii Gwich’in Athabascan earth defender from Arctic Village, Alaska. Also joining us is Princess Lucaj. She is the former Executive Director of the Gwich’in Steering Committee and Alaska Director at the Indigenous Leadership Institute.

MONIQUE VERDIN & CHERRI FOYTLIN on the Gulf Coast’s Unsound Future /36

Today we will look deep into the challenges faced by frontline Indigenous activists in one of America’s most vibrant, and imperilled, regions, the Mississippi Delta.

Direct Action, The Cost of Capitalism, Sacrifice Zones, Shore Ocean CommunitiesFor The WildJuly 5, 2016wetlands restoration, indigenous activists, fossil fuels, climate change, Frontline Defense, frontline activism, indigenous activism, Mississippi Delta, My Louisiana Love, Houma nation, documentary film, environmental filmmakingComment

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