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Mi'kmaq Matters

A podcast about Mi'kmaq people, politics, land, and water. A message to our listeners: the Mi'kmaq Matters team hopes you are all staying safe during this difficult time. Now, more than ever, we thank... Read more

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Episode 261: Deciding Between Fish Farms and a Marine Conservation Area

Episode 261: Deciding Between Fish Farms and a Marine Conservation Area

The process begins to protect the waters of the Newfoundland South Coast, but proponents of aquaculture want fish farms ... Read more

25 Jul 2023

22mins

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Episode 260: Assessing the Benoit Court Decision

Episode 260: Assessing the Benoit Court Decision

This week, Glenn Wheeler and Greg Janes discuss the much-anticipated decision in the Benoit case, brought by Friends of ... Read more

11 Jul 2023

23mins

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Episode 259: Codroy Valley Outfitters Fear Wind Energy

Episode 259: Codroy Valley Outfitters Fear Wind Energy

Outfitters in the area are booked solid for now, but some fear they'll have to cancel clients because of test towers tha... Read more

27 Jun 2023

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Episode 258: A Game Changer in Wind Energy Fight

Episode 258: A Game Changer in Wind Energy Fight

A federal environmental assessment opens up the possibility of a more complete review of wind energy projects, and fundi... Read more

20 Jun 2023

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Episode 257: Waiting for the Hydrogen Bubble to Burst

Episode 257: Waiting for the Hydrogen Bubble to Burst

It's unlikely that hydrogen produced in Stephenville or elsewhere in Atlantic Canada will ever be used for energy becaus... Read more

6 Jun 2023

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Episode 256: The Good, The Bad, The Duds

Episode 256: The Good, The Bad, The Duds

Two-thirds of the way through the current Qalipu term, two council members are turning out to be the leading candidates ... Read more

30 May 2023

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Episode 255: Protecting Mi'kmaw Archeological Materials

Episode 255: Protecting Mi'kmaw Archeological Materials

In the rush to build projects in response to the climate crisis, governments have tried to take shortcuts around consul... Read more

23 May 2023

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Episode 254: We Need a Federal Review of Wind Energy Projects

Episode 254: We Need a Federal Review of Wind Energy Projects

Provincial governments in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have rushed to OK massive wind turbine developments without adequ... Read more

16 May 2023

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Episode 253: Is Mi'kmaq Land Being Sacrificed for a Hydrogen Bubble?

Episode 253: Is Mi'kmaq Land Being Sacrificed for a Hydrogen Bubble?

In Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, land defenders are up against a rush to build an untested form of energy that some expe... Read more

9 May 2023

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Episode 252: The North American Indigenous Games are About More than Sport

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