Clean Drinking Water in Indigenous Communities

09/22/21 • 19 min

Unrooted Podcast- The Indigenous Foundation

Aanii! Boozhoo! Tânisi! Hello everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Unrooted, a podcast by The Indigenous Foundation. In today's episode, our two co-hosts, Lazaya (a part Plains Cree woman from Sweetgrass First Nation and Onion Lake First Nation) and Kelsey (an Anishinaabe and Dutch woman from Saugeen First Nation), will be talking about the crisis of clean drinking water in Indigenous communities and how it impacts them as Indigenous peoples. This podcast episode is one of a continuous series that will be talking about and breaking down the lack of clean drinking water when it comes to Indigenous communities. This topic is one that is severely overlooked and constantly silenced or hidden by the government and media. With that, we encourage everyone to listen and go beyond the podcast to learn about the actions you can take to contribute to ending this crisis.

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Indigenous Representations in Universities

Boozhoo! Ayukîi! Héehe! Hau! Hey everyone! We are so excited to share another episode of The Indigenous Foundation's podcast, Unrooted. In today's episode, our podcast hosts Chloe, Katie, and Kasey will be diving into the topic of Indigenous representation in universities across Turtle Island, as well as their experience as Native students when it comes to the admission process and university experience. Katie is a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a rising sophomore college student; Chloe is a part-indigenous senior in high school; and Kasey is a member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation in Ontario and currently finishing up college. Our hosts will be talking about various topics when it comes to university representation of Native students, including land acknowledgments in universities and the discrimination Indigenous students face when it comes to affirmative action. Links & Resources: American Indian College Fund: https://collegefund.org/students/ College Horizons: https://collegehorizons.org/ Cobell Scholarship: https://cobellscholar.org/ Read "A Third University is Possible" for free online: https://manifold.umn.edu/read/a-third-university-is-possible/section/ba50806d-ff18-4100-9998-784aecb42ae4 Dear Native College Student: http://nativeappropriations.com/2015/01/dear-native-college-student-you-are-loved.html

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21 Things: Reserves and Enfranchisment

WELCOME BACK!! In this episode of the 21 Things series under the Unrooted (@theindigenousfoundation) podcast, the co-hosts Izzy and Roaa will be unpacking, learning and discussing the next two topics in the Indian Act, reserves and enfranchisement!

In this episode we mention many action items individuals can partake in and share with those around them. We wanted to highlight some Indigenous led organizations and educational resources to continue the work! Below 👇🏼 are the resources outlined in the episode! Please check them out :)

Indigenous led organizations:

Idle No More:

https://idlenomore.ca

Honour The Earth:

https://www.honorearth.org

Indigenous Environmental Network:

https://www.ienearth.org/?fbclid=IwAR3C9B5gbdf_Ux-Z2PEo7MUoWbqs_OiURc_2d8KfEJkd46QHNZkgLXK0hjI

Legacy of Hope:

https://legacyofhope.ca

Additional Resources:

http://unistoten.camp

https://www.facebook.com/giniwcollective/