ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this episode, Heather Castleden is joined in the podcast studio with guest co-host, Carey Newman, and together they speak with Dr Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel about everyday acts of resurgence through art, from song and dance to visual art and stand-up comedy. He describes the importance of ecosystem balance, internal and external peace, and harmony amongst all our relations as Cherokee responsibilities for supporting planetary health. He also highlights how Christian patriarchal values have disrupted Cherokee ways of being in relation with each other and how the next generation, people his daughter’s age, are starting to push back about what is (and is not) traditional.
Dr. Corntassel is a writer, teacher and father from the Cherokee Nation. As professor and acting director of Indigenous Studies at the University of Victoria, his research and teaching interests focus on the intersections between Indigenous internationalisms, resurgence, climate change, gender, and community well-being. Dr Corntassel situates his work at the grassroots with many Indigenous led community-based programs and initiatives ranging from local food movement initiatives, land-based renewal projects to gendered colonial violence and protection of homelands. He is currently completing work for his forthcoming book on Sustainable Self-Determination, which examines Indigenous climate justice, food security, and gender-based resurgence.
This podcast is created by the Impact Chair in Transformative Governance for Planetary Health at the University of Victoria, with production from Cited Media. We are supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Researchand the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. You can find us at https://indigenousplanetaryhealth.ca/
