On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines we are joined by the Media Coordinator for Gidimt’en Checkpoint, Jen Wickham.

Jen and host, LeAndra Nephin discuss the Wet’suwet’en resistance to pipeline occupation on their land, her path into activism and more.

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JEN'S BIO
Jen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimt’en (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wet’suwet’en people.  She has a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the University of Victoria with a major in English and a minor in Indigenous Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Education from the University of Northern British Columbia, focusing on secondary years. She is currently working on a feature-length documentary film about Wet’suwet’en sovereignty as a creative producer. She has broad experience working as an educator, poet, writer, a mental health advocate, and as a community support worker.

Jen is currently living in Gidimt’en yintah in what is now known as northern British Columbia. She loves to bead and spend time with family. She dreams of freedom for her people and bright shiny futures for all the young people!

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