Guest: Melissa K. Nelson, Ph.D., Indigenous Scholar, Professor of Sustainability, Leader at The Cultural Conservancy

How should companies and individuals begin the process of reconciliation? Indigenous Scholar, Professor of Sustainability, and Leader at The Cultural Conservancy, Melissa Nelson, takes us through past colonization and settlement, residential schools, and how history continues to shape the experiences Indigenous Peoples have today.

In this episode, you’ll hear stories and gain knowledge about how understanding Indigenous issues today is part of healing for all people, and the environment. By looking at the past, educating ourselves and imagining a future of mutual respect, we can forge our own paths toward reconciliation. Let the journey begin...

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Episode resources:

The Cultural Conservancy - https://www.nativeland.org/

Land Acknowledgments Resource - https://native-land.ca/resources/territory-acknowledgement/

Sogorea Te' Land Trust - https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

Schuumi Land Tax - https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/shuumi-land-tax/

Tribal Leaders Directory - https://www.bia.gov/service/tribal-leaders-directory

Mohawk Institute Residential School — Virtual Tour - https://woodlandculturalcentre.ca/mohawk-institute-residential-school-virtual-tour-now-available-online/