Frontlines Podcast Ep. 12 | Molly and Jen-Protecting the Yintah for Future Generations

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Frontlines Are Everywhere

Frontline Are Everywhere

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The Frontlines are Everywhere podcast takes a critical look at world politics and Indigenous nationhood. Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel will be interviewing Indigenous scholars, activists, artists and knowledge holders from across Turtle Island and around the world in order to gain insight into how Indigenous peoples practice their own forms of Internationalism through intimate connections to land/water, culture and community. This podcast is part of the Indigenous Internationalisms research program with Borders in Globalization (BIG Lab) at the University of Victoria.

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 12 | Molly and Jen-Protecting the Yintah for Future Generations

Frontlines Are Everywhere

1 hour 20 minutes

6 months ago

Frontlines Podcast Ep. 12 | Molly and Jen-Protecting the Yintah for Future Generations

UPDATE: After this interview took place, a judge ruled that Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and two land defenders arrested during the 2021 raid of Wet’suwet’en land defence camp were targets of racism, but that their convictions of contempt for court would stand–with reduced sentences. Sentencing decisions for all three land defenders will take place in the fall of 2025.Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickham are on the frontlines of Wet’suwet’en land defence. They joined us to discuss topics including the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders, building resilient communities on the frontlines, and their film YINTAH (2024), a documentary covering a decade of Wet’suwet’en resistance. Sleydo’ Molly Wickham is a wing chief of the Cas Yikh people of the Gidimt’en clan. Molly is actively involved in land defense and reoccupation of traditional territories. She previously worked as Governance Director at the Office of the Wet’suwet’en.Jennifer Wickham is a Gidimt'en clan member of the Wet’suwet’en people. Jennifer has been the Media Coordinator for Gidimt'en Checkpoint since 2018 and is co-director and producer of “YINTAH.”

Timestamps

0:49 Molly and Jen bio

2:44 Molly and Jen intro

4:01 What does Indigenous Internationalism mean to Molly and Jen?

9:50 Molly's influential people13:09 Jen's influential people

17:44 What has been the response to the film, Yintah?

26:22 Did you have to cut anything out from the film?

29:29 Shut Down Canada

36:45 The criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders

45:41 What are the roles of Anarchists for Indigenous solidarity?

55:28 Has DRIPA had any significant impact on Indigenous legal advocacy?

58:11 What are Jen and Molly's vision for Indigenous Liberation?

1:13:19 The power of friendship and good coffee