0:56 Jeff's bio for Gerry

2:36 Gerry intro

3:23 Gerry's feelings about what it means to be from a "Nation"

6:09 Different ways that Indigenous people express diplomacy

11:00 Getting around Colonial borders to maintain international Indigenous relations and cultures

12:30 Who are some people, human or otherwise, who have inspired Gerry?

15:18 Gerry's role in forming the Native Alliance for Red Power

19:45 How did it feel being the only woman in a leadership role in the early days of the NARP?

 28:47 How did you create alliances with other activist groups?

36:33 How has the Native Alliance for Red Power influenced the current generation?

38:10 Technology as a double-edged sword that affects society

43:43 The evolving role of ceremonies 

47:27 How colonial society prevents connection from the natural world and other people.

51:06 What does Indigenous liberation look like to Gerry?In this episode, Jeff and Gerry

52:47 What are some of Gerry's current projects?

 discuss the formation of the Native Alliance for Red Power (NARP) and grassroots activism in the 1970s, as well as the recent Kwakwaka’wakw mourning ceremony to commemorate the loss of non-human kin, the role of emotions, and more. Gerry Ambers is Kwakwaka’wakw from the ‘Namgis Nation in Alert Bay, and the mother of five children and six grandchildren. Gerry was one of the founding members of the Native Alliance for Red Power (NARP). The group formed in 1967 in Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish / Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaʔ and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm territories). NARP’s reach extended beyond state borders, interacting with the broader Red Power movement and the Black Panther movement. Today, Gerry supports the work of art galleries, Indigenous organizations and post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island as an Elder, mentor and healing worker.