How does a speech change the trajectory of a nation? How do specific moments of time stick with a person and inspire a spirit of reconciliation?  

Join Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ author Richard Van Camp as he shares Chief Frank T’Seleie’s speech against the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline in 1975. Chief Frank T’Seleie of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T, spoke at the Government of Canada commissioned inquiry, called the Berger Inquiry, about the proposed Pipeline between Alaska and mainland USA. Drawing from his 28 years of lived experience, this passionate and powerful speech was one of the key pieces of testimony that halted the proposed pipeline.

Inspired by this speech, Richard Van Camp worked closely with former-Chief T’Seleie on “Like a Razor Slash,” a contribution to the groundbreaking comic collection This Place, published by Portage & Main Press/HighWater Press. Richard brings joy and passion to a discussion of resilience and reconciliation, sharing the powerful words of Frank T’Seleie’s speech, which continue to inspire and call people to action.  

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