Indigenous Experience, Colonization and Early North American History

In this episode, conversation between FNTC Chief Commissioner C.T. Manny Jules and Greg Richard centres around the Laurier Memorial, the Gold Rush and the Fur Trade. This history led to further colonization, aided by the smallpox epidemic. We must understand the past and never giving up the struggle for greater jurisdiction so that, as our ancestors always talked about, we are able to look after ourselves.

Memorial to Sir Wilfrid Laurier from the Chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan and Couteau Tribes of British Columbia. Presented at Kamloops, 25th August, 1910: http://www.kanakabarband.ca/downloads/memorial-to-sir-wilfred-laurier.pdf

This episode was recorded on June 10, 2020

SHOW NOTES:

First Nations Tax Commission: www.fntc.ca
The mission of the FNTC is to help First Nation governments build and maintain fair and efficient property tax regimes and to ensure those First Nation communities, and their taxpayers alike, receive the maximum benefit from those systems.The FNTC is also about creating the legal, administrative and infrastructural framework necessary for markets to work on First Nation lands, creating a competitive First Nation investment climate, and using economic growth as the catalyst for greater First Nation self-reliance.

Fiscal Realities: http://www.fiscalrealities.com/
Fiscal Realities Economists conducts economic research and analysis, develops innovative solutions, and advises and advocates for public, First Nation and private sector clients.

Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics: www.tulo.ca
The Tulo Centre is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to renewing Indigenous economics by providing applied programs to enhance the capacity of Indigenous communities.

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Intro and outro song: John Jules

Cover art work: Chief Commissioner Jules