219: Unabridged Interview: Melina Laboucan-Massimo

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July 25, 2025 • 65 mins

This is our unabridged interview with Melina Laboucan-Massimo. What does perseverance look like on the long road to justice? Melina Laboucan-Massimo was born in the Lubicon Cree community of Little Buffalo, in what today is called northern Alberta. Some of her earliest memories include chasing dragonflies through pristine wilderness and protesting with her family against the oil and gas companies that threatened their way of life. Melina spent decades tirelessly advocating for climate justice and indigenous rights, until recently, when the Alberta wildfires left her bedridden and exhausted. Today, Melina and Lee discuss her journey back to health and the pathways forward, grounded in Indigenous knowledge, balance, and collective flourishing. Show Notes Resources: National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation National Inquiry into MMIWG 'Oil on Lubicon Land' Documentary Sacred Earth Solar Indigenous Climate Action 'Power to the People' Documentary Similar Episodes: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson David Blight Debra Rienstra ⁠⁠Transcript⁠⁠ Want more NSE? ⁠⁠JOIN NSE+ Today!⁠⁠ Our subscriber only community comes with bonus content, ad-free listening, and early access to tickets for our live shows. Great Feeling Studios, the team behind No Small Endeavor and other award-winning podcasts, helps nonprofits and brands tell stories that inspire action. Start your podcast at ⁠⁠helpmemakeapodcast.com⁠⁠. Subscribe to episodes:⁠⁠ Apple⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Spotify⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Amazon⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Google⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠Follow Us:⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Facebook⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠Follow Lee:⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠ |⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠Join our Email List:⁠⁠ nosmallendeavor.com⁠⁠ See Privacy Policy:⁠⁠ Privacy Policy⁠⁠ Amazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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