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March 14, 2024 39 mins
On this week’s episode of the Rez Dog Walkers podcast, Dallas Smith sits down with Chief Ronnie Chickite of the We Wai Kai Nation and Katherine Gordon, author of This Place is Who We Are, featuring stories of Indigenous leadership, resilience, and connection to homelands in the Great Bear Rainforest. Dallas and his guests delve into discussions about indigenous economic development, traditional governance, land management, as well as experiences with efforts towards reconciliation. They talk about Chief Ronnie's work creating businesses in his community and how the first Indigenous owned Starbucks came to be. Then, Katherine's shares some insights into her new book, and the process and challenges of bringing those stories to life, as well as collaborative projects like the Great Bear Sea initiative to protect marine environments. Tune in as this week’s guests provide compelling perspectives and updates on progress in their indigenous communities.  

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