This episode takes place in Secwepmcúlecw and Syilx territories, places steeped in the power of Indigenous resistance! Tania Willard visits three matriarchs near her home in Secwépemc territory and her work in Syilx territories, discussing their robust contributions on land and language revitalization. Tania speaks with Dr. Jeanette Armstrong, a Syilx writer, teacher, fluent speaker, and Knowledge Holder, about her work at the Enowkin Centre and UBC Okanagan weaving creativity, language, and ecology. Near Neskonlith, Tania meets with Secwépemc scholar Dr. Janice Dick Billy to dive into her work with Wumec r Cqweqweluten-kt Society, and her experiences with Elders, intergenerational knowledge, and language as indicators of ecological and community health. Tania then talks with the legendary Secwépemc activist Dawn Morrison about her work restoring traditional land and food practices at Cwelcwelt-kuc Garden, expanding how we think of growing plants to honour our relations and responsibilities with lands. www.soundslikeland.ca

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