At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research

At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research presents interviews with researchers about their work with Aboriginal peoples. The objective is to assist people in better understanding Indigenous people, our issues and the often asked Google term “what is aboriginal.” It is originally produced as a radio broadcast on UMFM 101.5 FM in Winnipeg Manitoba and hosted by Dr Robert-Falcon Ouellette while working at University of Manitoba. He is now an Member of Parliament in Ottawa. Ekosani.

Monday, 15 April 2013

Elder Winston Wuttunee: Control of Government and the Environment

Here is a video of myself with Elder Winston Wuttunee (Cree). Winston Wuttunee is the 2013 Indspire (National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation) award winner in Culture, Heritage & Spirituality. He talks about how a well qualified Indigenous person should be placed in charge of the environment departments in all governments. He feels that the life on earth needs to be respected and too often governments put ministers who have no knowledge of the environment or fisheries in charge. They then go about making decisions with little knowledge of the true importance of the world around them. Winston believes that Indigenous peoples have a profound connection with the land and it is this connection which would make them better defenders of "all of creation." Winston ends with the words that we are all in this together.