Episode 30: Winona LaDuke

“The Line 3 Pipeline goes through the heart of our wild rice territory and wild rice is our most sacred food. This battle is about the wild rice. It is our responsibility to protect the wild rice.”

“People need to understand that this is the Holy Land.”

From http://www.honorearth.org/speaking_engagements : Winona LaDuke is an internationally renowned activist working on issues of sustainable development renewable energy and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two time vice presidential candidate

Order her new book at https://www.winonaladuke.com .

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Episode #30 Notes

0:30 - What is being done to stop the Line 3 Pipeline and others - and why?

6:00 - On the destruction of indigenous culture and nature.

10:30 - On transitioning to a better future.

11:45 - Fossil fuel addiction intersecting with economic and environmental justice.

15:00 -How to develop strategies on resisting pipelines.

18:00 - The concept and notion of the sacred.

21:00 - The sacred as it relates to food systems.

25:30 - How are Native Americans reclaiming food sovereignty?

28:30 - Book recommendations?

To Be A Water Protector: The Rise of Wiindigoo Slayers, Winona LaDuke

The Night Watchman, Louise Erdrich