An Indigenous Conversation with Joan Jack - Season 2 Episode 20

iListen was thrilled to have Joan Jack join us for our Indigenous History Month podcast. Joan is a Lawyer and Activist from the Berens River First Nation who earned her law degree from the University of British Columbia. Her practice includes aboriginal law, treaty rights, court involvement in the Indian Residential School and day school. She also has an impressive resume that also includes education, health and politics.
Joan's activism includes participating in the Treaty Freedom Rides and The Medicine Wheel Ride to bring awareness to legalized racism and misogynistic genocide.
With her husband, Watsait Bryan Jack, she founded Nakina CALL (Centre for Aboriginal Living and Learning), offering programs that teach survival skills, teamwork, and traditional food preparation.
Last but not least Joan hosts the Brave Indigenous Conversations podcast that provides a platform to talk about indigenous issues.
Joan resides in Atlin, B.C., in Tlingit Country, with her husband and family. She remains active in her community and with Nakina CALL.
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