Sounds Like Land
Sounds Like Land
Podcast Description
This podcast dives into the deep relationships between Indigenous languages and ecological knowledge. Along this journey, we listen to Indigenous artists, Knowledge Holders, Language Speakers, and we hear the land, the swamps, and our non-human kin through stories of trans-generational wisdom, resistance, and regeneration.
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The podcast focuses on topics such as Indigenous language preservation, ecological understanding, and trans-generational wisdom, with specific episodes highlighting themes like the importance of plant teachings and the intersection of art and environmental stewardship. Examples include conversations about intergenerational learning in gardens and the creative practices of Indigenous artists in ecological contexts.
This podcast dives into the deep relationships between Indigenous languages and ecological knowledge. Along this journey, we listen to Indigenous artists, Knowledge Holders, Language Speakers, and we hear the land, the swamps, and our non-human kin through stories of trans-generational wisdom, resistance, and regeneration.
Sounds Like Land unfurls at Harmony Garden, a community-centered food forest located in X̱wemelch’stn / Squamish Nation Capilano Reserve. This episode is co-hosted by T’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss (Skwxwu7mesh, Sto:lo, Hawaiian, Swiss), an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and ethnobotanist who works in gardens to create biodiversity, vibrant communities, and opportunities for youth to engage in intergenerational learning. Cease begins the episode in conversation with her daughter Senaqwila Wyss, a warrior entrepreneur and dedicated Squamish language learner, who shares her mother’s profound enthusiasm for ethnobotany and plant teachings. The journey continues at the x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ / New Growth Garden, in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where Cease introduces us to Jaz Whitford (Secwepmec) and Soloman Chiniquay (Nakoda), two interdisciplinary artists sharing their flourishing creative practices.
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