Annie Clair

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki Episode 8

Miles Howe — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:27:40 +0000

The Title and Treaty Show

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode 7: The Time Machine

Miles Howe — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:10:54 +0000

Tracing the roots of traditional Mi'kmaq governance

Today on Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki, thanks to the magic of audio sound effects, intrepid host Annie Clair travels back in time to investigate traditional governance structures as they existed in pre-contact times.

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode 6: All About Ligpenigen (Baskets)

Miles Howe — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:03:21 +0000

Well, hello again.

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode 5: The human side of the inquiry

Miles Howe — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:45:27 +0000

Interviews with survivors of #MMIW

According to a 2014 report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, between 1991 – 2012, 3,989 women in Canada were murdered. Of these murders, 705 were Aboriginal women. This accounts for approximately 18% of all female murder cases.

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode 4: The Power of Words

Miles Howe — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:19:43 +0000

Welcome back to Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki. In this fourth episode, we'll be talking about the power of language; what's gained when you keep something alive in a word, and what's lost when that word dies.

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode 3: Wrestling with the Reserve System

Miles Howe — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:47:57 +0000

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode Two

Miles Howe — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 14:34:28 +0000

On Language and Education

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- In this episode we will be exploring language and education. The reasons why the Mi’kmaq language is in a desperate state are not mysterious. The Mi’kmaq language is threatened by the legacy of colonialism, from residential schools to the modern education curriculum.

Pjilasi Mi'kma'ki - Episode One

Editor — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:45:34 +0000

Surviving the Sixties Scoop

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) -- Welcome to the first episode of the new bilingual Mi'kmaq/English podcast PJILASI MI'KMA'KI, which, in Mi’kmaq, means ‘Welcome to Mi’kma’ki’.

Elder's Knowledge: Pictou Landing's Sarah Francis speaks about Boat Harbour and the effluent spill

Miles Howe — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:27:53 +0000

Bilingual English/Mi'kmaw interview

Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia - On Tuesday, June 10th, an effluent leak was detected near the community of Pictou Landing, Nova Scotia.

That day, the community erected a blockade to the access road down which the burst pipe was located. The pipe is nearby a traditional burial grounds.

Letter from an Elsipogtog mother

Rana Encol — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:34:03 +0000

Hello, my name is Annie M. Clair. I was born and raised in Elsipogtog.