Coffee With My Ma

In this episode, Ma recounts a time when she and some family members hosted an “economic development” presentation at Indian Affairs.
Resources used for this episode:
Montreal Municipalities
Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram or check us out on our website at www.coffeewithmyma.com.
Many nia:wen ko:wen’s to our Sponsor, Moccasin Joe Coffee and to Canada Council for the Arts for making season 2 possible.
Check out our lovely brand and website designer, Denita Gladeau. Her website is www.lushtre.com, and you can find her on her Instagram at @lushtre. And Many Nia:wen's to our photographer, Daniel Esteban, for our season 2 photoshoot. Check him out at www.danesteban.com.

In this episode, Ma reflects on life in Kahnawake before the St. Lawrence Seaway was built, as a nestled little farming community on the mighty banks of the Kaniatarowanenneh.
Two interesting reads mentioned in this episode are;
The Caughnawaga Indians And The St.Lawrence Seaway by Omar Z. Ghobashy; 
The Laws and the Land: The Settler Colonial Invasion of Kahnawà:ke in Nineteenth-Century Canada by Daniel Ruck
Resources used for this episode:
The Seaway - Great Lakes St.Lawrence Seaway

Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram or check us out on our website at www.coffeewithmyma.com.
Many nia:wen ko:wen’s to our Sponsor, Moccasin Joe Coffee and to Canada Council for the Arts for making season 2 possible.
Check out our lovely brand and website designer, Denita Gladeau. Her website is www.lushtre.com, and you can find her on her Instagram at @lushtre. And Many Nia:wen's to our photographer, Daniel Esteban, for our season 2 photoshoot. Check him out at www.danesteban.com.

Ma's life path has been unique, and along the way, she crossed paths with some Canadian icons and international celebrities. In this episode, she shares her experiences, highlighting both the memorable and the less favourable encounters.
Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram or check us out on our website at www.coffeewithmyma.com.
Many nia:wen ko:wen’s to our Sponsor, Moccasin Joe Coffee and to Canada Council for the Arts for making season 2 possible.
Check out our lovely brand and website designer, Denita Gladeau. Her website is www.lushtre.com, and you can find her on her Instagram at @lushtre. And Many Nia:wen's to our photographer, Daniel Esteban, for our season 2 photoshoot. Check him out at www.danesteban.com.

Ma talks about the times she took it upon herself to stop in and say hello to some of our incarcerated brothers and sisters. 

P.S. Don’t forget to stay tuned until the very end of the episode for a mini-story!
Resources used for today’s episode can be found here: 
Indigenous Federal Corrections: Key Challenges and Directions for Reform - Public Lecture - MacEwan University - Edmonton, Alberta, September 19, 2016 | OCI | BEC 
Parliamentary Committee Notes: Overrepresentation (Indigenous Offenders)
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram or check us out on our website at www.coffeewithmyma.com.
Many nia:wen ko:wen’s to our Sponsor, Moccasin Joe Coffee and to Canada Council for the Arts for making season 2 possible.
Check out our lovely brand and website designer, Denita Gladeau. Her website is www.lushtre.com, and you can find her on her Instagram at @lushtre. And Many Nia:wen's to our photographer, Daniel Esteban, for our season 2 photoshoot. Check him out at www.danesteban.com.

Ma tells us about the time she got arrested protesting the Canada/USA border that intersects the Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) community of Akwesasne in 1968 and lets us in on all the crazy shit that happened after that. 

Warning: We swear and curse in this episode.
Helpful resources used for this episode:

You Are on Indian Land by Michael Kanentakeron Mitchell
First Nations and Native Americans - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada 
Jay's Treaty | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn

You can follow us on TikTok and Instagram or check us out on our website at www.coffeewithmyma.com.
Many nia:wen ko:wen’s to our Sponsor, Moccasin Joe Coffee and to Canada Council for the Arts for making season 2 possible.
Check out our lovely brand and website designer, Denita Gladeau. Her website is www.lushtre.com, and you can find her on her Instagram at @lushtre. And Many Nia:wen's to our photographer, Daniel Esteban, for our season 2 photoshoot. Check him out at www.danesteban.com.