Beside the Tracks Podcast

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Secwepmc Women's Warrior Society member April Thomas discusses her trip to Geneva, Switzerland to provide dialogue for the United Nations and upon her return was violently arrested for standing in defence of the land; one of the very abuses that was brought forward to the Convention. TMX has no place and affects the daily traditional life of the Secwepmc and all living things around, and will do so for the next seven generations. April uses her extensive experience to give a more personal and realistic look at what is happening now, rather than that which is the mainstream media demonising the ones fighting for life. It's time for the truth to be told, on every episode of Beside the Tracks Podcast.

Credible Mohawk Entertainment and Two Row Coffee Company are presenting the first ever crossover of two different programs: Beside the Tracks Podcast and Mohawk Bud Talk (MBT), the latter of which is an educational program on the medicinal benefits of THC and CBD. On MBT we have guests dubbed "Bud Talkers" from everywhere including Johannesburg, South Africa, Chicago, USA, and right here in so called Canada. This episode we have grassroots Kanyen'keha:ka journalist and Yakowennahskats (Her Beautiful Voice) publisher, Mohawk Bear Clan Starla Antone who shares her medical and lived experience with Cannabis and how it has evolved since she was practising western medicine. In this episode we discuss the evolution of pre-1800 cannabis use, to the posters that began misogynistic, racist, and bigoted attacks in order to influence and enhance political power and gain for colonial governments. Mohawk Bud Talk is on daily at 4:20pmET on YouTube (channel same name) and on our website at thecrediblemohawk.com/mohawkbudtalk; we have a section on our website called "Cannabis Culture" where you can also find our new program coming Apirl 14, 2021 @5:00pmET after MBT called "Tyonhehkwen: Onkwehonwe Outdoor Cooking" on Credible Mohawk Entertainment (YouTube) and on our homepage at thecrediblemohawk.com. Follow us on Instagram @thecrediblemohawk @mohawkbudtalk Become a member on our website www.thecrediblemohawk.com to automatically be eligible to win any prizes or giveaways done by all Credible Mohawk Entertainment's programs such as Beside the Tracks, Red Truth & White Lies, Mohawk Bud Talk, Tyonhehkwen, and Infused Tyonhehkwen. The easiest giveaway to win is by just subscribing to Credible Mohawk Entertainment and Mohawk Bud Talk on YouTube. Follow our sponsor Two Row Coffee Company on Instagram and Twitter @TwoRowCoffeeCo and visit online "Where Coffee and Culture Connect" at tworowcoffeeco.ca

Tune in to Beside the Tracks Podcast on Mondays at 5:00pmET for the latest in what's happening with Onkwehonwe and our accomplices across Turtle Island and Worldwide! You can also watch on our homepage at Credible Mohawk Entertainment: https://www.thecrediblemohawk.com; Follow on Instagram and Facebook @thecrediblemohawk. Beside the Tracks Podcast is also brought to you by Two Row Coffee Company; where coffee and culture connect, head to https://www.tworowcoffeeco.ca Listen as well on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, and Radio Public Episode 5: Hip Hop is Political, our guest is Will E. Skandalz Will E. Skandalz is a well-rounded entertainer with 20 plus years of on-stage experience. Born and raised on the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake which is minutes away from the city of Montreal, that's where Will E. was influenced by the Hip Hop culture. Early successes include being a member of the group FBI Jedeyez, then later forming Beat Vandalz. Will E. was then signed as a solo act to BME Media Group which is a indie label based out of Thunder Bay, Ont. in which later he joined a label mate to create The Lyferz. The progression continued as Will E. then co - founded Music 4 Miracles. This is where becoming an event MC came into play. M4M is an annual music festival that raises money for young people facing life threatening illnesses and or other foundations that need a helping hand. In 2017 he released his debut solo album titled “Welcome to Will E. World” and it did just that with his masterful wordplay and storytelling abilities the album makes you feel like you've known him forever. Will E. also held two important seats in separate radio stations, k1037 in Kahnawake as the morning man and ckhq 101.7fm in Kanehsatake as a Saturday night speciality show called “Live from the pines”. In 2018, then handled one of the most gruelling tasks of his career. MCing, announcing and co hosting a radio show at the 1st annual Indigenous cannabis cup in Tyendinega. He then returned to the ICC for the 2nd annual in June of 2019. As you can see this is far from the end as Will E. continues to push forward with his microphone wizardry. 2019 proved to be Skandalz' most successful year as far as touring goes. He managed to collect 78 bookings and the highlight was the Wake Up The World tour which brought him across France and Bretagne alongside Q052, Beat Vandalz, DJ Nokturn and DJ Digital Fire. Will E. then made his SiriusXM radio Debut in November on Indigenous People's radio Ch. 165 with a track which he was featured on titled “Rez Ride Shines” alongside once again Q052. https://nikamowin.com/en/artist/will-e-skandalz

Can decolonization be achieved from inside a systemically racist colonial system? The difference between a settler accomplice, an ally, and more. Catch up on all past episodes on our website at www.thecrediblemohawk.com/besidethetracks.

Mohawk Andrew Brant and Wet'suwet'en Delee Nikal discuss the pride of the youth rising up and using their voices. In this episode we list the insurance companies who are complicit, what a settler accomplice backing might look like, and the use of white privilege. Watch all our episodes on our website at www.thecrediblemohawk.com/besidethetracks

In February of 2020 Andrew Brant was literally beside the tracks at Wyman Road on unceded Mohawk Territory independently reporting on events when Canada was crippled by Indigenous Sovereignty. The news of this event had spread worldwide, and all commonwealth countries immediately took note. This interview from KOORI97.3FM in between Andrew Brant and The Navigators host Tane Johnson was only one of the first international interviews. Below is the description they posted to social media: "Andrew Brant is a Mohawk Warrior who is active in his community in many ways and has been part of the railway protests in Canada that have sprung up in the last month. The railway protests are a peaceful act of solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en people who are peacefully protesting the Trans Canada Corporation's 4.7 billion dollar natural gas pipeline that will run through their lands. We spoke about the history of the Mohawk people, the treatment of First Nations people in Canada on a daily basis, the cultural and environmental issues surrounding the pipeline, the false reports of the media covering the protests and about what YOU! can do to support our First Nations brothers and sisters fighting on the ground." https://www.facebook.com/TheNavigators93.7fmKooriRadio/posts/575775823024480 Subscribe to Credible Mohawk Entertainment on YouTube and become a member at https://www.thecrediblemohawk.com

Tonight on Beside the Tracks Mohawk Turtle Clan Andrew Brant & Delee Nikal of the Wet'suwet'en Gidimt'en clan talk RCMP misogynistic patriarchy/systemic racism, settler accomplices, Keystone, and much more; watch tonight at 10pmEST on Credible Mohawk Entertainment on YouTube Subscribe to Credible Mohawk Entertainment on YouTube and turn on the notifications. Had en excellent conversation with @wetsuweten_checkpoint covering "the things people don't want to normally address". #besidethetrackspodcast #indigenous #culture #crediblemohawk

Tonight, Beside the Tracks with Andrew Brant Podcast welcomes Russell Diabo, Kahnawake Mohawk Policy Analyst. He shares some of his personal experiences as a youth, attending Wounded Knee in the 1970's and educating himself from there and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington DC. Hear his take on CANDRIP (Ottawa's new Bill C-15) and much more.

The first guest on Beside the Tracks is Mohawk Bear Clan grassroots Indigenous journalist Starla Myers. We discuss her beginnings in raising the voices of our people, what it means to see the world through a cultural lens, and about her media platform Yakowennahskats (Her Beautiful Voice).