Tara Houska on Protecting Native Lands

Episode 51 is an extended podcast interview with native warrior woman Tara Zhaabowekwe Houska, who is Anishinabe from Couchiching First Nation in Ontario, Canada but currently lives in the United States and works as a tribal attorney. She was the former adviser to Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders on Native American Affairs. Tara joins us to talk about her time on the front lines fighting against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and her current work against Enbridge’s Line 3. Here are some of the websites we talked about during the interview where you can find ways to support land defenders on the ground. Stop Line 3 https://www.stopline3.org/ Tiny House Warriors http://tinyhousewarriors.com/ Unist'ot'en Camp https://unistoten.camp/ Gidimt'en Yintah Access https://www.yintahaccess.com/ And if you are on Facebook, you can check out Giniw Collective, Beaver Hills Warriors, and Indigenous Youth for Wet'suwet'en. Please note: Nothing in this podcast advocates for violence on Indigenous territories. If you would like more information about these issues, you can check out my website at www.pampalmater.com If you would like to help me keep my content independent, please consider supporting my work at Patreon: www.patreon.com/join/2144345 Note: The information contained in this podcast is not legal, financial or medical advice, nor should it be relied on as such. Photo of Tara Houska taken by Ayse Gürsöz.