In this episode I’m honoured to have the chance to have a sit down, featured chat with the Assembly of First Nations National Chief – Shawn Atleo. I wanted to talk with the National Chief to get a chance to get a sense of who he is and what it is that shapes his policy and vision for moving forward as Indigenous Peoples living in Canada. After what was supposed to have been a “historic gathering” with the Crown, I wanted to hear more about the vision & plans around Canada making good on Treaty promises and what a Post-Indian Act Canada might look like.

Musical Guest – Silver Jackson

This weeks musical guest is Silver Jackson (Tlingit/Aleut). From Sitka, Alaska, Silver Jackson is a musical project of visual artist Nicholas Galanin.  Silver Jackson has mixed everything from broken blues to lo-fi folk.  The son of blues musician Strummin’ Dog, and brother of Little Stones Father front man, music waters his family tree.  A whiskey drinking blues musician gifted Nicholas with the alias “Silver Jackson” after a street jam.  With this new identity, Silver began writing and recording, issuing his first Ep, “Moves Like Music”, which introduced his fresh sound to the HomeSkillet Record label.

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Shawn A-in-chut Atleo

National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is a Hereditary Chief from the Ahousaht First Nation. In July 2009, A-in-chut was elected to a three-year mandate as National Chief to the Assembly of First Nations.

A-in-chut served two terms as Regional Chief of the BC AFN. In this time, he committed to the principles of working together through inclusion and respect. In March 2005, a historic Leadership Accord was signed, overcoming decades of discord among First Nations leadership in BC.