Reclaiming Land Back - Bryanna Brown

Reseed

Originator of Land Back and Labrador Land Protector Bryanna Brown joins Reseed host Alice Irene Whittaker to explore reinforcing Indigenous leadership in the climate movement. This conversation examines how Indigenous climate leadership is inherently interconnected to the Land Back movement, and Indigenous sovereignty. Bryanna and Alice Irene explore reconnecting with our own voices while also amplifying the voices of others.

Bryanna Brown is Inuk and Mi’kmaq from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. She is a Labrador Land Protector. She originated Land Back to advocate for sovereignty in Indigenous peoples, as well as Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities, and she is focussed on land ownership as a means of environmental protection. Bryanna is a member of the Steering Committee of Indigenous Climate Action, an organization that reinforces the place of Indigenous Peoples as leaders in climate change discourse. She is an advocate for the rights of women, Indigenous peoples issues, environmental justice, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls + (MMIWG+), persons living with disabilities, food security among Indigenous communities, anti-human trafficking, and people in the Child Welfare System. Through effective advocacy, her mission is to make spaces for Indigenous peoples to feel safe in society, and to provide insights regarding social justice issues, intergenerational trauma affecting indigenous communities, climate injustice, systemic racism, and cultural revitalization.

Reclaiming Land Back is an insightful exploration of reclaiming land - and reclaiming voice.

Read the transcript and show notes at reseed.ca.