Oni, hello, Red Nation podcast listeners.

My name is Riley Yes Snow.

I am a queer Anishinaabe scholar

and writer from Abmatung First Nation in Treaty 9 Territory,

or what is currently known as Ontario, Canada.

I am talking to you today because I have some exciting news.

With the help of the Red Media team, I am launching my very first podcast called Red Surgeons.

Red Surgeons is about conversations by and for indigenous people,

exploring the everyday ways we are resisting colonialism and building toward better futures.

In my very first episode you'll get to know a little bit more about me, my hopes for the show,

and we'll get to dig in a little bit into land back,

the grassroots indigenous movement that has exploded since it first arrived on the scene

in 2018 and where I think it is offering us the most promise.

I hope I will get to see you there.

Miequetch. Honey, Riley Esnow, Nindizhikaz. I'm Riley Esnow and you're listening to Red certeness. Red Certain. Test one, test two, you mind testing.

Great.

Nice.

Here we are.

Yes.

Riley in the Indigenous Politics Collaboratory, in our vocal booth, we're getting lots of traction

on this space, lots of people coming in and out, not lots, some. There will be lots eventually.

It's fun to be in here. It's a fun space to bring other people into and it's also fun that you're starting

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