#13 Frontlines Are Everywhere | Chad Corntassel Smith, Planting Seed Corn for Our Children’s Future

featuring Chad Corntassel Smith (Cherokee Nation)

In this episode, Jeff is joined by former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad “Corntassel” Smith. They discuss Smith’s time as Principal Chief from 1999-2011, and delve into topics such as the importance of perpetuating cultural practices for future generations, the impact of the landmark McGirt Supreme Court decision (2020), and Smith’s previous books including “Leadership Lessons from the Cherokee Nation.” Smith also reflects on influential figures in his life, the Cherokee approach to adversity, and his hope for the Nation to become a “happy and healthy people,” emphasizing the importance of engaged citizens so that future generations will thrive.

#12 Frontlines Are Everywhere | Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickham, Protecting the YINTAH for Future Generations

featuring Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickham (Gidimt’en Clan, Wet’suwet’en)

Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickham are on the frontlines of Wet’suwet’en land defence. They joined Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel for the season 1 finale of Frontlines Are Everywhere to discuss topics including the criminalization of Indigenous land defenders, building resilient communities on the frontlines, and their film YINTAH (2024), a documentary covering a decade of Wet’suwet’en resistance.

Sleydo’ Molly Wickham is a wing chief of the Cas Yikh people of the Gidimt’en clan. Molly is actively involved in land defense and reoccupation of traditional territories. She previously worked as Governance Director at the Office of the Wet’suwet’en.

Jennifer Wickham is a Gidimt’en clan member of the Wet’suwet’en people. Jennifer has been the Media Coordinator for Gidimt’en Checkpoint since 2018 and is co-director and producer of “YINTAH.”

UPDATE: After this interview took place, a judge ruled that Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and two land defenders arrested during the 2021 raid of Wet’suwet’en land defence camp were targets of racism, but that their convictions of contempt for court would stand–with reduced sentences. Sentencing decisions for all three land defenders will take place in the fall of 2025.

#11 Frontlines Are Everywhere | Kolin Sutherland-Wilson, Governance and Land Defense on the Frontlines

featuring Kolin Sutherland-Wilson (Gitxsan Nation – Fireweed Clan, from the village of Anspayaxw)

In this episode, Kolin and Jeff discuss Gitxsan governance and land defense on the frontlines.

Kolin Sutherland-Wilson (Gitxsan Nation – Fireweed Clan) is a land defender, storyteller, and video-maker from the village of Anspayaxw.

History and North American Borderlands: Insights and Approaches

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Borders are historically contingent and evolve through processes of bordering. Their meanings are constantly changing along with political, economic, and social developments taking place both externally between and internally within states. Like borders, borderlands must also be situated in their temporal and geographical contexts in order to investigate the relations between territory, identity, and sovereignty. The chapters in this collection present selective historical interpretations of borders and borderlands that focus primarily on North American borderlands, emphasizing flows, sovereignty, and indigeneity, three key themes of the Borders in Globalization program.

Read History and North American Borderlands: Insights and Approaches online for free at the link below.

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The new issue of Borders in Globalization Review is published!

Guest editors Johanna Jaschik, Machteld Venken, and Birte Wassenberg bring time into border studies with this new collection, Border Temporalities in and Beyond Europe. This special issue features 12 research articles, a portfolio, poetry, policy work, and more!

Of course, space is well-trodden territory in border studies. But bordering happens in time as well. What are the tempos of life in borderlands? What are the marks and traces of borders across time? What is the enduring significance of human movement and exile throughout history? This innovative collection answers these questions from multiple academic and artistic perspectives.

Print editions are now available for purchase, and electronic copies are available for free online in Creative Commons open-access licensing. We hope you not only enjoy BIG_Review but share it as well!

If you are reading BIG_Review and work in a border organization, your policy research is of interest to us. Do contact us—this indeed is a call for papers! This opportunity has been made possible thanks to the support of the World Customs Organization and Korea Customs.

#7 Frontlines Are Everywhere — Aaju Peter, Inuit Self-Determination Amidst Shape-Shifting Colonization

featuring Aaju Peter (Inuk lawyer, activist, filmmaker, educator, and clothing designer)

Aaju Peter CM and Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel talk about promoting education in Inuit communities, challenges to food sovereignty in the Arctic, the role grief plays in resilience, and more in Episode #7 of Frontlines Are Everywhere.

Aaju Peter is an Inuk lawyer, activist, filmmaker, educator, and clothing designer. She is on the frontlines of defending the rights of Inuit, including the right to an education and to engage in seal hunting. The documentary Twice Colonized (2023) follows Aaju’s efforts to establish a permanent Indigenous forum at the EU while she undergoes a personal journey of loss and healing.

Listen to Episode #7 on YouTube.

BIG Podcast #35 & #36 — Borders, Territorial Jurisdiction and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction

featuring Cedric Ryngaert (Professor of Public International Law at Utrecht University, Netherlands)

What do state borders mean in a world where thousands of different jurisdictions overlap, serve multiple functions, and take multiple forms? The theme of this podcast explores the concept of jurisdiction in light of Border Studies, state territorial sovereignty and the normative power of the State which can extend beyond borders. There are several types of jurisdictions. Territorial jurisdiction refers to the power of a state to enforce its laws within its geographic boundaries, while extraterritorial jurisdiction refers to the ability of a state to extend its laws beyond its borders often due to particular links, such as actions having effects on its nationals or its interests abroad (and this extraterritorial jurisdiction also concerns other entities such as the EU, or even certain global private firms). This topic raises complex questions regarding sovereignty, human rights, international cooperation and the regulation of transnational activities. It allows us to better understand the variable function of legal limits of borders. The first part of the podcast mainly focuses on the notion of jurisdiction and jurisdiction of a territorial nature.

Listen to Part One – Episode #35 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube!

Listen to Part Two – Episode #36 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube!

BIG Podcast #33 & #34 — « 1648–1815 : naissance des frontières modernes »

featuring Claire de Bloise (Enseignant-Chercheur, Université d’Orléans, France)

Dans notre monde interconnecté, les frontières entre États jouent un rôle fondamental, mais leur histoire est souvent méconnue. Ces lignes sur la carte représentent des histoires de conflits, de négociations, de cultures en interaction et d’identités façonnées au fil du temps. Pour explorer cette thématique fascinante, nous avons le plaisir d’accueillir Claire de Blois, enseignant-chercheur en droit public à l’Université d’Orléans – Centre de recherche juridique Pothier -, spécialisée dans l’histoire du droit et des frontières pour une période bien spécifique 1648–1815, et qui a d’ailleurs fait une thèse sur ce thème. C’est une période fondamentale pour l’histoire du droit des frontières car c’est le moment de la naissance des frontières modernes, du concept moderne de frontière. Dans cette première partie du podcast, nous allons examiner l’histoire des frontières modernes à la lumière de l’histoire du droit.

Listen to Part One – Episode #33 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube!

Listen to Part Two – Episode #34 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube!

#6 Frontlines Are Everywhere — Flora Northwest, Breaking Intergenerational Colonial Cycles

featuring Flora Northwest (Samson Cree Nation)

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of abuse and sexual violence in residential schools and may be triggering.

Flora Northwest of Samson Cree Nation joined us on September 30th, Canada’s National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, to share her story as a survivor of Ermineskin Residential School. Flora was among the elders who shared their stories with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and later met with Pope Francis when he visited Canada in 2022. Flora talked about her journey to healing, ways to support younger generations, and education as a tool for empowerment.

Listen to Episode #6 on YouTube.