{"id":2329,"date":"2026-03-12T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/?page_id=2329"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:07:21","slug":"inherent-rights-informed-voices-podcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/inherent-rights-informed-voices-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Inherent Rights Informed Voices Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Inherent Rights, Informed Voices Podcast Series\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/11\/Profile-Picture.jpg\" alt=\"Inherent Rights, Informed Voices - reclaiming our rights and ourselves logo\" class=\"wp-image-2269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/11\/Profile-Picture.jpg 500w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/11\/Profile-Picture-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2025\/11\/Profile-Picture-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInherent Rights, Informed Voices\u201d is for First Nations leaders, administrators and citizens who want to learn about their inherent rights; the power that citizens have to transform the way their nation is governed; and how the Indian Act obstructs their ability to develop effective self-governance and take their rightful place as citizens within their own nations and within Canada. The podcast is also an important educational tool for all Canadians to better understand our shared history and the importance of creating a shared future together. Effective self-governance is critical to the survival, health and well-being of First Nation peoples. It is a central pillar in reconciliation and in the creation of a new nation-to-nation relationship with the Crown; and is vital to building Canada\u2019s global strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The podcast is produced by the Rebuilding First Nations Governance (RFNG) research project in collaboration with its lead partner, the Centre for First Nations Governance (CFNG). It features experts across the country who are partners, collaborators and practitioners helping First Nations to find pathways out of Indian Act administration back to governing themselves and their territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first five episodes of the podcast were released in 2025, with another five in production for release in the 2026. It will be available on YouTube, Facebook, Spotify and SoundCloud. Episode dates and details below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Episodes: 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\">https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 1:&nbsp;<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\/2498127\/\">Rebuilding What Was Always Ours: The Inherent Right to Self-Government<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>November 17, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere it all began\u2026\u201d Exploring the history of the Indian Act and the inherent right to self-government. Episode 1 covers how First Nation communities governed themselves successfully before the arrival of European settlers and how the introduction of colonial government and the Indian Act changed ways of life that had been practiced for millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/catherine-macquarrie\/\">Catherine MacQuarrie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/frances-abele\/\">Frances Abele<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/terry-poucette\/\">Terry Poucette<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 2:&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\/2498123\/\">Inherent Rights Explained<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>November 24, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous governance can be a tricky concept to wrap your head around. Terms like self-determination, self-governance, inherent right to self-government, reconciliation, Section 35, are thrown around. But what do they actually mean? Episode 2 explores the key concepts of the inherent right to self-government. What does it mean for First Nations to be self-determining? And how does that shape reconciliation in Canada?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/mason-ducharme\/\">Mason Ducharme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/satsan\/\">Satsan (Herb George)<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/chris-robertson\/\">Chris Robertson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 3:&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\/2498119\/\">From Section 35 to UNDRIP: Honouring Indigenous Rights<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>December 1, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered why and how Canada recognizes Indigenous rights? In episode 3, prepare to learn all about Section 35 \u2013 a short but important piece of Canada\u2019s constitution that recognizes the rights of Indigenous peoples across the country. Canada\u2019s constitutional obligation to protect these rights, paired with the country\u2019s adoption of the United Nation Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides a strong foundation for protecting Aboriginal and Treaty rights in numerous ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host: Julie Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/naiomi-metallic\/\">Naiomi Metallic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 4:&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\/2498115\/\">From the Courts to the Community: Asserting Self-Governance<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>December 8, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous peoples across Canada have a long history of successfully challenging the courts, governments and the public to recognize their rights. In episode 4, we learn about successful government policy change regarding Aboriginal rights, and how nations can begin implementing their own policies as a step to reclaiming self-governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Host:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/miskaankwad-dwayne-nashkawa\/\">Dwayne Nashkawa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/catherine-macquarrie\/\">Catherine MacQuarrie<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rfng\/people\/frances-abele\/\">Frances Abele<\/a>, Kent McNeil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 5:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/inherentrightsinformedvoices\/2498112\/\">Self-Government in Action with Bill C-92: Indigenous Laws for Our Children<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>December 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian government has twice legislated the inherent right to self-government to recognize specific jurisdictions. One of those times was in 2019 with the passing of Bill C-92. For decades Indigenous voices had pushed for the right to control their own child and family services, and this Bill finally provides supports for that right. 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