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Rebel Beat Podcast #24: MoHawk Resistance

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Our special guest on the show this week is long-time Mohawk Indigenous activist and filmmaker Clifton Nicholas. Clifton hails from the Mohawk reserve of Kanehsatake, located just north of Montreal. Kanehsatake made world headlines in 1990, during what is now known as the Oka Crisis, when Mohawks took up arms and blockaded their land in the face of a full-blown Canadian military invasion. The goal – to defend a Mohawk burial site from being destroyed and turned into a golf course.

Clifton was on the front-lines during the 1990 standoff, and has a lot to say on this historical event. The 25th anniversary of the Oka Crisis just passed on July 11th this year, and now Clifton has begun working on a new documentary film reflecting on this occasion.

Importantly, Clifton just launched an Indiegogo fundraising campaign for his film, called “In the Long Shadow of the Pines: 25 Years Since Oka”. And he needs your support to make the film happen! So follow the link, share it, and throw some coin his way to support this project!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/in-the-long-shadow-of-the-pines-25-years-since-oka#/story

Even better than that tho, Clifton curated a special set for this show, full of revolutionary heavy metal, and country!

Rebel Beat Podcast #25: Indigenous Hip-hop artist, Project Toombz

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Welcome back to another weekly podcast of The Rebel Beat! After taking a week off, we’re back at it, refreshed as ever. Our special guest on the program this week is Shane Kelsey aka. Project Toombz. Shane is a Montreal-based Indigenous hip-hop artist, but also works as an activist and frontline worker at a homeless shelter. He started to make waves in MTL with his previous outfit, Northern Collection, but after parting ways with his bandmate, launched a solo project under Project Toombz. He’s already put out some amazing videos, and is now crowd-funding for his first full-length album, “Nomad”. Check it, pre-order your copy, and support the album by clicking here!

Project Toombz’s music touches on issues of abuse, Indigeneity, sexism, but also positivity and keeping it real in these tough times. Enjoy!

Tags: Hip-hop