Ep. 20: Hunting stories from the Mázawakȟaŋ

2020-04-29

In this episode of The Silvercore Podcast Travis Bader sits down with Marshall Lowen, a master firearms instructor, Canadian military veteran, master of the hunt and elder in the Metis community. Marshall's Lakota name is Mázawakȟaŋ, which means "many guns". Marhsall shares with us some interesting hunting stories as well as his unique perspective on teaching firearms and hunting to indigenous groups and insight into fostering respect and understanding between indigenous and non-indigenous communities in Canada. Topics discussed in this epis...

Marhsall shares with us some interesting hunting stories as well as his unique perspective on teaching firearms and hunting to indigenous groups and insight into fostering respect and understanding between indigenous and non-indigenous communities in Canada.

Topics discussed in this episode:

Introduction [00:00:00 - 00:01:09]
Indigenous vs. non-indigenous communities [00:01:10 - 00:14:49]
Indigenous community group training & respect [00:14:50 - 00:21:54]
Teaching non-indigenous people about the indigenous & possible gaps in understanding [00:21:55 - 00:33:36]
Indigenous group hunting & becoming squinted with the indigenous communities to better understand [00:33:37 - 00:37:46 ]
Being humble & learning their language [00:37:47 - 00:41:24]
Native names, records & dwellings [00:41:25 -00:48:03]
Removing pre-conceptions & making culture adjustments [00:48:04 - 00:53:06]
Looking after the band & Hunters giving away their first animal [00:53:07 - 00:57:24]
Re-gifting, Ton & cleansing [00:57:25 - 01:04:05]
Outro [01:04:06 - 01:04:36]

Explore these Resources

In this episode, we mentioned the following resources which may be beneficial to you:

Silvercore [00:00:08 - 00:00:42]
Chilcotin [00:02:38], [00:12:09], [00:23:47], [00:35:23], [00:39:41], [00:40:02]
Musqueam [003:33], [00:17:41], [00:21:45]
Squamish [00:03:36]
Stradivarius [00:05:26]
Bill Reed [00:06:58], [00:21:26]
Susan Point [00:06:59]
Tsilhqot'in National Government [00:12:15]
Gitxsan [00:21:02]
The Sparrow decision [00:21:45]
The Guerin decision [00:21:48]
Wet’suwet’en [00:36:07]