BC Libraries: BC Presents Brandi Morin: On the Frontlines of Indigenous Land Defense

BC Libraries Present — Brandi Morin: On the Frontlines of Indigenous Land Defence
December 7
6:30 – 8:00 pm Pacific (7:30 – 9:00 pm Mountain)
Indigenous communities are on the frontlines of the most devastating climate catastrophes
across the world. And they are also leading the most powerful movements to stop the expansion
of the fossil fuel industry, major culprits of these disasters.
Brandi Morin risks her freedom to report on these protest movements, and brings us the most
critical stories of how people are pushing back against the economic status quo. She will
discuss her memoir, Our Voice of Fire, about overcoming adversity to find her purpose as a
journalist—and share her experiences reporting on Indigenous activism that is pushing towards
a brighter climate future.
She will appear in conversation with Karyn Pugliese, Editor-in-Chief of Canadaland.
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Brandi Morin is an award-winning French/Cree/Iroquois journalist from Treaty 6 in Alberta, and
one of Canada’s most prominent voices on Indigenous issues. She has published or broadcast
with the New York Times, National Geographic, the Guardian, the Toronto Star, Al Jazeera
English, Vice, Elle Canada, CBC, and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network National News
(APTN), among many other outlets. She won a Human Rights Reporting award from the
Canadian Association of Journalists for her work with the CBC’s Beyond 94 project tracking the
progress of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
Karyn Pugliese is the Editor-in-Chief of Canadaland and an award-winning journalist.
Previously, Karyn worked as Editor-in-Chief of Canada’s National Observer, Managing Editor of
Investigations at CBC, and Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at the Aboriginal
Peoples Television Network. From 2018-2020, Karyn was president of the Canadian
Association of Journalists and still sits on the national board of directors. She is also a board
member of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. Karyn is a citizen of the Pikwàkanagàn
First Nation in Ontario and is of mixed Algonquin and Italian descent.
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REGISTER HERE to attend this live-streamed event.
BC Libraries Present is a new virtual author series that brings new insights and voices to people
in every corner of British Columbia. This series is a project of BC’s public library federations,
coordinated by Public Library InterLink, with the generous financial support of the Province of
British Columbia through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.