Decolonizing Power

We're back! After taking time for rest and reflection, Freddie, Daphne and Mihskakwan return with the final episode of their four-part Colombia series, featuring SENA instructor and electrical engineer Jose Maria Cotes Mengual. At SENA, the Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Jose trains his students in electricity fundamentals, residential electrical installations, and photovoltaic solar energy generation systems. In this episode, Freddie and Daphne take you on a trip to Jose’s matriarchal Rancheria in the La Guajira region. On their way back to Riohacha, they interview Jose about his experience teaching Wayuu students, his connection to his home Rancheria in La Guajira, and his hopes for the region's future. We'll be back soon with more episodes about our team's visit to so-called Australia and the South Pacific Islands. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode! Find out more about the ⁠⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠⁠Catalysts Program ⁠⁠⁠and our other programming at ⁠⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠! -- SENA: https://www.sena.edu.co/en-us/pages/default.aspx Global Hub: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/global-hub/ 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/20-20-catalysts/ ICE website: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ ICE Network: https://www.icenet.work/home ICE social media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigclnenergy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndigClnEnergy Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indigclnenergy/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IndigClnEnergy

Solstice Greetings dear listeners! We'll be taking some time off to rest and reflect over the Winter Solstice and we'll be back with more stories in the New Year! Thank you so much for listening! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

On this episode, we are joined by Johanna Koolemans-Beynen, Senior Program manager at USEA, the United States Energy Association. Johanna is also a Senior Program Coordinator for the USAID-funded Energy Utility Partnership Program. Johanna joined us on our trip and facilitated the meaningful connections we created with our kin in Colombia. In a conversation with Mihskakwan, Freddie, and Daphne, Johanna shares her thoughts on sustainable development, the decolonial perspectives that have influenced her work, and the importance of peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. In the middle of this episode, we hear a short excerpt of a poem one of the multi-talented SENA students, Samuel Prieto, performed for us. Thanks Samuel! This is the third episode in our four-part Colombia series, which will be continued in January next year! We'll also have more stories coming up this spring from our travels to Oceania. So stay tuned and subscribe, so you never miss an episode! Find out more about the ⁠⁠Global Hub⁠⁠, the ⁠⁠Catalyst Program ⁠⁠and our other programming at ⁠⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠!

This episode, we continue the Global Hub team’s journey in Colombia. Listeners will hear from two extraordinary Indigenous youths: Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, a Déne woman from Fort Nelson First Nation, and Vanessa Ramirez, a Wayùu woman from Colombia. We are so grateful to Vanessa and Taylor, who have graciously shared their time, insights, experiences, and calls to action with us and our global energy community. Our Indigenous youth are leading meaningful climate action and demonstrating collaborative, innovative, and decolonial pathways that center community. Find out more about the ⁠Global Hub⁠, the ⁠Catalyst Program ⁠and our other programming at ⁠indigenouscleanenergy.com⁠, and follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter/X⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠LinkedIn⁠!

Welcome back to season 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast. Freddie and Mihskakwan are joined by their new co-host, Daphne Kay! This season, our stories revolve around the themes of kinship and solidarity. We are thrilled to share inspiring conversations and new adventures with you as we actualize our global programming in three regions in South America and Oceania. Join us over the next 4 episodes covering our visit to Colombia, where we speak to clean energy leaders, meet with members of the Wayuú community, and visit a Rancheria in La Guajira. Find out more about the Global Hub, the Catalyst Program and our other programming at indigenouscleanenergy.com, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, and LinkedIn!

We’re back to wrap up season 2 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast! Thank you for joining us on a journey that took us around the globe, from what is known as Canada, to the Philippines, Malawi, the UK, and finally Egypt! Join Freddie, Mishkakwan James, and their guests as they reflect on their time at COP 27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties, held last November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Indigenous Clean Energy invited a delegation of young and inspiring Indigenous clean energy leaders to attend the conference and share their knowledge and experiences with friends and kin across the world. Listen now wherever you find your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on social media @IndigClnEnergy, & check out the ICE Network at icenet.work!

Tune into Part 2 of the Cooperative Clean Energy story. In this episode, we hear more from Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Our guests continue to share their experiences with community-led renewable energy and the immense impacts being realized in Puerto Rico. Nelson and Feliciano also delve into their visions for secure, accessible, and affordable clean energy for all communities in their region. You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/S2E6-Decolonizing-Power -- Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Please join us for the first part of our interview with Nelson Colón, president and CEO of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (FCPR), and Feliciano Rodriguez Domínguez, a Catholic priest and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Pirucho Coop in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Pirucho Coop started out in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico’s energy system. With the help of FCPR, Pirucho Coop established the first solar energy community under a cooperative model on the island. Nelson and Feliciano share how they’ve overcome limited resources and structural challenges on their way to finding the right model for their community. The second part of this interview will be available on November 2nd. Please stay tuned! You can find an English transcript as well as a Spanish translation of our episode here: https://tinyurl.com/Decolonizing-Power-S2E5 -- Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

After a well-deserved summer break, Freddie and James return with a mid-season minisode. Reflecting on the notion of “a just transition”, our hosts discuss what meaningful community involvement and equity could look like in a clean energy future. Listen to our interviews with Philline Donggay (S2E2) and Marvin Tumusiime (S1E6), and stay tuned for our next full episode coming out in October! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

This episode of Decolonizing Power takes an introspective look at climate financing. We will hear from a climate impact and fund managing group known as Camco Clean Energy. Our guests Ieva Indriunaite and Geoff Sinclair share adaptable financing models, provide examples of clean energy projects done in a good way, and share the community benefits of deconstructing sustainable development models. Find out more about Camco here: https://www.camco.energy/ Geoff talked about the Mwenga Project, which resulted in Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm. You can read more about it here: https://repp.energy/project/mwenga-onshore-wind-farm/ Ieva also mentioned the Energicity project in Sierra Leone and Mobile Power, a provider of sustainable mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa. You can find more information about both companies on the Energicity and Mobile Power websites. Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome to the third episode of Decolonizing Power season 2! "The Energy to Transform Communities" tells the story of RECAPO, a company that is creating clean and affordable clean energy solutions for rural communities in Malawi. We hear from Lawrence Matengula, founder of RECAPO, as he shares strategies and solutions for rural electrification that leave no one behind. Please join us for this inspiring episode filled with creative and community-first clean energy action. You can find out more about RECAPO on their website (https://recaposolar.com/) or Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RECAPOMalawi). Lawrence also mentioned the African Mothers Health Initiative (find out more: https://www.africanmothers.org/). Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Check out the Global Hub initiative here: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/global-hub/ Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Join us for the second episode of Decolonizing Power, Season 2! We’re in conversation with Philline Donggay (@philline_marie), co-founder of family-owned Greenergy Solar, the first commercial solar rooftop installer in the Philippines. Together, we talk about shifts and challenges in the Philippino clean energy sector, and Philline shares her dreams of distributed, decentralized, and democratized energy solutions for her home community in Mindanao and globally. Find our more about Greenergy Solar: On their website: https://www.greenergysolar.ph/ on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/greenergysolarph/ and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/greenergysolarph/ Check out the documentary Philline mentions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1kleG6ZbSE Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome back to Decolonizing Power! Join our hosts Freddie and Mihskakwan James as we kick off season 2 with two amazing guests: Danielle Kehler and Jordyn Burnouf. This episode is grounded in Mother Earth and all that she has to offer us as individuals and communities. You will hear journey’s from homelands to the Arctic and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being have been a part of every step. @kehlervisions and @jordynburnouf each wear many hats as they bring power, voice and perspective to the clean energy sector and everything else that they do. Tune in to hear how these incredible people root action in land, connection and community for the betterment of the whole. Find out more about the organizations mentioned in this episode: SevenGen: https://sevengenenergy.org/ 2041 Foundation: https://2041foundation.org/ Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy. Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome back to season 2 of Decolonizing Power! Join your hosts Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell as they look back at our first season and the incredible clean energy leaders we met along the way. Subscribe now and stay tuned for another season full of community clean energy stories from around the world! Subscribe now and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode! Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/, and follow us on social media @indigclnenergy.

This episode takes our listeners to Uganda, where we hear dynamic and effective solutions for access to clean technologies that leave no one behind. Marvin Tumusiime from the ENVenture program at New Energy Nexus and Masika Janet, a member of the community-based organization Rural Family Care, share some of their experiences and the incredible impacts of their work. Links and Resources for this episode: - New Energy Nexus: https://www.newenergynexus.com/uganda - ENVenture: https://www.enventureenterprises.org/ - Rural Family Care on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruralfamilycare/ This is the last episode of Decolonizing Power - for now! Thank you so much to our listeners who accompanied us on this amazing journey around the globe! We are excited to share more energy stories and connect with you at https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/. You can also follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. If you missed any of the previous episodes of Decolonizing Power, you can find us on Google, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts! Thank you, hiy hiy!

This special episode takes us to the Amazon Region of Brazil, specifically to the state of Mato Grosso and the Xingu People at the Parque Indígena do Xingu. Our colleague Layane, originally from Brazil herself, talks to Marcelo Martins at the Instituto Socioambiental in Brazil. Marcelo tells us about his experiences with renewable energy resources in the Amazon and about working alongside the Xingu People as part of the Programa Xingu. Links and resources for this episode: - Generation Power: https://www.generationpower.ca/; https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/generation-power/; - Layane Moura: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/layane-moura-ice-team-bio/; - Instituto Socioambiental: https://www.socioambiental.org/en;https://twitter.com/socioambiental; Programa Xingu: https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/o-isa/programas/xingu; Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: https://www.socioambiental.org/en/o-isa/programas/indigenous-peoples-in-brazil Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! You can find Generation Power at genertationpower.ca, don’t forget to check it out! Our next episode takes us to Uganda! We'll talk with two representatives of community-based organizations involved in energy safety and security. You can listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts! We’re back in two weeks with episode 6.

Continuing our tour of Scotland, we find ourselves on the Isle of Eigg, a remote island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides! We speak with Lucy Conway, an Eigg resident and active member of the community, who has been involved in the island’s clean energy project. We invite you to hear Lucy's captivating, grounded, and enlightening words and stories. Links and resources for this episode: - The Isle of Eigg info: http://isleofeigg.org; https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/isle-of-eigg/; on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isleofeigg; - Eigg Electric: http://isleofeigg.org/eigg-electric/; - Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust: http://isleofeigg.org/ieht/; - Lucy Conway on Twitter: @eiggbox Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We’re back in 2 weeks on July 28 with another renewable energy story, this time from the heart of Brazil, where we visit a remote indigenous community - subscribe now, so you never miss an episode!

Welcome to episode 3 of the Decolonizing Power Podcast series! In this episode, we travel to the 'Highlands and Islands' of Scotland and connect with the remote community of Knoydart. The peninsula is reachable only by boat or two-day hike and relies exclusively on locally generated power. We hear from compelling orator and Knoydart Foundation Director Frank Atherley, and Kyle Smith, an engineer with the knowledge to drive forward Knoydart’s energy security project. Knoydart Renewables and the community would like to thank Local Energy Scotland and the SSE Community Fund for the financial and professional support for this project. Links and resources for this episode: - The Knoydart Foundation: https://knoydart.org/; - Knoydart Renewables: https://knoydart.org/knoydart-renewables/; on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoydartrenewables/; - The Knoydart Renewables Team: https://knoydart.org/about-knoydart-renewables-team/ - Visit Knoydart: https://www.visitknoydart.co.uk/ Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We’re back in 2 weeks on July 14 with another renewable energy story from Scotland, this time from the Isle of Eigg - don’t miss it!

We continue AJ's story of Canada's first fully integrated renewable energy microgrid project in the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) - Gull Bay First Nation. AJ walks us through some critical points in the project, how he was able to overcome challenges that arose, how the communities values were reflected in the project. Links and resources for this episode: - ICE Network: https://icenet.work; - 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/; - AJ Esquega on instagram @kingeshkwegaboh and at Indigenous Clean Energy: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/program-mentors-coaches/aj-esquega/; - Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) website: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com; on instagram @kza_gbfn and twitter @kza_gbfn; - the famous KZA newsletters: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com/newsletters/; - “From Shore to Sky - a reconciliation story”: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/from-shore-to-sky-a-reconciliation-story Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy! Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. Tune in again in 2 weeks on June 30 to hear the next instalment of our clean energy journey! This time, we visit Knoydart, a beautiful and remote peninsula on the west coast of Scotland.

Welcome to the first episode of Decolonizing Power, a podcast series hosted by Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell, produced for Indigenous Clean Energy. This episode takes us into the community of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA)– Gull Bay First Nation, an Ojibwe Nation located on the western shores of Lake Nipigon and the surrounding territory in Canada. Anthony (AJ) Esquega, KZA's Mashkawiziiwin Energy Project Coordinator, takes us on a journey of decolonizing power in Gull Bay. Listen to his stories and experiences during the project, find out what the microgrid means for his community and learn more about his views on sustainability. Thank you to Sam Shonias, Hydro One Remotes Gull Bay DGS Site Operator, who provided the generator recording you hear in this episode. Links and resources for this episode: - ICE Network: https://icenet.work; - 20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/; - AJ Esquega on instagram @kingeshkwegaboh and at Indigenous Clean Energy: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/2020-catalysts-program/program-mentors-coaches/aj-esquega/; - Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek (KZA) website: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com, on instagram @kza_gbfn and twitter @kza_gbfn; - the famous KZA newsletters: http://www.gullbayfirstnation.com/newsletters/; - “Gull Bay First Nation: Then and Now”: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=9d6b026596d841a9a059af5edab47da3 Connect with us on https://icenet.work/ and https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/ or follow us on socials at @indigclnenergy. Subscribe and listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find your podcasts. We will continue AJ's story on June 16!