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Before the Peace
by Energeticcity.ca
Personal, powerful conversations that deserve to be listened to. Before the Peace will take you on a journey with an Indigenous, Métis, or Inuit lens on the history of the Peace Region. We touch on the triumphs and trials of some well-known leaders of Treaty 8 Territory, we chat about Indigenous influencers on TikTok, identity, the first settlers of the Peace and so much more. Before the Peace was voted the Best Podcast (Small Market) in the 2024 and 2025 Canadian Radio Awards. Thank you to our sponsor the Fort St John Co-op for funding such an important project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Elections with Connie Greyeyes - Before the Peace
With two elections happening in BC in October 2026, Chris was joined by Connie Greyeyes to learn more about how all levels of government affect Indigenous people and why it is important for people to vote. This episode is made possible thanks to the Fort St. John Co-op Hosted on Acast. See...
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Simone Chipesia - Before the Peace
On this episode, Chris is joined by Simone Chipesia. Simone was the president of Asiskiy Construction Ltd and is now a councillor of Blueberry River First Nations. They discuss her history, how she got into the trades industry, and her goals for Blueberry. Photo taken from the Asiskiy…
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Timber Bigfoot - Before the Peace
On this episode of Before the Peace, Chris is joined by Timber Bigfoot, a very dedicated member of Prophet River First Nation. He is a musician, a generational fighter, and has an incredible story to share. Content Warning: in this episode, they talk about sexual abuse and violence, and we...
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Tammy Watson - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Tammy Watson, who was recently elected as a councillor for Saulteau First Nations. They discuss her reconnecting with her community, Red Dress Day, the Moose Hide Campaign, and more. Thank you to the Fort St John Co-op for making this show possible Hosted on...
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Reggie Harrold - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by artist and fashion design Reggie Harrold from Fort Nelson First Nation. They discuss her inspirations and how she folds her culture into her art. Learn more about Reggie at reggieharrold.com Thank you to the Fort St John Co-op for making this show possible…
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Nan wúújǫ anawúúdle Restoration Society - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Angelo D'Amato van den Hout, the CEO of the Nan wúújǫ anawúúdle Restoration Society, formally known as the Blueberry River Restoration Society. They discuss the purpose of the society, what they are currently working on, and more. Go to restorationsociety.ca to...
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Former Chief Trevor Makadahay - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by former Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay. They discuss Trevor's history in politics, what he accomplished during his time as chief, and his hopes for Doig River moving forward. Thank you to Troyer Ventures and the Fort St John Co-op for making this...
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2025 Year In Review
In this bonus episode, host Chris Walker is joined by producer Greg Armstrong and Energeticcity.ca's Indigenous Voices Reporter Ed Hitchins to discuss the podcast in 2025, other news from across the region, and what you can look forward to in 2026. Thank you to our sponsors Troyer Ventures and…
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Pat Jansen - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Indigenous Education District Principal with School District 60 Pat Jansen. They discuss her history in the region, how she got into education, her role in assisting Indigenous students, and more. Thank you to Troyer Ventures and the Fort St John Co-op for…
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Taylor Behn-Tsakoza - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Taylor Behn-Tsakoza from Fort Nelson First Nation. They talk about her experience meeting the Pope, competing in the Miss Indigenous Canada pageant, getting her Master's degree, becoming a councillor, and more. This podcast is made possible thanks to Troyer...
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Daniel Desjarlais - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Daniel Desjarlais from West Moberly First Nations. They talk about Westmo Days 2025, Sakâwînow Music Festival, and more. Before the Peace is made possible thanks to Troyer Ventures and the Fort St John Co-op Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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The Moose Hide Campaign - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris was joined by Brandi Kennedy with the Fort St John Friendship Society and Sarah McAleney with Nenan Dane Zaa Deh Zona to learn more about the Moose Hide Campaign. The Moose Hide Campaign began as a BC-born Indigenous-led grassroots movement to engage men and boys in ending...
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Reawakening Our Language 2025
In this bonus episode, Chris is joined by Thomas Whitton, the IT Manager and Culture, Heritage & Language Manager at Doig River First Nation, to learn more about the 2nd Annual Reawakening Our Language event that took place from April 24-25, 2025. Thomas shares about efforts to revitalize...
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Red Dress Day - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by Indian Residential School Survivors Society's Resolution Health Supporter Worker/MMIWG Coordinator Connie Greyeyes to learn more about Red Dress Day. Red Dress Day is observed on May 5 and is also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered...
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Cedar Wechlin - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris sits down with Cedar Wechlin. He is a teacher, a coach, and the Athletic Director of the Treaty 8 Sport Association. They chat about his personal experience in sports, putting together the Treaty 8 BC Bison team, and his experiences, both beautiful and painful, in coaching...
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Tse'k'wa 2025 Update - Before the Peace
In this episode of Before the Peace, Chris is joined by Tse'k'wa National Historic Site's Executive Director Alyssa Currie to get an update on how 2024 went for them and things to look forward to in 2025. Learn more about Tse'k'wa at tsekwa.ca Thanks to Troyer Ventures and the Fort St John Co-op...
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Helen Knott - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris is joined by local author Helen Knott who wrote the books In My Own Moccasins and Becoming a Matriarch. They discuss Helen's history of growing up in Fort St John, her inspirations for her books, the awards she has been nominated for, and more. You can follow Helen Knott on...
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2024 Year In Review - Before the Peace
In this bonus episode, Chris, Greg, and Energeticcity.ca Indigenous Voices Reporter Ed Hitchins sit down and discuss how the podcast did in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ryan Dickie - Before the Peace
In this episode, Chris sat down with Fort Nelson First Nation member Ryan Dickie. They discuss Ryan's history with filmmaking, his love of the region, his documentaries, and more. Find out more about Ryan at winterhawkstudios.com Before the Peace is made possible thanks to Troyer Ventures and the...
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National Day of Truth & Reconciliation 2024
Welcome to our bonus episode for National Day of Truth & Reconciliation 2024. This day was created in 2021 to honour the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. The Before the Peace podcast was created to try and help...
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Métis Nation British Columbia Region 7 Director - Before the Peace
Chris was joined by Paulette Flamond who was recently re-elected as Métis Nation British Columbia's Region 7 Director. In this episode, they discuss what made Paulette originally run for office, what she accomplished in her first term, and her goals for the next four years. Thanks to Troyer...
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Prophet River First Nation Summer Camps - Before the Peace
In this episode, we introduce our interim host Chris Walker from 100.1 Moose FM. Chris was joined by Lisa Wolf and Treylen Knott from Prophet River First Nation to learn about their Youth Arts Camp, Trutch Hunting Camp, Treaty Days, and Youth Committee. Before the Peace is made possible thanks to...
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Catherine Ruddell - Before the Peace
In this episode, Greg takes over for Tre and sits down with Catherine Ruddell. Catherine runs Creatively Sustained in Fort St John and is a Certified Cultivating Safe Spaces Facilitator. They discuss Catherine's history in the Peace region, growing up Métis, what a safe space is, how they benefit...
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Chief Trevor Makadahay - Before the Peace
In this episode, Tre welcomed back Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay to the Before The Peace — four days after the band’s evacuation order was rescinded due to a wildfire in the area. Many members spent a whole week in Fort St. John during this time while the First Nation’s…
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Reawakening Our Language Part 2 - Before the Peace
On March 14th and 15th, Tre attended a conference at Northern Lights College titled “Reawakening our Language: A Gathering to Honour First Peoples Language Revitalization." Doig River First Nation partnered with the college to host the event to celebrate First Peoples' languages and the work gone...
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Reawakening Our Language Part 1 - Before the Peace
Recently, Tre attended a conference at Northern Lights College titled “Reawakening our Language: A Gathering to Honour First Peoples Language Revitalization." Doig River First Nation partnered with the college to host the event on March 14th and 15th to celebrate First Peoples' languages and the...
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Madeline Oker - Before the Peace
In this episode of Before the Peace, Tre sits down with Madeline Oker, the language specialist at Doig River First Nation. They talk about the work Madeline has conducted at Doig for many years, organizing the upcoming language revitalization event taking place at Northern Lights College in Fort...
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Vince van Wieringen - Before the Peace
In the first Before The Peace episode of 2024, Tre chats with Vince van Wieringen about when he discovered he was Métis, learning about his heritage, his work with Métis organizations and more. Since moving to Fort St. John a couple of years ago, Vince has delved head-first into helping the...
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2023 Year in Review
It's time for a year-in-review! In this episode, BTP co-producer Greg interviews Tre on how he had improved with podcasting over the last two years, Jenna leaving, goals for 2024, and more. From everyone at Energeticcity, we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday break! See you in the new year!...
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Stewart Cameron - Before the Peace
In this episode, Tre is chatting with Stewart Cameron, a former Chief of Saulteau First Nation and Tribal Chief of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association. We talk about the work he put in during his terms as Chief, as well as his work in the oil and gas sector and as an electrician. The main discussion...
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Paulette Flamond - Before the Peace
In this episode, Tre chats with Paulette Flamond, a Peace Region business owner, about her advocacy work, her upbringing, and more. Flamond has a lengthy resume that includes being the current northeast director for Metis Nation BC and serving 20 years as the executive director of the Northeast...
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Tse'K'Wa Update with Alyssa Currie - Before the Peace
This month, Tre caught up with Alyssa Currie, the executive director of the Tse'K'Wa Heritage Society, to get an update on the historic site, formerly known as the Charlie Lake cave. The last time we talked to Alyssa on the podcast was August 2022, so since then, a lot of work has been done at…
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Gary Oker 2 Part 2 - Before the Peace
BTP is back for the second part of Tre's interview with Gary Oker. Last episode, we mainly delved into Gary’s past, this episode is more about what he and Doig nation currently have going on with projects and initiatives such as the Kema Experience, the urban reserve being set up in Fort ST.…
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Gary Oker 2 Part 1 - Before the Peace
Before The Peace's first-ever guest, Gary Oker is back to chat with Tre about his journey in the first of a two-part episode. A few months ago, Tre and former host Jenna were chatting about how to bring back and realized on the first BTP episode that they never really asked Gary about him and his...
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Shona Nelson - Before the Peace
In this month's episode, Tre chats with Shona Nelson, who has been the band manager of Doig River First Nation for just under ten years. We talk about the growth of the first nation, her mentors growing up, which includes the late Liza Wolfe, the goals the nation has for the future, her duties as…
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Martiall Pitts & Brittany Puttick - Before the Peace
In Jenna's final episode with Before The Peace, she and Tre talk to Martiall Pitts and Brittany Puttick about their identities, such as their Indigenous heritage, their gender, their sexuality and if there is any connection. We also delve into their respective journeys and talk about terms…
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Trail Acko - Before the Peace
This month's guest is Trail Acko, a drum apprentice and the culture and heritage liaison at Doig River First Nation. We chat with Trail about his family, his experience growing up in Fort St. John, what he is doing to continue keeping his culture's traditions alive and more. Thank you to Troyer...
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Sandra Apsassin - Before the Peace
On this episode of BTP, Tre talks with Sandra Apsassin, Elders Coordinator at Blueberry River First Nations, about trapping, beading, and what she and Blueberry are doing to keep Indigenous traditions alive. Sandra also delved into her upbringing, her family, and some history of working in the…
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Gerry Attachie - Before the Peace
In this episode, Jenna and Tre chat with Gerry Attachie, a former chief and councillor of Doig River First Nation for a total of 45 years. We discuss his hard work with the Montney claim case, where veterans were given a stake in mines on Doig's land. We touch on his upbringing, being from a line...
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Trail Acko - Before the Peace
Happy holidays to all our listeners! We love you so much that we decided to give you some more content. While filming our year-in-review episode released last week, we had drum apprentice and culture and heritage liaison Trail Acko from Doig River pop in. Unfortunately, Tre talked so much about...
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2022 Year in Review
Before The Peace is ending the year on a high note, with Jenna and Tre getting a little more personal. In this episode, the duo talks about past episodes and interviews each other about their upbringing and how the heck they ended up in media. Enjoy, and see you in the new year. Thanks to our...
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Waylon Fenton - Before the Peace
Jenna and Tre chatted with Waylon Fenton, the son of Fatty Legs authors Christy Jordan-Fenton and Olemaun, his grandmother. Waylon chatted with us briefly about being an Indigenous athlete as a rugby player and powerlifter, as well as growing up around his mother, who is an Indigenous advocate…
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Chief Makadahay - Before the Peace
Jenna and Tre chat with Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay about the first nation's growth, the new Urban Reserve being set up in FSJ, a little about Trevor’s past leading up to being chief, Treaty land entitlement, infrastructure improvements and future plans the nation has. Doig has...
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Truth & Reconciliation 2022
We hope everyone has time today to reflect on what truth and reconciliation mean to you. In this bonus episode, Jenna and Tre were able to sit down and discuss what it means to them and asked people in our community as well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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George Desjarlais - Before the Peace
Tre and Jenna are speaking with George Desjarlais on this month's episode of Before the Peace. He is a former West Moberly First Nations chief and is recognized by the elders as a keeper of traditional knowledge and history, including genealogy for West Moberly. In this episode, George gives...
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Tse'K'Wa Field Study Review - Before the Peace
In this episode of Before The Peace, Jenna and Tre chat with Alyssa Currie, Executive Director of the Tse'k'wa Heritage Society, about the University of Northern BC-led dig that took place in May. The episode also includes chats with Dr. Jon Driver and Dick Gilbert during the six-week project.…
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Healing the Hoop - Part 2 - Before the Peace
This episode is the last of a two-part series on the Healing The Hoop conference that took place in Fort St. John in May. The conference was a three-day event focusing on resiliency, personal growth and healing communities, and there were several people we spoke to, including all the keynote...
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Healing the Hoop - Part 1 - Before the Peace
This episode is the first of two parts on the Healing The Hoop conference that took place in Fort St. john last month. The conference was a three-day event focusing on resiliency, personal growth and healing communities and there were several people we spoke to including all the keynote speakers....
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Clarence Apsassin - Before the Peace
In this episode,Tre and Jenna had a wonderful conversation with Clarence Apsassin, a blueberry first nations member and a former headman of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association, which he helped form. Apsassin has worn many hats. He is active in the energy sector, is a hockey coach of the Weekend...
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Christy Jordan-Fenton - Before the Peace
Christy Jordan-Fenton is an author, business owner, and Indigenous advocate who grew up on a farm in Alberta. In this episode, we delve into Christy’s journey growing up with a Cree-Metis stepfather who went to a residential school and her partnership with her mother-in-law, OleMaun, or Margaret....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Personal, powerful conversations that deserve to be listened to. Before the Peace will take you on a journey with an Indigenous, Métis, or Inuit lens on the history of the Peace Region. We touch on the triumphs and trials of some well-known leaders of Treaty 8 Territory, we chat about Indigenous influencers on TikTok, identity, the first settlers of the Peace and so much more. Before the Peace was voted the Best Podcast (Small Market) in the 2024 and 2025 Canadian Radio Awards.
Thank you to our sponsor the Fort St John Co-op for funding such an important project.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Personal, powerful conversations that deserve to be listened to. Before the Peace will take you on a journey with an Indigenous, Métis, or Inuit lens on the history of the Peace Region. We touch on the triumphs and trials of some well-known leaders of Treaty 8 Territory, we chat about Indigenous...
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