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Decolonizing Power

Decolonizing Power

By Indigenous Clean Energy

Empower yourself! Listen to inspiring community energy stories from around the world on the theme of Decolonizing Power hosted by Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell. Explore the unparalleled potential of renewable energy microgrids in Indigenous, Island and Coastal communities utilizing new technologies and applying circular economy principles to take climate action. Connect to a global network of leaders, including young innovators sprinting towards a sustainable, just and impactful clean energy future.
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Visualizando la energía comunitaria (Community Energy Visioning)

Decolonizing PowerMar 27, 2024

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Visualizando la energía comunitaria (Community Energy Visioning)

Visualizando la energía comunitaria (Community Energy Visioning)

We're back! After taking time for rest and relection, 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.

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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!

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Global Hub: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/global-hub/

20/20 Catalysts Program: https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/our-programs/20-20-catalysts/

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Mar 27, 202436:42
Solstice Greetings

Solstice Greetings

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

Dec 21, 202304:30
Community by Community
Dec 14, 202334:04
Somos Familia
Nov 22, 202330:24
Kinship and Solidarity
Nov 22, 202324:34
COP - Truths and Reflections
Mar 13, 202336:53
Cooperative Clean Energy (Part 2)

Cooperative Clean Energy (Part 2)

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


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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/


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Nov 03, 202223:01
Cooperative Clean Energy (Part 1)

Cooperative Clean Energy (Part 1)

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

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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!


Oct 24, 202221:59
A Just Transition?
Sep 14, 202216:20
Decolonizing Clean Energy Financing

Decolonizing Clean Energy Financing

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!

Jul 13, 202232:44
The Energy to Transform Communities
Jun 22, 202237:55
Distributed, Decentralized, Democratized

Distributed, Decentralized, Democratized

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!


May 26, 202231:39
Land, Connection and Action

Land, Connection and Action

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.


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Apr 27, 202230:02
Season 2 Announcement
Apr 13, 202202:09
Power to the Last Mile

Power to the Last Mile

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!

Aug 19, 202146:54
Energizing the Amazon
Aug 04, 202137:16
We Are All One Island
Jul 14, 202130:50
The Power of Knoydart
Jun 30, 202130:16
Anangokaa - There are (many) stars

Anangokaa - There are (many) stars

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.

Jun 16, 202137:13
Waasamoo - Electric

Waasamoo - Electric

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!


Jun 07, 202129:47
Kakinaw Ayawin - It's all around us

Kakinaw Ayawin - It's all around us

Get to know the team behind Decolonizing Power. Our hosts, Mihskakwan James Harper and Freddie Huppé Campbell share their personal insights and interest in the podcast series and why it was created.

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. Our first episode airs on June 2, 2021!

For more information on the incredible artists involved in the production, music and artwork, follow the links below.

Tara Miller is a Toronto-based Maliseet artist and the creator of our Decolonizing Power podcast logo. She is trained in multiple art forms, and enjoys telling stories through her art, no matter what the medium. Find Tara on instagram @seaohso and check out her portfolio of amazing work at https://taramiller.carbonmade.com.

Quentin Condo is a Mi'kmaq artist who wrote and produced the song "Power Generation". His music is a call to take collective responsibility and ask for systemic changes while telling soulful and touching stories, straight from the Rez. He's also part of the band Q052. Find Quentin on instagram @quentincondo052 and listen to his music on Bandcamp at https://q052.bandcamp.com.

Alexandra Jurecko is a podcast producer and editor currently located in Montreal. In her work, she relies on audio-visual storytelling techniques to explore themes of identity and belonging. Find Alex on instagram @alexjurecko and check out her portfolio at https://www.alexjurecko.com.

May 26, 202115:33