Episode 1: Squamish Nation
Simon Baker’s journey begins at home to explore how the Squamish Nation became a regulator for overseeing work in their Traditional Territory, leading to the ground-breaking Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement.
Episode 2: Yaqan Nukiy
Simon finds out how the Yaqan Nukiy (the Lower Kootenay Band) implement a new housing program to make homes more energy efficient and reduce high heating bills.
Episode 3: Osoyoos Indian Band
Chief Clarence Louie shows Simon how the Osoyoos Indian Band is looking to the future with new economic and energy opportunities.
Episode 4: Williams Lake First Nation
Simon visits Chief Willie Sellers who shares the land’s deep cultural roots and how it continues to provide, not just physically, but spiritually.
Episode 5: Skeetchestn Indian Band
The Skeetchestn Indian Band sits between Cache Creek and Kamloops in a valley that has supported its people for generations. Chief Darrel Draney says the tmiwch—the land, the animals, the people—are all one.
Episode 6: Aq̓am
Together with the Ktunaxa Nation and Shuswap Indian Band, Aq̓am transformed this site of trauma into the St. Eugene Resort. Today, it offers healing, employment, and a space for sharing Indigenous culture with the world.