Episode 32- The Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders in Canada — Our Truth Part one, Chief Na’Moks and Jesse Stoeppler
As Long As The River Flows Podcast by Keepers of the Water
Release Date: 07/03/2025
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Episode 32- The Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders in Canada — Our Truth Part one, Chief Na’Moks and Jesse Stoeppler
As Long As The River Flows Podcast by Keepers of the Water
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info_outlineEpisode 32- The Criminalization of Indigenous Land Defenders in Canada —
Our Truth Part one, Chief Na’Moks and Jesse Stoeppler
WHAT
This is part one of a four part series on the criminalization of land defenders
across Canada, highlighting firsthand experiences and legal injustices.
WHO
Chief Na’Moks is a Hereditary Chief of the Tsayu (Beaver Clan), one of the five
clans of the Wet’suwet’en Nation. The traditional name he carries is thousands
of years old and, as part of their matrilineal society, was also held by his
grandmother—who wore the very same regalia he wears today. The role of a
Hereditary Chief carries the sacred responsibility of protecting the 22,000 square
kilometers of Wet’suwet’en territory, a duty grounded in ancestral law that has
remained unchanged both before and after colonial contact.
As a vocal and respected leader, Chief Na’Moks has brought international
attention to the violations of Wet’suwet’en rights in the context of unconsented
resource development. He has spoken at the United Nations Headquarters in
New York and Geneva, sharing his people’s message about the militarized role
the RCMP plays on their territory. Since 2019, he has appeared in nearly 100
media interviews, both print and broadcast, denouncing what he describes as a
campaign of state-backed harassment, surveillance, and discrimination.
Jesse Stoeppler proudly calls the Skeena Watershed home. After completing a
degree in Europe he returned to start a family and raise two future leaders
amongst the peaks of the beautiful Bulkley Valley. Mentored by Hereditary Chief
and Matriarch Yaga’lahl (Dora B. Wilson) he embraces Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en
culture and has been actively participating in title & rights and Clan governance
as a member of Wilp Spookwx (Lax Gibuu / Gitumden). As a Project Manager for
a multi-million trust fund, Jesse was able to lead the way in establishing
comprehensive community planning, land use management and create his
community's Indigenous economic development.
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