{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"She They Us ","title":"We Are Matriarchs","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2961,"description":"Season 3 Episode 1 Welcome to She They Us a podcast about making room in housing for women and gender-diverse people, brought to you by the Pan-Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing.In this first episode of Season 3, host Andrea Reimer welcomes listeners back and in conversation with producer Linda Rourke introduces a new direction for the series. Over the past two seasons, we’ve been talking about how to fix housing so it works for women and gender-diverse people — but what if the system is working exactly as it was designed to? This season, we explore the deep history of housing for women and gender-diverse people in Canada through cultural and historical lenses.This episode begins at the beginning: the experiences of First Nations women and how colonization, land displacement, and restrictive legislation continue to shape their access to safe and secure housing.We travel to Manitoulin Island to meet Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat, an Anishinaabe kwe and Chair of the National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network, who opens up about her own experience of being evicted from her homeland and what it took to fight for her housing rights. She talks about the limits created by the Indian Act, the lack and decline of safe housing on reserves, and how First Nations women are often the ones pushed out first when resources are scarce.Marie also shares her personal path toward finding safe housing again, what “home” means through Anishinaabe teachings, and why she’s committed to helping Indigenous communities return to building homes with natural, traditional materials.Marie’s resilience, wisdom, and clarity provide a powerful starting point for the season.In the next episode, we continue exploring the housing experiences of Indigenous women and gender-diverse people, from the perspective of the over 80% of Indigenous people in Canada who no longer live on their homelands. .Guest: Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat, Chair National Indigenous Women’s Housing NetworkMusic: A special thank...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FyS5L0aokTEqw3M81F3NG-1pIj_wjWeAlkjVfYfKmW0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNTUx/NjZjZDZjMTYzNjFm/YjU5OGIyMzhhMmU2/YjA2Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}