In the first episode I will share my story, who I am, where I come from and what Hamilton means to me, why it is important to me to share these stories. We will also explore these lands and examine place names of these lands using Indigenous languages. 

Our guest for this episode is Sonia Hill who is Mohawk from Six Nations and a resident of Hamilton. 

"Shé:kon! My name is Sonia Hill and I'm Mohawk from Six Nations and Lebanese. I was born and raised in Hamilton ON. My pronouns are they/them. I am the director of the Indigenous Sustenance Reclamation Network (ISRN), and the creator/coordinator for Kahnekanoron - a program operating with ISRN as the Hamilton Regional Programming for the Network. I am currently completing a Master's in Sociology at McMaster University where I'm writing about community building and nation-making within local Indigenous communities. I also co-chair the Indigenous Solidarity Working Group with CUPE Local 3906. I write poetry, longboard, and garden at home and with friends. I've been learning Kanien'keha (Mohawk language) for 6 years and am working to one day be able to hold a conversation in the language and to be able to pass this knowledge on to my future kids. "

ISRN website: https://www.isrn.ca 

Kahnekanoron Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kahnekanoron_isrn/?hl=en 

CUPE3906 Indigenous Solidarity Working group website: https://www.iswg3906.org

CUPE3906 Indigenous Solidarity Working group Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iswgcupe3906/?hl=en