Canadian activist Cheryl Maloney is a member of the Mi'kmaq community. She was born into a relationship with the land that she does not want to break. The forest, the river, and hunting are part of the life and heritage that the indigenous peoples of Canada refuse to abandon. For centuries, however, states have taken away the right to hunt from indigenous communities, courts have punished adherence to traditions, mining companies have polluted water sources, and schools have taught people to forget who they are.
Maloney defends the river, her son's right to indigenous hunting, and the memory of a community that has survived colonization, re-education schools, and the systematic destruction of its relationship with the land. She talks about responsibility that does not come from choice, but from where one comes from, and about everything that needs to be defended in order for us to survive.
Cheryl Maloney's story is accompanied by science journalist Pavla Hubálková.
Cheryl Maloney's Czech voice was generated using the ElevenLabs artificial intelligence.
The episode was released on 6. 8. 2025
