EP 1: PARTICIPATION WITH PENNELYS DROZ
Participation plays a critical role in building a thriving democracy. But participation goes far beyond voting.
It’s a powerful tool for reclaiming rights, restoring land, and ensuring justice for communities that have long been left out of decision-making. Which is why we’re looking at participation through an Indigenous perspective.
Indigenous knowledge systems can inform and inspire broader movements for justice and democratic participation.
Guest
Dr. PennElys Droz is the Power Building and Curriculum Coordinator with NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led advocacy organization.
Key Topics
📜 The founding of the U.S. Democratic system, which was built on Indigenous ideas from the Haudenosaunee (The Six Nations People)
🪶 Indigenous Economies in contrast to colonial, capitalist, and extractive economies — like the petrochemical (plastic) industry. 🏭
🗳 How the complex relationship between indigenous communities and the U.S. Democratic system impacts participation in environmental justice and beyond
🌄 The LandBack movement as participatory justice
🇵🇸 Solidarity with the Palestinian liberation movement
Additional resources
Explainer video on the Haudenosaunee’s influence on the US Constitution with a Haudenosaunee scholar.
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People over Plastic is a project of Counterstream Media
Host and Executive Producer: Shilpi Chhotray
Produced by Mindy Ramaker and Dennis Maxwell
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