{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Faunties-on-air.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Faunties-on-air-episode-12-water-is-life-vnCbUBgP","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Aunties on Air Episode 13: Water is Life (Samaqan nit pomawsuwakon)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d085b5df-9251-4c27-a0e7-2e6952fcb8dc/c54d3534-a1eb-4149-9597-eb36cab937f1/podcast-20alumb-20cover-20-3000-20x-203000-20px-20-1.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"The Aunties welcome two honored Passamaquoddy guests to the studio, Chief Pos Bassett and Attorney Corey Hinton. This is the first time a Wabanaki Chief has been in the studio and the Aunties are honored. Both Corey and Chief Bassett will discuss the history of the Sipayik Passamaquoddy water crisis, where have we been and where are we now. Maine, “the way life should be” is often how you see this state described. Maine has a brand, it is a brand that includes vast forests, beautiful coastlines, robust rivers, and clean air. While Wabanaki Territory (what some now call Maine) is a sacred home to Wabanaki people and has been for thousands of years, we know the risks deep within the land and created by the people. Passamaquoddy people have lived with dirty water for generations, poisonous water entering the community and homes of the people. Throughout the state of Maine, when water is unsafe, the response is fierce, and the problem is mitigated. For the Passamaquoddy people, the story has been different. Why? \n"}