<p>Rande Cook is an Indigenous wood carver and artist, a hereditary chief of the Ma&#39;amtagila Nation, a progressive / rebellious visionary, and one heck of an inspiring human. I sat down with him at his studio in Victoria BC to chat all about his art, his role as a chief, land back, and the work he does connecting folks to each other and the lands we all share to create a better future.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Rande&#39;s art at the <a href="https://www.randecook.gallery/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Rande Cook gallery</a></p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.awinakola.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Awi&#39;nakola</a></p><p><br></p><p>Each episode of Nerdy About Nature makes a donation to a non-profit of the guests choosing using funds from Patreon supporters, and in this episode Rande chose to support the <a href="https://akalasociety.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Akala Society.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Nerdy About Nature is an independent passion project that relies on support from folks like you.  If you’re enjoying this podcast and videos, help me keep making them by becoming a paid subscriber on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nerdyaboutnature" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>or<a href="https://nerdyaboutnature.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack.⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can also make a one-time donation, get NAN merch, resources and more information at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="www.NerdyAboutNature.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.NerdyAboutNature.com</a></p>