In Season 3, Episode 6 Nick Tilsen is joined by Brittany Koteles, Executive Director of Land Justice Futures. This organization helps religious land owners pursue land justice – shifting the narrative of land as a commodity to one of repair, restoration, and reciprocity. Land Justice Futures works closely with Christian communities and Catholic sisters to move toward repair.
According to Land Justice Future, the Catholic Church is the world’s largest private landowner, with land on every continent, in every country across the globe. In this conversation, Nick and Brittany talk about what LANDBACK means to the Catholic church, what organizing nuns is like, and the very first Catholic land return in history. The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will return two acres of lakefront property to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on October 31, 2025. Listen to the episode to hear just how this work is being done and how sisters of the Catholic Church are digging in and riding for LANDBACK.
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Brittany Koteles, Executive Director of Land Justice Futures
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Episode Credits
- Featuring: Brittany Koteles
- Host: Nick Tilsen
- Executive Producer: Willi White
- Music: Mato Wayuhi
- Editor: Willi White
- Copywriter Jordynn Paz
- Digital Engagement: Angie Solloa
- Production Support: Layne L. LeBeaux
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