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This recording consists of Nancy Adamson's interview with Leni Untinen and Lisa Bengsston, 1 May 1992 in Thunder Bay. At the time of the interview, Leni Untinen was the coordinator for Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council and noted becoming involved in the women's movement in 1978 and the council in 1981, and Lisa Bengsston worked with women's program secretary of state and had been involved in the women's movement and women's issues since 1974. They discuss difficulties in finding funding for groups, the establishment and work of the Decade Council, which as a non-charity was capable of lobbying, including the role of the Council in the community and their interactions with NAC [National Action Committee on the Status of Women]. Several individuals and groups are mentioned throughout the interview, including the Northern Women's Centre and Ontario Native Women. They also discuss relations between Indigenous women and white women, language (English, Oji-Cree and French), interactions between Indigenous and Francophone communities in Thunder Bay, representations of feminists and work in the media, and more. [There is some sound distortion before a pause in the recording between A and B side at 53:22 and 53:30]. [Note that during this interview, the microphone seems to have been moved around, causing variations in volume and other noises; audio around the 00:51:00 mark becomes distorted though the conversation is still audible. Efforts were made to improve audio quality for access.]