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Relational Engagement with Indigenous Communities through the Heritage Lands Collective - Ep 86

On today’s episode, Jessica goes more in depth with Joseph Gazing Wolf (Executive Director, Heritage Lands Collective [formerly Living Heritage Research Council]; Lakota, Nubian, and Amazigh) from Episode 84 on the Boulder Ethnographic-Education Project. On this episode, Joseph talks about how his childhood in Egypt and on the Standing Rock reservation inspired his interest in land, heritage, traditional ways of life, and working with elders. He talks more about his work with his buffalo relatives and how that led him to academia. He discusses how the settler-colonial context of academia is harmful to Indigenous scholars and how people in academic settings can engage with Indigenous communities in a relationally respectful manner. Finally, we conclude by talking about the work Heritage Lands Collective is doing and where Joseph would like to take it in the future, including Indigenous youth internships and youth-elder camps.

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Working with Indigenous Communities in the Philippines - Ep 72

On today's episode, Jessica speaks with Dr. Oona Paredes, Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Oona discusses her understanding of Indigenous Peoples growing up in the Philippines and how her work with the Higaunon Lumad of northern Mindanao has directly challenged those early beliefs. She also describes how Western concept of Indigeneity doesn’t cleanly fit in the context of Southeast Asia. She discusses how she and the the Higaunon Lumad communities she works with have jointly shaped their work together and her vision for this work moving forward.

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Language, Community, and Context - Ep 51

Today’s podcast features Dr. Jenny Davis, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation and an Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbaana-Champaign. She is the director of the American Indian Studies Program and the 2019-2023 Chancellor's Fellow of Indigenous Research & Ethics. We get in depth on language revitalization, including the importance of context, resources for people interested in language revitalization, the challenge of evaluating results, and how the way we frame discussions of language revitalizations matters. Finally, we talk about how language intersects first with gender and sexuality and also with NAGPRA and repatriation.

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  • loksi@illinois.edu

  • @ChickashaJenny

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Native Youth and Land Based Education - Ep 50

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Dr. Lindsey Schneider, Assistant Professor of Native American Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University. We dive deep into the Indigenous Science, Technology, Arts, & Resilience (ISTAR) Camp that she collaboratively developed with Indigenous community members in Fort Collins, the Poudre School District, Bohemian Foundation, CSU Access Center and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. We talk about in depth about developing youth camps and other programs in general with Indigenous communities, especially in suburban or semi-urban areas. Finally we talk about continually adapting place based learning during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Dr. Schneider: Lindsey.Schneider@colostate.edu

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Reclaiming Culture Through Archaeology - Ep 49

Today’s podcast features Honey Constant (Sturgeon Lake First Nation), a Masters Student at the University of Saskatchewan and Senior Interpretive Guide at Wanuskewin Heritage Park. We travel through her journey as an Indigenous woman towards a career in Plains Indigenous public archaeology. A few of the topics we cover include Indigenous representation, intergenerational trauma from residential schools, as well as reconciliation, Indigenous Place Names, and navigating virtual vs. in person consultations, interviews, and education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Honey Constant's Website

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Wanuskewin Facebook Page

USASK Article

Wanuskewin Heritage Parks Snax and Facts Facebook Live with Dr. Kisha Supernant

Dr. Supernant Heritage Voices Episode