Podcasts by While Indigenous

Bringing Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Relatives Back into the Circle, with Dr. James Makokis from 2019-07-12T12:12:02

Dr. James Makokis is a practicing medical doctor from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. He is a proud member of the LGBTQ2S community, and offers rich perspectives on health, reclaiming tr...

MniSota Rising: Indigenous Movement Today in the Twin Cities from 2019-06-12T10:00

Indigenous movement is alive and well today in the Twin Cities,  birthplace of the American Indian Movement of the 1970s.  This episode is a conversation with a collection of Indigenous voices i...

Becoming the Change We Wish to See, with Jeremy Red Eagle and LaVerne Whitebear from 2019-05-29T14:23:31

Jeremy Red Eagle and LaVerne Whitebear have chosen a path reconnecting to ancestral teachings. Through learning and teaching the Dakota language, traditional games and the arts, by being good re...

Indigenous Leadership as Love for Generations and Community with Ruth Buffalo from 2019-05-16T14:48:58

A conversation with Ruth Buffalo, citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota and a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.  Ruth reflects on her first legislative sessio...

Nourishing the Matriarchy with Kim Smith, founder of Indigenous Goddess Gang from 2019-04-19T13:29:01

What does it mean to embody Indigenous matriarchy?

A conversation with Kim Smith (Diné), founder and editor of Indigenous Goddess Gang, an innovative digital magazine that quickly expande...

Disrupting Capitalism and Decolonizing Wealth with Edgar Villanueva from 2019-04-05T12:00

NDN Collective President Nick Tilsen has a conversation with Edgar Villanueva about his new book Decolonizing Wealth and the concepts behind it. Edgar underscores the fact virtually all...

NDN Collective and Others File Suit Against the State of South Dakota for Violation of First Amendment from 2019-03-29T16:04:15

Conversation with NDN Collective President and CEO, Nick Tilsen, citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation, on a lawsuit that NDN Collective, ACLU, and others, just filed on March 28, 2019, to challen...

Decolonizing the Holidays and Honoring Winter Solstice Teachings from 2018-12-20T18:22:54

Many Indigenous people are actively working toward reconnecting to their original teachings while also decolonizing colonial practices that have conditioned our lives. On this episode, we talk d...

Indigenous Women as Matriarchs, Caretakers and now, Congresswomen from 2018-11-25T19:09:18

In precolonial Indigenous cultures, women occupied esteemed roles. Colonization changed a lot of that. Here, three Indigenous people from across the U.S. weigh in on the traditional roles of wom...

The Spunky Squaw Standstill: When Online Activism Falls Short, Do This from 2018-10-29T20:27:37

Indigenous organizers Yolonda Bluehorse, Jade Begay, and Nick Estes weigh in on the issue of "The Spunky Squaw" online boutique, which recently came on the radar of Indigenous social media users...

Indigenous Peoples' Day and the Rise of Indigenous Voices from 2018-10-08T20:27:52

To date, at least 60 cities have eliminated Columbus Day and in its place have made Indigenous Peoples' Day proclamations.  On this episode, we talk to 5 Indigenous organizers and activists abou...

NDN Collective Founder Nick Tilsen talks Building Indigenous Power from 2018-10-08T19:12:40

The NDN Collective is a new organization, launching on Indigenous Peoples Day, 2018.  Here, Nick Tilsen talks about the vision and mission of the NDN Collective, an organization charged with bui...

While Indigenous Trailer from 2018-10-06T13:00:27

While Indigenous is a solutions podcast, devoted to building Indigenous power.  

Here, we'll talk to Indigenous thought-leaders, movers, and shakers, from rural communities on reservation...