While Indigenous

NDN Collective

4.8 (110)
SOCIETY & CULTURE

While Indigenous is a solutions podcast devoted to building Indigenous power. Hosted by Sarah Sunshine Manning. Produced by the NDN Collective.

07/12/2019

Bringing Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Relatives Back into the Circle, with Dr. James Makokis

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 traditional ways of knowing, and how to bring our two-spirit and LGBTQ relatives back into the circle of community. Â Dr. Makokis is also a marathon runner and is featured with his husband on Season 7 of the Amazing Race Canada.

50 min
06/12/2019

MniSota Rising: Indigenous Movement Today in the Twin Cities

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 in the Twin Cities of Minnesota about how they serve the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Indigenous community and organize for the change. Guests include MN House Rep. Mary Kunesh Podein, (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe), Dr. Kate Beane (Dakota), Carly Badheart Bull (Dakota) and Michael Goze (Ho-Chunk).

32 min
05/29/2019

Becoming the Change We Wish to See, with Jeremy Red Eagle and LaVerne Whitebear

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 relatives and practicing mindful living, they have shaped their household in a way that has created health and wellness for their family. For the couple, this decolonial shift was prompted by life struggles which are familiar to many Indigenous people throughout Turtle Island. This is their story.

1h 4m
05/16/2019

Indigenous Leadership as Love for Generations and Community with Ruth Buffalo

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 session where she successfully introduced bills that passed and became North Dakota state law. She also shares some of her family history, her path to becoming a legislator, and she also reflects on the challenges of legislating while Indigenous in a state where Indigenous people are no stranger to racism.

1h 1m
04/19/2019

Nourishing the Matriarchy with Kim Smith, founder of Indigenous Goddess Gang

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 expanded and became a thriving digital community for nourishing the matriarchy, and so much more. Kim shares some of the history of the Indigenous Goddess Gang, the inspiration, and how other social and environmental justice causes are interwoven into the work of an Indigenous matriarch.

46 min
04/05/2019

Disrupting Capitalism and Decolonizing Wealth with Edgar Villanueva

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 American wealth stems from the labor and exploitation of Indigenous and black people, then calls out and calls up philanthropy to decolonize their wealth, disrupt capitalism and shift resources back into the hands of the communities that have suffered from colonialism.

29 min
03/29/2019

NDN Collective and Others File Suit Against the State of South Dakota for Violation of First Amendment

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 challenge a recent set of South Dakota laws that function to violate our free speech rights while at the same time, functioning to protect construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

29 min
12/20/2018

Decolonizing the Holidays and Honoring Winter Solstice Teachings

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 decolonizing the holidays and reconnecting to more meaningful Indigenous winter solstice teachings. Featured Guests: Dr. PennElys Droz (Anishinaabe/Wyandot) and Ella Robertson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota)

27 min

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10/06/2018

While Indigenous: Trailer

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 reservations, to urban areas. We’ll be hearing from people who are fighting for social justice, defending Indigenous rights, human rights, and the environment, people who are developing their communities with innovative ideas, and people who are making deliberate efforts to heal their spirits and decolonize their minds, their daily habits, their homes, and their communities. Join us for our first episodes, launching October 8, 2018, on Indigenous Peoples Day. Follow the While Indigenous podcast by visiting the NDN Collective website at ndncollective.org

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GRATITUDE

06/11/2020

Sarahnock

Thank you so much for keeping us informed. What a thoughtful and inspiring podcast. Learned so much about my First Nation relations across the continent.
Beautiful

05/29/2020

derbyraptor

I’m not indigenous but I have long desired to learn the truth about indigenous peoples from their perspectives. This is just lovely to listen to and I’m learning a lot. Thank you for your important work.
My heart is full

10/18/2019

Ohoyo Tushka

Thank you for making this podcast available. I’m a Choctaw woman who was raised between Albuquerque, Oklahoma and Washington. I live in a liberal minded but very “white” community in the PNW and often feel far from my Native family. This helps to fill my heart.
Enjoyable Informative Native Perspective

04/19/2019

MADrowsy

As a non-indigenous woman, I greatly appreciate the information and viewpoints of this wonderful podcast! Thank you for your work and persistance!

While Indigenous is a solutions podcast devoted to building Indigenous power. Hosted by Sarah Sunshine Manning. Produced by the NDN Collective.

Creator

NDN Collective
Years Active

2018 - 2019
Episodes

13
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While Indigenous

While Indigenous

Bringing Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Relatives Back into the Circle, with Dr. James Makokis

MniSota Rising: Indigenous Movement Today in the Twin Cities

Becoming the Change We Wish to See, with Jeremy Red Eagle and LaVerne Whitebear

Indigenous Leadership as Love for Generations and Community with Ruth Buffalo

Nourishing the Matriarchy with Kim Smith, founder of Indigenous Goddess Gang

Disrupting Capitalism and Decolonizing Wealth with Edgar Villanueva

NDN Collective and Others File Suit Against the State of South Dakota for Violation of First Amendment

Decolonizing the Holidays and Honoring Winter Solstice Teachings

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While Indigenous: Trailer

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Beautiful

My heart is full

Enjoyable Informative Native Perspective

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While Indigenous

Episodes

Bringing Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Relatives Back into the Circle, with Dr. James Makokis

MniSota Rising: Indigenous Movement Today in the Twin Cities

Becoming the Change We Wish to See, with Jeremy Red Eagle and LaVerne Whitebear

Indigenous Leadership as Love for Generations and Community with Ruth Buffalo

Nourishing the Matriarchy with Kim Smith, founder of Indigenous Goddess Gang

Disrupting Capitalism and Decolonizing Wealth with Edgar Villanueva

NDN Collective and Others File Suit Against the State of South Dakota for Violation of First Amendment

Decolonizing the Holidays and Honoring Winter Solstice Teachings

Trailer

While Indigenous: Trailer

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Beautiful

My heart is full

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