The Aunties Dandelion

Kahstoserakwathe
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The Aunties Dandelion

Sharing stories of Indigenous changemakers who inspire you to revitalize your land, language, and relationships #listentoyouraunties Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Episode 2 - '25 - Auntie Alex Jacobs-Blum - (Cayuga) Artist/Curator

    FEB 19

    Episode 2 - '25 - Auntie Alex Jacobs-Blum - (Cayuga) Artist/Curator

    AUNTIE: Wa’tkwanonweráton Sewakwé:kon. Today, we’re visiting with Alex Jacobs Blum who is Cayuga and Wolf Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River. Raised away from her territory, Alex now engages dual tracks of art and curation to find a pathway—to the natural world, her Haudenosaunee teachings and community - and to herself. Alex shares her remarkable journey back to Cayuga territory in Central New York a few years back where she reconnected with ancestors to find her path forward. AJB: You know growing up - there was a lot of shame built up around my identity, so I had been working to unpack and unlearn that. And then when I was there - you know I just felt so validated in myself and I felt so surrounded by so much care. AUNTIE: Alex is well-known for surrounding others with the same type of care as she nurtures a supportive web of relationships, uplifts young artists, and weaves Indigenous perspectives into institutional spaces. Through her transformative work she disrupts hierarchical power structures in storytelling and creates space for collective, Indigenous, matrilineal voices to be amplified. And in the wake of her mother’s recent passing, Alex’s work has become a way to make sense of her own profound loss. If you’re in region around Six Nations, you can experience Alex’s work firsthand—her In the Shadow of the Eclipse residency is on view at the Art Gallery of Hamilton until March 16, 2025. She also co-curated Ascending Horizons with Métis artist Kim Anderson, now showing at the McMaster Museum of Art until June 20, 2025. We are Yetinistenha ne Tekaronkyakánere – the Aunties Dandelion and wa’tkwanonhweráton greetings, love, and respect to Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office – teyonkhiwihstekénha – who provide the support to keep this show running. And can you do us a big favor by liking and sharing our episodes – and subscribe to our feed on your favorite platform. It goes a long way to support voices of Indigenous changemakers. #IndigenousArt #IndigenousCreatives #Haudenosaunee #Cayuga #IndigenousVoices #Storytelling #ArtCurator #MatrilinealPower #IndigenousMedia #AuntiesDandelion #ListenToYourAunties 🎙️💫 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
  2. Episode 1 - '25 - Auntie Iehstoseranón:nha - (Kanyen'kehà:ka) She Keeps the Feathers

    JAN 22

    Episode 1 - '25 - Auntie Iehstoseranón:nha - (Kanyen'kehà:ka) She Keeps the Feathers

    ***CLARIFICATION: Louise Wakerakas:te Herne is the only condoled Bear Clan mother for the Mohawks/Kanyen'kehà:ka. **** AUNTIE: Wa’tkwanonhweráton Sewakwékon! We’re starting strong in this Ohserá:se – this New Year – on The Aunties Dandelion podcast as we visit with Iehstoseranón:nha, who is Kanyen’kehà:ka and Bear Clan.   Iestohseranon:nha is a feather protector, community connector, and graphic artist. She is also a survivor of the Sixties Scoop – a term that refers to Canada’s mass removal of Onkwehón:we children into the welfare system and non-Indigenous families without consent of their own families or communities. That removal began in the 1960s and continues to this day.   Iehstoseranón:nha was 18 in 1989 when she found her biological family and spent these past decades reconnecting with her Mohawk territory at Akwesasne. She recognizes the unique emotional and spiritual perspective this epic journey brings.   IESTOHSERANON:NHA: Adoptees like me – Indigenous, Native, Onkwehón:we that are just coming home – we have spent our lives on the colonial side, with a Native heart and a Native spirit. And so we see in each other and we see our colleagues: we are the bridges, right? Because we can sit in both worlds and we can connect that in a different way than anyone else.   AUNTIE: Iehstoseranón:nha centers Indigenous women creatives as the owner, writer, and artist at Pass the Feather Indigenous, and founder of Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada – a registered charity. She was the first facilitator of the National Day of Truth Reconciliation on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill and founder of the National Indigenous Women Arts Conference. She takes the gifting of feathers seriously and I was grateful to receive a beautiful feather fan from her as we began our visit.   IESTOHSERANON:NHA: To be really, really truthful – it is friendship making, it’s relationship making. And I don’t give them to many people but when I do it’s because someone has touched me in a way and given me time in a way that I never expected them to. And so my first response is to share that medicine with them because that is important medicine that I think that people forget about. It’s that flight and that connection to Sky World.   AUNTIE: I feel a particular connection with Iehstoseranón:nha – whose name means “she keeps the feathers” because my name – Kahstoserakwathe – means Bright Feather – can you hear the similar Mohawk root word for feather - oshstòseri - in our names? It’s all about the feathers. We are Yetinistenha ne Tekaronkyakánere – the Aunties Dandelion and we’re sending a big wa’tkwanonhweráton to the Indigenous Screen Office – teyonkhiwihstekénha – who are providing us financial support for the third year in a row. And can you do us a big favor by liking and sharing our episodes – and subscribe to our feed on your favorite platform. It goes a long way to help us bring stories of Indigenous changemakers your way.                   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 6m
  3. Auntie Germaine Tremmel(kénha), Lakota Water Protector

    12/18/2024

    Auntie Germaine Tremmel(kénha), Lakota Water Protector

    Honoring our epic Auntie Germaine Tremmel (kénha) in this powerful episode — a Lakota Water Warrior, lawyer, and descendant of Sitting Bull. 💧✨ We first met her in 2017, in the wake of the Standing Rock protection actions, and her wisdom and humour still pushes and pulls on us. Joining Kahstoserakwathe is Wisconsin activist and Food Sovereignty advocate Rebecca Kemble. Together, we remember Auntie Germaine’s profound insights — including her prediction of the global pandemic. Germaine's voice carries truth, love and the spirit of resistance. Don't miss this unforgettable episode. #PowerfulAuntie #WaterIsLife #LakotaWarrior #IndigenousWisdom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  4. Auntie Dr. Beverly Jacobs (Kanyen'kehà:ka) Justice Activist

    11/20/2024

    Auntie Dr. Beverly Jacobs (Kanyen'kehà:ka) Justice Activist

    Dr. Beverly Jacobs - University of Windsor bio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 16m
  5. Aunties Emergent! Filmmaker/Host Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) visits with Artist Dana Tiger (Muscogee/Seminole/Cherokee)

    10/23/2024

    Aunties Emergent! Filmmaker/Host Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) visits with Artist Dana Tiger (Muscogee/Seminole/Cherokee)

    Dana Tiger's website Loren Waters website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
  6. The Aunties Who Are Saving Tuscarora Language

    09/25/2024

    The Aunties Who Are Saving Tuscarora Language

    Nęyękwawęta'θkwáhshek - Tuscarora Language Program Onkwawénna Kentsyóhkwa - Six Nations Kanyen'ké:ha language program that helped Tuscarora Nation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min
  7. Eleng Kazangiljan, Paiwan/Indigenous Taiwan Law Grad

    08/21/2024

    Eleng Kazangiljan, Paiwan/Indigenous Taiwan Law Grad

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    48 min
  8. Aunties Emergent! Otsistohkwí:yo visits with Tehahenteh, Language and Cultural Carrier

    07/24/2024

    Aunties Emergent! Otsistohkwí:yo visits with Tehahenteh, Language and Cultural Carrier

    Here's the FB page for Skaronhyasekò:wa - The Mohawk immersion school where Otsistohkwí:yo works with early years students and where Tehahenteh taught when the school was being built.  Tekarahkwarásare = The Eclipse  (the faces that lay over each other) Kayanere'kó:wa - The Great Law (the great space between steps) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
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Sharing stories of Indigenous changemakers who inspire you to revitalize your land, language, and relationships #listentoyouraunties Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Kahstoserakwathe
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 The Aunties Dandelion
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