Bio: Kerry Hawk Lessard (Shawnee) is the current Executive Director of Native American Lifelines in Baltimore, MD. She is a community activist and applied medical anthropologist who works with American Indian populations. Her work is grounded in decolonization theory with a focus on historical trauma and remediating its effects in community. In this episode, Jay…
Image from alex.whiteplume.10 on Facebook Bio: Alex White Plume was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation and served as Vice-President and then President of the Oglala Sioux Nation during 2004 to 2006. He has appeared in documentaries and films about Pine Ridge and was referred to by Winona LaDuke as the hemperer for his dedication…
Dr. Isabel Amarante, a Native Dominican, holds degrees from Brown University and a PhD in Latin American Literature specializing in Critical Theory, Deconstruction, Post Colonial, and Post Colonial Theory from Columbia University. In this discussion, Jay and Isabel consider the following topics. Erasure of indigeneity in the Caribbean (Latin and African identity) Unlearning the false…
“We are only a single note lingering in this cosmos, but as one people we make a strong chord in harmony with the universe.”Kelvin Mockingbird Sacred Fire Meditation Songs Kelvin Mockingbird has been performing the Native American Flute and telling Medicine Stories of the Dineh’ since he was a young man. He has recorded 8…
