Indigenous Vision Podcast

Cultural Humility with Dr. Jei Africa! Welcome to the ninth installment of the Cultural Humility Podcast series presented by Indigenous Vision! We're very honored to have Dr. Jei Africa on the show to share their experiences with cultural humility. Dr. Jei Africa is a psychologist who advocates for culturally responsive clinical care in behavioral health. Learn more here: www.drjeiafrica.com The C...

IVPodcast Ep. 70 | Chronic Wasting Disease  Souta and a small team of people with working dogs have been visiting various sampling sites searching for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and environmental stressors on The Blackfeet Nation. Together they scan creeks, rivers, and other areas for mink and otter scat that will be lab tested for heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, covid-19, and flame retarda...

IVPodcast Ep. 69 | Acknowledge Land & The Help  There are many ways to acknowledge land, this week we're sharing ways to acknowledge your environment in a genuine way, make it actionable, and consider the labour of those who contributed to our infrastructures.  Also, working dogs close out the podcast as we continue forward with our mapping projects! Submit a report on land here: htt...

IVPodcast Ep. 68 | Winning Without the Guilt Celebrating the wins along our journey to break out of intergenerational poverty sometimes produce a ting of guilt.  This week Souta and Melissa share their struggles enjoying the moments of joy when following and living out their dreams as Indigenous Womxn slowly growing out of poverty. Submit a report on land here: https://www.indigenousvision.or...

IVPodcast Ep. 67| Rez Girls do it best! We couldn't go on without celebrating the Indigenous excellence we're seeing unfold before our eyes!  Share the love as we count the Indigenous wins from films like 'Prey' (2022 Hulu) spoiler alert! The July 2022 issue of National Geographic, 'Reservation Dogs' (Hulu), Bear Grease, and the first Indigenous Woman travelling to an ISS this September!&nbsp...

IVPodcast Ep. 66| Land, Climate, and the Stars! This week we took a moment to reflect on how climate change is in fact changing our climate as we observe torrential downpours across Turtle Island and across the world.  Despite the doom and gloom that can set in we're hopeful and are staying busy with our Indigenous Mapping projects that create custom cumulative impact maps highlighting cultur...

IVPodcast Ep. 65| Healing While Activated TW: residential/boarding schools Another heavy week is upon Indian Country as the head of the one of the most notoriously destructive religious forces returns to Canada to apologize for the evil crimes they inflicted on generations of beautiful Indigenous children and their families.  Souta and Melissa share how their unwavering sense of hope continue...

IVPodcast Ep. 64| Friendly Reminder: Respect Land This week Souta and Melissa share thoughts on how interacting with the land requires, at the bare minimum, the utmost gratitude and respect.  Base level decency and an understanding of who the land is and how long its wisdom is will guide you into a reciprocal relationship with land and all the beings within it.  MMIW Warriors: www.indige...

IVPodcast Ep. 63| Catching Up with Faye! Indigenous Vision Youth Coordinator, Jacqueline Faye Poley joins this week's episode to share with us and recap her experience flying to NYC for the Grantmakers For Girls Of Color grant making retreat! Faye is Hopi (greasewood clan) from the Village of Bacavi, located in northern Arizona. She graduated from Hopi High School in 2019 with extracurricular expe...

IVPodcast Ep. 62| Pow Wow Season Souta shares about her ever-changing Jingle Dress regalia as it's officially Pow Wow Season in the North!  Join the Indigenous Vision podcast for this week's conversations on cultural humility at the Pow Wow and in life!  How have you been learning from cultural humility lately? MMIW Warriors: www.indigenousvision.org/mmiwarriors/ Self Defense Class: docs...

IVPodcast Ep. 61| Indigenous Masculinity This week Darrell Marks of the Diné Nation joins the conversation about what Indigenous Masculinity is and how important it is to parent under Indigenous values.  Darrell is the Indigenous Academic Advisor at Flagstaff High School, and is the single parent of one daughter and two sons.  Learn with us on this powerful episode about what it means to...

IVPodcast Ep. 60| The Reality of Sobriety Souta and Melissa are back sharing real-life aunty experiences!  A big thank you to Debora, one of our listeners who took the time to email us a question about appropriation, we answered and are so appreciative of your support!   We also share what the reality is of living in sobriety amongst a world that is not.  MMIW Warriors: www.ind...

IVPodcast Ep. 59| Embracing Changes!  This week the Indigenous Vision Youth Coordinator, Faye Poley, joins Souta and Melissa to talk about all the incredible change and opportunities brewing! Faye is heading to New York at the end of the month with a crew from the Grantmakers for Girls of Color organization while Melissa contemplates moving to Missoula, we're embracing change and loving it! W...

IVPodcast Ep. 58 | Restoring Narratives Souta and Melissa are back this week to share about some of the Indigenous Vision projects that help restore Indigenous narratives across Turtle Island, also -  HAPPY PRIDE!! We're in the process of adding Indigenous perspectives to the HearHere app, learn more about them here: https://hearhere.com MMIW Warriors: www.indigenousvision.org/mmiwarriors/ Se...

IVPodcast Ep. 57 | Finding the Joy  Souta and Melissa share how they continue to push through and find the joy in their lives while the weight of the world presses down on many of our hearts and minds right now.  Whether it's taking a few days to enjoy a new city or engaging in a never before done project to make the world a better place.  We hope you're finding your own personal jo...

Welcome to the Cultural Humility Podcast Series presented by Indigenous Vision! This week Souta Calling Last (Executive Director & Trainer) and Melissa Spence (Producer & Trainer) are joined by Lea Wetzel who was a part of our most recent Cultural Humility March 2022 Cohort.  Lea is an Indigenous Blackfoot woman who is using her life experiences to help others heal and find the suppor...

IVPodcast Ep. 56 | MMIWG's Day of Awareness May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Indigenous Vision will be hosting a booth at the University of Montana Campus Oval along with several other organizations involved in helping bring awareness and supporting the families and survivors of missing and murdered Indigenous people. You can get invol...

IVPodcast Ep. 55 | MMIWG's & Toxic Men Whether we're moving into a new home, riding public transit, or simply existing, the violence we face as Indigenous Womxn seems never-ending.  This week Souta and Melissa share real-life encounters with the toxic men perpetuating the MMIWG crisis. May 5th is National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, so what shou...

IVPodcast Ep. 54 | Water, Womxn, and Winning! After two weeks of diving deep with their latest Cultural Humility cohort, Souta and Melissa return to talk World Water Day, the love for Judge Jackson, and the winning ways they continue to overcome systematic obstacles.   Learn about here: www.indigenousvision.org/ Follow Souta: @ lastwarcry on TikTok Indigenous Vision on IG: @ indigenousvisionm...

IVPodcast Ep. 53 | Celebrating our Sacred Magic!  This International Women's Day Souta and Melissa celebrate their sacredness and magic! From their Matriarchal ancestral knowledge, Moon cycles, and glamour, to breaking down colonial sexist barriers, this week's episode is an ode to Womxn - especially the ones who tune in, we love you!  Learn about here: www.indigenousvision.org/ Follow S...

Welcome to the Cultural Humility Podcast Series presented by Indigenous Vision! This week Souta Calling Last (Executive Director & Trainer) and Melissa Spence (Producer & Trainer) breakdown the fourth principle of Cultural Humility: Advocating and maintaining institutional accountability that parallels the three principles above.  While individual development is essential, it is insuf...

Welcome to the Cultural Humility Podcast Series presented by Indigenous Vision! This week Souta Calling Last (Executive Director & Trainer) and Melissa Spence (Producer & Trainer) breakdown the third principle of Cultural Humility: Developing mutually beneficial partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations.  This asks us to seek and honor the expertis...

IVPodcast Ep. 52 | Appropriating Who? This week Souta and Melissa return to the cultural appropriating conversation; whether it be the normalization of the selling Dream Catchers, 'Boho' fashion, to our geometrical shapes mass-produced on clothing, cultural appropriation continues to spiral out of control in the name of colonial, capitalistic, consumer culture.  Who are you appropriating and...

Welcome to the Cultural Humility Podcast Series presented by Indigenous Vision! This week Souta Calling Last (Executive Director & Trainer) and Melissa Spence (Producer & Trainer) breakdown the second principle of Cultural Humility: Recognition and mitigation of inherent power imbalances.  How are you positioning yourself, work, institution in the world?  Learn the ways we can re...

IVPodcast Ep. 51 | Relating & Love How could we not acknowledge Valentine's Day without going over the ways we relate to one another?! This week Souta and Melissa share the ever-changing ways we relate as people not just romantically but as individuals personally, professionally and randomly.  Whether it's the initial stages of getting to know someone, recognizing red flags, paying attent...