Minnesota Native News: Community Health Conversations

Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Melissa Walls, the Director of the Great Lakes hub for the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health. Dr. Walls shares her experiences leading the center through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the innovative approaches and resilient spirit that guided her team. We delve into the long-term changes she envisions for addressing h...

In today’s episode, we sit down with Chef Sean Sherman a visionary in the realm of Indigenous cuisine. Sean shares the challenges he has faced in reclaiming and preserving traditional and Indigenous ingredients, recipes, and culinary techniques. Diving into the rich history of Native diets, he compares them to modern western diets, shedding light on the profound impacts of these differences. Throu...

In this episode of Community Health Conversations, we delve into a captivating conversation with three distinguished individuals from the Red Lake Nation College. Our guests share insights into how the college is creating supportive and culturally relevant learning environments for students, intertwining cultural relevancy into programs and courses.   We explore the unique challenges and opportuni...

In this episode, we speak with Mary and Colette, two dynamic voices from the Minneapolis American Indian Center. As leaders in the community, they shed light on their roles in spearheading the center’s initiatives, particularly as they gear up for the grand re-opening celebrations starting May 1st.    Mary and Colette delve into the pressing health disparities faced by Indigenous communities and h...

In this insightful episode, Susan and Briana open up about their personal journeys and experiences with boundary-setting. Through the lens of their respective podcast series Remembering Resilience, they delve into the profound significance of boundaries not only with oneself but within American Indian communities at large. They offer invaluable perspectives on cultural nuances and illuminate the i...

Angela Two Stars and Juleana Enright both share their passion for the arts and how it is a tool for healing. In this episode, they share the inside scoop with us behind the latest exhibition at the All My Relations Arts Gallery called Okizi which means healing one’s self. The mission of All My Relations Arts Gallery (AMRA) is to uplift contemporary American Indian artists through gallery exhibitio...

Dr. Laurelle Myhra, a citizen of the Red Lake Nation, is a marriage and family therapist and was the Director of Behavior Health at the Native American Community Clinic for many years. Having served as the Director of Behavior Health at the Native American Community Clinic alongside cohost Dr. Antony Stately, Dr. Laurelle Myhra, became the Director of the Mino Bamaadiziwin Wellness Center which op...

In this week’s episode of Community Health Conversations, the focus is a Q&A with Dr. Antony Stately. Dr. Stately answers questions about how to keep your family’s health a top priority around this holidays season, how to have difficult conversations with loved ones around the topic of COVID, and resources to help keep listeners safe.

Welcome back to Community Health Conversations! Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Dr. Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) lead insightful discussions about the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare in Indian Country. They discuss the valuable lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore how Native communities are responding and adapting beyond COVID-19.  On today’s conv...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, We’ll revisit some of the people we’ve chatted with since the pandemic began and reflect on what we, as community members, can still do to keep the virus at bay. We chat about the precautions tha...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah and Antony are back to discuss how the pandemic with Kelly Miller the Executive Director of the Division of Indian work in St. Paul. Kelly Miller and the Division of Indian Work have been wo...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Antony and Leah are joined by Laz Carreon RN, the COVID project manager at the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, for a discussion about the new COVID booster, which is a bivalent booster. Laz h...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.   On today’s show, Antony and Leah are joined by Dr. Angela Erdrich and Laz Carreon RN, from the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, for a discussion about COVID as our communities prepare for back-to-school. We...

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations Decision-Making around Vaccines & Boosters for Young Children & Babies Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah and Antony discuss vaccines for our youngest r...

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations Pregnancy, Vaccines, and Decision-making during the COVID-19 Pandemic Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah and Antony sort through many of the questions and conce...

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations Decision-making in Daily Life Two Years into the COVID- 19 Pandemic Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah and Antony are back to discuss how COVID has affected our...

MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community Conversations Pediatric COVID Vaccines Now Available for Kids 5+ and Coming Soon: Boosters for All Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah and Antony discuss pediatric COVID vacci...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Leah and Antony discuss booster shots, third shots, and why it’s important for some people to get it. We also talk about vaccine acceptance and rates in Indian Country.  And we look ahead to what’s happening with...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.   Leah and Antony discuss navigating all the complexities of the pandemic and how being a good relative is core to making decisions to protect ourselves and each other.  Antony shares what went into his decision...

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph. D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Leah and Antony discuss getting our young ones back to school and how to navigate all the knowns and unknowns of what’s ahead, so we can make good decisions for ourselves, our families, and our communities.  Plus...

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Leah is joined by her spouse, Daniel Lemm (Lower Sioux Indian Community), to remember and reflect on some of the wisdom and insights shared by the many guests to this program over the last 14 months.  We recall our early conversation...

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.   On today’s show, Leah catches up with Daniel Frye (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), who is the Director of Indian Health Services in the Bemidji Area, which includes Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the urban center of Chicago.  Da...

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah talks with Mariah Norwood (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma) who is the Infectious Disease American Indian Liaison at the Minnesota Department of Health. Mariah Norwood is also a J.D. Candidate at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law...

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. We hear from Melissa Walls, Ph. D. (Bois Forte and Couchiching First Nation Anishinaabe), who recently helped launch a virtual program called Indigenous Stories of Strength, which showcases stories in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Melissa Wall...

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah revisits several conversations with people rising to meet the challenges of the pandemic.   We hear from Jenn Hall (Leech Lake), a Minneapolis Firefighter who is on the front lines responding to medical emergencies, in additio...