The Good "Tu'i" Medicine Podcast

Happy Monday friends! A couple of things to catch up on this episode including the gourd rattles we mentioned on a previous episode, the Honoring our Veterans 2019 events and activities. Also! El Tour De Tucson this year is on Saturday November 23rd 2019 & Team Yaqui will be representing in this years tour with over 150 riders! GO TEAM YAQUI! Check out and support our team and all of the other...

Hello friends! Very happy to launch our series of the Our Truth "Itom Lutu’uria" Series! Our very special guest on this episode is Judge Huerta. Mr. Huerta is the 1st Native (Yaqui) American to graduate from the University of Arizona School of Law & one of the 1st Native Americans to practice law in the country! In this brief interview, he speaks about his career, the Yaqui Culture and the hum...

On this podcast episode we're going to talk about gourds, mainly the gourds we have grown in the garden here on the reservation in Tucson.  They are the deer dancer gourds or "guajes." We talked about them a little bit on episode number 1 "Planting Your Traditions."  I wanted to talk about them in this episode because they are very important part of our culture and other indigenous tribe...

Loma De Bacum is one the original Yaqui villages located in Sonora Mexico, and every year there is a pilgrimage to Loma for the fiesta de La Virgen Del Camino. Yaqui people from the U.S. and Mexico make the sacramental journey to Loma for the fiesta.  In this episode we will take you on our journey from Tucson/Guadalupe to Loma de Bacum and you will hear 1st hand stories from our tour guides...

Hello friends! Very grateful to have Marlinda Bedonie (Dine/Tohono O'Odham) come by the studio to talk to us about Native Running. Marlinda is a Native Runner from the S. Arizona, Tohono O'dham Nation, she has completed 2 marathons and 10 1/2 marathons! She spoke with us about who inspired her to compete in her 1st marathon, how she prepares and trains for a marathon, and her goals as a Nativ...

Hello friends! In this episode I tell a little story on why I started on this health journey, and the life changing experience I had several years ago. I believe everything happens for a reason and those experiences have lead me here to start this podcast. I had the honor of cooking and sharing a recipe at the summer Indigenous Food Festival, which I share here on this episode. Also, my experience...

The Gardening & Food Ways project is coming to an end which is part of the Anselmo Valencia Leadership Institute. This is the final week, so I share a quick update of what the youth have done so far in the garden, and a little bit about the tour we had at Tortuga Ranch which is owned by the Tribe. Lastly, the graduation ceremony for the Leadership Institute will take place of Friday, July 12th...

As Native and Indigenous people it is in our culture to help each other, and In this episode we talk with Dr. F. Cordova- Marks (Hopi) founder of Indigenous Volunteers which their goal is to increase the visibility of Native and Indigenous volunteers.     Dr. Cordova-Marks talks about her passion and why it’s important to herself and others to volunteer in the community, and she sha...

In this episode I touch on some key dates in Yaqui History, and I start with the Talking Tree" story about the creation of the Yaqui people and how we are the original protectors of the earth. Bonus: Blood quantum and enrollment in the Yaqui Tribe. We get a lot of questions on our social media pages about enrollment with the Tribe so we try to answer some of those questions in this episode. The ke...

It's summer time here on the reservation! and our youth are out on their summer break, so we have a lot of summer programs going on for the youth keeping them busy during this time. One program is the Gardening and Food Ways project that just got underway, and we will be having regular updates on this particular project here on the podcast. On this episode the youth harvested carrots for the first...

Podcasting on location in Washington D.C.! A funny thing happened on my way to the airport, and a couple of other stories about being a Yaqui in D.C. Topics: What is land acknowledgement. Topics: What did Oprah say about the clouds and the rain? Also, some insights and things I learned from my perspective here while attended an international conference. #atd2019 Being grateful and taking time to "...

Hiking is a great way to get out and get some exercise as well as a way to reconnect with the nature. On this episode we share some safety tips, a favorite hiking trail for seeing petroglyphs left by the ancient Hohokam Tribe, and a friendly encounter (with audio) with a Diamond Back rattlesnake! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing your own traditional foods with seeds that are relevant to your tribe. In this episode we will talk about what we have grown on the Yaqui reservation and what we are currently growing this Spring. We will also have information on how and where to get seeds that are relevant to your tribe to start growing your own traditional foods for better health and wellness! Link to request seeds >...