The Makoce Podcast

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Makoce Podcast! My name is Gracey Claymore, and today I’ll be your host alongside my coworker Richard Iron Cloud. In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with a very respected elder from the Pine Ridge Reservation, Richard Moves Camp. He shares with us stories from his life, his thoughts on food sovereignty, and wisdom for our young relatives. We hope you enj...

In our latest episode, Richard Iron Cloud sits down with Reno Red Cloud, OST Water Resources Director, to interview Reno about the vital work he is doing to protect our precious water resources on the Pine Ridge Reservation.  From the challenges faced to the solutions being implemented, this episode is a must-listen for anyone passionate about environmental stewardship and the future of our commun...

Join CEO Nick Hernandez, Communications Manager Ray Janis, and Director of Operations Jonathan Red Owl as they delve into the history of our original Makoce Ag logo and the journey to rebrand and refresh. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation!  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to our work! Linktree: https:...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Makoce Podcast!  In this episode, we dive into a recap of the eventful 2023 season. Join host Jonathan Red Owl as he leads the discussion highlighting significant moments of our organization's season of growth and change.  In Part 2 of our season premiere, Jonathan is joined by Brandon Brave Heart and Ray Janis. Together, they unpack 2023 by sharing their perspectiv...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Makoce Podcast!  In this episode, we dive into a recap of the eventful 2023 season. Join host Jonathan Red Owl as he leads the discussion highlighting significant moments of our organization's season of growth and change.  In Part 1 of our season premiere, Jonathan is joined by AJ Granelli, Tierra Baird, Tyler Eagle Bull, and Gracey Claymore. Together, they unpack 2...

We talk about the cold. We get our children in on their experience with the cold. Then our relative Linda Black Elk joins us to share why the plants need cold. Then One Shot and Arlo talk about their experience to cold and what their reflection are from their week of winter camping.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to...

Meet AJ Granelli, he is our Farm Director and a really great guy. Join us on our staff highlight tour and enjoy this wonderful conversation we have with AJ. We talk about his early van life and what brought him to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Please consider subscribing, we have some awesome stories.    We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to...

We journey our way North to our relatives, the Black Elks! We join them in their kitchen and the conversation of fermentation takes us on this fun talk about how this process is forgotten or lost. Either way, we have fun I really hope you enjoy this conversation.   We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to our work! Linktree:...

Wes Olson was raised in the rugged foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains. There, on family camping, hunting and fishing trips began a life-long association with wild places and wildlife that live in them. He has a passion for our Tatanka relatives so we wanted to talk with him, here is our conversation.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org...

We interview One Shot, aka Lisa Mni. She is the current Cultural Foods Educator and has been leading with her heart. Listen to this amazing story of how it all led up to now.  Oh and just a heads up, just a bit of language in this one.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to our work! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/makoceagri...

ROAD TRIP!!!! We are coming home from Minnesota and we are full of ideas so we decided to turn the microphone on and allow our listeners to join us on this fun and informative conversation. I get to drive and I have the opportunity of listening to Nick Hernandes our CEO and AJ Granelli our Farm Director.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org...

What is a food system!?!? All around the world. This has been a buzz word for the past decade. What does it mean to a very rural community in the middle of turtle Island? We ask that question, talk about it and get insight from our CEO, Nick Hernandez, and from our relative over in Rosebud, Foster Cournoyer-Hogan. Join us in this conversation.  We hope you find this episode informative and engagin...

This is the second part of our conversation with Ron and Carol Brown Otter. Ron talks to us about some of the trials and tribulations that he's encountered and his thoughts on how to properly get bison ready for transport and his thoughts on harvesting.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to our work! Linktree: https...

This is our second episode for the M.A.D. Podcast! Join us in this conversation as we talk with Ron & Carol Brown Otter. They tell us this amazing story on how they became bison producers. So join us on this wonderful story and don't forget to subscribe so you can hear more stories like this, TOKSA.  We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag...

Join our conversation! Our Founder & C.E.O. Nick Hernandez gives us a glimpse of the origin story of how Makoce Agriculture Development came to be. This is a fun and interesting listen so be sure to subscribe to more great conversations.    We hope you find this episode informative and engaging! Visit our website at www.makoceag.org to stay connected to our work! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ma...