Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience

Natives In Academia

In this episode of Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience, live from the Downtown Cincinnati Public Library, we are joined by Shane Creepingbear, citizen of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and Dean of Admissions at Antioch College, where we discuss his experiences in higher education over the last 15 years.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.

Advocating for Community: REACH Festival Pt 2

In this episode, live from the REACH Native American festival at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, we speak with artist and designer, Jillian Waterman, on weaving traditional knowledge into fashion, building connections to the people and the land, having hard conversations, and pushing the envelope. 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production.

Advocating for Community: REACH Festival Pt 1

In this episode of Life on the Margins, recorded live from the REACH Native American festival at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, we speak with Stephanie Van Hoose-  founder of REACH Indigenous advocacy. We dive into the meaning of REACH, her work in the region over the years, and how the event has evolved. 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production.

Democracy Is Indigenous

In this episode of our podcast we are joined by Janeen Comenote, founding Executive Director of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition. We discuss her work organizing at the national level, civic engagement, this upcoming election, and the power of the Native vote.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music. 

Indigenous Representation In Hollywood

In this episode of our podcast we chat with actress, producer, writer, activist, and Urban Native Collective board member, the one and only-- Irene Bedard. We discuss her role in the new series The Green Veil, Indigenous representation in Hollywood, and what big projects she has planned next.
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.

Many Different Kinds of Brave

In this episode of our podcast we speak with Native playwright, Larissa Fasthorse. We discuss Indigenous representation in the media and arts and her experience rewriting the broadway musical, Peter Pan.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production. 

Symphony of Nature

In this episode we are joined by Taylor Tupper, member of the Klamath Tribes in present day Oregon and a singer for the Steiger Butte Drum and Singers. Traveling all the way to Cincinnati to perform with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, we talk with Taylor about what it was like bringing their Native homelands of Crater Lake, Giiwas, to life through sound.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music. 

Indigenous Injustice: A Conversation About Leonard Peltier

In this episode, live from the Cincinnati Playhouse, we have a conversation on Indigenous injustice within the US prison system and the nearly 50 year imprisonment of Native activist, Leonard Peltier.  Joining us is Jim Toren. Jim has over thirty years of organizing experience, co-founded the American Indian Movement Support Group of Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky, and founded the organization, FootPrints for Peace. 
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.

Culture Shared Through Sound

In this episode we talk with NativeAudio founder, Mike Trombley, an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation with over a decade of engineering experience.  NativeAudio is a Native-owned effect pedal company out of Dayton, Ohio bringing culture alive through sound.  
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.

Decolonizing Mental Health

Live from the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, we dive into a discussion around decolonizing mental health with our guest, Sylvia Pinto.  Sylvia is a first generation Salvadoran American and a practicing mental health professional who discusses with us the complex intersection of Western medicine and Indigenous knowledge.
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.