Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience

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. 

Crossroads of Resistance

Live from the Woodward Theater in Cincinnati, we are joined by Palestinian activists Noel Maghathe and Sammy Ali, for a discussion around the parallels between Native Indigenous and Palestinian existence and experiences.
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production. 

The World’s Only Pow Wow Punk Rock Band

In this episode we are joined by 1876, the world's only pow wow punk rock band, straight from Portland Oregon.  Forming in 2020, 1876 proudly represents both the Northern Cheyenne and Blackfeet nations, singing in both languages. With sounds that any pow wow goer would recognize, 1876 proudly expresses their unique perspective as urban Natives.
 
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music.

Indigenous Motherhood

In this episode I have the privilege of talking with Urban Native Collective's board president, Dawn Knickerbocker (Anishinaabe/White Earth), about Indigenous motherhood. We discuss our journeys as mothers, our collective responsibility, how colonialism has disrupted our understanding of motherhood, and so much more. 
 
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and production.