Indigenae Podcast
Indigenae is a community-guided podcast that celebrates Indigenous womxn's health and wellbeing, brought to you by the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health. Join hosts Sarah Stern (Cherokee Nation), Olivia Trujillo (Navajo Nation), Dr. Sophie Neuner Weinstein (Karuk Tribe), and their guests on a journey through Indigenous womanhood.
Episodes
25 episodes
We belong to the land - Indigenous Stewardship with Kathy McCovey and Lisa Hillman
On the final episode of Indigenae, cultural practitioners Kathy McCovey and Lisa Hillman teach us about Indigenous stewardship and the sacred connection between land and our physical, spiritual, and mental wellbeing. Kathy McCovey, ...
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Episode 22
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36:43
Turning poison into medicine - Beyond Trauma and Violence with Cari Herthel
Cari Herthel, Vice Chair of the Esselen Tribe, reckons with the complex and intergenerational trauma caused by human trafficking. As a survivor, Cari offers personal reflection, deep truths, and authenticity to connect with others and raise ...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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31:46
Behind the scenes: The Making of Indigenae with Sarah Stern, Olivia Trujillo and Sophie Neuner
On Episode 20 of Indigenae, hosts Olivia Trujillo (Navajo), Sarah Stern (Cherokee), and Dr. Sophie Neuner (Karuk) share how this collection of stories came into being, what inspired the project, and lessons learned along the way.Abou...
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Episode 20
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28:52
Gifts of the moon: Following Our Teachings with Birdie Lyons
Birdie Lyons, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, was seven years old when she was taken away from her family. Not long after, she escaped from boarding school to return to her community and grow up immersed in Ojibwe culture. During the ceremonies t...
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Episode 19
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44:44
Limitless pleasure - Two-Spirit Wellbeing with Souksavanh Keovorabouth (Part 2 of 2)
In part two of our series on Two-Spirit wellbeing, we continue our conversation with Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth, who is a Diné and Laotian PhD student in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University. We dive into a discussi...
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Episode 18
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14:32
Restoring balance - Two-Spirit Wellbeing with Souksavanh Keovorabouth (Part 1 of 2)
On this of Indigenae, we move beyond gender binaries to explore the topics of Two Spirit identity, the sacredness of fluidity, and restoring balance. Joining us is Souksavanh T. Keovorabouth, a Diné and Laotian PhD student at Oregon State Un...
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Episode 17
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31:18
There is survival: Overcoming Cancer with Phyllis Smith
Navajo Elder Phyllis Smith is an educator, breast cancer survivor, and patient advocate. Phyllis explains how her medical team, family support, and healthy dose humor helped her heal from cancer. “To see me here tells you that cancer, you ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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32:31
Culture is medicine: Promoting Maternal and Child Health with Dr. Jennifer Richards
Dr. Jenny Richards, an Assistant Scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, shares how Indigenous strengths-based research counters harmful narratives around coming of age, menstruation, and toxic masculinity. “Reinfor...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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38:34
Guiding us through change: Indigenous Birthwork with Aspen Mirabal
Taos Pueblo Doula Aspen Mirabal joins us for a conversation about birth equity, decolonizing birthing spaces, and supporting our birthing relatives. She shares her journey in birth work and talks about the unique role of doulas in re-matriat...
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Episode 14
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45:39
Caring for the matriarchs who look after us: Gynecological Cancer with Dr. Amanda Bruegl
Dr. Amanda Bruegl, a member of the Stockbridge and Oneida Nations, shares why cancer screening and cancer prevention are so important for our Native peoples, and how providers can be more sensitive to our unique cultural needs. She explains ...
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Episode 13
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41:11
Trust the process: Becoming an Elder with Karla Decker-Sorby
Karla Decker-Sorby, a Public Health Nurse and Dakota Elder, shares important lessons about living in a good way, paying respect to our Elders, and building reciprocal relations with our communities. “With menopause”, Karla explains, came “th...
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Episode 12
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37:38
A layered approach: Sexual Health Education with Delilah Robb
Delilah Robb (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) talks about her work as a community health educator. She explains why community-driven health promotion is at the center of healing, and how traditional stories teach us to honor our bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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29:22
Restoring protection for our community: MMIWG2S and the Law with Mary Kathryn Nagle
Mary Kathryn Nagle (Citizen of the Cherokee Nation) answers questions about the legal framework around the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit. She explains how a 1978 Supreme Court decision failed to pro...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:06
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Food is more than survival: Connecting to Land with Tara Maudrie
Tara Maudrie (MSPH), a Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe PhD student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses food sovereignty in an Urban Native context. She points out that our relationship with food consists of mor...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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39:22
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Breaching the realm of death and life: Linda Ross - Traditional Healing and Cancer Survivance
Traditional healing methods and teachings are at the center of Indigenous wellbeing. They can support Indigenous people diagnosed with cancer. Linda shares her story of being both a traditional practitioner and overcoming a cancer diagnosis....
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:27
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We are the generation: Ceremony and Community with Ashley Phelps-Garcia
Ashley Phelps-Garcia teaches us about the importance and joy of living in ceremony and community. During the boarding school era, many of our relatives were made to feel ashamed of who they were as Native people. Indigenous practices and way...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:10
On the right path: Celebrating the Menopausal Journey with Dr. Jules Koostachin
Dr. Jules Koostachin reminds us that stories about our bodies are alive and carry agency, especially during times of change. These transitions are individual experiences, and call us to be present in our bodies. Jules allows us to dig deeper...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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31:31
It’s a holistic thing: Sex, Pleasure and Bodily Autonomy with Gabrielle Evans
Sexual wellbeing is a holistic practice of bodily autonomy. Gabrielle Evans reminds us that pleasure, communication, and sex outside of a binary are all important parts of Indigenous health. She also emphasizes the vital role of sex e...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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31:30
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So much work remains: Forging Paths toward MMIWG2S Data Sovereignty with Dr. Blythe George
Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit have faced unfathomable violence since the arrival of settler colonialism. Dr. Blythe George, a Member of the Yurok Tribe, is here to unpack the ongoing epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous wome...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:52
We heal together: Our Land, Our Bodies with Dr. Nicole Redvers
Dr. Nicole Redvers creates a bridge between Indigenous and Western ways of thinking about health. Dr. Redvers reminds us that land-based practices are essential to our health wherever we are living: “By going on our healing journey, we’re au...
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Episode 3
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37:30
Building Indigenous futures: Coming of Age with Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy
Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy offers us the opportunity to explore the revitalization of ceremony that marks the passage into adulthood. Dr. Risling-Baldy speaks about the importance of uplifting our young people and honoring the ancestral streng...
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Episode 2
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37:58
Honoring the mystery at the beginning of our lives: Pregnancy and Birth with Ursula Knoki-Wilson
From creation stories to clinical spaces, Ursula Knoki-Wilson walks us through celebrating the mystery and wonder of new life. Ursula speaks to the importance of sacred birthing spaces and support during pregnancy and childbirth. Ursula’s ow...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:55
Trailer: Coming of Age with Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy
Coming soon to the Indigenae Podcast: Dr. Cutcha Risling-Baldy talks about the revitalization of Coming of Age ceremonies, the sacred nature of menstruation, and the transition to adulthood.
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Episode 2
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1:08
Trailer: Pregnancy and Birth with Ursula Knocki-Wilson
Coming soon to the Indigenae Podcast: Midwife Ursula Knocki-Wilson (Navajo) speaks to the importance of sacred birthing spaces and support during pregnancy and childbirth. Her journey of Navajo traditional and clinical midwifery pract...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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