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Season 2

March 7, 2024

Ep. 41 Ties to the land

DeShawn Davis is a young environmentalist exploring traditional O’odham Jewedga (O’odham lands) in Southern Arizona. He currently works as a Next Generation Ranger at Saguaro National Park and is also an involved participant in the Eco Truths for...

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Nov. 29, 2023

Ep. 40 Palestine & O'odham Homelands: Uncovering Shared Struggles

In this thought-provoking episode, join us as we dive deep into the intersecting worlds of Indigenous issues and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Tina Andrew, Executive Producer, and co-host Napoleon Marrietta lead a dynamic discussion, bringing...

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Nov. 8, 2023

Ep. 39 Mato Wayuhi

Episode 39 was co-hosted by Bre, Tina, and Mia with special guest https://matowayuhi.net/. Mato is Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge rez in South Dakota. He is mostly known as a multidisciplinary artist who composes his own music, raps, and …

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Oct. 29, 2023

Ep. 38 Meet Dr. J, O'odham Scholar

This episode is co-hosted by Tina and Napolean with guest Dr. Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan (Tohono O'odham). Tune in as we take a deep dive into Dr. J’s dissertation research and background in journalism. She is from Wa:k Ceksan (San Xavier District) …

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Oct. 20, 2023

Ep. 37 Dr. Paulette Steeves

In this episode host Tina Andrew is joined by two strong, educated, indigenous women who both work in the field of archaeology. https://paulettesteeves22.wixsite.com/drpaulettesteeves (Cree-Métis) is a renowned indigenous archaeologist who's work is...

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Oct. 9, 2023

Ep. 36 Rooted In Waila Music

In this episode we went live with waila/Tejano musician https://www.facebook.com/stevieray.vavages. Tune in as Stevie goes in depth about his upcoming and his musical journey that is rooted in the Tohono O’odham social music called Waila. The word...

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Aug. 31, 2023

Ep. 35 O'odham Harvester

In this episode Exec. Producer, Tina and guesthttps://www.artists-at-work.org/tanisha-tucker-lohse share their last thoughts about our partnership with the https://www.artists-at-work.org/ as it comes to an end. Over the past months Tanisha has been a...

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July 26, 2023

Ep. 34 More Than The Music

Episode 34 features the trio Famous Ones, who are brothers Chad (drums/guitar), Carl (bass/guitar), and AJ (accordion/guitar) Flores from the San Lucy community near Gila Bend, AZ. They began learning how to play music taught by their late Dad who...

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July 20, 2023

Ep. 33 Native Education Experience

In this episode, Napolean and Bre are joined by Monique Harvey, a UCOD Graduate Student, and Crystal Miller, the Manager of Tribal and Direct Services of the Native Nations Institute. Together, they delved into the unique challenges and milestones...

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June 2, 2023

Ep. 32: Ciolim & Climate

In this episode, Tanisha and I decided to meet up at “A” Mountain aka Sentinal Peak in Tucson to have a conversation about desert wild foods and climate change. Even though it was windy up top we found a comfortable …

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April 12, 2023

Into The Pit

For many years this “Desert Dweller” aka Andrew has been in the metal scene as a musician and as a concert promoter. In this episode, “Desert Dweller” shares a before and after experience of the Vinom Piast; a show that …

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