Join us for a second discussion with Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Dr. Kim Tallbear on All My Relations. We'll explore Kim's “life project” of critical polyamory, her journey through feminism, her processes of writing in, with, and for community, and

Ep #1: All My Relations & Indigenous Feminism

Feb 26th, 2019 50m 16s

Matika and Adrienne discuss their “origin” stories as Indigenous women, bloggers, and storytellers— revealing the intimacies of their friendship, the inception and goals of the All My Relations Podcast, and their relationships to feminism.Suppo

Black Native Kinship with Amber Starks

1 Apr 15th, 2022 46m 53s

Join Matika Wilbur and Dr.Dr. Desi for part two in this series, “Black Native Kinship”, a powerful conversation with Afro-Indigenous activist Amber Starks. Amber is a Black woman and enrolled member of the Miscogee (Creek) Nation. Her activism

Black Native History with Dr. Tiya Miles

1 Mar 18th, 2022 50m

Back in 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and during the Black Lives Matter uprisings that followed, All My Relations started a journey to support the Black community and Afro Indigenous relatives through having conversations on police bru

The Border Crossed Us

1 Jan 14th, 2022 1h 5m

The Border Crossed Us is led by Jon Ayon, an AMR team member who conducted field research to gather the stories of peoples and Tribes at the southern settler colonial border between the United States and Mexico. This political border was drawn

The Ancestors Know You: Real Life Reconnection Stories

Dec 18th, 2021 1h 40m

We are so excited to talk about the very highly requested topic: reconnection. So many of our relatives grew up with varying levels of kinship systems, and it is so important to not blame oneself for little connection. After 500 years of coloni

Lies Your Teacher Taught You: The Truth About Thanksgiving

Nov 26th, 2021 19m 57s

“The Truth about Thanksgiving” is the first installment of a series we’re calling “Lies your teacher taught you”. In this episode we sit down with Matika and her 13-year-old nephew to teach about the true history of European and Native contact.

Sexy Sacred

Oct 26th, 2021 37m 34s

Join us for an episode all about snaggin’! For part two of All My Loving Relations, we continue our conversation with the phenomenal Geraldine King, and bring in comedian Deanna Diaz (aka Dianna M.A.D.). Join us as we embark on a teepee creepin

All My Loving Relations

May 17th, 2021 1h 16m

Love is something we all need, cherish, and desire in our lives. As Indigenous people we have always known that being in good relation with people, creatures, and the land is integral to wellbeing. Western science is just catching up to discove

Protect Indigenous Women

May 5th, 2021 1h 36m

Since the onset of colonization Indigenous women have experienced violence with reckless abandon, today it is a public health emergency. Traditionally, many of our Native societies are matrilineal but settler colonialism has disrupted our tradi

Indigenous Motherhood: Birth Is Ceremony

Apr 1st, 2021 1h 2m

In this episode we explore our ceremonies related to birth and question what it means to rematriate through motherhood. What are our traditional birthing ceremonies? What about our coming of age ceremonies? How do we reclaim our sexualities? Ho

Can Our Ancestors Hear Us?

Jul 2nd, 2019 1h 25m

On this episode we tackle a huge topic: the importance and power of our Indigenous languages, and the work that's being done to revitalize and promote Native languages. It was too much to fit in with just one guest, so we collected stories from

Native Appropriations

Apr 17th, 2019 59m 30s

In this episode, All My Relations explores the topic of cultural appropriation—it’s become such a buzzword, but what is it, really? Adrienne and Matika care deeply about Native representation, and talk constantly about this subject. Here, you'l

Indigiqueer

Apr 3rd, 2019 56m 4s

We join forces with two amazing Indigenous writers and scholars who are making waves in the literary scene with their poetry, prose, and fiction. They weave words and worlds to help us see and understand queer indigenous identities and bodies,

Can a DNA test make me Native American?

1 Mar 12th, 2019 1h 10m

Can a DNA test make me Native American? As direct-to-consumer ancestry DNA tests gain popularity and narratives of “discovering” or “proving” Native American ancestry through DNA swirl through the media—what does that mean for Indigenous nation

Native Mascots: Really, Still?

Mar 2nd, 2019 1h 13m

In 2018 there are still over 2000 schools and professional sports teams with Native mascots, despite decades of activism and academic research demonstrating the harms of these images. Today Matika and Adrienne are in conversation with Amanda Bl

Food Sovereignty: A Growing Movement

1 Mar 2nd, 2019 43m 40s

Are you truly sovereign if you can’t feed yourselves? Today we delve into a topic we can all relate to! We all got to eat! But how are we eating, or better, WHAT are we eating? And how has colonization disrupted our relationship with our tradi

Bonus

Supreme Court Affirms ICWA

Jun 16th, 2023 14m 15s

Big news! The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of leaving the Indian Child Welfare Act intact. This is a major victory for Indigenous rights and sovereignty. In this special episode, Matika is joined by Sedelta Oosahwee (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikar

How We Made Indigenous Books

Apr 25th, 2023 47m 7s

Relatives!! It is with great joy that we have arrived to pub day!Today Matika's book "Project 562: Changing The Way We See Native America" hits the shelves! To celebrate we want this very special celebratory episode of AMR to reflect on this ma

Rematriate

Apr 6th, 2023 1h 1m

To rematriate is to return the sacred to the mother. Join us today as we talk about the collective work of Rematriation with Dr. Dian Million (Tanana Athabascan), Michelle Schenandoah (Oneida Nation) and Marquel Musgrave (Nanbe Owingeh). In thi

Native Women Are Funny

Mar 22nd, 2023 40m 59s

Three incredible women, Sierra Ornales (Diné ), Jana Schmieding (Mniconjou and Sicangu Lakota) and Tazbah Rose Chavez (Nüümü, Diné and San Carlos Apache tribes) join All My Relations to talk about the comedy scene, sisterhood and above all els

Telling True Stories in a Good Way

Mar 16th, 2023 35m 22s

As an Indigenous documentary filmmaker, what does it mean to tell true stories in a good, ethical way? How do we protect and respect our communities while sharing our stories with broader audiences? How do our teachings inform our storytelling?

Native Children Belong in Native Homes

Mar 8th, 2023 53m 17s

Brooke Pepion Swaney (Blackfeet/Salish) and Kendra Potter (Lummi) join All My Relations for “Native Children Belong in Native Homes.” This heartfelt, vulnerable and raw story is centered around their film, “Daughter of A Lost Bird”, which follo

Rez Doggin' with Ryan Redcorn and Sterlin Harjo

Mar 1st, 2023 57m 38s

Sterlin Harjo (Muskogee/Seminole) and Ryan Redcorn (Osage), join All My Relations for a live podcast to discuss how Native representation in Hollywood can be done right (or Rez-dogged). The conversation is packed with giggles, the importance of

Building Indigenous Futures

Feb 22nd, 2023 52m 4s

This episode delves into higher education for Native students. While colleges and universities around the US are releasing land acknowledgements, the Indigenous students who come from these lands make up only 1% of college students nationally.