Missing VHS tape and a burial board. 0:00Slang phrases and their origins. 4:38Cultural preservation, imposition, and ethnocentrism. 11:56Conflicts within families due to differing beliefs and values. 20:35Family dynamics and cultural preservati

#53 - A Smudge Too Far: Perils of Pretendigenous Smudging

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 14m

Police encounters. 0:24Colonialism, language, and smudging. 4:48Smudging practice and techniques. 11:25The origin and usage of the word "smudge" in Native American contexts. 16:58Smudging practices and Timing. 23:08Smudging practices and cultur

#52 - Authenticity Under Surveillance: A Native’s Guide to Being Yourself…Everywhere!

Feb 18th, 2024 1h 20m

Archive music and recording techniques. 0:00 Native American music styles and cultural influences. 5:37 Tribal engagement and cultural resource management. 13:59 Tribal consultation and engagement in BLM meetings. 20:16 Identity and cultural ex

#51 - Anti-Un-De-Colonial Indigenization Potluck: A cornucopia of gripes and thoughts

Dec 19th, 2023 1h 13m

Traditions Unveiled: Navigating the True Meaning of Thanksgiving. 0:00Feast or Fiesta: Exploring Food Choices Beyond Thanksgiving. 6:21Reclaiming Histories: Indigenous Research Challenges and Opportunities. 12:52From Podcasts to Papers: Academi

#50 - Drama at Club NCAI: Native Identity Scuffles for Federal Scraps - Guest: Salisha Old Bull

Nov 24th, 2023 1h

Native American identity and organization. 0:00Federal recognition for Native American tribes. 7:07Native American identity and federal recognition. 19:25Tribal recognition and federal government responsibilities. 21:58Tribal recognition and id

#49 - Nakoa HeavyRunner Unplugged: The Life and Times of a Round Dance Alchemist

Nov 17th, 2023 1h 34m

Pain, suffering, and aging. 0:00Changes in powwow music and culture. 9:43The evolution of music and its impact on artists. 16:07Music evolution and nostalgia. 17:52Round dance music and production. 26:56Music recording techniques and cringe-wor

#48 - Drums, Dreams and Cultural Schemes: A Beatdown on Indigenous Conferences.

Nov 10th, 2023 1h 32m

Traditional songs and their cultural significance. 0:04Indigenous singing and morality. 22:28Indigenous land acknowledgments and cultural appropriation. 34:43Conference planning and land acknowledgments. 41:45Incorporating traditional ceremonie

#47 - Highbrowing Indigenous Cinema: What do Natives want... realism or escapism? Guest: Salisha Old Bull

Sep 8th, 2023 1h 42m

Intro: Too much sodium? 0:00 The best Predator movie ever made. 18:15 You’re not active listening 22:48 Eagle feathers and fake feathers. 35:43 Not so good Ten Indigenous Movies List. 49:24 TRS Top 5 Indigenous Movies List. 1:08:08 Cinema shoul

#46 - Inside Indian Country: A Discussion on Kool-Aid, Pork Chops and Indian Law - Guest: Bryan Dupuis

Aug 10th, 2023 1h 29m

Typical life. 2:25Bryan’s law degree and how he got started. 10:55I'm glad people are listening. 18:30Dirty Belly. 19:55What is the legal definition of heritage? 27:59The Revolutionary War and the royal proclamation. 34:45Wabash Land Company an

#45 - Tribal Pride and Prejudice: Understanding superficial practice and actual practice.

Jul 23rd, 2023 1h 19m

My uncle shot a real big buck. 0:00The Public Enemy tape. 2:31The best old dance recording I've ever heard. 14:39Weasel skins and porcupine quills. 17:59The problem with romanticism about the past. 24:36Practitioners knowledge vs non practition

#44 - Indian Basketball, Fancy Dancing and Indigenous Citation with Guest Walter RunsAbove

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 51m

Can you hear me now? 0:00Goose from the stronghold. 0:55Old school rock and roll. 7:33Chicken Dance song. 10:56The beginning of fancy dancing. 15:05Fancy dance competitions and trophies. 20:08The flare from the rocker. 26:39Cool names and nickn

#43 - An Intervention for Aaron: A discussion on inconvenient truths, criticism and uniformity

Apr 10th, 2023 1h 4m

In this season 3 kickoff episode we welcome back Aaron with an investigation into some of our past discussions.Since his absence in the past four months we have had a chance to review past episode to find opportunities to dive deeper into unres

#42 Tribal Boomer Exodus: Indigenous Gen X on Reframing Identity and Governance in the Void with Guest Pat Matt

Jan 19th, 2023 1h 35m

In this episode, Qʷlm tl Stltla (Patrick Matt Jr., Qlispé) joins the discussion on the phenomenon of the older generation of tribal leadership retiring and how the next generation will fill the void with new ideas about identity and governance

#41 - "Hang Around the Conference Indians": Re-imagining a modern structure for discussing Tribal research

Nov 24th, 2022 1h 5m

In this episode we discuss opinions in Native inspired conferences. Conferences have been integrated in as a mode of convening and disseminating knowledge across Tribal Nations. They have become the mainstay for meeting and sharing some cultura

#40 - "Thoughts and Prayer": Untangling vague and specific modes of supplication

Oct 25th, 2022 1h 17m

In this episode we discuss an important component of Native reality. Prayer is a unique endeavor in Tribal life that continues to thread through nearly all processes that are deemed important. We discuss some of the recent stereotypes and roma

#39 The Saga of White Josh: A "how to" guide to living White on the Rez

Sep 26th, 2022 1h 45m

In this episode we have chat with guest Joshua Rosenau. Josh has been living on the Reservation for a number of years and shares his insight as a Non-Native outsider. His experience in connecting with Natives and some cultural pursuits are hig

#38 - That One White Guy on the Rez: Original Style Singing and Sovereignty

Aug 9th, 2022 1h 18m

In this episode we take some time to jump around in our thoughts about a number important topic. We start the discussion by introducing the topic and issues of outsiders living in and around Indian County while enjoining in some of our cultural

#37 - Reconciling Past and Present Realities: Issues with written text about “Indian Things”

May 20th, 2022 1h 3m

In this episode we revisit some unfinished business from a previous discussion. Specifically, We dive deeper in the complications found when Native thoughts and philosophies are committed to written text, especially in legal and academic schol

#36 - The Problem with Repatriation and Tribal Death Norms: The evolution of Indigenous epistemologies

Mar 13th, 2022 1h 7m

Death is one of the final cultural expression in any society. The discussion of death and mourning can be a sensitive topic. The TRS team discuss current and modern beliefs related to human remains in relation to repatriation of objects from mu

#35 - Do We Still Need Each Other?: Shifting norms of responsibility and ownership

Feb 19th, 2022 1h 2m

In this episode, the TRS team discusses many topics centering on emerging social structure in Native families. In Part I, the conversation emerges from a discussion on family names while shifting to the phenomenon of the "keeper". Importantly,

#34 - “10% Cree Fee”: The influence of Nêhiyawak singing across Indian Country with Guest Aaron Tootoosis

Feb 7th, 2022 1h 31m

In this episode, the TRS team chats with Aaron Tootoosis (Nêhiyawak) from the Poundmaker Indian Reserve in Treaty 6 Territory. University and traditionally educated, he shares his expertise on current Indigenous issues through speaking engageme

#33 - You're on Dog Land! Secret knowledge in Indian County

Dec 24th, 2021 1h 14m

In this episode, the Tribal Research Specialist (TRS) team discuss what some may view as "secret knowledge" in Tribal Communities. In the episodes we are joined by returning guest Salisha Old Bull to provide further insight on this phenomenon.

#32 - Welcome Back! Where have we been and whats next? Listen in and find out.

Dec 9th, 2021 57m 4s

We took a small break but we are back to discuss more important issues and accomplishment from Indian Country. We had a chance to resent and are ready to jump back in to elaborate on old topics and bring forth new and challenging discussions. I

#31 - Inside Indian Country: A Discussion on Personhood for Rivers- Guest: Bryan Dupuis

Jul 19th, 2021 1h 10m

In this episode, the Tribal Research Specialist (TRS) team discuss the ever-expanding phenomenon of applying "personhood" or legal human rights to river. In the "Inside Indian Country" episodes we invited a guests living and thriving in Indian

#30 - "This one time at the Vine Deloria Symposium" - A conversation with a Lumbee Scholar - Dr. Ryan Emanuel

Apr 5th, 2021 1h 11m

In this episode, the TRS team have an interesting conversation with Lumbee scholar Dr. Ryan Emanuel. The episode starts with an classic war dance song by the Fort Kipp Singers recorded around late 1960's or early 1970's. The Fort Kipp Singe