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Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
In Native Lights, people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce - a.k.a. Minnesota - tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. These are stories of joy, strength, history, and change from Native people who are shaping the future and honoring those who came before them. Native Lights is also a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in…
Episodes
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Filmmaker Khayman Goodsky’s Gift for Visual Storytelling and Collaboration
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Fun and Culturally Based Video Games Boost Math Skills During the Pandemic
On today’s show, Leah meets two dynamic education innovators who are helping bolster math skills for students, by drawing on Indigenous language and history…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Making Choices to Protect One Another During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Daniel Jourdain’s Gift for Supporting Diverse Community through Politics and Policy Making
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Cultural Medicines and Viewing the Pandemic through a Traditional Lens
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Jessica Engelking’s Gift for Creativity and Indigenizing Institutions
Today on the show we meet Jessica Engelking, a descendent of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, who is a researcher with the Great Plains Action Society, and the…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Rhiana Yazzie and Marisa Cummings Envision Post-Pandemic Life in Their Respective Fields
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Jonathan Thunder’s Gift for Honest Expression Through Art and Animation
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Kade Ferris’ Gift for Inspiring through Children’s Literature
Today we talk with Kade Ferris (Metis Nation citizen of the Manitoba Metis Federation) who is an author, Indigenous historian, and researcher. Kade is from the…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Language Education Thrives During the Pandemic and White Earth’s Powwow Returns
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
How Indian Education Rises and Serves Minnesota Students Throughout Pandemic Challenges
On today’s show, we hear from two Indian Education staff who are passionate about serving students in the ISD318 school district located in Itasca County, in…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Diane Wilson’s Gift for Storytelling and Food Sovereignty
Today, a nourishing discussion with Diane Wilson (Dakota), the award-winning writer who is also a speaker, editor, and is the executive director for the Native…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Fawn Sampson’s Gift for Connection Through Creativity
Today we’re talking with Fawn Sampson (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) who is a mom and partner, and an artist. Fawn shares her love of art: everything from…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Successful Vaccine Rollouts for Tribes and Community Clinics Serving Native People
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Samsoche Sampson’s Gift for Hoop Dancing and Cultural Artistry
Today we’re talking with Samsoche Sampson (Mvskoke Creek/Seneca) who is an interdisciplinary artist, powwow and hoop dancer, performer, musician, as well as a…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Tribal Communities Share Knowledge About Keeping Communities Safe and Healthy
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Today…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
A Gift for Storytelling with Hope Flanagan (Extended version)
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
A Gift for Storytelling with Hope Flanagan
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Finding Your Inner Warrior’s Voice with Jessica Smith
February 14th marks a day of honoring relatives lost in the ongoing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR). A recent report…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Special Edition: Visiting Vaccines with Daniel Frye, Jenn Hall, and Kelly Miller
This week, we continue our focus on how Indian Country in Minnesota is responding to the pandemic, now that COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out, with another…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
A Gift for Uplifting Native Voices and Stories with Ramona Marozas
Today we talk with Ramona Marozas (Bad River Band of Lake Superior) a multiplatform producer with over a decade of journalism experience, currently working in…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Native Lights – Special Edition: Visiting Vaccines with Dr. Mary Owen and Briana Michels
This week, another Special Edition of Native Lights: Visiting Vaccines, where we get a pulse on Indian Country’s response to COVID-19 vaccines, here in…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
The Gift for Building Supportive Environments with Kwe Pack
Native Lights – The Gift for Building Supportive Environments with Kwe Pack This week we revisit an earlier Native Lights episode which highlights Kwe Pack, a…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Special Edition: Visiting Vaccines with Antony Stately (Podcast version)
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
The Gift for Bringing in New Life with Takayla Lightfield
This week we are happy to revisit our conversation with Lakota doula Takayla Lightfield (Mnicoujou Lakota, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota), in this…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Dr. Arne Vainio Cultivates a Gift for Healing
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Ramona Kitto Stately’s Gift for Changing Native Narratives
Today, a conversation with Ramona Kitto Stately (Santee Sioux Dakota Nation,) a beadwork artist, teacher, and leader in K-12 Indian Education in Minnesota, who…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
The Gift of Amplifying Many Voices with Radio Host Robert Pilot
Today, a fun conversation with Robert Pilot (Ho-Chunk Nation), who is a teacher, water protector, and Host of Native Roots Radio, which amplifies many Native…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
(Extended version) A Gift for Revitalization with Language Warrior Anton Treuer
This is the extended version of our conversation with Anton Treuer. Today’s conversation is with Dr. Anton Treuer (White Earth/Leech Lake Ojibwe), a prolific…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
A Gift for Revitalization with Language Warrior Anton Treuer
Today’s conversation is with Dr. Anton Treuer (White Earth/Leech Lake Ojibwe), a prolific author, international speaker, historian, and professor of Ojibwe at…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Ashley Fairbanks’ Gift of Bold Vulnerability
Today’s conversation is with Ashley Fairbanks, an Anishinaabe artist, organizer, designer, and digital strategist, and the Creative Director for the 100%…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Gifts of Culture & Storytelling with Deanna StandingCloud
Native Lights – Gifts of Culture & Storytelling with Deanna StandingCloud Today’s conversation is with Deanna StandingCloud (Red Lake Anishinaabe) who is a…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Dalton Walker’s Gift for Sharing Stories
Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program and podcast hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Native Lights – A Gift for Numbers with Daniel Lemm
Native Lights – A Gift for Numbers with Daniel Lemm Today’s conversation features Daniel Lemm (Lower Sioux Indian Community) who is the Chief Financial Officer…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Appreciating What We’ve Learned in the Pandemic and Embracing New Opportunities
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. In today’s…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Staying Active and Keeping Our Spirits High as Winter Arrives During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Winter is…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
How Leech Lake Schools Support Students Through Pandemic’s Constant Change
How Leech Lake Schools Support Students Through Pandemic’s Constant Change Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Youth Share Their Experiences During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Today on the…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan & Patina Park: Two MN Leaders Speak About Leading During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Today on the…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Harvest Time: Connecting to Health Through What the Earth Provides
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Looking to Silver Linings During Times of Struggle
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Bringing the Medicine of Music During the Pandemic with Annie Humphrey & Hip-Hop Artist Tufawon
Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Parents Share Back-to-School Plans for their Families as Pandemic Continues
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
A Special Extended Interview with McKnight Awardee Marcie Rendon
Anishinaabe writer Marcie Rendon has just been awarded the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020. Rendon is a citizen of the White Earth…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Rising to the Challenge of Keeping Tribal Communities Safe and Informed
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Supporting New Moms Through Pregnancy and Breastfeeding During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Doing Our Best for Our Children’s Education During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Reflections on Rising to the Challenge of the Pandemic and Respecting the Virus
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Host Leah Lemm reflects on the…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Keeping Track of COVID Testing and Treatment in Indian Country
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, we hear some nuts and bolts…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Tribal Sovereignty and the Health of Native Communities
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. In this show, Leah welcomes Lyz Jaakola, an…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
How Art Helps Us Rise and Heal in a Crisis
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. In this show Host Leah Lemm continues her…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
How Artistic Gifts Help Inspire and Motivate Good Health
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Today on the show, Leah looks at how our…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Confronting Added Risk and Uncertainty During the Pandemic
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. June is National Cancer Survivor Awareness…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Tribal Leaders are Deciding When and How to Re-open
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis. Today’s in-depth conversation looks at how Tribal…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Health Care Providers and the Path of Healing During Times of Pain, Continued Racial Unrest, and the Pandemic.
On this show, we find out how Native health care providers are expressing their values through their work during the Covid-19 pandemic Samantha Nelson, a…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
Adapting Traditional Practices to Stay Healthy During the Pandemic.
Leah talks with Sharyl Whitehawk, who is Lac Courte de Oreilles Ojibwe, and an addiction counselor at the American Indian Family Center in Saint Paul. Sharyl…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
How Tribal Communities Help Reduce the Risks of Commercial Tobacco Use and COVID-19
Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. Lung disease, cancer, and now complications…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
NL: Biidaapi – Xander Ripley-Jaakola
Hello! Today we talk with 13-year-old Xander Ripley-Jaakoa, an Anishinaabe youth from Cloquet, MN. Xander chats with us about how his school year ended up (and…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
NL: Biidaapi – Mike Laverdure
Boozhoo! We catch up with our friend Mike Laverdure (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota), a partner with DSGW Architects. Mike offers his…
- Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine
NL: Biidaapi – Louise Matson
Greetings! Today we talk with Louise Matson (White Earth Band of Ojibwe) the Executive Director of the Division of Indian Work and founding board member of…