A Special COVID-19 Report: Decision-Making and Being a Good Relative

A Special COVID-19 Report from MN Native News: Decision-Making and Being a Good Relative. With hosts Leah Lemm and Dr. Antony Stately.

This program was made possible by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and is a co-production of TPT NOW and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities.

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• Responding to the Federal Boarding School Report
  The Science Museum of Minnesota is funding mini-projects for Native Community members… We’ll tell you how you can get involved.
• Pregnancy, Vaccines, and Decision-making during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  On today’s show, Leah and Antony sort through many of the questions and concerns that arise around pregnancy, vaccines, and decision-making during this stage of the pandemic.
• Binesikwe Means’ Gift for Nurturing the Next Generation of Storytellers
  On today’s show, we talk with Binesikwe Means who is an enrolled citizen of the Oglala Lakota Tribe in Pine Ridge South Dakota, and a descendant of the White Earth Nation. Binesikwe is the lead instructor for Migizi’s First Person Productions, a youth-led social enterprise that produces videos, design work, and social media campaigns for businesses and non-profits.
• Racial Justice Mini Grants
  The Science Museum of Minnesota is funding mini-projects for Native Community members… We’ll tell you how you can get involved.
• Powwows Present Challenges, Opportunities for COVID Precautions
  This week COVID infection rates are on the rise. Reporter Feven Gerezgiher shares some of the latest data and connects with organizers about what they are doing to prevent COVID-19 at powwows and other large gatherings.