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Indigenous lifeways as solutions: Wakinyan LaPointe on staying grounded in the cultural teachings of song and the intelligence of Indigenous youth activists

Native Lights

In this episode, we chat with human rights advocate, singer, storyteller, and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities American Studies doctoral student Wakinyan LaPointe. Wakinyan, a Sicangu (Burnt …

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Building bridges through story: Ajuawak Kapashesit on playing with genre, the power of story, and making action figure movies as a kid

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Ajuawak Kapashesit (photo credit: Jaida Grey Eagle) In this episode, we sit down with Minneapolis-based actor, writer, and director Ajuawak Kapashesit. Ajuawak, who is Ojibwe, Cree, and Jewish, …

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