Decision-making in Daily Life Two Years into the COVID- 19 Pandemic

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.

On today’s show, Leah and Antony are back to discuss how COVID has affected our decision-making processes now that we are two years into the pandemic.  Leah and Antony reflect on the latest statistics from the World Health Organization, about the numbers of cases and deaths worldwide.  Antony shares his perspective and first-hand experience with the HIV pandemic and how the landscape changed as we learned more about the disease and scientists developed breakthrough treatments and medications.

Plus, educator and producer Chaz Wagner (Bois Forte Ojibwe) checks in with some community members, who share their approach to decision-making and caring for our relatives, at this point in the pandemic. 

Dr. Antony Stately is the CEO of the Native American Community Clinic.

Subscribe to Minnesota Native News in your favorite podcast app

• 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.