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Sage Yeager’s Gift for Creating Beautiful Wedding Videos

Native Lights December 9, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Sage Yeager (Prairie Island Indian Community) who is a videographer for intimate weddings and elopements. Sage combines her “love of love” with her filmmaking skills to create beautiful videos commemorating a couple’s big day.

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Master Jingle Dress Maker Adrienne Benjamin’s Gift for Guiding Reconciliation

Native Lights November 18, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Adrienne Benjamin (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) who is a community activist and multi-faceted artist, including being a master jingle dress maker.

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Reuben Kitto Stately’s Gift for Reclaiming Dakota Roots through Language and Music

Native Lights November 11, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Reuben Kitto Stately (Red Lake Nation and Santee Sioux Nation) who is a fourth-year student at Augsburg University and Dakota language learner. He’s also a musician and recording artist, known as Kitto.

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Jaida Grey Eagle Gifts for Photojournalism, Filmmaking, and Beadwork

Native Lights November 4, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Jaida Grey Eagle (Oglala Lakota) a photojournalist, film producer, beadwork artist, and writer. Jaida earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We loved this conversation, hearing about how she got her start in photojournalism and …

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Toya Stewart Downey’s Gift for Journalism, Inclusive Leadership, and Education

Native Lights October 28, 2021

Native Lights is 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 Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce — a.k.a. Minnesota — to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. …

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Robert Rice’s Gift for Gathering Community around Coffee, Frybread, and Wild Ricing

Native Lights October 21, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Robert Rice (White Earth Nation) the owner and operator of the Pow Wow Grounds coffee shop on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis, a hub for gathering for conversation and art, over coffee, frybread, and tacos. Robert also has decades of experience harvesting wild rice and a passion for sharing the tradition with others.

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Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day!

Native Lights October 14, 2021

Today we talk about different ways Indigenous People’s Day is being recognized and celebrated throughout Mni Sota Mkoce.

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Brian Joyce’s Gift for Acting and Directing in the Twin Cities Theater Scene

Native Lights October 7, 2021

Today we’re talking with Brian Joyce (White Earth Nation), who has been acting and directing in the Twin Cities Theater scene for more than 40 years. Brian first appeared on stage in St. Paul at the age of four, and later earned his BA in Theatre Arts from Bethel College. Brian has been enjoying acting onstage and working behind the scenes, ever since. He also appears in some commercials and films.

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Rob Pero’s Gift for Entrepreneurship, Media, and Marketing

Native Lights September 30, 2021

On today’s show, we’re speaking with entrepreneur Rob Pero (Bad River Tribe), CEO and creative director of the Indigenous-led marketing firm Perodigm. He’s also the voice behind Minnesota’s statewide “Your Call MN” campaign raising awareness about sex trafficking.

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Leah and Cole: Sharing Our Gifts and Purpose

Native Lights September 16, 2021

On today’s show, we turn the microphone on each other! No guest today… instead, we ask each other some questions about our own purpose and passions, starting with music.

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Christina Woods’ Gift for Busting Bias Through Art

Native Lights September 2, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Christina Woods (Bois Forte Tribal Nation) who is the first Anishinaabikwe to be the Executive Director of the Duluth Art Institute. Christina is also currently performing in the play The UnPlugging presented by New Native Theatre in Minneapolis.

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Cece Benimon’s Gift for Connecting Kids with Culture & Conservation

Native Lights August 26, 2021

On today’s show, we talk with Cece Benimon (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) who is the family liaison for Anishinaabe Academy, a Minneapolis school with a Native-centered curriculum. Cece shares some of the different ways the school is revitalizing and Indigenizing curriculum.

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