Ecologist Stephanie Barron reflects on her journey bridging Western science with Indigenous knowledge systems rooted in relational stewardship. With a background in botany, wildlife, and environmental education, she reflects on how Indigenous mentorship guided her toward a more holistic, land-based approach. From carnivore stories to lessons from beavers and bison, this episode uplifts the power of decolonial science and storytelling to restore balance, renew kinship, and heal relationships with our more-than-human relatives.

Music:

• Documenting Wildlife - Descript
• Wolf SFX -Descript
• Tribal Rain Dance (live Percussion) - Descript
• The Three Little Pigs - Silly Symphony - - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5rvGmwBfk&t=202s 
• Wolf Song - Reuben Black Boy - ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1979 Folkways Records - YouTube
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xYMbPA8GUU
• Creepy Distant Wolves - Descript
• Flow of Nature - Descript
• Beaver Medicine Song - James White Calf
• ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1979 - YouTube
• Mist - Ketsa - Free Music Archives

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Producer Lailani Upham at www.ironshieldcreative.com and co-producer Josh Adler at Ecologica