In this episode, Emnet and Mckela talked with Dr. Laticia McNaughton (Mohawk Nation, Wolf Clan). The themes of this episode revolve around gratitude along with reclaiming food and personal histories and the impact that has on one’s emotional well being. We also discussed generational trauma, specifically Indigenous erasure, and the fulfillment that comes from the act of healing emotionally and spiritually.

Transcription of Episode 1 

Reading mentioned in this episode: 

Figueroa-Helland, L., Thomas, C., & Aguilera, A. (2018). Decolonizing food systems: Food sovereignity, indigenous revitalization, and agroecology as counter-hegemonic movements. Perspectives on Global Development &Technology, 1, 173–201. doi:10.1163/15691497-12341473

Music: Charles Fox, Lauryn N. Hill, Norman Gimble "To Zion." The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, performed by Lauryn Hill, Carlos Santana, Columbia Recors, 1998.