On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Allison Corrado, senior program officer with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, and co-chair of the Start Early Funders Coalition’s Public Policy committee.

Corrado discusses what parents can do to maximize their child's brain development while making sure that caregivers have the resources and support they need. On this episode of The Narrative, host Andrea Pierre and Corrado discuss the current legislation in Minnesota that nurtures early childhood development and supports the educators and caregivers taking care of our young children. This episode was recorded on March 14th, 2023 at KRSM's studio in Minneapolis.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Vice President, Family & Community Impact at Northside Achievement Zone, Andre Dukes. Dukes discusses the ways in which parents and caregivers can create healthy pathways for their young children, that lead to social and emotional health and academic success. On this episode, Afternoon Drive KMOJ host Walter Q. Bear Banks Jr. interviews Dukes on the importance of healthy verbal communication with our young children, including tone, words, feeling and body language.

This episode was recorded and aired live on KMOJ Radio on Jan. 31st and Feb. 14th, 2023.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Anna Sheppard, president of White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) and Tammi Jalowiec, the Head Start Pathways Program Coordinator for WETCC.

Hosts Robert, Wendy Pilot and Zoe from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview Sheppard and Jalowiec on the education programs and scholarships at WETCC, the importance of seeing yourself and culture represented in your educators, and why sign language is important for infants to learn.

This episode was recorded on February 15th, 2023 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Dr. Krishnan Subrahmanian, a primary care pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist at Hennepin Healthcare and the Redleaf Center for Family Healing. Dr. Subrahmanian discusses the tangible things parents can do with their babies as soon as they are born including the importance of skin on skin contact with your child. On this episode of Power Perspectives hosts Andrea Pierre and ShaVunda Brown interview Dr. Subrahmanian on how we can best support our children’s developmental growth.This episode was recorded on February 7th, 2023 at KRSM's studio in Minneapolis.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Barb Fabre, CEO of Indigenous Visioning as she discusses their tribal childcare licensing program.

Hosts Robert and Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview Fabre about the need for more childcare providers in Indian Country and the tribal childcare licensing program Fabre and Indigenous Visioning created.

This episode was recorded on December 21st, 2022 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from members of the Great Start for All MN Children Task Force, Barb Fabre, Shakira Bradshaw, Sandy Simar , Jenny Moses. The Great Start for All Minnesota Children Task Force was proposed by early care and education advocates, legislators, and the Walz-Flanagan Administration for the purposes of developing a state plan to accomplish the goal that “all families to have access to affordable, high-quality early care and education.

Hosts Robert Pilot and Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview the team on the importance of all voices being heard at the table in decisions effecting the education of MN children, including livable pay for educators, childcare providers, bus drivers and others that do the important work of educating our children and how you can have your voice heard in decisions effecting our children. More information can be found at: https://bit.ly/3GzQePE

This episode was recorded on December 7th, 2022 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Babycakes Book Stack mobile book store owner, Zsamé Morgan. Morgan talks about how books enhance your child’s life, even before they are able to read and how they can help deal with feelings of grief. On this episode, Power Perspectives hosts Andrea Pierre and ShaVunda Brown interview Morgan why it's so important for children to be able to see themselves represented in books. This episode was recorded on December 7th, 2022 at KRSM's studio in Minneapolis.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Tammy Wickstrom, Executive Director of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Aanjibimaadizing program which integrates employment, training, and related services to support workforce development, self-sufficiency, and family stability and Baabiitawigiizhigookwe Melissa Boyd who currently serves as the Senior Advisor on Language Revitalization Initiatives for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Host Robert Pilot from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview Wickstrom and Boyd on the importance of recognizing the effects of how cultivating connections with one’s Indigenous language and culture contributes to improved physical and mental wellbeing, and therefore greater success in school, family, and workplace. .

This episode was recorded on November 30th, 2022 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Barb Fabre and Lucy Littlewolf Arias discuss the Indigenous Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators.

Hosts Robert Pilot and Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview Fabre and Arias on the results from a survey from early childhood educators and how, with knowledge and training, teachers can help reverse adverse experiences for young children and replace them with positive experiences.

This episode was recorded on November 9th, 2022 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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On this episode of the Little Moments Count Radio Podcast, we hear from Fawn Youngbear Tibbetts and Jewell Arcoren of the Wicoie Nandagikendan Minneapolis’s Ojibwe and DakhotaLanguage Immersion Early Childhood Center, one of the first early childhood urban immersion language learning programs.

Hosts Robert Pilot and Ogimaa Giniw Ikwe from Native Roots Radio, I’m Awake, interview Tibbetts and Arcoren on the importance of the development of young children through culture and language.

This episode was recorded on October 26th, 2022 on the live radio program Native Roots Radio - I’m Awake, broadcast on various radio station in the Twin Cities, Chicago and Wisconsin.

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