Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines

On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines, Host LeAndra Nephin speak with lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist Dr. Pam Palmater. They discuss Indigenous advocacy in academia, and her work with Idle No More. BIO:Dr. Pamela Palmater is a Mi’kmaw lawyer, professor, author, and social justice activist from Eel River Bar First Nation in New Brunswick. She has four university degrees, including a BA from St. Thomas in Native Studies; an LL...

On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines we are joined by the Media Coordinator for Gidimt’en Checkpoint, Jen Wickham.Jen and host, LeAndra Nephin discuss the Wet’suwet’en resistance to pipeline occupation on their land, her path into activism and more.To learn more about the camp and to help support the efforts of Wet’suwet’en , please check out the links below.JEN'S BIOJen is a member of Cas Yikh (Grizzly Bear House) in the Gidimt’en (Bear/Wolf) Clan of the Wet’suw...

On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines we chat with lawyer, activist and storyteller, Chase Iron Eyes. We discuss his time at Standing Rock, the activations at Line 3, and his own podcast and video cast, Cut to the Chase.Produced by: Spirit BuffaloProduced by: Ashley 'Cinders' RobinsonEdited by: Kim AchesonMixed and edited by: Abbey FranzSong: 'Another Side' Song Produced by: Ben Reno, Eli Lev, & Megan LeighSupport the Show.

On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines, Host LeAndra Nephin chats with actor, Marcus LaVoi. They discuss his role as Big Frank Yazzie on the Netflix show 'Chambers', his latest role as Nathan Goodleaf, in the ABC show 'For Life, his journey as an actor and the need for more Native representation both on and off screen.Support the Show.

On this episode, Host LeAndra Nephin speaks with Educator and Activist, Renee Sans Souci. The discuss water protection, activism and her own journey towards healing.With a degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and being an Umonhon woman and practitioner of traditional healing, Renee Sans Souci combines her life experiences with a learning process that helps learners to engage in their own cultural identities and languages. Renee has been a Teaching Artist with the Lied C...

Sunny Red Bear is a multi-talented Lakota activist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. In Episode 6 of Not Invisible: Native Womxn on the Frontlines, we talk with Sunny about her various projects that touch on topics including MMIWG2ST. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunny saw a need for someone to bring resources to the elders in her community so she thought, “Why not me?” This episode is fueled by Sunny’s passion to create space for others as well as finding solutions for the worl...

Episode 5 of Not Invisible: Native Womxn on the Frontlines is another double feature with two motivated Native athletes who use their platform to bring awareness to the MMIWG2ST crisis. First, we hear from Jordan Marie Daniel, a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) who used her love for running to make a statement during the Boston Marathon by wearing a red handprint over her mouth. But her advocacy goes beyond just running as her heart is committed to bringing forth issu...

Episode 4 of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines is a double feature of two powerful women. First, we hear from Meskee Yatsayte (Potawatomi/Diné) from Navajo Nation Missing and Murdered Relatives. Meskee’s work is about including all missing Native kin, including men and boys, elders, the disabled and the trans/non-binary community. Next we hear from Tabatha Frank (Tla-o-qui-aht Ahousat/Muchalaht) whose striking face paint has become an iconic symbol of the MMIWG2ST movement. Her ...

⁣Regan de Loggans (Mississippi Choctaw/ K'iche' Maya) is a two-spirit art historian, curator, educator, and organizer based in so-called Brooklyn on Lenape land. On this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontline, Regan and journalist, Shea Vassar discuss mutual aid, advocacy on social media, anti-Blackness within the Indigenous community, and including the G2ST in our MMIWG2ST advocacy. Support the Indigenous Kinship Collective: https://venmo.com/indigenouskinshipcollectiveChe...

Rebecca Nagle, journalist and citizen of Cherokee Nation, joins this episode of Not Invisible: Native Peoples on the Frontlines to discuss representation, the effects of COVID-19 on data collection, the ongoing census, and the current Supreme Court case that could determine the fate of almost half the land in the state of Oklahoma. Listen to This LandRead more from Rebecca:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/28/half-land-oklahoma-could-be-returned-native-americans-it-should-be/http...