Rahim Moosa sits down with Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild), an Indigenous scholar, educator and governance leader whose work advances Indigenous rights, sovereignty and accountability across health, education and research systems.
Dr. Kemble reflects on identity, grief and the experiences that shaped her journey from losing her mother as a teenager and finding her way back to education, to earning her PhD and confronting profound changes in her career and sense of self.
Together, Rahim and Dr. Kemble explore the ongoing harm of birth alerts, the effects of colonial systems on Indigenous women, children and families, and the difference between symbolic gestures and meaningful accountability. They also discuss relational leadership, the courage to trust yourself and what it means to create spaces where people feel genuinely seen, heard and loved.
This conversation is an invitation to listen more deeply, lead with humility and consider what each of us must do and not simply say to help others rise.
Content note: This episode includes discussions of grief, child apprehension, the Sixties Scoop, residential schools, addiction, workplace harassment and colonial violence.
00:00 - Introduction
01:45 - About Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
04:26 - Birth Alerts
07:55 - How Grief Enabled Her to Rise
10:42 - Grieving Multiple Identities to Becoming Whole
15:58 - Her Father's Role in Shaping Her Identity
19:23 - How Loss Leads to Resilience and Self Trust
22:22 - Trusting the Creator
24:24 - Breaking Open to Lead
26:40 - Her Lived Experience Connects to Leadership
28:49 - Leading and Supporting Indigenous Peoples
30:38 - Accountability and Indigenous Leadership
36:58 - Advice on Leading Authentically
41:12 - Making a Land Acknowledgment Meaningful
43:58 - How Colonial Systems Impact Indigenous Health
47:12 - Hope for the Future
48:44 - Responsibility for Non-Indigenous Individuals
50:34 - The Meaning of her Writing
52:29 - Closing with Her Legacy and Message to her Daughter
About Dr. Tibetha Kemble (Stonechild)
Dr. Kemble is an Indigenous scholar, educator and governance leader. A registered member of Piapot First Nation in Treaty 4 territory, her work focuses on Indigenous rights, sovereignty and accountability, with a particular commitment to Indigenous women, children and families in Canada.
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Learn more about Dr. Tibetha Kemble: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/tibethastonechild/tawaw-welcome
About Rahim Moosa:
www.rahimmmosa.com
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