Talks With A Fox Podcast

Corey Gray is a member of the Siksika Nation (Northern Blackfoot tribe of Alberta) and Scottish. He is a Scientist, Gravitational Wave Detector Operator, backpacker, salsa dancer, traveler, and a curious soul who has brought forward a newfound excitement for the world of science as he shares connections between physics and the Blackfoot language. Corey and his team at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (L.I.G.O.), where he is the lead operator made one of the greatest scientific discoveries of the century that supports Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. In my conversation with Corey, a 2017 Nobel Prize recipient, we discuss how science was always part of the Blackfoot culture and history. Corey tells how his passion for science and learning has provided him with opportunities to share with the world about his discoveries in physics and how they have been translated into the Blackfoot language with the guidance of his mother, Sharon Yellowfly, a fluent Blackfoot language speaker. Corey is a leader and a role model who is an inspiration to many, and he is a vanguard increasing the awareness and presence of Indigenous expertise and contributions made in the sciences. Corey Gray walks with humility and is a natural teacher who is connecting a new generation of learners to a new way of thinking and reminding us all that there is so much for us to discover in the world around us. 

 • To learn more about Corey Gray’s contributions to the world of science and his exciting journey of discoveries , visit:
Link: https://www2.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni/made-in-the-csu/humboldt/Pages/corey-gray.aspx
Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/corey_gray_the_night_my_heart_was_hijacked_by_black_holes_and_gravitational_waves
FB: https://www.facebook.com/gray.corey
IG: https://www.instagram.com/corey_m_gray/?hl=en

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Verna Volker, is from the Navajo Nation who overcame many obstacles in her life with an attitude that anyone can overcome life's challenges and how important it is to move our bodies. Verna is a mother, a wife, a teacher, an Ultramarathon runner and the founder of Native Women Running, an organization that encourages and features Native women runners in the running community on and off the reservation. Verna's personal journey and introduction to the world of running was ignited by her goals to get healthy and as an outlet to relieve stress and connect with the land of her ancestors. In our conversation, Verna shares how running has changed her life and how Native Women Running creates space and promotes the visibility of Native women who run. Verna shares her safety tips for women who run and how her organization helps create awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with their annual run and by sharing the stories of many Indigenous women on her Instagram Page @nativewomenrunning. The resilience and compassion Verna Volker, is a warrior woman who speaks with wisdom and her story is telling of how strong Native women are and how special their roles are in healing and leading their communities.

• To learn more about Verna's journey and how you can become involved with Native Women Running, visit:
Website: https://www.nativewomenrunning.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running
FB: https://www.facebook.com/pg/nativewomenrunning/posts/
Link: https://ultrarunning.com/featured/running-for-those-who-cant-verna-volker/

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Andrea + Talks With A Fox Podcast Team🦊

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Aspen Matis is the author of Your Blue Is Not My Blue: A Missing Person Memoir (Little A, June 2020), a #1 Amazon bestseller in memoirs. Aspen, who has been published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Tin House, Psychology Today, Salon and Marie Claire, is also the author of critically acclaimed memoir Girl in the Woods, published by Harper Collins in 2015. In this conversation, Aspen shares how surviving sexual assault and stepping out of her comfort and safety zones to hike the Pacific Crest Trail, helped her discover the powerful connection to herself. Aspen’s honest and insightful reflections are mirrored in her writing as a gifted storyteller, and advocate for women who have survived sexual violence. As human beings we can feel inspired and learn from Aspen Matis’ stories that courage, resilience, and self-determination can help us to heal from trauma and transform us into our most authentic and powerful selves. 

• To learn more about Aspen’s books and her journey, visit:
Website: www.aspen-matis.com
FB: www.facebook.com/onehumannature
IG: www.instagram.com/aspenmatis

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Brandi Morin is an award-winning French/Cree/Iroquois journalist from Treaty 6, AB, Canada. For the last ten years, Brandi has specialized in sharing Indigenous stories through her career in journalism. Brandi's voice as a journalist has contributed to reconciliation in Canada’s political, cultural and social environments. Brandi's most notable work is published/broadcasted with Al Jazeera English, the National Observer, the Toronto Star, Power & Politics, CTV National, CBC Newsnet, the New York Times, CBC Indigenous and many others. Brandi won a Human Rights Reporting award from the Canadian Association of Journalists in April of 2019 for her work with the CBC's Beyond 94 project tracking the progress of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action.
In our conversation, Brandi shares how her story of resilience and self-empowerment helped her to discover her gift for sharing stories, and how her choices helped her to create a healing and healthy pathway for her children. Brandi Morin exemplifies how crucial it is to have Indigenous voices representing Indigenous stories in journalism, as she brings forth an authentic voice and creates space for Indigenous perspectives.

• For more on Brandi Morin's Journalism, you can follow her stories at:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Songstress28
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/brandi-morin.html
Link: https://www.nationalobserver.com/u/brandi-morin
IG: https://www.instagram.com/bmorinstories/

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Francine Cunningham, a Cree, Metis writer, artist and educator discusses how her journey of self-discovery and family histories have influenced her work. Her most recent book, on/me, (Caitlin Press, 2019) is telling of Francine's life that has collected many beautiful, challenging and rich experiences as an Indigenous woman that she has encountered throughout her life. Though Francine has survived grief and loss, she has drawn from the beauty and strength of her cultures to thrive through her artistic gifts and share her creative spirit with many Indigenous youth and communities. Francine is a nurturer as this is evident in her teaching practice where she creates safe and caring spaces for her students. Francine inspires us to think about how we can access the arts to heal ourselves and to rediscover who we are and where we come from. Francine's work is purposeful, and she exudes the beauty we can discover in our lives when we connect with our gifts and keep our spirit of curiosity and self-discovery alive.

• To follow Francine on her beautiful journey, to order her book and purchase her artwork, visit her webpages:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/demarcationlines/
https://www.francinecunningham.ca/
https://www.instagram.com/francinecunningham/

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Thank you for joining Talks With A Fox Podcast on this colourful journey! We just love connecting with our podcast family and it would mean so much to us if you write us a review and when you leave us a 5-star rating - you support our love for creating meaningful content and providing a safe space for Indigenous voices and communities to share.

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Francine Cunningham, a Cree, Metis writer, artist and educator discusses how her journey of self-discovery and family histories have influenced her work. Her most recent book, on/me, (Caitlin Press, 2019) is telling of Francine's life that has collected many beautiful, challenging and rich experiences as an Indigenous woman that she has encountered throughout her life. Though Francine has survived grief and loss, she has drawn from the beauty and strength of her cultures to thrive through her artistic gifts and share her creative spirit with many Indigenous youth and communities. Francine is a nurturer as this is evident in her teaching practice where she creates safe and caring spaces for her students. Francine inspires us to think about how we can access the arts to heal ourselves and to rediscover who we are and where we come from. Francine's work is purposeful, and she exudes the beauty we can discover in our lives when we connect with our gifts and keep our spirit of curiosity and self-discovery alive.

• To follow Francine on her beautiful journey, to order her book and purchase her artwork, visit her webpages:
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/demarcationlines/
Website: https://www.francinecunningham.ca/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/francinecunningham/

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Thank you for connecting with us and for being part of the Talks With A Fox Podcast family! We would love to hear from you so send us a review and when you leave us a 5-star rating - you help us continue to create meaningful content and provide a safe space for Indigenous voices and communities. 

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Angelica Chrysler a Lenape & Mohawk First Nations and Native Mexican woman combines her gift of making others feel beautiful inside and out through her creative talents as a successful Hair and Makeup Artist and entrepreneur. As a business owner and with the many goals she has already achieved, Angelica prioritizes her most important role as a mother. She exemplifies the powerful connection and sacred relationship Indigenous motherhood embodies as she raises her daughter to be proud of her roots and feel strongly connected to her cultures. Angelica’s determination and resiliency has been an instrumental part of her healing journey from adverse experiences she has encountered in her life, such as losing loved ones. Angelica’s positive and nurturing attitude allows everyone around her to feel important and see how special they are. As she works her magic on enhancing the beauty of her clients, she places great value on the importance of building and nurturing these relationships in her business. With an excellent work ethic and her passion to continue exploring her gifts as she pursues her life’s purpose, Angelica is a woman who inspires all who are blessed to work with her. Angelica’s gifts and talents have taken her on a super exciting journey that has allowed her to work with many people across North America and with many established magazines. Angelica has made the Indigenous community very proud as she shares her gifts with the world, while keeping closely connected to her communities. Angelica Chrysler’s bright, powerful and warm spirit is symbolic of all the beautiful and strong Indigenous communities she comes from. 

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Author of Your Best Decade and wellness educator Ryan Fahey shares his life lessons and skills that inspires us to live with intention. Ryan shares his experiences as a teacher who has travelled throughout the world and how these experiences have deepened his world views as a lifelong learner who honours his humble beginnings and prioritizes wellness. Ryan shares how our everyday choices and daily habits can connect us to our authentic selves and propel us to move in the direction that is in alignment with our goals and purpose. This conversation with Ryan is enriched with lessons that demonstrate the important values on creating healthy connections with others, developing growth leadership through our purpose and how the application of knowledge can help us to live our absolute potential.

• You can find Ryan Fahey's book, Your Best Decade, on Amazon and his soon to be released (August 1, 2020) self-reflective tool, Your Best Journal at Barns and Noble. To connect with Ryan and follow his inspirational and informative journey, follow him on Instagram @faheyconsulting and on his website: https://www.faheyconsulting.org/

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• To connect with Talks With A Fox Podcast Community and Online Store visit stop by our Website:https://talkswithafoxpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
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Thank you for joining Talks With A Fox Podcast on this colourful journey! We just love connecting with our podcast family and it would mean so much to us if you write us a review and when you leave us a 5-star rating - you support our love for creating meaningful content and providing a safe space for Indigenous voices and communities to share.

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Andrea + Talks With A Fox Podcast Team🦊

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Author of Your Best Decade and wellness educator Ryan Fahey shares his life lessons and skills that inspires us to live with intention. Ryan shares his experiences as a teacher who has travelled throughout the world and how these experiences have deepened his world views as a lifelong learner who honours his humble beginnings and prioritizes wellness. Ryan shares how our everyday choices and daily habits can connect us to our authentic selves and propel us to move in the direction that is in alignment with our goals and purpose. This conversation with Ryan is enriched with lessons that demonstrate the important values on creating healthy connections with others, developing growth leadership through our purpose and how the application of knowledge can help us to live our absolute potential.

• You can find Ryan Fahey's book, Your Best Decade, on Amazon and his soon to be released (August 1, 2020) self-reflective tool, Your Best Journal at Barns and Noble. To connect with Ryan and follow his inspirational and informative journey, follow him on Instagram @faheyconsulting and on his website: https://www.faheyconsulting.org/

• If this episode made you smile + reflect + relate + reimagine, please share it with your social media circle so that others can enjoy this beautiful story.

• To connect with Talks With A Fox Podcast Community and Online Store visit stop by our Website:https://talkswithafoxpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/talkswithafoxpodcast/
FB:https://www.facebook.com/talkswithafoxpodcast/ 

Thank you for joining Talks With A Fox Podcast on this colourful journey! We just love connecting with our podcast family and it would mean so much to us if you write us a review and when you leave us a 5-star rating - you support our love for creating meaningful content and providing a safe space for Indigenous voices and communities to share.

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A heartfelt conversation with gifted teacher Jacqueline Ahcahkoskwew, a strong Cree warrior woman who shares her story of healing and how connecting with her culture has informed her parenting and teaching practices. She is a teacher, a parent, a grandmother, and a friend. Her perspectives on teachers who are working with Indigenous students are rich and provide much insight for those in the teaching profession. With a winning attitude and a true zest for life, Jacqueline reminds us how to embrace our journeys and all that we experience as humans, so that we can grow into our most authentic selves.

• If this episode made you smile + reflect + relate + reimagine, please share it with your social media circle so that others can enjoy this beautiful story.

• To connect with Talks With A Fox Podcast Community and Online Store visit stop by our Website:https://talkswithafoxpodcast.buzzsprout.com/
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Thank you for joining Talks With A Fox Podcast on this colourful journey! We just love connecting with our podcast family and it would mean so much to us if you write us a review and when you leave us a 5-star rating - you support our love for creating meaningful content and providing a safe space for Indigenous voices and communities to share.

Hand to Heart, 

Andrea + Talks With A Fox Podcast Team🦊