Wisdom Continuum

In this conversation we talk with Shelley Means (Ojibwe/Lakota) about nonprofit leadership from a cultural perspective. We hear how Shelley incorporates her values into the structure and implementation of her work, important work that strives to improve infant health outcomes based in Native wisdom. We are so grateful to Shelley for sharing her powerful stories. 

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- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Audio production: Manda Lillie

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

Cooking is a time to share wisdom. Eileen Briggs (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) has decades of experience in tribal government, tribal colleges, and native non-profits, and is a foundation Grantmaking Director focusing on Native American communities. She has a fun cooking show on her social media channel for her relatives, friends and followers. Though it’s a lot more than a cooking show. There’s humor, culture, lessons, and connection. 

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Here are Eileen’s Cooking Show episodes that are available on her Youtube channel.

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Audio production: Manda Lillie

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

Today we’re back with a hosts-only episode where we discuss turning knowledge to wisdom. We’re looking back on our latest conversations, and Leah is planning her trip on the Superior Hiking Trail.

We’ll be back in August!!

Transcript

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

How do Indigenous practices with fire work in relationship with the landscape? We speak with Rob Gotchie, who works as the Forestry and Fire Restoration Coordinator at Leech Lake Wildland Fire and Aviation Management, about our relationship with fire, fire as a spirit, and controlled burns. We also see Indigenous knowledge spreading to our larger citizenry! 

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

How can Native values inform economic development? Today, we are talking about building the tribal economy! Dustin Goslin (Pam-Mbwit-M’ko) is a proud member of the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation and is the Vice President of Business & Economic Development at the Mille Lacs Band Corporate Ventures.

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Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures

Native Lights with Joe Nayquonabe

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful.

Today, we are talking about Indigenous ways of eating and entrepreneurship! How do our values inform food, work ethic, and investment? Kim Tilsen-Brave Heart is a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Pine Ridge Indian Reserve in South Dakota. She is an entrepreneur, a chef, and she embraces both her Indigenous and Jewish heritage.

Links:

https://www.chefbraveheart.com

https://www.paintedskyemanagement.com

Episode Page: https://www.wisdomcontinuum.com/kimberly-tilsenbrave-heart

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

Today we’re back with a hosts-only episode where we discuss turning knowledge to wisdom. Leah recently attended the MIT Indigenous Earth Day Summit, at her alma mater. She shares a few takeaways, connects them to what we’ve been hearing, and relates a bit of her own healing journey. This conversation is part of a much larger picture.

Article from MIT about some recent updates: https://news.mit.edu/2022/indigenous-scholarship-mit-0425

Young and Indigenous Podcast: https://settingsunproductions.org/young-and-indigenous-podcast

Episode transcript can be found here on our website.

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful.

What happens when we as citizens of this land can explore Dakota perspectives? Perspectives that can build our relationship to the land, environment, and to one another? Today, we are talking about the Mni Sota Makoce: the Dakota Homelands Curriculum. This curriculum was a project of Dakota Wicohan and led by Iyekiyapiwiƞ Darlene St. Clair, who is our guest for today’s episode.

Link to Dakota Wicohan

Episode transcript can be found here on our website.

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

- Audio Editing: Manda Lillie

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

Today, we talk about academia and its debt to Native people, and we explore how universities can do better and take responsibility. Our guest is David Shane Lowry, PhD, member of the Lumbee Tribe and the Distinguished Fellow in Native American Studies at MIT.

David Shane Lowry

Episode transcript can be found here on our website.

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- Website: Wisdom Continuum

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Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

- Audio Editing: Manda Lillie

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful. 

Cole Premo talks with us about how he’s learned from covering Indian Country through reporting, conversation, and relationship-building and applies it to his work in mainstream media. Cole is Leah's brother and co-hosts the podcast/radio program, "Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine," with her!

Native Lights website

Episode transcript can be found here on our website.

Find Us Online

- Website: Wisdom Continuum

- Twitter: Wisdom Continuum

- IG: Wisdom Continuum

Credits

- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

- Contributing Producer: Multitude: multitude.productions

- Audio Editing: Manda Lillie

About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. 

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful.