Yajmownen

Yajmownen episodes:

• 10.28.2019

  ep 26: Not Our Tradition

  Margaret Long is a tribal citizen, mother, Potawatomi language apprentice, and she’s a domestic violence survivor. She is sharing her full story of enduring domestic violence and healing in the years that follow. Margaret shares in detail several violent stories, so...

  
• 07.01.2019

  ep 24: Embracing Jordan Brewer

  Citizen Jordan Brewer isn't far from home at the University of Michigan, but his world has completely changed. He started as a transfer to U of M this season, and now he's headed to professional ball. His journey here hasn't been...

  
• 06.03.2019

  ep 23: Different characters, same stories (with storyteller Colin Wesaw)

  In this episode, you'll hear not one story but three because community storyteller Colin Wesaw came and recorded three of his stories with us, each with lessons and entertainment for people of all generations. So take a break, sit back, and listen...

  
• 04.01.2019

  ep 22: Nado’wen (healing) on display

  Sally Clausen walked into Pokagon Health Services, unsure what to expect in this unfamiliar space in a place she only recently started calling "home." She left there and took her first steps on a journey she never anticipated, one starting...

  
• 02.11.2019

  ep 21: Attorney John Morseau

  After years of perseverance, John Morseau can officially, legally practice law in the State of Michigan. His path here, though, was not a straight line, nor was he always on the side of law he is now. John had to...

  
• 01.07.2019

  ep 20: Invisible No More

  Jake Williams is a Pokagon citizen, but up until a couple years ago, his Native identity was essentially a secret to anyone who met him after high school. He wrote about his journey from invisibility to being quite vocal about...

  
• 10.15.2018

  ep 19: Finding Joy

  Michelle Barco was a new mom, but instead of feeling overjoyed, she awoke shaking, her heart pounding and body tense. She didn't understand what was happening to her—until she sought help and the stories of others.

  
• 09.10.2018

  ep 18: Keepers of the Garden

  Our people have long known we are the Keepers of the Fire, but we were tasked with another calling, one that citizens like Gary Morseau and Jason Wesaw are fighting to fulfill. They're working beyond our lands, forging partnerships with entities...

  
• 07.23.2018

  ep. 17 Shining Thunder Bird Woman

  Lindsey Williams survived an 8-year abusive relationship. Kept away from her community for so long, she's finally experiencing her culture and embracing her new name.

  
• 04.09.2018

  ep 16: A Flourishing Life

  Thomas Klemm discovered alcohol and heroin by 16, and found himself under florescent lights, observed every hour, before he turned 20. Despite his fears, his life was not over, and now—he's flourishing.

  
• 03.12.2018

  ep 15: One Water, One People

  Pokagon elder Jeannie Mollett journeyed to the Navajo nation in New Mexico, where 40 percent of households live without running water, relying on one woman to drive their water to them once a month. Seeing it with her own...

  
• 02.12.2018

  ep 14: Addiction Does Not Discriminate pt. 2

  This is the conclusion to Jacob Miller's story. After six years of heroin addiction, Jacob found himself in jail, and Marci was heartbroken to see her son locked away. This is not the end of Jacob's story, though. Forced...

  
• 01.08.2018

  ep 13: Addiction Does Not Discriminate pt. 1

  Jacob Miller remembers the first time he ever tried an opiate—a small, white Vicodin pill offered to him at a high school party. “I fell in love with that opiate feeling, that down, relaxed feeling. I don’t know, different...

  
• 10.09.2017

  ep 12: Diving Deeper

  Skyler Daisy, a Pokagon citizen, is attending the Divers Institute of Technology in Seattle, Washington. When he leaves, he will be a certified commercial diver, which is no small feat. He's pursuing a dream he never thought possible in...

  
• 07.03.2017

  ep 11: Boarded Culture

  In the late 1800s through the early 1900s, Native American children were forced from their homes and taken to boarding schools across the US. Hear one elder try to understand what happened to her mother at the Mount Pleasant...

  
• 05.08.2017

  ep 10: Vision through speaking

  Carla Collins left her home for four years to study our Potawatomi language with three of the only native fluent speakers left, and her lens through which she sees the world is completely changed.

  
• 04.10.2017

  ep 9: Adopting her culture

  Teri Barber always knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know was that she was Potawatomi. Hear her story of finding her 12 siblings and embracing this tribal community.

  
• 03.06.2017

  ep. 8: Sugar bush

  Jason Holloway talks about his passion for sugar bush, but claims he could never be a master of the trade. Hear him speak about sugar's ability to bring our community together and revitalize our culture.

  
• 01.06.2017

  ep 7: Traditional Tobacco

  Bob Moody shares his story of leaving tobacco abuse behind and embracing Creator's purpose for séma.

  
• 12.05.2016

  ep 6: Standing Rock Solid

  Terri Getz-Raich traveled to Standing Rock to support her brothers and sisters in the fight for their rights and their water, and the hope she experienced there was life-changing. You may read about the tribe's stance on the DAPL...

  
• 11.04.2016

  ep 5: Healing Ogitchedaw

  Pokagon veteran Jerry Campbell shares his story of true love, war—and coming home.

  
• 09.30.2016

  ep 4: Reclaiming the missing piece

  Erin wasn't raised in her Native culture, but now she's discovering what it means for herself and her children.

  
• 09.02.2016

  ep 3: Lifesavers

  Within a week of training on a new overdose-stopping drug, two Tribal Police officers each saved a life.

  
• 07.29.2016

  ep 2: Boys with Braids

  Wearing your hair long is a traditional, revered practice in Native culture, but others take it as an opportunity to bully. Hear one man's story.

  
• 06.23.2016

  ep 1: Sustaining

  A tradition reborn, harvesting our lands to regain sustainability despite modern day food trends.