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Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

Minnesota Native News

In Native Lights, people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce - a.k.a. Minnesota - tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community. These are stories of joy, strength, history, and change from Native people who are shaping the future and honoring those who came before them. Native Lights is also a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native

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27:21

Looking to Silver Linings During Times of Struggle

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/09/16

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On this show, Host Leah Lemm reflects on the moments of beauty during challenging times. Leah is joined by reporter Melissa Townsend and together they review and reflect on some of their inspiring conversations with community members. Minnesota Native News launched several programs in response to the pandemic in addition to this one, including Native

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28:27

Bringing the Medicine of Music During the Pandemic...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/09/09

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On today’s show, how two different musicians find creative ways to make and share their music, even as the pandemic continues.Leah visits with Annie Humphrey, an Anishinaabekwe mother, grandmother, and an award-winning musician who’s been a presence on the music scene for decades. Annie tells Leah how she is enjoying her time outdoors, playing board

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28:27

Parents Share Back-to-School Plans for their Families...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/09/03

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On today’s show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) looks at how parents and families are grappling with the challenge of heading back-to-school as the pandemic continues.Reporter Melissa Townsend spoke with three different parents about how they are gearing up for the school year and making decisions that best meet the needs of their school-age children.We hear from

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23:11

A Special Extended Interview with McKnight Awardee...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/08/27

Anishinaabe writer Marcie Rendon has just been awarded the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020. Rendon is a citizen of the White Earth Nation who lives in south Minneapolis. She is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, play write, author and poet. The McKnight honor comes with 50-thousand dollars. Reporter Melissa Townsend talked with Rendon about her work and the most recent recognition. This is the extended, edited version of their conversation.

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28:32

Rising to the Challenge of Keeping Tribal Communities...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/08/19

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On today’s show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) looks at how tribal leaders and health care providers are ensuring tribal community members are getting the care and information they need.Joining Leah is Community Health Nurse Teri Morrison, who has lived and worked on the Bois Forte Reservation for 18 years. Teri shares how the tribe’s emergency response team has

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29:09

Supporting New Moms Through Pregnancy and...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/08/12

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On this show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) continues her look at how parents of very young children and specifically how new moms are facing the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemicLeah’s guest today is Shashana Craft (White Earth Nation) who works for Headway Emotional Health as a Family Spirit Infant Parent Support Specialist and is also the founder of

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29:09

Doing Our Best for Our Children’s Education During...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/08/05

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) looks at how parents and teachers are facing the challenges and opportunities of getting back to school, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The state is providing data-driven guidance, which allows local school districts to determine what’s best for their students when it comes to returning to classrooms, distance

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29:09

Reflections on Rising to the Challenge of the...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/07/29

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.On this show, Host Leah Lemm reflects on the themes of rising to the challenge of the pandemic, respecting the virus, and coping with many unknowns. Leah is joined by reporter Melissa Townsend and together they review and reflect on some of their wonderful conversations with community members. Minnesota Native News launched several programs in response to the pandemic in

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29:09

Keeping Track of COVID Testing and Treatment in...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/07/22

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On this show, we hear some nuts and bolts about COVID testing in Indian Country and current challenges our relatives face in getting treatment. And Leah looks at ways we embrace a healthy lifestyle while keeping an eye on our communities. Leah catches up with Dani Pieratos (Bois Forte Band of Chippewa) who is a mother, an entrepreneur, and a passionate supporter of food

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29:09

Tribal Sovereignty and the Health of Native Communities

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/07/15

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.In this show, Leah welcomes Lyz Jaakola, an Anishinaabe mother, teacher, and musician living on her home Rez, Fond du Lac in Cloquet, MN. They reflect on the relationship between the federal government and tribes –and how it affects the health and economic well-being of tribal communities during the pandemic.Reporter Melissa Townsend talks with U.S. Senator Tina Smith about her

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29:09

How Art Helps Us Rise and Heal in a Crisis

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/07/08

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.In this show Host Leah Lemm continues her conversation about art and health, with artist Isabella Star Leblanc (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota). Leblanc grew up in the Twin Cities and is a writer and acclaimed actress, starring in theater productions around the country and on the big screen.Leah and Isabella have a lively discussion about how we use art to adapt to crisis, what it

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28:27

How Artistic Gifts Help Inspire and Motivate Good Health

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/07/06

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.Today on the show, Leah looks at how our artistic gifts can be motivation to prioritize health, to get healthy, to stay healthy. Last week we discussed how a cancer diagnosis and treatment can be complicated during the pandemic.Today on the show, Leah looks at how our artistic gifts can be motivation to prioritize health, to get healthy, to stay healthy. Last week we discussed

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29:10

Confronting Added Risk and Uncertainty During the...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/24

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.June is National Cancer Survivor Awareness Month, and in this show Host Leah Lemm explores how it's important to stay focused on health, even as the pandemic adds more risk and uncertainty.Leah is joined by MN Native News reporter Melissa Townsend, who is a cancer survivor herself and discusses staying vigilant around taking care of your health, even as the pandemic complicates

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29:10

Tribal Leaders are Deciding When and How to Re-open

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/22

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the COVID-19 health crisis. Today’s in-depth conversation looks at how Tribal leaders are deciding when and how to re-open businesses and assessing how to keep employees, patrons, and community members safe. Leah talks with Casino employee RJ Dahl. And MN Native News reporter Melissa Townsend talks with Joe Nayquonabe, CEO of Mille Lacs Band Corporate Ventures. MN Native News Special Edition: COVID-19 Community

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29:10

Health Care Providers and the Path of Healing During...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/19

On this show, we find out how Native health care providers are expressing their values through their work during the Covid-19 pandemicSamantha Nelson, a Health Unit Coordinator in Monticello who is working on a team conducting COVID-19 testing, joins Leah for the conversation.MN Native News reporter Melissa Townsend goes in-depth with Dr. Mary Owen about her work with underrepresented medical students, and how inequities are built into systems of healthcare and beyond.Dr. Mary Owen is a

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29:10

Adapting Traditional Practices to Stay Healthy During...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/18

Leah talks with Sharyl Whitehawk, who is Lac Courte de Oreilles Ojibwe, and an addiction counselor at the American Indian Family Center in Saint Paul. Sharyl shares how she keeps herself balanced and healthy, so she can be of service to others.MN Native News reporter Melissa Townsend talks with Dennis Jones, a retired professor from the Department of Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota, who now works at the American Indian Family Center, performs traditional ceremonies and has a

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29:12

How Tribal Communities Help Reduce the Risks of...

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/17

Host Leah Lemm explores how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.Lung disease, cancer, and now complications due to COVID19 are a few of the many dangers that smoking cigarettes or using commercial tobacco causes. Today’s show looks at how Indian Country is helping our communities reduce commercial tobacco use.Leah talks with Mille Lacs Band member Bobby Eagle, who is a cultural advisor for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Health and Human

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NL: Biidaapi – Xander Ripley-Jaakola

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/11

Hello! Today we talk with 13-year-old Xander Ripley-Jaakoa, an Anishinaabe youth from Cloquet, MN. Xander chats with us about how his school year ended up (and the joys and perils of distance learning), how he stays connected with friends (Discord app), and the very cool and hilarious music videos he and family have been making with their Isolation Band, including their song: Couch Potato!

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NL: Biidaapi – Mike Laverdure

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/06/04

Boozhoo! We catch up with our friend Mike Laverdure (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota), a partner with DSGW Architects. Mike offers his perspective on how the pandemic will change building codes and designs long into the future. And when Mike shares a story about his 3-year-old twin daughters, we laugh about the joys and woes of working from home, especially with children around.

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NL: Biidaapi – Louise Matson

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine ·

2020/05/29

Greetings! Today we talk with Louise Matson (White Earth Band of Ojibwe) the Executive Director of the Division of Indian Work and founding board member of Bdote Learning Center. Louise shares how she and her staff are working hard to support community members, by making remote connections and distributing pre-packed food supplies, even as they long for and miss the in-person gatherings.

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