Indigenous Vision Podcast
By Indigenous Vision
Indigenous Vision (IV) is led by an all-Indigenous team who work to "revitalize Indigenous communities - culture, people, and land - by providing educational resources through quality programs that promote well-being."
Based in Montana and Arizona.
Produced by Melissa Spence and Souta Calling Last
Week of Action - MMIW & MMIP
Sharing our "why" we do the work in MMIW & MMIP spaces. This week of action we're noticing a stronger wave of support, hope, love, and communal efforts; that's something to celebrate! Protecting ourselves so we can enjoy a long life is serious work, but we're determined to make it joy filled AND impactful. Our MMIWarriors Retreat is happening this September and we're thankful to those who've helped make it happen! Donate to our programs to help us continue the work we do. All informational links below:
Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle!
Join us for Cultural Humility this May
Indigenous Vision Spring 2025 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Border Crossings & Assumptions
We're relieved to have our team members make it across borders this month, yet as we prepare for one of our biggest celebrations we are hopeful our Elders and other community members have positive experiences moving through the Land. We're minding our assumptions, moving with kindness, and sending extra love to everyone navigating the systems we live in. Thank you to everyone who will acknowledge National Awareness Day for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women this May 5th.
Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle!
Join us for Cultural Humility this May
Indigenous Vision Spring 2025 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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#MMIWarriors Self Defense information.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Support Culture & Win a Tipi!
Our Tipi Glamping package fundraiser is in full swing! Some are having a hard time believing we're offering an entire off-grid Tipi glamping package to anyone who enters our Dream Tipi raffle. Visit our website to learn about all the cozy fixings and furnishings that includes a solar generator with solar panels, a lounging area, buffalo rugs and of course the 20 ft tipi itself! Deadline to enter is June 10, 2025 - winner announced at the Bear Gulch Pictographs Visitor Center Grand Opening on June 14, 2025 - good luck!
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Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Sobriety & Society
Maintaining our footing through unprecedented times has us grateful for our sobriety despite the backlash it can create in a world where toxic ways are downplayed and sometimes even celebrated.
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Join us for Cultural Humility this May
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Women's Day Reflections
Fresh off a powerful gathering of Indigenous Women in Albuquerque, we're back to reflect on International Women's Day; a day we were too busy to actually celebrate. While our communities grieve and seek justice for our murdered and missing sisters we're also confronted with pretendians like Beverley Jean Santamaria aka Buffy Sainte-Marie showing up on our feeds once again.
Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle!
Join us for Cultural Humility this May
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Leaning into Optimism
With all that's stacked towards us, Indigenous Vision is an optimistic leaning organization. Led by the value system of our beloved Ancestors, we continue to pull from the thousands of years of joy, peace, and loving community our relatives lived and loved through.
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Join us for Cultural Humility this May
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Relationship Peace
We taking healthy relationship building seriously! Happy Valentines day to any and all who celebrate healthy love.
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Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Justice for our Powerful Beings
It's not often that we have five Indigenous women together on one episode but here we are! This week we're talking Snakes, Turtles, and other powerful beings who, from time to time, are misunderstood. Thank you to our guests Star Cardinal, Kristen Kipp, and Maggie Johnston for sharing the space with us.
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Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Climate Girl Woes
Indigenous women who care about the Earth. In this episode we dialogue about our respective climate, water, plant nation, and land.
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Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
The Benefits of Cultural Humility
Every workplace can benefit from cultural humility by fueling their initiative for change management. Our next cohort begins Tuesday, Feb. 18!
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Can't make the February training? Register for our May cohort.
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Happy New Year!
We're sending you love, peace, and extra care into the new year. Entering our next phase with creative hearts and healthy minds. What are you bringing into the new year?
We've also announced our next Cultural Humility trainings for 2025! Register for our February or May cohorts now.
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
Donate: https://www.indigenousvision.org/
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#MMIWarriors Self Defense information.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Your Dream Tipi is waiting!
It might be hard to believe we're raffling a Blackfoot style, fully furnished Tipi, but we are! Your entry not only gives you a chance to win, it puts money directly into our cultural conservation efforts. 2025 is our 10 year anniversary as a nonprofit and we're celebrating at the Grand Opening of the new Bear Gulch Pictograph Visitor Center on June 14th where the Dream Tipi winner will be announced! You can look over all the details and enter to win here!
We've also announced our next Cultural Humility trainings for 2025! Register for our February or May cohorts now.
Indigenous Vision Fall 2024 Newsletter.
Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Keeping Our Narrative Strong
As Indigenous people we've always travelled throughout Great Turtle Island. Whether for valuable information like animal migration patterns, trading, exploring, or even love, Indigenous feet have been covering this continent since time immemorial. Our Ancestors are not 'mysterious' and neither are the invaluable and sacred remnants they left for us; fasting shelters, medicine wheels, tipi rings, etc. We're here to put that on record.
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Apologies, Land, and Success!
We're just two aunties living through historic moments in time while revitalizing our culture, people, and land. It's been a helluva week!
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One day at a time
With the overall and collective climate showing up as anxiety, stress, or even depression, it's important for us to take it one day at a time. We're simultaneously full of hope, dreams, and motivation to keep our important work going into an unstable future. If you're wondering how to make an impact within Indigenous communities, please consider donating to Indigenous Vision.
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Truth & Compassion
We're basking in our joy while simultaneously honoring our family survivors of the Residential/Boarding School. We're armed with truth and compassion as we continue forward in all the ways and directions our small but mighty organization takes us. Join us for Cultural Humility this October!
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October Cultural Humility with Indigenous Vision
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Workplace Culture Matters
Like many, we were shocked to learn of the tragic death of an employee at a bank who sat at their desk, deceased, for four days until someone noticed. Workplace culture matters. How do we improve our workplace cultures? How do we care, just a little bit more, about those around us?
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October Cultural Humility with Indigenous Vision
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Summer's Send Off
With this season coming to its rest we're once again reflecting on the important work we're doing on our land, navigating the obstacles in a good way, and continuing the way forward with humility.
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October Cultural Humility with Indigenous Vision
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Self Care Through the Hustle to Beat Poverty
If you're like us, you may have been hustling and working all hours these past couple of decades for education, rent, your family, your home, or all of the above simultaneously! As women who continue to work our butts out of poverty we cannot let the conversation around the importance of self care fade like our energy does sometimes. We're understanding the line between hustle and self care as we get older.
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Ceremony & Celebration!
Indigenous Vision acknowledges all the relatives who are in ceremony this season, praying for our family and loved ones. Our summer has been filled with celebration in general and we truly hope you're finding the time for either.
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Going Home (Death)
Moving through the contemporary world with an Indigenous paradigm, especially when it comes to death, makes for awkward social situations aka, they not like us.
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Brilliant Indigenous Minds
We're talking land, the importance of traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous paradigms, and how we are impacting nature as a collective.
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Happy Summer Solstice!
Happy Summer Solstice! Today we're reflecting on some of the amazing work we've been doing as an Indigenous led non-profit. Thanks for your support!
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Respecting Land in 2024
With outdoor lifestyles becoming more popular and people spending more time on the land in general, it's important to engage with our environment in a humble and respectful way. Indigenous nations have not only been losing access to sacred sites (to practice our culture) but many sites are being destroyed by carelessness. How can you leave the land in a better state for future generations to enjoy and thrive on?
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Ribbon Skirts for Everyone?
What does the Ribbon Skirt mean to you?
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A Very Busy Spring
We're doing our best to slow down and record episodes here and there this season. Indigenous Vision is in full tilt mode but we took a few minutes to share what we've been up to the past few weeks. Who's ready for summer?
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
MMIW Healing & Sisterhood
Joining us to decompress from MMIW Women's Empowerment Retreat in Pasco, WA earlier this month is Kola Shippentower, personal safety coach and founder of the Wisawca Project, and Miyo Strong who is the program director of Smart Defense from the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. The sisterhood we experienced everyone including the Indigenous women of the Washington Nations; Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla, was truly healing. Thank you for attending and being a part of the journey towards wellbeing and love. Please consider donating to our #MMIWarriors efforts by visiting our website.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
MMIW Prevention & Preservation
We cannot express how honored we are as organizers and as Indigenous women to be a part of the MMIW Women's Empowerment Retreat in Pasco, WA last week. It was beyond incredible to witness the power and strength of the Indigenous women of the Washington Nations; Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla. Thank you for attending and being a part of the journey towards wellbeing and love. Please consider donating to our #MMIWarriors efforts by visiting our website.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Indigenizing Film with Rose Stiffarm
As the Blackfoot Nation and Indigenous community beams with pride witnessing Lily Gladstone's incredible grace and talent, we've asked Rose Stiffarm who is Indigenizing the film instrusy to join our Aunty space this week! Rose is a talented Director of Photography & Cinematographer from Siksika, Quw’utsun, Saanich, Aaniiih, and Nakoda Nations.
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Identity vs Fantasy
We're talking identity and how our Indigenous and non-Indigenous ancestries contribute to who we are and who we are not.
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Living the Truth
Truth telling isn't for everyone. This week we're feeling the truths of the world more than ever. Truth is one of the guiding principles for the Anishinaabe; how are you staying truthful to yourself?
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Love is Always in the Air
Love is always in the air; not just figuratively, but literally! Whether it's the piita/Eagle people courting and sky dancing, to us Indigenous women experiencing the journey of life itself. This episode is dedicated to the lovers of life, justice, self, and all things living on this Earth.
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Our Bodies Feeling Bliss
What happens when an Indigenous woman finally feels bliss? We've been holding on to our historical traumas most of our lives, and now that we're finding new ways of being well, the issues in our tissues remind us of how deep we've been storing our pain. Transformation can be a little painful, but worth it!
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Love for Lily & the World
We're celebrating Lily Gladstone this week and sharing our candid thoughts on how we're using cultural humility to navigate our work as Indigenous people to Great Turtle Island and how the ripple effects will positively impact the future. What are we doing to stay on track during a global crisis? Find out on episode 109 of the IVPodcast.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Thank you, 2023!
IVPodcast 108 - 2023 has been a transformative year of dreams turning into realities! Thank you for being here. Your support in our little corner of the podcast universe means so much. As we recharge to embark on another busy year, we took some time to share some of our personal and professional highlights from 2023.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation)
Defining Cultural Humility
IVPodcast 107 - We've noticed the reactions when sharing the term 'Cultural Humility' on social media and wanted to dedicate an entire podcast to defining what cultural humility is with regards to the Dr. Tervalon & Dr. Murray-Garcia framework. Past cohort members also took the time to share how they define cultural humility and the resounding definition is as vast and unique as you and me.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation).
Indigenizing Amazon with Kristen!
IVPodcast 106 - A big thank you to Kristen from Amazon for inviting Indigenous Vision to record this special episode as a presentation to Amazon employees for Native American Heritage Month! We're humbled by the opportunity to share what we do here at IV and how we do it. We're still celebrating Native American Heritage Month with our fundraiser to keep our projects rolling into the next 3-4 years. If you're able to donate please support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation).
$1,492,00.00
IVPodcast 105 - Native American Heritage Month is upon us once again, and we've launched a fundraiser to support the work of Indigenous Vision into the next 3 to 4 years. With your help our projects will be catapulted into fully staffed and managed Indigenous led programs from New York, Washington, Nevada, Montana, and Arizona. Celebrate Indigenous liberation by donating to Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month.
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The IVPodcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision Executive Director, Souta Callinglast (Blackfoot Nation) and is produced by co-host, Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe Nation).
The Buffy Situation
IVPodcast 104 - The Buffy Situation
We're beyond shook. We looked up to Buffy. These are our thoughts and perspectives.
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe)
Sustaining Good Health
IVPodcast 103 - Sustaining Good Health
How we stay healthy when we're deep in the work impacts the trajectory for us as professionals, but as healthy Indigenous women. Whether it's staying deeply connected to our culture, dancing it out, or releasing any and all pent up emotions at a live music shows, we're sharing some of the ways we release the trauma. How are you staying healthy in a sick world?
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe)
Cuffing Season
IVPodcast 102 - Cuffing Season
To shack up, or not to shack up? We'll take the latter for this upcoming cuffing season despite the big snow and cold temps predicted for Great Turtle Island's winter season. This week we're reminded of how staying healthy includes staying away from toxic relationships and friendships. Winter is a time for peace, lets keep it that way.
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe)
Cultural Appropriation Season
IVPodcast 101 - Cultural Appropriation Season
We're once again getting into the conversation around what cultural appropriation is and the slippery slope from appreciation to exploitation.
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe)
100th Episode!
IVPodcast 100 - 100th Episode!
Thank you. Thank you for being the change you want to see in the world! We're beyond grateful to have partnered, collaborated, interviewed, learned from, and have been supported by such amazing people from all across Great Turtle Island! Not only are we celebrating our 100th episode, we're celebrating 8 years as a Indigenous nonprofit working to revitalize and improve our communities. As mentioned, we're thankful to those who were there in the beginning; the Phoenix crew, our contributors to our L.I.F.E. Spa (Living Indigenous & Fostering Empowerment), The Roddenberry Foundation, our contractors, Cultural Humility cohort members, The NoVo Foundation, Tides, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, mapping friends, Working Dogs for Conservation, MMIW community, and YOU. Here's to many more years of Indigenous Vision!
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe)
Cancel Culture & Humility
IVPodcast 99 - Cancel Culture & Humility
Despite our love for that hot tea it's important for us to take a moment to reflect and step into our lifelong process of learning new ways when it comes to witnessing someone being 'cancelled'. Practicing compassion and humility when dealing some of the worst sides of people is a skill we believe in. Are people being overly cancelled or are we letting too much slide?
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
Nonprofit Blues
IVPodcast 98 - Nonprofit Blues
We've been busy working in the field, experiencing life, and chasing that funding to create the lives we deserve! This week we found some time to share our thoughts on the growing pains of being a little-big nonprofit committed to positive impact and growth, and some of the hoops we have to jump through to keep it all going. Thanks for listening!
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
Our Projects Keep Rolling
IVPodcast 97 - Our Projects Keep Rolling
Whether we're climbing mountains, sampling water, training with dogs, or organizing the next self defense class, our projects here at Indigenous Vision continue to roll out into our communities. Thank you if you've ever donated, attended, or supported any of our events or projects including this podcast!
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
Love is Always in the Air
IVPodcast 96 - Love is Always in the Air
Celebrating love is the good medicine we need in times like these. On episode 96 we're reminding ourselves that love is always in the air.
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
Coping with the Disrespect
IVPodcast 95 - Coping with the Disrespect
Is it retrograde or something? We've got technical issues this week compounded with more disrespect against Indigenous communities being played out on social media. So how do we stop the issues from infecting our tissues? Find out on episode 95 of the IVPodcast, where two fabulous Indigenous women share how they continue to thrive through a lifetime of disrespect.
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
The Good Life
IVPodcast 94 - The Good Life
It's been a big week for the IV Aunties! Souta celebrated her 40th birthday in all her Blackfoot glory exploring traditional sites and mapping, while Melissa is experiencing what it's like to finally have a vehicle. We're reminding ourselves it's okay to be proud of our accomplishments and celebrating our wins along our journey. What are you celebrating this week?
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The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).
Respecting the Pow Wow
IVPodcast 93 - Respecting the Pow Wow
This week we're talking Pow Wow etiquette. Whether it's standing during the opening Prayer, Grand Entry, or joining the circle when encouraged by the host, there are many ways to enjoy and, more importantly, respect the Pow Wow. What happens when non-Indigenous people want to join in? What if someone wants to make their own regalia who isn't Indigenous? What effect or impacts would it create on Pow Wow culture if non-Indigenous people took part alongside us?
Join us for our October Cultural Humility Training starting on Oct. 17, 2023 - all are welcome: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cultural-humility-train-the-trainer-tickets-639464705147?aff=oddtdtcreator
Donate to our MMIW efforts: https://www.indigenousvision.org/donate/
Learn more about Cultural Humility: https://www.indigenousvision.org/culturalhumility
Submit a report to our Citizens Science Project here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMfsPtQrkj19GpLk1eVQKlY1-xOFc50FmOXQFbHVe-wpDuYg/viewform
MMIW Warriors:
https://www.indigenousvision.org/mmiwarriors/
Donate to Indigenous Vision: https://www.indigenousvision.org/donate
Learn about us here: https://www.indigenousvision.org/
Follow Souta: @lastwarcry on TikTok
Indigenous Vision on IG: @indigenousvisionmedia
The IV Podcast is hosted by Indigenous Vision's Executive Director Souta Calling Last (Blackfoot) and produced by co-host Melissa Spence (Anishinaabe).