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INPEACE Hawaiʻi – Sanoe Marfil – Noelani Napuelua Patronis – COVID-19 Community Work in the Hawaiian Kingdom
July 06, 2020 02:30 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBJuly 5, 20207am HST We introduce Sanoe Marfil and Noelani Napuelua Patronis from INPEACE Hawaiʻi (@inpeacehawaii)! These mana wāhine talk to us about their work with Kānaka Maoli families, individuals, and people of Hawaiʻi for the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture — INPEACE. Located on the Waiʻanae Coast of Oʻahu a part of our COVID-19 community work in the Hawaiian Kingdom Series! Learn more on the amazing programs they offer, innovative educational techniques during COV...
Cortney Gusick of Pāhiki Eco-Caskets for COVID-19 Series
June 28, 2020 17:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBWe introduce Cortney Gusick of Pāhiki Eco-Caskets (@pahikicaskets)! https://www.instagram.com/pahikicaskets/ She informs us on death work, burial rights, advocacy, and education in the Hawaiian Kingdom for our COVID-19 community work series! Tune in for this super interesting and enlightening episode on how we can reconnect to ʻāina. Check out the Funeral Rule here!: https://www.ftc.gov/…/media-…/truth-advertising/funeral-rule
Kūʻike Kamakea-Ohelo – Aloha ʻĀina Activist – Hūnānāniho – Waimānalo – COVID 19 Series
June 21, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBThis episode is a part of Native Stories COVID-19 Series highlighting community work within the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kūʻike Kamakea-Ohelo is the son of HULI leader Kalani Ohelo. He shares with us on his work in his community highlighting the health crisis happening in Hawaiʻi and updates with Hūnānāniho (@hunananihouniversity). Learn more at www.nativestories.org
Meala Bishop Artist and Water Rights Activist
June 14, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBMeala Bishop retired as a community arts specialist role in Ko'olaupoko, O’ahu after spending 23 years in the community, teaching, not just art, but many things impressed upon living in the islands oceans, mountains, and lo'i. From Meala "Art helps create ways of knowing and understanding. It helps us express our internal mo'olelo through external expression. Visual literacy explains through creative processes our visions of how we see the world and our relationship to the environment. The ar...
Wahinehula Kaʻeo on Koʻokua (birthwork)
June 07, 2020 17:00 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBWahinehula Kaʻeo is a koʻokua, or birth and postpartum doula from Waiohuli, Maui. A proud graduate of ke Kula Kaiapuni o Maui and a former preschool teacher at Pūnana Leo o Maui. She is a Co-founder and the Development Director of Kalauokekahuli, a nonprofit organization that supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families by providing culturally-based prenatal, birth, and postpartum education and services.c
Delia Ulima-Foster Care Advocate
May 31, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Delia Parker Ulima has worked over the last decade with non-profit organization, EPIC ‘Ohana, helping to lead the work with child welfare reform, youth engagement and advocacy, public will and policy and communication efforts. She holds a BA in Political Science from Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i, an MA in Pacific Island Studies, a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Spark M. Matsun...
Ulupō with Kihei de Silva
May 24, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MBʻOpio ProgramInterviewed by Kailua High (@kailuahigh) School Early College course in Journalism 201.At Ulupō Heiau (@uluponui) in Kailua Oahu, student from Kailua High School interview Kihei de Silva. He shares his families history in taking care of heiau and land, the mele he wrote for Ulupō and those that take care of it, and his journey to becoming a well known storyteller in Kailua.
Kyle Harmon on Nanticoke Nation
May 17, 2020 17:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Kyle Harmon (@xfactorsports22) describes history and his involvement with Nanticoke Nation (www.nanticokeindians.org) He is from Salisbury, Maryland and is a member of the Nanticoke Nation; He currently lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Cat and their three children Dominique, Preston, and Julius. Mr. Harmon was elected to serve as a Tribal Council Member in January 2016. He has taken an active role in strengthening the community through education and wellness ...
Hāwane Rios- Mana wahine, kiaʻi of Mauna o Wākea, singer and songwriter
May 10, 2020 17:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBPhysical copies can be purchased at hawanerios.com.Happy Motherʻs Day to all the makuahine. Ikaika Bishop (@Ikaikaflies) interviewed Hāwane Rios (@hawanemusic). Mahalo to @puacase mama of Hāwane for setting up this interview. Hāwane is a kanaka ʻōiwi (native Hawaiian), mana wahine, kiaʻi of Mauna o Wākea, singer and songwriter from Waimea, Hawaii. She shars her journey to the mauna, as a songwriter and singer, and she thanks the many people that have come before. Congratulations for the Nā Hō...
Daryn Lee Lieberman, Sustainable Community Development student
May 03, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Daryn is Diné (Navajo), N’dé (Mescalero Apache) as well as Ashkenazi Jewish and Spaniard. He is a current student at Arizona State University studying Sustainable Community Development and currently resides in O’odham territory (Phoenix, AZ). His interests are in environmental planning with an emphasis on sustainable ecosystems. He is a native practitioner and does beadwork pieces in which he sells through my Instagram shop @oceansun.bear. He donates 10% of my sales t...
Steven Hernandez-Philanthropist
April 26, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 21.2 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Steven Hernandez of Detroit, Michigan. Steven is a CRA Compliance Specialist, Philanthropist, and Nonprofit Specialist that works with indigenous, native, and people of color. He shares his work on philanthropy, working in the nonprofit sector, and relationship building with one another, your partner, and yourself.
Owen L. Oliver
April 19, 2020 17:00 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Owen Oliver of the Quinault Nation grew up on the Salish Sea where he was able to learn traditions inter-tribally through the annual Canoe Journey. He shares his knowledge and experiences living in Washington and Alaska. Once at the University of Washington, he has been focusing on Indigenous education through community engagement and empowerment. He understands the importance of higher education and the skill sets that Native students can bring to every academic sett...
Tremayne Nez
April 12, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Tremayne Nez from the Navajo Nation talks about his community and his experience in Washington D.C. for the Native American Political Leadership Program.
Shavaughna Underwood
April 05, 2020 17:00 - 20 minutes - 9.54 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo Shavaughna Underwood is a part of the Quinault Nation in Washington. She is a Champion for Change for the Center of Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute in the 2020 cohort. She currently is a human services professional who practices within her community.
Peter Brooks – Urban Indian History from East North America
March 29, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBInterviewed by Nanea Lo (@eananealo) via @SkypePeter C Brooks (https://www.facebook.com/peter.c.brooks) describes how his native people on the east parts of north america had merged with other cultures. He talks about his grandfather Cab Callow as black/African American but was also native. You can find Peter on Facebook or Youtube. He provides guided meditations online and other interesting services.
Kawainui Fishpond with Kaleo Wong
March 22, 2020 17:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBʻOpio ProgramInterviewed by Kailua High School Early College course in Journalism 201.At Ulupō Heiau in Kailua Oahu, student from Kailua High School interview Kaleo Wong. He shares that every second Saturday the community is invited to participate in the restoration project, which began over twenty years ago. Kaleo shares his perspectives on Kawainui #Fishpond, and reflects upon his voyages as a #Navigator for the Hokulea. Their non-profit Kauluakalana.org accepts charitable donations to h...
Elevating Women + Sacred Mountains with Wasfia Nazreen
March 15, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 32.7 MBPanel Discussion at Waiwai Collective Recorded on March 6 - Hosted by Hawaii Technology Academy (@htacharter) at WaiWai Collective (@waiwaicollective): Elevating Women keynote and panel with local & global leaders.Agenda:Leadership Panel: Puanani Burgess, Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Dr. Loretta Chen (@drlorettachen), Wasfia Nazreen, Laila Abouoaf (@lailaabouoaf)Closing Remarks - Mary Wenstrom (@marywenstrom), Director of Partnerships and Innovation at Hawaii Technology Academy. You can conta...
Maori Astronomy with Dr. Rangi Matamua
March 08, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBDr Rangi Matamua (Tūhoe) is a professor at the University of Waikato, and his research fields are Māori astronomy and star lore, Māori culture, and Māori language development, research and revitalisation. He talks about how observing sun, moon, star alignments helped our ancestors tell us when to plant, fish, when to work or not work, etc. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Livingbythestars
Merrie Monarch Art Market Series – Nalu Andrade – Ohe Kapala
March 01, 2020 17:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBInterviewed by Ikaika Bishop More info on: https://namakakahiko.wixsite.com/ Nalu first had an interest in carving at the age of six when he was witness to the 1978 voyage of Hokulea. He borrowed carving and voyaging books from his school library and began to try to make his own canoe with items found around his home. While still in high school, he was asked to help with the lashing on Hokulea at Pier 40. During his time with Hokulea he met many artists and carvers that were involved in...
Merrie Monarch Art Market Series – Feather work at Na Lima Mili Hulu Noʻeau
February 23, 2020 21:49 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBIn Kapahulu we learn about Hawaiian feather work at Ne Lima Mili Hulu Noʻeau with Mele Kahalepuna Chun. For generations this family owns and operates this craft store near Waikiki preparing for Hawaiian cultural events year round including the 2020 Merrie Monarch Festival. Along with her students and daughter Leleaʻe Wong Kahalepuna, they create unique, one of a kind creations. Some of which were designed by her Tutu, Mary Lou Kekuewa, and also by her mother, Paulette Kahalepuna. Student...
Introduction to Para i Probechu’n i Taotao-Ta
February 16, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 11.9 MBThe mission of PIPIT, Inc. is to support community organizations and members that promote the preservation of the Chamorro language and culture. Interview with Vince San Nicolas, T. E.N.D.A. Business Manager and Rudy Rivera, Graphic Specialist at the 2020 ACF Native Grantee Meeting held in Washington DC.https://www.pipitinc.org/abouthttps://www.instagram.com/pipit.inc/https://www.facebook.com/pipitinc671/Store: https://fahanguahan.com/
He Hae Hō’ailona Art Show
February 09, 2020 17:00 - 59 minutes - 27.1 MBPanel Discussion on 2/5/2020 about the artworks composed in response to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and 127 years of illegal occupation with Josh Tengan (@libertyhaus), Drew Brodrick (@koa_gallery), and Nanea Lum (@nanealum). Donnie Cervantes introduces the art space at Aupuni (@aupunispace) and its history. Josh describes the curation of the space. Drew talks about his team work on 3254 Waialae Ave. Nanea talks about her Analagous I (2015) and Untitled (Bloody Flag) (2020).
Tennille Leomana Kanahele – Daughter of a Sovereignty Activist
February 02, 2020 17:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBTennille Leomana Kanahele describes to us her experiences growing up with a ohana that was prominent in the movement towards sovereignty. She discusses her story growing up as a daughter to Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, finding herself after college, and using her baking to share her leomana (powerful voice). Resources:https://www.instagram.com/goodielicioustreatsbytennillel/TEXT ONLY 469-2555https://www.facebook.com/puuhonuahttps://www.hawaii-nation.org/puuhonua.htmlhttps://www.alohacoin.today/h...
Jermayne Tuckta from Warm Springs on Revitalizing Ichishkin
January 26, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBJermayne grew up on the Warm Springs reservation and learned the tribal traditional ways and continues to carry on today. He has worked at #MuseumatWarmSprings in the #Archives department. He has worked on culture education and teaches his heritage language, #Ichishkin, to community classes and high school level. He is currently enrolled @uoregon pursuing a #Masters in #linguistics. He hopes to use his community work and education to revitalize his language. In this story, we discuss pre tr...
Jordan Marie “Brings Three White Horses” Daniel on Murdered, Missing, Indigenous Women
January 12, 2020 17:08 - 5 MBShe discusses her advocacy, the issue, and others that are doing great work today. .Native women living on tribal lands are murdered at an extremely high rate — in some communities, more than 10 times the national average. 4 percent of Canada's female population — made up nearly 25 percent of its female indigenous homicide victims in 2012. https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/667335392/police-in-many-u-s-cities-fail-to-track-murdered-missing-indigenous-women . From a post by @nativein_la: In 2016...
Year in Review 2019
January 05, 2020 17:56 - 5 MB@nanealo and @nohealani16 discuss the history of Native Stories, journey through @thepurpleprize, review of 2019, and some insight into the future. Mahalo to our auction Donators - @honihala, #nanealo, @paahana_wood_designs, @sassa..frass, @dayofconquest, @kapacurious, #makaainana, @makaahinaalohilohi, @sewnani_bylila, @nhss_uhm, @opihionalani, @noegk, @aina_lish, @william_80, @karaboutart, #kaulumaika, #maolijewelry, #kapahawaii, @solomonenos, #pomahinadesigns, #kamanucomposites, @thekeikide...
Concert Lecture -Kūʻē- A history on sonic resistance
December 29, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 44 MBRecorded at @waiwaicollective on December 13th 2019, a collaboration between Nā Wai Chamber Choir @nawaichamberchoir and the University of Hawaiʻi Music Department’s Hawaiian Music Program—Nā Leo o Tuahine, who will come together in a concert featuring the legacy of musical resistance in Hawaiʻi. Led by Dr. Jace Kaholokula Saplan @katsuandcurry, this concert lecture will survey the #mele and #choral works throughout the history of our #lāhui that have created a platform of sonic mana on which...
Hanapepe Salt Flats
December 22, 2019 17:04 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBPanel discussion on the issues surrounding the historic practices and management of the Hanapēpē Salt Ponds and current conflict over the area's different uses, including Maverick Helicopter's recent request for a zoning permit. Panelists include Malia Nobrega-Olivera (President, Hui Hana Paʻakai o Hanapēpē), Kuʻulei Santos (Vice President, Hui Hana Paʻakai o Hanapēpē), Alan Murakami (Attorney, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation). PC https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/02/brittany-lyte-the-impe...
Nappy Napoleon of Anuenue Canoe Club
December 16, 2019 01:20 - 24 minutes - 11.2 MBJoseph “Nappy” Napoleon (Born 1941) is well known for his participation in waʻa canoe racing in Hawaiʻi. Uncle Nappy paddled in his first Moloka'i Hoe, the annual long-distance open ocean canoe race from Moloka'i to O'ahu, at the age of 17 in 1958. PC https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/7139021/legendary-island-paddler-ready-to-make-new-mark-at-molokai-hoe/
Kauʻi Baumhofer – Inter-generational/historical trauma
December 09, 2019 03:33 - 41 minutes - 18.9 MBThe most dangerous time for our people... is institutional racism, which is when an institution, organization, or government has policies, practices, procedures or laws, that give or afford unearned privilege to one group or another, and that is exactly what is happening up on this mauna.
Jamaica Heoli Osorio – Wahine line
December 01, 2019 20:08 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBSee how powerful the people of Hawaii can be, and we wield a real serious force, that we can push in whatever direction we want, and I really hope that we are not just looking back in history to this beautiful time when we all came together and then it stopped, but really look back and see "oh that was another beginning to how we got right here right now in whatever issue we were fighting then."
Lā Kūʻokoʻa by Keanu Sai
November 28, 2019 16:06 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBFrom Keanu Sai's blog https://hawaiiankingdom.org/blog/ In the summer of 1842, Kamehameha III moved forward to secure the position of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a recognized independent state under international law. He sought the formal recognition of Hawaiian independence from the three naval powers of the world at the time—Great Britain, France, and the United States. To accomplish this, Kamehameha III commissioned three envoys, Timoteo Ha‘alilio, William Richards, who at the time was stil...
Presley Ah Mook Sang- President of Puʻuhuluhulu University
November 25, 2019 02:06 - 17 minutes - 7.96 MBMy manaʻolana for all of this is that people gain a sense of identity and they are able to be proud of who they are, where they come from..."
Mauna Kea Series – Noelani Ahia on Mauna Medic Healers Hui
November 18, 2019 03:02 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBOur intention is to create a nurturing space, a space of empowerment...a brave space for people to feel comfortable truth telling. One of the things we’ve noticed on the Mauna is there’s a lot of historical/cultural trauma going on. I hope that our wahine space is one of those spaces where wahine, māhū, kāne, everyone feels comfortable to come into a nurturing space where they can truth tell, share their own moolelo for how they got here.
Kerry Ilima Long-Nā Leo Kakoʻo – Maunakea Media + Communications
November 17, 2019 01:43 - 34 minutes - 39.5 MBFrom 2015 until now I’ve been continuing to organize students, train them on how to approach creating actions on campus, how to confront the university, how to confront President Lassner.
Mauna Kea Series – Paul Punahele Kutzen on Hawaiʻi Hip Hop
November 10, 2019 17:53 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBStruggling in the hood, figuring out that I’d rather have the ʻāina back then eat spam and have EBT, hip hop solved my problems by expressing it, so I figured I might as well teach youth this craft that helped me learn discipline and bless me with a better outlook on life and help me navigate through struggle.
Mauna Kea Series – Marie Alohalani Brown and Hale Hōʻahu +Hale Hoʻolako
November 03, 2019 17:46 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBFor too long our intimate connection with our environment has been interrupted by western ways of being and knowing that was imposed upon us... so that’s what’s so exciting about Puʻu Huluhulu, is that we are coming back and living in one with our environment and getting to know the elements and the changing of the seasons... and what is more Ea then that?
Mauna Kea Series – Mahealani Ahia on Hale Mana Wāhine
October 28, 2019 05:41 - 31 minutes - 35.8 MBOur intention is to create a nurturing space, a space of empowerment...a brave space for people to feel comfortable truth telling. One of the things we’ve noticed on the Mauna is there’s a lot of historical/cultural trauma going on. I hope that our wahine space is one of those spaces where wahine, māhū, kāne, everyone feels comfortable to come into a nurturing space where they can truth tell, share their own moʻōlelo for how they got here.
Mauna Kea Series – Kahala Johnson on Hale Mana Māhū
October 20, 2019 17:34 - 28 minutes - 13 MBOutside of public-school sex education, learning about the sexuality, the gender, the sexual practices of my ancestors have helped me as a māhū to decolonize my body, my relationships, so Sex Eaducation is uncovering what is always conscious, we are constantly in a sexual relationship with the ʻāina.
Mauna Kea Series – Camille Kalama on Legal Observers
October 13, 2019 17:23 - 38 minutes - 43.9 MBLegal observers are present at things like direct action or protests, to observe law enforcement and primarily to act as a deterrent to law enforcement from acting unconstitutionally or unreasonably.
Mauna Kea Series – Aliʻi Paul K. Neves on King Kamehameha Royal Order 1
October 06, 2019 22:50 - 58 minutes - 67.4 MBThey love us when we go along with what they want, but the minute the Hawaiian people say no to something, we are labeled protesters, anarchists...so we decided in 1996 to begin taking part in protecting/preserving Mauna Kea. We are Alii, and alii means servants or resource managers with a dab of holiness.
Mauna Kea Series – Laʻakea Sanborn on Kanaka Rangers
September 29, 2019 17:14 - 57 minutes - 66.1 MBKanaka rangers is modeled after a program in Australia where the indigenous peoples of those lands… the way that they saw fit… where you are getting the native indigenous people of those lands to take on kuleana of stewardship, also legislation and enforcement to those resources to belong to those people.
Saving our Sherwoods
September 26, 2019 16:38 - 45 minutes - 20.7 MBWe interview Ka'u Kalama-Ohelo and Ku'ike Kamakea-Ohelo on Save our Sherwoods. Their purpose is to protect and preserve the historical, cultural and natural resources of Waimānalo, neighboring communities and across the state of Hawaiʻi. They share the history of the ownership of the land that is today called Sherwoods and how preservation rights makes it illegal to build anything on that land.
Kaimana Kawaha – ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi + Mele Hawaiʻi
September 15, 2019 16:58 - 23 minutes - 27.2 MBThose mele lāhui are probably one of the most important things to hold onto because they connect us. Within those mele, they keep us conscious about what being part of the lāhui is like, they express how we feel about being in the lāhui. It’s very personal but very true to you as a kanaka.
History of Hoe Wa’a and Na Wahine o Ke Kai
September 11, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBHoe wa'a or Hawaiian outrigger canoe paddling started well before the 1960's. History tells us that King Kalakaua brought the sport back to popularity during his monarchy following a ban by missionary influences. In pre-missionary days, racing wa'a was a common part of the makahiki season as a type of sport. This podcast will begin with the history of hoe wa'a from David Malo, a historian/writer in the early 1800's. Listeners will learn how canoes were built, the role of the god Iaka, and the...
Dr. Noenoe Wong-Wilson
September 08, 2019 16:42 - 33 minutes - 38.9 MBI was the first wahine, the first woman that was asked to stand up, so they put their handcuff/strips on me and walked me to the vehicle. There was silence, but there were tears, there were tears of love. The policemen wept, and we wept, and all of the young people wept in silence. And we asked to do that, and give every kupuna their day.
Panel Discussion on Management of Mauna Kea
July 18, 2019 16:31 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBThe discussion will cover the University of Hawaii's historical management of Mauna Kea, the role that astronomy and Native Hawaiian communities have played in the past, and the current conflict over development on Mauna Kea. The panel includes Camille Kalama, Attorney, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, Gregory Chun Ph.D. senior adviser to University of Hawaii on management of Mauna Kea, Chair of Mauna Kea Management Board, and UH Manoa faculty member, Justice Robert Klein, Attorney, Klein L...
Hanau Ea
July 08, 2019 01:03 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBNa Pua o Haumea Indigenous Birthkeepers in partnership with La Ho'iho'i Ea Honolulu presents HANAU EA: RECLAMATION AND RESURGENCE OF INDIGENOUS MIDWIFERY AND BIRTH PRACTICES. An event held at Waiwai Collective on July 5. Indigenous Midwives from Canada, America, and Hawaii share about the important birth-related work they are doing within their Nations. @Autumn Cavender, @Melissa Rose, @Carol Couchie, @Strong Women Song by @Glenda Abbott, @Rhonda Grantham, @Sewa Yuli, and @Margaret David wi...
Nā Wāhine Koa
June 24, 2019 06:04 - 25 minutes - 28.9 MBNā Wāhine Koa documents the life of four mana Hawaiian wahine for sovereignty and demilitarization. Being interviewed is Aunty Terri, one of these Wahine Koa. Nanea Lo introduces the book by reading a passage about Aunty Terri. Aunty Terri tells us about herself and the many projects that she is involved in today and in the past. To read more about Moanike‘ala Akaka, Maxine Kahaulelio, Terrilee Keko‘olani-Raymond, or Loretta Ritte, get the book today. The book was edited by Noelani Goodyear...
Cree Language Revival
March 10, 2019 06:30 - 1 hour - 1 ByteTansi nitooteemuk. Greetings to all my Relations. I am a Cree grandmother and am honoured to hold Blood Memories from my great-grandfather Chief Joseph Charles of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and my grandparents Edward and Sarah McKenzie. My parents are John and Janet Feitz. I am learned in both my beautiful Cree culture... Read More