Latest Potawatomi Podcast Episodes
ep 26: Not Our Tradition
Yajmownen - October 28, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsMargaret 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 please be aware that this ...
ep 24: Embracing Jordan Brewer
Yajmownen - July 01, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsCitizen 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 all highs. It was filled with obstacles, but without them, he’d te...
ep 23: Different characters, same stories (with storyteller Colin Wesaw)
Yajmownen - June 03, 2019 08:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn 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 as these stories are brought to life with Colin...
ep 22: Nado’wen (healing) on display
Yajmownen - April 01, 2019 08:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSally 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 in brokenness, but ending in transformation.
ep 21: Attorney John Morseau
Yajmownen - February 11, 2019 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsAfter 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 figure this journey out on his own, but he knew exactly where his path was going to...
ep 20: Invisible No More
Yajmownen - January 07, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsJake 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 his identity in a raw piece for Medium called “Elizabeth Warren and t...
ep 19: Finding Joy
Yajmownen - October 15, 2018 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsMichelle 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.
ep 18: Keepers of the Garden
Yajmownen - September 10, 2018 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsOur 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 like the University of Michigan to return our seed...
ep. 17 Shining Thunder Bird Woman
Yajmownen - July 23, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsLindsey 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.
ep 16: A Flourishing Life
Yajmownen - April 09, 2018 09:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThomas 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.
ep 15: One Water, One People
Yajmownen - March 12, 2018 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsPokagon 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 eyes, Jeannie returned home and raised $20,000 for the tribe.
ep 14: Addiction Does Not Discriminate pt. 2
Yajmownen - February 12, 2018 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis 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 to live without drugs for a month, Jacob sees he might be able to achieve ...
ep 13: Addiction Does Not Discriminate pt. 1
Yajmownen - January 08, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsJacob 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 drugs are for different people, and opiates was for me.” For six years, ...
ep 12: Diving Deeper
Yajmownen - October 09, 2017 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSkyler 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 a world he imagined unreachable.
ep 11: Boarded Culture
Yajmownen - July 03, 2017 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn 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 Indian Industrial Boarding School. You'll also hear results from years...
ep 10: Vision through speaking
Yajmownen - May 08, 2017 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsCarla 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.
ep 9: Adopting her culture
Yajmownen - April 10, 2017 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTeri 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.
ep. 8: Sugar bush
Yajmownen - March 06, 2017 10:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsJason 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.
ep 7: Traditional Tobacco
Yajmownen - January 06, 2017 20:44 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBob Moody shares his story of leaving tobacco abuse behind and embracing Creator's purpose for séma.
ep 6: Standing Rock Solid
Yajmownen - December 05, 2016 10:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsTerri 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 on our website by searching "Standing Rock."
ep 5: Healing Ogitchedaw
Yajmownen - November 04, 2016 20:45 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsPokagon veteran Jerry Campbell shares his story of true love, war—and coming home.
ep 4: Reclaiming the missing piece
Yajmownen - September 30, 2016 19:51 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsErin wasn't raised in her Native culture, but now she's discovering what it means for herself and her children.
ep 3: Lifesavers
Yajmownen - September 02, 2016 18:16 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsWithin a week of training on a new overdose-stopping drug, two Tribal Police officers each saved a life.
ep 2: Boys with Braids
Yajmownen - July 29, 2016 18:57 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsWearing 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.
ep 1: Sustaining
Yajmownen - June 23, 2016 15:25 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsA tradition reborn, harvesting our lands to regain sustainability despite modern day food trends.
conversation with Walterseben and Lorenzoseben
Bozho, bsedonen node! - August 31, 2012 16:29 - 6 minutesa short conversation with pasoseben and mewshadiseben about money
mkeznen tadiwen
Bozho, bsedonen node! - August 09, 2012 00:12 - 1 minuteThe vocabulary wshkesh odd numbered birth son or daughter kishko even numbered birth son or daughter mkezen shoe mkeznen shoes tadi s/he gambles chikazo s/he plays dnekmegzé s/he plays nin ashtek né? is it my turn? gin ashtek your turn gin nétem you first mina s/he gives s.t. to ...
langcon2011
Bozho, bsedonen node! - December 06, 2011 16:47 - 24 secondsThis is a short interview with bémwétek at the 2011 language conference to get words for 'pendepné,' my presentation.
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