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Indigenous Science
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Sustainability
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Alvin Harvey
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Indigenous Music
Emotional Connection In Music

Experiencing and Sharing the depth of Scientific Knowledge within Stories that humans have been gifted from the Star, Land, and Animal Ancestors for thousands of years.

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For all of you also in Southern Alberta and dreaming of warmer weather, here is an episode just for you. We are currently in "SPRING 2026" in the midst of imbalance between winter and spring...thanks for that teaching Bruce Starlight, so we thought w... more

We recorded this episode back in the Fall of 2025, on a windy fall evening here on the Lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina Nation, Îethka Nakoda First Nation, and more recently the Otipemisiwak Métis. 

The Ancestral Science Podcast team ga... more

On this episode, we recorded in the midst of a warm winter morning here on the Lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina Nation, Îethka Nakoda First Nation, and more recently the Otipemisiwak Métis.

We were incredibly grateful to speak with a ne... more

Smoketalk is BACK. On this episode, we got the band back together with special guest Alex.

On this episode, we recorded in the midst of a snowstorm in between the winter and spring seasons, here on the Lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina N... more

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Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed
Botanist, herbalist, educator, and artist, co-owner of ALCLA Native Plant Nursery.
ALCLA Native Plant Nursery
Episode: Re-Release: Decolonizing Mother Earth, One Native Plant at a Time
Philip Stevens
Director of American Indian Studies at the University of Idaho and member of the San Carlos Apache Nation.
University of Idaho
Episode: Hunting Mathematics
Walter McDonald White Bear
Juno Award Nominee and musician
Episode: Music is a Universal Language of Frequency
Sharon Anne Foster
Musician with Shawnee heritage
Episode: Music is a Universal Language of Frequency
Imo Starlight
Musician and cultural advocate
Episode: Music is a Universal Language of Frequency
Juan Carlos Chavez
Relative of Hanford Mccloud involved in the discussion
Episode: Pullin’ Cedar, Ancestral Trees, & the Fish Wars
Alvin Harvey
Relative of Hanford Mccloud involved in the discussion
Episode: Pullin’ Cedar, Ancestral Trees, & the Fish Wars
Terri Cardinal
Associate Vice President of Indigenous Initiatives and Engagement at McEwen University from Saddle Lake Cree Nation
McEwen University
Episode: Nehiyaw Science of Love & Death from Grandmother Scientists
Cheyenne Sego
An Indigenous scholar discussing mathematics, community, and cultural connections.
Episode: Change Making, Anishnawbek Mathematics, & Sturgeon Legs

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Pt2- Reconnecting the human in Science, Law, Health, & Society
Q: What do you think is the most pressing issue our community faces?
The drug crisis and the lack of access to proper healthcare are currently the most pressing issues.
Pt2- Reconnecting the human in Science, Law, Health, & Society
Q: What do you think mainstream media gets wrong about Indigenous politics?
Mainstream media often fails to explain the complexities of Indigenous governance and the real effects of the Indian Act on these communities.
Friends of Indigenous Science
Q: What is science to you?
Science is multiple and can give life or take life; it's not politically neutral.
Pt1- Reconnecting the human in Science, Law, Health, & Society
Q: What is science to you?
To me, science is everything. It's like it's the tree in front of you. It's the air. It's gravity. Like, it's everything.
Gravitational Waves from the Blackfoot MacGyver
Q: Do you marvel at the fact that your work entails the deepest knowledge at the fringes of both quantum and gravitational aspects of the universe?
Yes, the understanding of this duality in physics is fascinating, bridging the huge and the minute.

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