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Exploring 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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This episode was recorded in fall 2024 at Star 6 Ranch at the Food Sovereignty camp hosted by HOWL (they do amazing land-based camps across Canada with youth). At this camp, the Ancestral Science Podcast was invited to learn from DARYL KOOTENAY about... more

Welcome to Smoketalk!

If you haven't listened to the previous episode "Decolonizing Blood & Birth" with Alycia Two Bears, I recommend going there first then coming back to smoketalk to listen to the Pod Team's takes and expanded conversation about t... more

The Pod was grateful to learn from THE Alycia Two Bears, a Two-Spirit mixed Cree educator and author from Misatawasis Nêhiyawak First Nation, about her journey to become a midwife, what is a land-birth, how to decolonize and de-stigmatize blood,  rec... more

Join the Ancestral Science Pod Team as we chat about the previous episode. We had some technical difficulties this week, so we decided to re-release a previous episode about a similar topic connected to Drew Hayden Taylor. But, "Smoketalk" going to b... more

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Recent Guests

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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Corey Gray
Corey Gray is a Blackfoot physicist who contributes to cutting-edge research on gravitational waves and emphasizes the importance of representation in the scientific community.
Corrie Mikopihiso-Nesigasen
Corrie is a host contributing to discussions on Indigenous knowledge and its integration into various scientific domains.

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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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