Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast

Dec 02 2024 37 ep. 43 mins 17
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Indigenous evaluation conversations

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S03E06: Community Stories in Indigenous Evaluation with Veronica LaJoie

Dec 02 2024 44 mins  
Community Stories in Indigenous Evaluation with Veronica LaJoie In this episode of Indigenous Insights, host Gladys Rowe sits down with Veronica LaJoie, a dedicated member of the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, artist, and Indigenous evaluation specialist. Veronica shares her transformative journey into evaluation, beginning with foundational teachings from the Indigeno

S03E05: Building Capacity & Driving Change: Shelby Corley

Oct 28 2024 38 mins  
In this episode Gladys speaks with Shelby Corley, CEO of Three Hive Consulting and founder of Eval Academy. Shelby reflects on her journey into evaluation, drawing from her background in anthropology and health services to build a responsive and impactful consulting practice. Through Three Hive, Shelby emphasizes flexibility, relationship-building, and doing good work that aligns w

S03E04: Indigenous Feminist Evaluation: Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner

Oct 14 2024 36 mins  
In this episode host Gladys Rowe engages in a powerful conversation with Indigenous feminist philosopher and educator Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner. Shelbi shares her journey into evaluation through her work on Indigenous language reclamation and her deep engagement within Indigenous research methods. She discusses the significance of relationship-building, the centrality of kinship and

S03E03: Environmental Stewardship and Community-Led Learning: Heather Burke & Cheyenne Williams

Oct 01 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, host Gladys Rowe is joined by Heather Burke and Cheyenne Williams for a conversation about the power of community-led learning and environmental stewardship. The guests share their experiences working on The Xwulqw'selu Riparian Guardians Program in Cowichan territory, highlighting the importance of centering Indigenous knowledge holders in education. The discussio

S03E02: Indigenous Wellbeing and Data Sovereignty: Pālama Lee, Brandon Ledward & Nina Murrow

Sep 16 2024 56 mins  
In this episode, Gladys sits down with Dr. Pālama Lee, Dr. Brandon Ledward, and Nina Murrow to discuss Native Hawaiian wellbeing and Indigenous evaluation frameworks. Together, they share their journeys into the field of evaluation, exploring how ancestral knowledge, community-driven approaches, and data sovereignty are transforming health and social outcomes for Native Hawaiians.

S03E01: Building Community through Evaluation: Olivia Roanhorse, Rebecca Rae & Daphne Littlebear

Sep 03 2024 59 mins  
In this episode Gladys gets to know three amazing guests, Olivia Roanhorse, Rebecca Rae, and Daphne Littlebear as they share stories about their evaluation journeys, their work as a team, and an Indigenous evaluation network that they have been nurturing in New Mexico. Olivia Roanhorse, MPH, COO and Portfolio Lead, Roanhorse Consulting, LLC. Olivia provides leadership and oversig

S02E09: Gladys Rowe: Gathering up Learnings

Aug 29 2024 16 mins  
In this final episode of the special season that has focused on the arts and arts based practices in evaluation, Gladys reflects on the learnings she has gathered from the stories shared and on an inspiring exhibit from her recent visit to the Tate Modern in London. From this episode: About Richard Wagamese's Medicine Walk (2014). https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens

S02E08: Brandon Mitchell: You can draw too! Multidisciplinary Arts & Story

Aug 12 2024 38 mins  
In this episode we learn more about multidisciplinary artist Mi’gmaq artist and storyteller Brandon Mitchell from Listuguj First Nation. Dive into Brandon’s journey from childhood stories to a career in graphic novels and animation, and how he now empowers others to tell their own stories. Explore the intersection of art, culture, and evaluation in this inspiring conversation.

S02E07: Cathy Mattes: Curation, Beading, and Radical Stitch

Aug 05 2024 49 mins  
Dr. Cathy Mattes is a Michif curator (MMF citizen, Westman Local-Southwest Region), writer, and art history professor based out of Sprucewoods, Manitoba, Canada. Her curation, research and writing centers on dialogic and Indigenous knowledge-centered curatorial practice as strategies for care. She has a PhD in Indigenous Studies from the University of Manitoba, and currently teache

S02E06: Michael Lawrenchuk: Storytelling, healing & theatre

Jul 29 2024 44 mins  
In this episode Gladys sits down with Michael Lawrenchuk, who is not only her dad, but a prophetic storyteller who has greatly influenced her passion for the arts. He speaks to the role of theatre in his own healing journey and the power of storytelling. Michael Lawrenchuk has been involved in theatre, film and television as an actor, director and writer since 1991. Michael is a