Medicine for the Resistance

Mar 06 2023 128 ep. 58 mins 417

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An Afromystic and Anishinaabekwe talk about everything

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Global Indigeneity

Mar 06 2023 64 mins

This great conversation on Indigeneity is from a couple of years ago and it just keeps being relevant. Being Indigenous is an analytic, not an identity. We need to talk about that. Patty (00:00:01):You're listening to medicine for the resistancePatty (00:00:04):Troy was so smart last time, and this could only be better with Joy here. Joy: God we're in trouble. Hey, it will be a sma

All places are fish places

May 04 2022 65 mins

Patty I come across the coolest people on Twitter. And one of those cool people is Zoe Todd, who is the fish philosopher, and I love that. And another thing that I love I was going through, we have a questionnaire because you know, of course we do. And one of the things that Zoe mentions in the questionnaire because I asked, you know, what kind of books do you know she would? Or wo

A colonized sky

Apr 22 2022 62 mins

Patty Krawec so I just finished reading The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein so then when I came across Hilding, came across Hilding a few weeks ago about Indigenous stargazing. Mi’kmaq astronomer and tell us about yourself and about Indigenous stargazing.Hilding Neilson Yeah, so I'm Hilding, I'm Mi’kmaq and settler from a group in Newfoundland. That's where my fam

nothing micro about micro aggressions

Mar 01 2022 59 mins

Angela:You I have I've had troubles with the word microaggression, I've had troubles with it for quite some time. We hear, I think I've been hearing it more and more over the last few years in particular, the last year, I've been hearing it a lot more in the workplace. And because people are trying to be woke or aware, but the reality of living it, it's not micro,Patty:right. it's

Black and Indigenous Solidarities

Feb 22 2022 63 mins

Black and Indigenous SolidaritiesWith Robert WarriorPatty: So we're here with Robert Warrior. And so funny story, Kerry, I'm reading this book Crossing Waters Crossing Worlds by Tiya Miles. It was for Aambe book club, History a couple of months ago back in February, and I can't and, as happens a lot of times, you know, when I'm reading books or essays, I always think “is that per

Black masculinities, colonialism, and erotic racism

Feb 15 2022 56 mins

Please note this episode deals with sexuality and sexual violence and may not be suitable for all listeners. Some material may be triggering. If you do find yourself triggered or having difficulty, please contact your local rape crisis center. If you need assistance locating support, please use RAINN.org in the US and Ending Violence in Canada to locate supportive services.Kerry: W

Indigenous Geographies

Feb 09 2022 59 mins

Patty: So we're here talking Deondre Smiles about Indigenous geographies. And I took like grade 10 geography that was the extent of my geography training, which means I learned about glacial movement and labeling rivers and all of that stuff. But I mean, first off, just the idea of Indigenous geographies from a land bank perspective is really interesting. Because colonial borders a

The Land is My Ancestor

Feb 01 2022 65 mins

the land is my ancestorPatty So, anyway, so we're here with Keolu Fox. Chanda had made this comment, quoting you about the land is my ancestor, and that is a scientific statement. And she was just completely taken by that comment. And then so was I. And that's really all I've been thinking about. Because it's just such a, it's just such a neat way of thinking and understanding our

The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere

Jan 25 2022 74 mins

Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western HemisphereWith Dr. Paulette SteevesPatty KrawecWe're here with Dr. Paulette Steves.Josh Manitowabi made a remark that the Anishinaabe word Giiwedin contains the idea of going home. And that what it was referring to was the glaciers, that the glaciers were going home. And this is knowledge that's contained with elders. And he gave me you know, r

In My Own Moccasins with Helen Knott

Oct 03 2021 59 mins

Helen Knott joins us to talk about her memoir In My Own Moccasins. It is a story of trauma and recovery, of relapse and recovery, love and persistence and becoming a matriarch. Not all of our societies were matriachal, that is a very particular style of governance, but being a matriarch is more than that. It is taking on a role in a family, in a community. And Helen talks with us a