Stories for Action

Jan 30 2025 52 ep. 58 mins 10
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Stories for Action’s mission is to spark connection around a thriving environment and strong communities. Join us for conversations with people taking bold steps, bridging divides, and creating calls to action; helping you find your role in fostering a healthy world. Find out more at www.StoriesforAction.org. Stories for Action produces documentary films, this podcast, and hosts story workshops.

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In the nation of Timor-Leste: witnessing renewal & reconnection

Jan 30 2025 99 mins  
In the Summer of 2024, I was fortunate to visit the country of Timor-Leste, in Southeast Asia. This visit was through a professional exchange program hosted by The Mansfield Center and the US Department of State. I was able to join a local filmmaker in Timor-Leste, to work with him to host workshops about film & elevating story for advocacy purposes. This episode shares about

Food Security in MT: the whole system from producer to consumer access

Dec 29 2024 119 mins  
In Montana, 1 out of 9 people (and 1 in 6 children) are food insecure, meaning they lack access to enough food to lead a healthy life, or don’t even know where their next meal is coming from. This lack of access can be financial or physical, for those who are in rural areas far from delivery routes. We know that food is essential for life and therefore essential for our communiti

Housing in Montana

Jul 31 2024 142 mins  
In the past 5 years, Montana's average home price has gone up 71%, while the average income has only increased 25%. The lack of housing, and that which is attainable for working class residents, is creating a crisis for residents, employers, local economies, public health, community well-being...everything. In this episode, we hear from seven people all working in different areas o

The Mighty Few, Part 2: Connecting Youth, Identity, Economies, & Community Health

May 27 2024 55 mins  
This is Part 2 of 2 of our episodes on the Mighty Few. We HIGHLY encourage you to first listen to Part 1, as it provides essential context. Part 2 expands on youth empowerment, connections to traditional cultures, and the approaches necessary to move this community development work forward in a good way. Historically, and still today, the Mighty Few (a District of the Apsáalooke o

The Mighty Few: Part 1, Community Connection is the Foundation

May 15 2024 96 mins  
Iikooshtaka’atbaatchaache, home of the Mighty Few. Historically, and still today, the Mighty Few (a District of the Apsáalooke or Crow Nation in Southeast Montana) have proven their name through resourcefulness, determination, and strength in unity. Witness the process of this community strengthening their connection to identity, the land, and community togetherness. Through tru

The Upper Yellowstone River: Part 2 - Recreation and a Call for Community Reconnection

Mar 03 2024 76 mins  
Along this stretch of the Upper Yellowstone River in Montana, various dynamics exist. Hear from a rancher, a river restoration professional, an outdoor recreation business owner, and a Traditional Ecological Knowledge educator who are all deeply connected to this river. Whether the challenge is drought, flood, impact from river recreation, development, or otherwise, witness how app

The Upper Yellowstone River: Part 1 - The Floods & Listening to the River

Feb 22 2024 76 mins  
Along this stretch of the Upper Yellowstone River in Montana, various dynamics exist. Hear from a rancher, a river restoration professional, an outdoor recreation business owner, and a Traditional Ecological Knowledge educator who are all deeply connected to this river. Whether the challenge is drought, flood, impact from river recreation, development, or otherwise, witness how app

Safe Passages for Wildlife and People

Feb 01 2024 127 mins  
Wildlife and humans have a need to move across the landscape. But our modern modes of travel have put those necessary pathways at odds with one another. Our highways create barriers for animals to carry out the daily movements and seasonal migrations that are necessary for their survival. For people, crossing paths with an animal on the highway is also a threat to our own safety an

The Montana Legislative Session from an Indigenous Perspective

Jul 19 2023 78 mins  
Today we will hear from Patrick Yawakie-Peltier, co-Founder of Red Medicine LLC, an Indigenous civic engagement service based in Montana. Patrick was present throughout Montana's legislative session this year, advocating for and against policy that will impact the state's tribal members. Patrick will share with us his personal experience in the session as an Indigenous person and c

Uplifting community & connection through story: Marissa Hackett

Jul 05 2023 97 mins  
It seems like these days, if you spend even the slightest amount of time tuned into public events and rhetoric, you become aware of growing divisions...that there is a silent, or sometimes very loud pressure to “pick a side”, narratives and messaging coming from higher levels of public messaging, social media, policymakers, to align, to pit us against them, and sometimes this n