18. Crossing Boundaries: Off-Rez Mixed Marriages
Episode 18 of the Talking Leaves: An Indigenous Perspectives Podcast podcast, hosted by Indigenous Perspectives, titled "18. Crossing Boundaries: Off-Rez Mixed Marriages" was published on April 28, 2022 and runs 57 minutes.
April 28, 2022 ·57m · Talking Leaves: An Indigenous Perspectives Podcast
Summary
Podcast transcript (pdf) Today’s discussion features two couples of mixed marriages – that is, one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous partner. We’ll be exploring what we can learn about dynamic indigenous cultures today, and the personal growth of individuals and couples, through looking at the experiences of off-reservation mixed marriages. Perhaps what we're going to deal with today is a little bit counterintuitive, because there's a prevailing cultural notion that when people marry outside of their ethnic group, or their religious group, that some kind of dilution of culture - some kind of loss of culture - is a great risk. I think what we're going to find today is that that isn't always the case. And sometimes it's the opposite.
Episode Description
Podcast transcript (pdf)
Today’s discussion features two couples of mixed marriages – that is, one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous partner. We’ll be exploring what we can learn about dynamic indigenous cultures today, and the personal growth of individuals and couples, through looking at the experiences of off-reservation mixed marriages.
Perhaps what we're going to deal with today is a little bit counterintuitive, because there's a prevailing cultural notion that when people marry outside of their ethnic group, or their religious group, that some kind of dilution of culture - some kind of loss of culture - is a great risk. I think what we're going to find today is that that isn't always the case. And sometimes it's the opposite.
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