33. Affirming Indigenous Spirituality

Podcast transcript (pdf) Here's the question: what fundamental aspect of being Indigenous continues to be threatened today but is not political, like treaty rights or getting land back, and not economic, like finding new ways to generate income for tribal nations? It's the ways that our Indigenous belief systems - deeply spiritual and affirming routine connections with the animate world - are routinely questioned and dismissed by those in the mainstream, even routinely by those who claim to be our allies and advocates. Visit the Talking Leaves Forum for more podcasts and other Indigenous-centric content.