Empowering Indigenous Youth

At Blackfoot Crossing Historical Park, Youth Programs Manager Sarah Little Bear shares how seasonal camps are cultivating the next generation of land stewards. Designed to deepen Native youth’s ecological and cultural knowledge, these gatherings foster belonging, ceremony, and intergenerational connection. Youth voices—including Ethan Running Crane—reflect on the role of culture, mentorship, and collective memory in shaping a future rooted in responsibility. This episode honors youth as vital carriers of rematriation, renewal, and relational power.Music:Documenting Wildlife - DescriptEquilibrium - DescriptHard Sell - Ketsa -  - Free Music ArchivesSiksika Youth Conference SFX - ILSpace Exploration Future Technology - DescriptBlackfoot youth drummers  Ochapowace powwow 2024 - Big juicy_19 - YouTubeWarriors Song - Theodore Last Star, ℗ 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1979 Folkways Records - YouTubeTribal Drums with Windchimes - DescriptThunderous - DescriptThank you to our sponsors and Wild Foundation.www.indigenousled.orgINDIGENOUS LED InstagramProducer Lailani Upham at www.ironshieldcreative.com and co-producers Josh Adler at Ecologica and José Giovanni with Four Winds Productions / IL Storytelling & Communications