Warrior culture with Donnie Wetzel Jr., part one

This week’s guest is Donnie Wetzel Jr., tribal liaison for the Montana Department of Labor and Industry. Donnie is also the founder of Identity, Inc., which houses the Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame. Donnie and his colleagues are working to promote the virtues of warrior culture through sport.In this conversation, Donnie explains the qualities of warrior culture and emphasizes the importance of connecting Indigenous youth to their cultural roots and identity. And in a shared passion, Donnie and Justin discuss how basketball can be a vessel for that practice.Tune in to part two of this conversation next week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.anewanglepodcast.com/subscribe