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Indigenous Vision Podcast
by Indigenous Vision
Two aunties sharing and examining the world through the lense of an Anishinaabe and Blackfoot experience.Indigenous Vision (IV) is led by an all-Indigenous team who work to "revitalize Indigenous communities - culture, people, and land - by providing educational resources through quality programs that promote well-being."Based in Montana and Arizona.Produced by Melissa Spence and Souta Calling Last
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Poverty & Thriving
Our reality as Indigenous women comes with some pretty tough obstacles along with some pretty amazing skill and innovation thanks to said obstacles. Register for October's Cultural Humility Training. Register for January's Cultural Humility Training Schedule a Coaching Session...
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Spending Energy Wisley
We are choosing to spend our energy helping where we can during these unprecedented times using the tools and practices we've learned through cultural humility and positive psychology coaching methodologies. Register for October's Cultural Humility Training. Register for January's...
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Trauma is not our Identity
How we label ourselves matters. Schedule Professional Coaching with Souta. Schedule Professional Coaching with Melissa. Register for October's Cultural Humility Training. Register for our MMIWarriors Retreat Support our work by donating here: Indigenous...
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Leading with Love
Leading with love as an organization and as people aligns with our Indigenous value system. Cultural Humility and professional coaching has made this practice our baseline when we face life and work. How are you facing the world? Schedule Professional Coaching with Souta. Schedule...
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Violence on the Land
After spending another fabulous weekend at Bear Gulch with some amazing people, we're processing violent acts on the Land WE know is sacred. How are you engaging with the Land this summer? Visit Bear Gulch this summer! Schedule Professional Coaching with Souta. Schedule Professional...
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See you on the land?
Our summer and fall seasons are filling up in a good way starting with the opening of Bear Gulch, then we're taking a very short break for ceremony, and will be back at it for our MMIWarriors Retreat and of course, more Cultural Humility! Visit Bear Gulch this summer! Schedule Professional...
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New Season at Bear Gulch
The Bear Gulch Pictograph Visitor Center is prepping for the 2026 season! Check out our latest episode on how the site is growing and how you can experience it's unique beauty. Schedule Professional Coaching with Souta. Schedule Professional Coaching with Melissa. Register for October's...
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Staying Good Busy
We're staying good busy during unprecedented times. Doing the work with others who are like minded matters more than ever before. Thank you for your continued support thus far! Schedule Professional Coaching with Souta. Schedule Professional Coaching with Melissa. Register for October's Cultural...
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Elisia Manuel - Thunderbird Throttle 2026
Elisia Manual is the Founder & CEO of Three Precious Miracles, a nonprofit invested in providing Native youth who are displaced a connection to their culture, on or off reservation. She joins Melissa to chat about her work and her role in this weekend's Thunderbird Throttle; the only Native...
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Tribal PFAS Water Settlement Info with Seven Star Business
Forever Chemicals - Tribal PFAS Water Settlement information session recorded live with Mike Stopp & Manny Garcia of Seven Star Business Solutions to share information and support Tribal leaders in the application process to secure all funds to which the Tribe is entitled before the upcoming...
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We survived RES 2026!
We made it through our RES 2026 experience; meeting really cool people and connecting with some important change makers! Virtual Cultural Humility April 2026 Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American...
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We are Coaches!
Becoming professional certified coaches was not on our 2026 bingo card yet here we are! Virtual Cultural Humility April 2026 Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage...
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The Money Gap with Kristen Upham
With the not so great stats of pay inequity when it comes to Indigenous Women across Great Turtle Island, we remain hopeful for a positive future. Joining us this week is Kristen Upham, an extremely talented business woman who shares her knowledge and creativity with the world! Morning Star Woman...
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Good Work with Good People
We're back from our first in-person Cultural Humility training on the Canadian side of the border and we couldn't be more humbled and honored to have shared two whole days with some amazing people from Treaty 7 and beyond at the Blackfoot Confederacy! Cultural Humility benefits all and our...
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If we're too much, go find less.
What we charge for our services as Indigenous facilitators seems to ruffle the feathers of some. Why is that? Join us for any one of our upcoming Cultural Humility trainings by visiting our site, the links in the show notes, or by following us on our socials! Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural...
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Self Defense & Bullying (Staying Safe)
Bullying is everywhere and we're determined to continue using cultural humility to face the bullying in our professional and personal environments. We've also announced our next MMIWarriors Camp for October 2026! Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural Humility 2026 Virtual Cultural...
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Cognitive Dissonance in Pretendian Hunting
First, we stand with Lily. Second, we love cultural humility and as and organization with a Blackfoot woman as the ED (Souta Calling Last) it's important to move with care, compassion, and courage to speak up when an ouch is committed. Our final episode of the year revisits the pretendian,...
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Countering Hate with Cultural Humility
Happy Winter season to you! Indigenous Vision is excited to get to work in Canada this January at our first in-person cultural humility training at the Blackfoot Confederacy! On this episode we share experiences on what it's like being Indigenous in the US vs Canada and how the harm towards the...
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A Culture of Humility
As the IV team prepares for the first in-person Cultural Humility training of the new year, we're sharing some of the way we currently use cultural humility in our everyday lives moving through the compex systems of the US and Canada. See you next month in Calgary! Registration is open, visit our...
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Pretendians. Pictographs. Paradigms.
We're battling that familiar pretendian pain, the stress of protecting pictographs, and the frustration with harmful paradigms. Despite all this, we're thriving, living with the magic of the land, and locked-in to our work as we move closer to a New Year! Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural Humility...
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Native American Heritage Month
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month but don't know where to being? Hit that play button and learn about the many ways you can support and celebrate Indigenous people this November and beyond. Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural Humility 2026 Virtual Cultural Humility February 2026 Dream...
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The Red Flags We Ignore
Our commitment to practicing self love begins with healthy relationships with family, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, community members, and romantic partners. Overlooking the red flags people are showing us can lead to psychological turmoil, frustration, stress, and even death. Treaty...
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Healthy, Non-Performative Solidarity
As folks continue to mobilize across Great Turtle Island for all the reasons, when it comes to supporting each other how can we move with humility and respect? Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural Humility 2026 Virtual Cultural Humility February 2026 Support our work by donating here:...
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We are stewards of the Land. Period.
As unprecedented times roll on we're committed more than ever to conserve, protect, and revitalize the land we've been stewarding for thousands of years; regardless of who is asserting claim to it. Treaty 7/Calgary Cultural Humility 2026 Support our work by donating here: Indigenous...
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A Time for Pause
We're honoring our late Board of Directors President, Harley Bastien who made his journey home last week. Indigenous Vision continues to honor all of our relatives and relations who are survivors of Residential and Indian Boarding Schools, and all those who did not survive. Thank you to everyone...
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Flathead Lake 2025
Our MMIWarriors Retreat is days away! This year's event goes down along Flathead Lake over the weekend of September 19th and features a jammed packed schedule of Self Defense Training from SBG Gym, Powwow Yoga & Breath Work by Acosia Red Elk, and a super exclusive performance from Black Belt…
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Sweet Berry Summer
We're back! Thanks to everyone who's been showing up at our events this summer. The love and kindness has been pouring in. We hope you're having sweet summer moments and standing in all the joy. With fall approaching, we're gearing up for our MMMIWarriors Retreat, Youth Water Events, and more...
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Our 10 Year Anniversary!
Indigenous Vision was established on June 3, 2015! This week we're reflecting on our journey not just as a 501(c)(3) but as Indigenous Women who are growing into our next level of life. Thank you for supporting us! Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! Indigenous…
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Narratives & Pictographs
This month we're celebrating 10 years as a nonprofit! The official celebration goes down at the grand opening of the Bear Gulch Pictograph Visitor Center on June 28th. Your support means the world to us and all we work with. There's still time to enter the Dream Tipi Raffle or make a donation to...
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Week of Action - MMIW & MMIP
Sharing our "why" we do the work in MMIW & MMIP spaces. This week of action we're noticing a stronger wave of support, hope, love, and communal efforts; that's something to celebrate! Protecting ourselves so we can enjoy a long life is serious work, but we're determined to make it joy filled AND...
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Border Crossings & Assumptions
We're relieved to have our team members make it across borders this month, yet as we prepare for one of our biggest celebrations we are hopeful our Elders and other community members have positive experiences moving through the Land. We're minding our assumptions, moving with kindness, and…
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Support Culture & Win a Tipi!
Our Tipi Glamping package fundraiser is in full swing! Some are having a hard time believing we're offering an entire off-grid Tipi glamping package to anyone who enters our Dream Tipi raffle. Visit our website to learn about all the cozy fixings and furnishings that includes a solar generator…
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Sobriety & Society
Maintaining our footing through unprecedented times has us grateful for our sobriety despite the backlash it can create in a world where toxic ways are downplayed and sometimes even celebrated. Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! Join us for Cultural Humility this...
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Women's Day Reflections
Fresh off a powerful gathering of Indigenous Women in Albuquerque, we're back to reflect on International Women's Day; a day we were too busy to actually celebrate. While our communities grieve and seek justice for our murdered and missing sisters we're also confronted with pretendians like...
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Leaning into Optimism
With all that's stacked towards us, Indigenous Vision is an optimistic leaning organization. Led by the value system of our beloved Ancestors, we continue to pull from the thousands of years of joy, peace, and loving community our relatives lived and loved through. Enter the Dream Tipi…
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Relationship Peace
We taking healthy relationship building seriously! Happy Valentines day to any and all who celebrate healthy love. Register you and a team member for our Feb 2025 Cohort Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! Can't make the February training? Register for ourMay cohort....
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Justice for our Powerful Beings
It's not often that we have five Indigenous women together on one episode but here we are! This week we're talking Snakes, Turtles, and other powerful beings who, from time to time, are misunderstood. Thank you to our guests Star Cardinal, Kristen Kipp, and Maggie Johnston for sharing the space...
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Climate Girl Woes
Indigenous women who care about the Earth. In this episode we dialogue about our respective climate, water, plant nation, and land. Register you and a team member for our Feb 2025 Cohort Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! Can't make the February training? Register for our May cohort....
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The Benefits of Cultural Humility
Every workplace can benefit from cultural humility by fueling their initiative for change management. Our next cohort begins Tuesday, Feb. 18! Register you and a team member for our Feb 2025 Cohort Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! Can't make the February training? Register for our May…
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Happy New Year!
We're sending you love, peace, and extra care into the new year. Entering our next phase with creative hearts and healthy minds. What are you bringing into the new year? Enter the Dream Tipi Raffle! We've also announced our next Cultural Humility trainings for 2025! Register for our February or...
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Your Dream Tipi is waiting!
It might be hard to believe we're raffling a Blackfoot style, fully furnished Tipi, but we are! Your entry not only gives you a chance to win, it puts money directly into our cultural conservation efforts. 2025 is our 10 year anniversary as a nonprofit and we're celebrating at the Grand Opening…
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Keeping Our Narrative Strong
As Indigenous people we've always travelled throughout Great Turtle Island. Whether for valuable information like animal migration patterns, trading, exploring, or even love, Indigenous feet have been covering this continent since time immemorial. Our Ancestors are not 'mysterious' and neither…
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Apologies, Land, and Success!
We're just two aunties living through historic moments in time while revitalizing our culture, people, and land. It's been a helluva week! Support our work by donating here: Indigenous Vision this Native American Heritage Month. ...
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One day at a time
With the overall and collective climate showing up as anxiety, stress, or even depression, it's important for us to take it one day at a time. We're simultaneously full of hope, dreams, and motivation to keep our important work going into an unstable future. If you're wondering how to make an...
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Truth & Compassion
We're basking in our joy while simultaneously honoring our family survivors of the Residential/Boarding School. We're armed with truth and compassion as we continue forward in all the ways and directions our small but mighty organization takes us. Join us for Cultural Humility this October!...
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Workplace Culture Matters
Like many, we were shocked to learn of the tragic death of an employee at a bank who sat at their desk, deceased, for four days until someone noticed. Workplace culture matters. How do we improve our workplace cultures? How do we care, just a little bit more, about those around us? Register for…
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Summer's Send Off
With this season coming to its rest we're once again reflecting on the important work we're doing on our land, navigating the obstacles in a good way, and continuing the way forward with humility. Register for our next Cultural Humility 'Train the Trainer' session that gets underway this Oct. 22,...
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Self Care Through the Hustle to Beat Poverty
If you're like us, you may have been hustling and working all hours these past couple of decades for education, rent, your family, your home, or all of the above simultaneously! As women who continue to work our butts out of poverty we cannot let the conversation around the importance of self…
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Ceremony & Celebration!
Indigenous Vision acknowledges all the relatives who are in ceremony this season, praying for our family and loved ones. Our summer has been filled with celebration in general and we truly hope you're finding the time for either. Donate: https://www.indigenousvision.org/ Subscribe...
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Going Home (Death)
Moving through the contemporary world with an Indigenous paradigm, especially when it comes to death, makes for awkward social situations aka, they not like us. Donate: https://www.indigenousvision.org/ Subscribe to our Youtube channel! #MMIWarriors Self Defense...
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Two aunties sharing and examining the world through the lense of an Anishinaabe and Blackfoot experience.Indigenous Vision (IV) is led by an all-Indigenous team who work to "revitalize Indigenous communities - culture, people, and land - by providing educational resources through quality programs that promote well-being."Based in Montana and Arizona.Produced by Melissa Spence and Souta Calling Last
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