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Learn My Heritage with Me
by Meri Bennett
Learning My Heritage With Me is a personal journey of reclamation. Hosted by Meri Bennett, a Diné woman raised off the reservation, this podcast explores reconnecting with heritage after generational disruption. Through reflection and lived experience, Meri documents her path toward Hózhó—balance, harmony, and alignment. This is not ceremony or representation of all voices, but a personal journey shared in real time.
Episodes
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Episode 12 - The Stories They Tried to Silence
Episode 12 — The Stories They Tried to Silence September 30 is a National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools — remembering the children who were taken from their families, those who never returned home, survivors, and the generations still living with the consequences of forced...
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Episode 11 - Changing Woman, Asdzáá Nádleehé
In this episode of Learn My Heritage With Me, we return to the beginning of a sacred Diné story—the story of Asdzáá Nádleehé, Changing Woman, who is also known in some teachings as Yoołgaii Asdzáán, White Shell Woman. Found as an infant within the mist above Ch’óol’į́’í, Changing Woman is…
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Episode 10: Settlement — Building a Life in Hózhó
What does it truly mean to settle? In this episode of Learn My Heritage With Me, I continue learning the Diné Settlement story and how the first fork-stick hóóghan became more than a shelter. It became a living center for family, prayer, teaching, responsibility, and a life intentionally created…
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Episode 9 - Tádídíín K'eh Atiin — The Corn Pollen Way
In Episode 9 of Learn My Heritage With Me, I continue exploring Sa’ąh Naaghéí Bik’eh Hózhóón by asking a simple but important question: How do we actually walk the Beauty Way? The answer leads us to Tádídíín K’eh Atiin—the Corn Pollen Way. I have always known that corn pollen is sacred and that…
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Episode 8 - Sa'ąh Naaghéí Bik'eh Hózhóón
What if "walking in beauty" means far more than simply being happy? In Episode 8 of Learn My Heritage With Me, I continue my journey of reclaiming my Diné (Navajo) heritage by exploring one of the foundational teachings of Diné philosophy: Sa'ąh Naaghéí Bik'eh Hózhóón. Like many Indigenous…
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Episode 7: Kéék'eh Haschíín the First Steps into Hózhó
Before a child learns where they are going, Diné tradition first teaches how they should walk. In this episode of Learn My Heritage With Me, we explore Kéék'eh Haschíín, the traditional Diné ceremony celebrating a child's first steps. Through the blessing of new moccasins with Tádídíín (Corn...
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Episode 6: Constellations — The Stars Were Placed With Purpose
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what our ancestors saw when they looked at those same stars? In this episode of Learn My Heritage With Me, I explore Diné teachings about the constellations and discover that the stars were never simply lights in the sky. They were teachers,...
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Episode 5: Hayoołkááł (Sacred Morning Time) — Returning to Alignment at Dawn
There is a reason so many spiritual traditions speak about the power of the early morning hours. In Diné teachings, that sacred time is known as Hayoołkááł—the period around dawn when the world awakens, the air is still, and the day has not yet been shaped by distraction, noise, or obligation. In...
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Episode 4 - Honeeshgish Baa Hashne' The Fire Poker Story
In this episode of Learn My Heritage with Me, I explore Honeeshgish Baa Hashne’ (the Fire Poker Story)—a Diné teaching about fire, balance, and responsibility. This story isn’t just about how fire began… it’s about how to create, sustain, and guide energy in our lives. From the moment fire was...
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Episode 3 - Staying Within the Light
In Episode 3 of Learn My Heritage With Me, I’m reflecting on the Diné teaching of Staying Within the Light of Life—and what it truly means to live in alignment, protection, and clarity. Building from the last episode on Hooghan Alignment, we explore the deeper meaning of the fire—kǫʼ—and how...
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Episode 2 - The Hogan: Living in Alignment | Diné Teachings
In this episode of Learn My Heritage with Me, Meri Bennett shares a personal exploration of the Hooghan/Hogan (traditional Diné home) and its deeper meaning beyond a physical structure. Through reflection and learning, she explores the sacred mountains, the connection to the universe and...
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Episode 1 - The Language That Couldn't Broken
In this first episode of Learning My Heritage with Me, I explore the story of the Navajo Code Talkers during World War II—how their language, once suppressed, became an unbreakable code that helped change the course of war. This is more than history. It’s about identity, resilience, and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Learning My Heritage With Me is a personal journey of reclamation. Hosted by Meri Bennett, a Diné woman raised off the reservation, this podcast explores reconnecting with heritage after generational disruption. Through reflection and lived experience, Meri documents her path toward Hózhó—balance, harmony, and alignment. This is not ceremony or representation of all voices, but a personal journey shared in real time.
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Learning My Heritage With Me is a personal journey of reclamation. Hosted by Meri Bennett, a Diné woman raised off the reservation, this podcast explores reconnecting with heritage after generational disruption. Through reflection and lived experience, Meri documents her path toward Hózhó—balance,...
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