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Leah Lemm: Boozhoo, I'm Leah Lemm, citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
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Daniel Lemm: Hau Mitakuyapi. I'm Daniel Lemm, citizen of Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate.
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Leah: And this is Wisdom Continuum.
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We are bringing you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native
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wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future.
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Shirley Nordrum: The way I look at the world around me in the Anishinaabe worldview, is
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that almost nearly everything is animate, that means that they all have a spirit.
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And in having that spirit, we are obligated to have relationship with that spirit, to honor
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each other's spirit. Daniel: We're exploring how we connect with the world around us
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and the systems we operate in.
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These are next level conversations going deeper into and centering Native wisdom.
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And its diversity across North America.
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Susan Beaulieu: When I think about how things get passed on, I mean, one of the
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things that science is starting to catch up to Indigenous wisdom, which is what we're
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talking about is Indigenous wisdom,
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is this concept around blood memory, or how experiences from ancestors can get
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passed on to future generations.
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Leah: I've been a community story sharer for several years and I've noticed a theme to
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many people's work: systems change from an Indigenous perspective, and I want to
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drill down into how we can affect systems for the better.
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Daniel: And I'm a nonprofit finance professional, aka social numbers nerd, who
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knows there is infinite value in Native knowledge.
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I want to explore a wide range of topics with knowledge bearers so it may be applied for
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the good of all our relatives.
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You know, we don't need to recreate the teepee.
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Leah: I suppose not, but maybe innovate... like solar panels.
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I don't know! Daniel: Solar panels.
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That's interesting.
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Let's talk about it.
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Leah: Okay.
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So we are also married, if you can't tell.
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So we're pretty comfortable challenging one another's way of thinking, which is pretty
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valuable.
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I think for these conversations. Daniel: I think it keeps our marriage pretty lively and
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interesting.
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Leah: Wisdom Continuum aims to be three things: HYPED.
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Daniel: We're excited to share deep wisdom that can steer society onto a better path.
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Leah: HUMOROUS. Daniel: We can laugh out loud and not give in to despair. Leah: And
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HOPEFUL.
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Daniel: We are here and deserve to be heard.
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Syngen Kanassatega: There's a lot of band members that think that our government is
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modeled after the American form of government.
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It's not. They looked to the drums and the division of authority between members that
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belong to a drum and Midewin and shake tent and other ceremonies, responsibilities -
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All methods that were given to us to help our people. Leah: This is beyond Native
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Americans 101.
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It's beyond American journalism.
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It's wisdom.
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Daniel: It's not the beginning or the end of the conversation.
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It's on the continuum.
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Leah: We'll be releasing new conversations with fantastic folks every other Tuesday,
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starting in November.
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Daniel: Look for Wisdom Continuum wherever you find your podcasts.
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Leah: We're also online at Wisdom continuum DOT com.
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Daniel: Wisdom Continuum: Native Innovations for Generations.
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Leah: Thank you to Wisdom Continuum's Consulting Producer: Multitude.
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It's "organtic." (it's not)
Introducing Wisdom Continuum!
Meet Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and hear what’s coming up in their conversational adventures, bringing you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future. Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful.
Contributing Producer: Multitude - multitude.productions
Audio Editing: Manda Lillie