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Remembering Resilience Podcast

Remembering Resilience Podcast

Written by: Tribal NEAR Science and Community Wisdom Project
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A podcast on Native American resilience through and beyond trauma… exploring concepts, science, history, culture, stories and practices that we are working with as we seek to shape a future for our children and our grandchildren that is defined not by what we have suffered, but what we have overcome. This podcast explores NEAR Science, Historical Trauma, and ways Indigenous communities and individuals in Minnesota are creating and Remembering Resilience. In season 1, podcast series hosts David Cournoyer, Susan Beaulieu and Linsey McMurrin share stories of this project and of ways community members and others are “Remembering Resilience.” In season 2, podcast series hosts Susan Beaulieu, Briana Matrious and Linsey McMurrin continue to explore stories of collective and individual healing and how our communities continue on their journeys of “Remembering Resilience.” Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Please fill out our brief survey by going to surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.© 2025 Tribal NEAR Science and Community Wisdom Project Economics Management Management & Leadership Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Social Emotional Learning: Connecting teachings across generations
    Jan 21 2024

    Description:

    In this episode, podcast host Linsey McMurrin explores the connections between Western and indigenous systems of thought for building healthy people and communities. In her non-profit career she works to educate communities in Social Emotional Learning (SEL), a Western framework for developing healthy social and emotional skills. But as a proud Anishinaabe woman, she also recognizes that the traditional wisdom of her ancestors was designed to do the same thing, well before SEL existed. Exploring connections between SEL and the Seven Grandfather Teachings, Linsey reflects on how reclaiming a relationship to traditional wisdom can be a part of restoring dignity and authenticity for herself and her community. Linsey is helped along in her reflections by her two sons: 12-year-old Isaias and 7-year-old Tobias.

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    Show Notes:

    In this episode the host references the following resources:
    · Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (In the episode, Linsey refers to this group as the “Center for Academic and Social Emotional Learning.”)

    Musicians:

    You can find more from the musicians who contributed to this episode here:

    - Wade Fernandez – https://wadefernandezmusic.com/

    - Leah Lemm (Molecular Machine) – https://leahklemm.com/

    - Reuben Kitto Stately (Kitto) – https://linktr.ee/yungkitto

    - Paul Wenell, Jr. (Tall Paul) – https://linktr.ee/TallPaulHipHop


    Content warning:

    The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. If you or a loved one are having thoughts of suicide, there are resources to help. If you're in Minnesota, you can connect with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 9-8-8 or using the Online Chat feature. Otherwise, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Both of these resources are available 24/7 to offer support.

    Thank you:

    Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. Kalen Keir did the sound design for this season, and Sadie Luetmer provided additional producing.

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    27 mins
  • Attachment Styles: Connecting to each other means connecting to our histories
    Jan 21 2024

    Description:
    As children, we develop “attachment styles” as a result of the parenting we receive, and we carry these habits into our adult relationships. In this episode, listeners learn about the four main attachment styles, how they often come about in child-parent relationships, and how developing a consciousness of these patterns can help us choose and develop healthy relationships as adults. Podcast hosts Susan Beaulieu, Briana Matrious, and Linsey McMurrin discuss how in Native American communities attachment styles and parenting are mixed up with the intergenerational inheritance of trauma from the boarding school era and other violence wrought by colonization. Leading by example with their own personal reflections, the hosts begin charting a path towards disrupting unhealthy relationship patterns and remembering the resilience passed down through generations who have survived and kept the wisdom and values of their communities alive.

    Survey:

    Please take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.

    Show Notes:
    In this episode the hosts reference the following resources:
    - The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Dr. Gabor Maté

    - Dr. Gabor Maté’s website with resources

    - Diane Poole Heller's website

    - Trauma Solutions Attachment Quiz

    - Healing Your Attachment Wounds book

    Musicians:

    You can find more from the musicians who contributed to this episode here:
    - Wade Fernandez – https://wadefernandezmusic.com/

    - Corey Medina (Corey Medina & Brothers Band) – http://coreymedina.com/index.html

    Content warning:

    The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. If you or a loved one is having thoughts of suicide, there are resources to help. If you're in Minnesota, you can connect with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 9-8-8 or using the Online Chat feature. Otherwise, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Both resources are available 24/7 to offer support.

    Thank you:

    Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. Kalen Keir did the sound design for this season, and Sadie Luetmer provided additional producing.

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    28 mins
  • Food Sovereignty: Rebuilding paths to fresh, traditional foods
    Jan 21 2024

    Description:
    In this episode, podcast host Deanna “DeDe” Drift and co-host Mickey Foley explore the concept of food sovereignty with Dani Pieratos, a farmer of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, and Sasha Houston-Brown, Senior Communications and Advocacy Consultant with the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. By rediscovering traditional indigenous foods and methods of growing, gathering, or hunting food, we can improve our health and reconnect with our cultural roots. Episode guests and host Deanna Drift discuss how their food sovereignty practices have helped them and their communities physically, economically, and spiritually.

    Survey:

    Please take our survey! Now that you’ve listened to us, we want to hear from you. Tell us what you think in a brief survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/podcastRR.


    Show Notes:
    In this episode the guests reference the following resources:
    - Northland Food Network

    - Dream of Wild Health

    - Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI)

    - Center for Prevention, Blue Cross Blue Shield MN

    - NDN Collective

    - Minnesota Department of Health

    Musicians:
    You can find more from the musicians who contributed to this episode here:
    - Wade Fernandez – https://wadefernandezmusic.com/

    - Reuben Kitto Stately (Kitto) – https://linktr.ee/yungkitto

    - Corey Medina (Corey Medina & Brothers Band) – http://coreymedina.com/index.html


    Content warning:

    The Remembering Resilience podcast episodes include content that may bring up a strong emotional response. Please do what you need to take care of yourself while you listen, and perhaps think of someone you could call for emotional support if necessary. If you or a loved one is having thoughts of suicide, there are resources to help. If you're in Minnesota, you can connect with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 9-8-8 or using the Online Chat feature. Otherwise, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. Both of these resources are available 24/7 to offer support.

    Thank you:

    Miigwech - Pidamayaye - Thank you. We are grateful to our many partners who made this podcast possible. This podcast was developed through a Health POWER project at Minnesota Communities Caring for Children & FamilyWise Services, with support from the Center for Prevention at BlueCross and BlueShield of Minnesota & the University of Minnesota Extension. Kalen Keir did the sound design for this season, and Sadie Luetmer provided additional producing.

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    25 mins
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