E90: Lamar Fairley-Minthorn — The aspects of being blessed
I met Lamar Minthorn (Umatilla) of Tutuilla True during my first trip to Portland at the Northwestern Native Economic Summit. He’s an incredibly positive person and an obvious hard worker. In this episode you’ll learn about how one tribal fisherman found his way into the Columbia River to carve out a salmon fish business for himself.
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E89: Bryce Stevenson – Actual Shifts in the Wind
In this episode, I talk with Ojibwe chef Bryce Stevenson who is also the owner of Miijim in La Pointe, Wisconsin, an island in Lake Superior. He’s also a pretty talented poet whose work is included in the zine “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry.” Bryce is a creative guy who also takes up carpentry work during the off season, a necessity for folks who work on an island like La Pointe.
Nininjiin
A poem by Bryce Stevenson
as a bowl, hysterically
holding juice squeezed
fresh from flesh, burnt
festered, boiled
weathered, leathered
skin until muscles
cooked within. Bones
split, flavors grown no
modifier nor amplifier
in need. Too hot
my hands to carry
blistering dish, gravity
given gift - re-room
the hecatomb - a day
minus the hours
sleep & work spent
in the only room
in the house where
existence is ensured
through the destruction
of life - the results of
which, wasted.
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E88: Heart Rations
The “Heart Rations: Indigenous Food Poetry” zine is out (has been out)! It’s a collection of poems about… you guessed it… Indigenous food. In this episode, I talk with a couple of folks whose work appears in the zine; Cliff Taylor (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) poet, author and creator of “The Ponca Poet’s Podcast,” Rebecca Kinkade-Black (Diné), Albuquerque book seller, and Vicente Telles, an artist from the South Valley of Albuquerque.
Other authors in the zine:
Teresa Peterson (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota/citizen of the Upper Sioux Community)
Bryce Stevenson (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Esper Rodriquez-Gaspardi (Chichimeca Mexican)
Gabe Tegoseak (Iñupiaq)
Geremy Clarion (Suqpiat American from the Native Village of Ouzinkie)
Tina Deschenie (Diné and Tewa Hopi)
MKirby-Nectar Nomad (Tortuga Pueblo and Mestiza)
Alice Qannik Glenn (Iñupiaq)
Venaya Yazzie (Diné)
Nobian Henan (Shoshone, Cherokee and Diné)
Other artists in the zine:
Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Nation)
Coen LaFever (Navajo, Santa Clara Pueblo and Northern Cheyenne)
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E87: Nikki Tsabetsaye - Sharp knives
I'm pretty glad I found out about Nikki Tsabetsaye (Zuni) and her knife sharpening skills via a post/ad that was shared across my way. She's a pretty awesome person and her family owns Major Market grocery store in Zuni, New Mexico. In this episode (recorded while she sharpens my knives), we talk about sharp knives, knife stories and injuries.
Also, we hear a preview of a special episode by the Unpacked podcast by AFAR that's about Native tourism. Here's the link to that episode: https://link.chtbl.com/mlOXPdeX
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E86: “Indigenize the Plate” by Natalie Benally +LIVE RECORDING+
In this episode I talk with Natalie Benally (Diné) about her film, “Indigenize the Plate” at a screening hosted by Tiny Grocer ABQ in Old Town Albuquerque. We talk about her journey to Peru for the film and how that inspired her to remember and revitalize traditional family ways of growing and eating. She’s the founder of Tse’Nato’, a digital storytelling company.
The Toasted Sister Podcast is all about Native American food, food sovereignty, people and culture. Hosted and produced by Andi Murphy, Diné journalist.
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