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Talking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: Documenting the Journey

Host Johnnie Jae talks with Annette Arkeketa, Marci Black, Rebecca Schlichting, and Candice Dalsing, the filmmakers who are creating a documentary about the Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors project, about how they are working with Otoe-Missouria tribal members to tell
October 2, 2025
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Spirit Talkers: Welcome Back

On this episode we have some listener stories, talk about where we’ve been, The new movie about witching, and the conjuring.
September 21, 2025
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REEL INDGIGENOUS: EDDINGTON – HOW MANY NATIVES ARE IN IT?

Short answer: not enough. Long answer, they get it right, every time. Sunrise, Matt, tvli and Angela sort through what exactly Eddington is, and what it all means. But if you make it to the end, let us know what you think
September 17, 2025
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REEL INDIGENOUS: JHANE SAYS FREE LEONARD

Pod favorite Jhane Myers joins us as two films she produced make their festival runs: Comanche Academy: A Healing Journey and Free Leonard Peltier Up next, seven projects,including a feature on the Miccosukee Nation, and a look at how we are consuming
September 17, 2025
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REEL INDIGENOUS: POW! JOEY CLIFT AND AMANDA ERICKSON TALK DEADCENTER

Being Native can be complicated. Often we are confronted with challenges from both within our communities and from outside our communities, and this week’s episode looks at our filmmaker perspectives on their stories they tell. Amanda Erickson brings true crime producing experience
September 17, 2025
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REEL INDIGENOUS: EXTRA! PARIS MAKES A FILM

We visit with host/producer Paris and director/writer Caleb on this extra edition of Reel Indigenous, looking at the inception of a short film project!
September 17, 2025
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REEL INDIGENOUS: INDIGENOUS FILMMAKERS ARE DEADCENTER IN OKLAHOMA

This week we catch up with deadCenter filmmakers Sabrina Saleha, Loren Waters, and Kyle Kauwika Harris as they screen their films at the world-famous festival, celebrating 25 years! Loren’s “Tiger” debuted at Sundance and has been taking the world by storm. Sabrina
September 17, 2025
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REEL INDIGENOUS: DROWNED LAND LANDS AT DEADCENTER

Drowned Land is a feature documentary about efforts to build dams along the Kiamichi River in SE Oklahoma, and efforts by water protectors to stop the resource extraction by flooding a section of the state. Filmmaker Colleen Thurston joins Paris and Angela
September 17, 2025
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