Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian studies at Washington University in St. Louis - HeVo 85

On today’s episode, Jessica chats with Eric Pinto (Assistant Director at the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian studies at Washington University in St. Louis; Descendant of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Pueblo of Zuni). The Buder Center is part of the Brown School of Social Work, Public Health, & Social Policy that offers the only social work program in the country with an American Indian/Alaska Native concentration. The two talk about Eric’s transition from personal training to getting a Master's in Social Work and how the social work program led him to cultural projects, archaeology, and land/cultural resource protection efforts through the Buder Center. We also discuss the Buder Center’s Indigenous community and Tribal Nation engagement efforts, including an ongoing trail marker tree initiative, as well as their student practicums, scholarships, and events. Additional topics that came up during our conversation include land acknowledgements, the Urban Relocation Program in the 1950s, enrollment, and blood quantum.

Transcripts

• Segment 1 - Part 1

• Segment 1 - Part 2

• Segment 2

• Segment 3 - Part 1

• Segment 3 - Part 2

Links

• Heritage Voices on the APN

• Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian studies at Washington University in St. Louis

• Digital Indigenous Storytelling Project

• Missouri Humanities

• Land Acknowledgement

• Buder Research Reports (PDFs for Indigenous Land, Peoples and History of Missouri Brief and Trail Marker Trees)

• Cahokia Mounds

• Mastadon State Historic Site

• Washington State Park

• St Louis Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri History Museum/historical society= Alliance for Native Programs and Initiatives

• Cahokia in Chesterfield: The Sun, Moon & Milky Way book by Mark Leach

• Chesterfield's Ancient Past book by Mark Leach

• The Great Pyramids of St. Louis: An Ancient Metropolis book by Mark Leach

• Hunt. Fish. Gather

• 33rd Annual Pow Wow

• Job board

• Contact the Buder Center

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