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Changing Landscapes in Higher Education - HeVo 76

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On today’s episode, Jessica welcomes back Dr. Jason Younker (Assistant Vice President and Advisor to the President on Sovereignty and Government-to-Government Relations at the University of Oregon and Chief of the Coquille Indian Tribe) on the podcast. Dr. Younker was a guest on Heritage Voices Episode 73 “Exploring the Ethics in Experimental Archaeology”, but Jessica invited him back because there was clearly so much more to discuss. In this episode, we talk about how Kennewick Man and the Coquille Tribal Council set him on his path in Anthropology and higher education.

We talk about the devastating effects of termination and the important distinction between diversity efforts and sovereignty. Finally we talk about his efforts in New York and Oregon to build relationships between Higher Education and Tribal Nations in order to improve higher education for Indigenous students. Even if you are an Arizona Wildcat like Jessica, this episode might just make you want to become an Oregon Duck!

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The Ramblings of a Lakota Anthropologist on American Indians and Anthropology and Tribal Relations - HeVo 75

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On today’s episode, Jessica hosts Dr. Richard Meyers (Oglala Lakota), Tribal Relations Specialist at the Black Hills National Forest and the former Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at Oglala Lakota College. Richie joined as part of the panel on Episode 73: Exploring the Ethics in Experimental Archaeology and I knew we needed to have him back to do a one on one episode. We talk about various aspects of identity, as well as the challenges and benefits of working in a variety of types of positions across the field of Anthropology, academia, and federal service. Richie also talks about his current work as a Tribal Relations Specialist and provides important advice for anyone wanting to go into Tribal Relations specifically, but really any form of Anthropology more generally.

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Walking the Ancestors Home - HeVo 74

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On today’s episode, Jessica hosts Dr. Michael Blakey, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Anthropology, Africana Studies, American Studies and Founding Director of the Institute for Historical Biology at the College of William and Mary and the Co-Chair of the American Anthropological Association’s Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains. Dr. Blakey carries us on his lifetime journey in the field of Anthropology, including his childhood looking for archaeological artifacts, serving as the Scientific Director of New York City’s colonial African Burial Ground archaeological site, and the development of NAGPRA. He focuses on the ethics and best practices of working with human remains, especially the importance of empowered descendant communities and serving them as the ethical client of any project.

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Exploring the Ethics in Experimental Archaeology - HeVo 73

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On today’s episode, we have a panel talking about the ethics of experimental archaeology and specifically on their work together around the digitization of the Crabtree Lithic Technology Collection. We talk about why the Indigenous Advisory board members wanted to be part of these efforts, overarching ethics in experimental archaeology, and what this project is trying to do to address those ethical issues. Finally, we talk about the future of this project and how this project helps bridge the gap to where they’d like to see the fields of anthropology and collections get to in the future.

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Working with Indigenous Communities in the Philippines - HeVo 72

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On today's episode, Jessica speaks with Dr. Oona Paredes, Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Oona discusses her understanding of Indigenous Peoples growing up in the Philippines and how her work with the Higaunon Lumad of northern Mindanao has directly challenged those early beliefs. She also describes how Western concept of Indigeneity doesn’t cleanly fit in the context of Southeast Asia. She discusses how she and the the Higaunon Lumad communities she works with have jointly shaped their work together and her vision for this work moving forward.

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Tribal Collaboration at Archaeology Southwest - HeVo 71

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On today's episode, Jessica brings Ashleigh Thompson back on the show. You may remember Ashleigh from Heritage Voices Episode 21 (Food Sovereignty and Natives Outdoors). Today we continue her journey since finishing her Masters and focus on her work as the Director of Archaeology Southwest’s Tribal Collaboration Initiative. We especially dive into the Save History project focused on ending the theft and destruction of archaeological resources on Tribal and public land. This episode is packed with great advice for anyone wanting to do collaborative work with Tribes and other descendant communities.

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Black Cemeteries - HeVo 70

On today's episode, Jessica hosts a conversation with Dr. Antoinette Jackson and Delande Justinavil about Black cemeteries. We talk about their work and how their efforts fit into larger efforts to learn more about and protect Black cemeteries. We talk about the importance of using a variety of methods and disciplines to understand this important topic, as well as the necessity of including living people and art to inform this work and speak to the general public. The discussion includes the importance of reframing away from the idea of Black cemeteries as “abandoned” and the many layered efforts necessary to protect Black cemeteries holistically.

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The Utes as a Forgotten People - HeVo 69

On today's episode, Jessica hosts Ernest House, Jr. (Ute Mountain Ute), Senior Policy Director for the Keystone Policy Center and former Executive Director for the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA). Ernest talks about his experiences working for CCIA including their efforts in collaboration with 48 tribes associated with the state of Colorado to develop a statewide repatriation policy and his work to support the Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations' ongoing efforts to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. Ernest also discusses the importance of public education on Indigenous topics, as well as land co-management with Tribes and the Land Back movement.

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Indigenous Fire and Climate Justice - HEVO 68

On today's episode, Jessica hosts Deniss Martinez (Tutunaku descendant), PhD candidate in Ecology at UC Davis. Deniss’ dissertation research focuses on Indigenous cultural burning, so we explore what cultural burning is, the diversity within cultural burning, how federal and state agencies can better collaborate with cultural burning practitioners, as well as how practitioners are facing the threat of climate change. Throughout the episode we talk about centering Indigenous voices and utilizing Community Based Participatory Research practices in the field of Ecology, as well as all the ways that culture and the land are inextricably linked.

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Makoons to Makwa: Early Career Archaeological Contracting - HeVo 67

On today's episode, Jessica hosts Anastasia Walhovd (Ojibwe), Founder of Makoons Consulting, LLC and the Tribal Archaeology Network. We talk about her journey and experience running Makoons Consulting, where she provides archaeological field technician services in the Upper Midwest and Southwest. We also talk about her vision of creating more of a network of Indigenous Archaeologists and how that led to the creation of the Tribal Archaeology Network, as well as her ultimate vision and goals for both Makoons Consulting and CRM as a whole.

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Poarch Identity - HeVo 66

On today's episode, Jessica interviews Dr. Kelly Fayard (Poarch Band of Creek Indians), Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Denver. Jessica and Kelly dive into Poarch identity from a variety of different angles. She discusses how different historic events influenced Poarch identity in sometimes unexpected ways and where the Poarch Creek fit in with larger conversations about Indigenous identity. We also talk about strategies for creating an inclusive and safe classroom, as well as the classroom approaches and good trouble needed to move the discipline of Anthropology forward.

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Indigenous Led Cultural Resource Management and Heritage Companies - HeVo 65

On today's episode, Jessica hosts a panel of Indigenous Cultural Resource Management and Heritage company leaders. The panel includes Dr. Ashley Spivey (Pamukey Indian Tribe), Executive Director of Kenah Consulting (Heritage Voices Episode 43), DesireĂŠ Martinez (GabrileĂąo-Tongva), President of Cogstone Resource Management and Tongva Tribal Archaeologist (Heritage Voices Episodes 9, 17, 46), Jeremy Begay (DinĂŠ), Carrizo Archaeological Group, and Steve DeRoy (Buffalo Clan, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux, Ebb and Flow First Nation), co-founder, director and past president of The Firelight Group and founder of the Indigenous Mapping Workshop (Heritage Voices Episode 56). Topic include why they chose CRM/Heritage over other avenues to work in this field, how they bake community benefit into their organizations, what they want Indigenous young people interested in CRM/Heritage to know, and how the CRM/Heritage Industry can better support Indigenous led firms.

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Indigenous Education, Climate Change, and Technologies of Care - HeVo 64

On today's episode, Jessica interviews Dr. Clint Carroll, Associate Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎡᎲᎢ (Cherokee Nation Citizen). Jessica and Clint discuss his interdisciplinary community based work with the Cherokee Nation. He describes how the history of colonialism has challenged Cherokee relationships with the land, but also how the Cherokee Nation has sustained or reformed relationships to the land despite that painful legacy. Finally, Clint describes his efforts in conjunction with the Cherokee Nation Medicine Keepers to continue to support Cherokee connections to the land in the face of climate change through technologies of care, education, land management policy, and access.

Digging to the Other Side Podcast - HeVo 63

From Researched to Researcher - One Indigenous Archaeologist's Journey through Academia - HeVo 62

On today’s podcast, Jessica hosts Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez (Diné, Nez Perce, and Hopi), Director of Northern Arizona University’s Office of Native American Initiatives and the Native American Cultural Center and Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department. They discuss Dr. Marek-Martinez’s journey to become an anthropologist and negotiating different understandings of anthropology between the different cultures she was raised in. Discussions also include how to improve anthropology as a discipline (including reading recommendations) and how faculty can better support Indigenous students. They close out with a discussion of season 4 of the Sapiens podcast that Dr. Marek-Martinez co-hosted and Jessica highly recommends.

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Decolonizing the Museum of Us - HeVo 61

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Kara Vetter, Director of Cultural Resources at the Museum of Us, and Eva Trujillo (Siny ‘Iipay, Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians), UCSD’s Repatriation Coordinator and Museum of Us Board Trustee). This conversation is a deep dive into the Museum of Us’ Decolonization efforts. First, we talk about the colonial history of the museum and the impetus of the decolonization efforts. Then we move into the four guiding principles they are using to do this work and how they have incorporated them at the museum. Finally we talk about advice they’d give to other museums trying to make similar efforts and their dream visions for the future of the museum.

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Bonus: Redrawing Boundaries episode from the Sapiens Podcast - HeVo 60.1

On today’s podcast, we have a special bonus episode for you all courtesy of the creators of Sapiens: A Podcast for Everything Human. In season four of Sapiens: A Podcast for Everything Human, hosts Yoli Ngandali and Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez interview Black and Indigenous Archaeologists to uncover our shared histories. Sapiens has agreed to let us share their episode, Redrawing Boundaries, which features Dr. Ayana Flewellan, who was our guest on the last episode of Heritage Voices. If you liked that episode, this is a quick really beautifully done and super interesting podcast episode with Dr. Flewellan, Dr. Justin Dunnavant, and Gabrielle Miller talking more about Diving with a Purpose and excavation work at a Free Black Community in St. Croix.

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Historical Archaeology for the Future - HeVo 60

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen (they/she), Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside. Through Dr. Flewellen’s work in historical archaeology of the African Diaspora focusing on the era of Enslavement and post-emancipation, we talk about how the way people, in this case Black women, dress and adorn themselves and how those practices are shaped by larger factors, including racism and sexism. We also dive into the work of the Society of Black Archaeologists and Diving With a Purpose to tell a larger story of Black history in the field of Anthropology and to the general public, as well as to provide opportunities for the next generation of Black scholars and maritime archaeologists.

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Identity and Repatriation - HeVo 59

On today’s podcast Jessica interviews Dr. Joe Stahlman (Tuscarora descent), Director of Seneca Nation’s Seneca-Iroquois National Museum-Onöhsagwë:de' Culture Center and Seneca Nation’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Joe takes us through his career journey, including what it’s like to direct both a museum and a THPO office. Along the way we discuss both race and identity in the field of Anthropology, in Indigenous communities, and in society at large. We close out with discussions on repatriation, including NAGPRA and New York’s burial laws, and the larger reconciliation that needs to happen.

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Land Acknowledgements and Catching Up with Anna Cordova - HeVo 58

On today’s podcast Jessica catches up with Heritage Voices Episode 8 guest Anna Cordova, Lead Archaeologist for the city of Colorado Springs (although, to be clear, she is not representing the city with this interview). Anna is also Chairman on the Board of Trustees of the non-profit Jessica co-founded, Living Heritage Research Council. First, we talk about what Anna has been up to since her episode, including her role on the award winning Palmer trash discovery archaeology project at Garden of the Gods. Then we move into Land Acknowledgements. What are they, how can they be improved, and how important are they? We close out by talking about various ways you can make a positive impact with Indigenous communities regardless of whether you do a land acknowledgement, including donating, board or volunteer service, buying from tribal enterprises, visiting and financially supporting tribal parks, museums, and community centers, etc.

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