Podcasts about Black Elk

This episode was recorded on 3/03/25 as a part of Spirit Rock's Monday Night Dharma Talk Series“You are the imaginal cells. You are the ones who are called to hold the vision of a wise society where people respect each other, where we care for the vulnerable, where we understand the universal teaching, ‘Hatred never ceases by hatred, but by love alone is healed.' This is you.'” – Jack KornfieldIn this episode of Heart Wisdom, Jack mindfully explores:Staying centered amidst life's struggles Stopping blame and “right and wrongNavigating Late-Stage Capitalism in the 21st CenturyThe Great Turning as an opportunity to reset our lives as human beingsThe Great Turning as a birth process—messy, painful, dangerous, and beautifulRemembering your fearlessness amidst politics and news media Becoming “imaginal cells” of the butterflyTrusting the constant renewal of life and nature Black Elk, Gary Snyder, and the power of loving the earthMeditation and sitting with heartbreakDissolving guilt, fear, and doomscrollingCarrying your light with nobility, respect, and dignityTrusting the big picture, the vast cosmic viewRemembering who you are and living from itThe possibility of a new underground railroadRecognizing that we are the imaginal cells of the worldLearn the Dynamic Art of Interactive Guided Meditation with Jack Kornfield in this online masterclass beginning April 7!“Here we are, 21st century, late-stage capitalism, which has gotten to the place where there's further extremes of rich and poor for exploitation. We're at the time what Joanna Macy calls the Great Turning—the great opportunity really for us to reset our lives as human beings.” – Jack KornfieldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this second part of my conversation with Linda and Luke Black Elk, we explore the significance of food sovereignty and its vital role in Indigenous communities today. Linda unpacks the difference between food security and true sovereignty, while Luke shares how intergenerational knowledge and traditional food gathering help reclaim Indigenous identity. We also discuss sustainable foraging, the power of trade networks, and how food connects us to culture, history, and community. Plus, they share how their work is helping Native communities regain control over their food systems—and how you can be part of the movement.Connect with Linda & Luke: - Instagram: ⁠@linda.black.elk⁠- Linda and Luke's work: ⁠NATIFs (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems )⁠- ⁠Makoce Ikikcupi (Land Recovery)⁠Love exploring the world through food? Let's take your next trip to the next level!

In this episode, I sit down with Linda and Luke Black Elk to explore the deep-rooted food traditions of the Lakota people. We discuss how indigenous foods—like bison, corn, and the Three Sisters planting system—have influenced global cuisine, and the ongoing efforts to reclaim food sovereignty. Linda and Luke share powerful stories about resilience, land access, and the cultural significance of traditional dishes like Bapa soup and wasna (pemmican). This conversation sheds light on the history, science, and spirit behind indigenous foodways—an essential part of North America's culinary heritage.

Let every step you take on the earth be as a prayer.- Black Elk

Happy New Year! On this episode of Catholic Forum, after a news update from The Dialog, we talk with Deacon Bill White from the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota. Deacon Bill is the diocesan posttulator for the cause for canonization of Nicholas Black Elk (1863 - 1950). Nicholas was an Oglala Lakota medicine man who fought with his cousin, Crazy Horse, at the Battle of Little Bighorn and survived the Wounded Knee Massacre. In the early 20th century, he converted to Catholicism and was baptized. For many years he served as a catechist to the Native People. He may be the first Native American man to be a canonized saint in the Catholic Church. We learn about him when Deacon Bill White is our guest today on Catholic Forum. You can see the interview with Deacon on the Diocese of Wilmington's YouTube channel - YouTube.com/DioceseofWilm.   

Keith O'Neil:  history teacher at Park City High School, shares his journey and passion for teaching history, recounting his inspirations, college experiences, and the interesting move back to teaching after years in sales. We explore a treasure trove of historical topics, from the American Civil War and the Bozeman Trail to fascinating local Montana history. Dive deep into riveting tales about Fort Smith, the Custer Battlefield, Chinese immigrant Lee Lute, and other colorful characters from the Wild West era. Don't miss out on this history-packed episode filled with stories, personal anecdotes, and the enduring quest for historical truth! Connect with Cole Waltner at @ChasingTheWildOutdoors 00:00 Introduction and Welcoming Keith O'Neil 01:19 Keith's Journey to Becoming a History Teacher 01:59 The Importance of Engaging History Lessons 05:24 Returning to College Later in Life 06:44 Balancing Career and Passion 11:48 The Value of Life Experience in Teaching 17:41 Returning to Hometown and Family 23:02 Exploring Local History and Personal Interests 41:10 Discussing Custer and Crazy Horse 42:18 Elizabeth Custer's Campaign 44:11 Black Elk's Story 46:44 Battlefield Visits and Reenactments 49:32 Engaging Students in History 54:32 Field Trips and Historical Sites 01:12:28 Montana History and Notable Figures 01:21:07 Personal History and Fort Benton 01:23:38 Exploring Forts and Historical Sites 01:26:39 Metal Detecting at Fort Smith 01:39:23 Crow Agency and Local Legends 01:49:08 Bill Hamilton's Epic Life 01:54:32 Colonel Allen's Legacy 01:55:29 The Mysterious Cannon Explosion 01:57:32 Historical Figures of Columbus 01:58:20 Introducing Lee Lute 01:59:23 Lee Lute's Adventures and Research 02:00:14 The Fascinating Story of Lee Lute 02:03:36 Colonel Norton and the Civil War 02:11:21 The Tong Wars and Lee Lute's Fate 02:24:38 Artifacts and Historical Discoveries 02:26:09 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans

Tom Isern reflects on his 999th Plains Folk Essay, the University of Mary's Black Elk Forum explores cultural healing, Brave Conversations, and Rick Gion's Prairie Plates.

Gary Tanguay filled in on NightSide:The debut novel, The Truth About Horses tells the story of 14-year-old Reese Tucker who along with her parents raise and train horses. Every year, the Tuckers dream of running a horse in the Black Elk, a race that, if won, could turn their fortunes around. Author Christy Cashman joined Gary to discuss this story that's filled with tragedy and triumph!Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio!

In this fresh Dharma Talk, Jack reveals how listening from the heart can empower you to transform yourself and the world.This episode is brought to you by Betterhelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/heartwisdom and get on your way to being your best self.“Difficult times call on our best spirit.” – Jack KornfieldIn this fresh episode, Jack mindfully explores:Navigating life skillfully through difficult timesHow we can change ourselves and the world through true listeningThe two dimensions of mindfulness: Sati (mindful presence) and Sampajanna (mindful response)How deep listening leads to compassionate responseUsing our difficulties as doorways of opportunity to help us awakenReflecting on how we respond to the troubles of the worldThe art of listening and how it brings us into the present momentHow taking a “sacred pause” leads to more possibilitiesThe childlike playfulness and joy between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond TutuJack tells a transformational and moving story of Dr. Yeshi Dhonden, the miraculous Tibetan physician.How all the problems and conflicts of the world are symptoms, and the solution is in the human heartActivism, service, and helping with an open heartListening deeply to sense the universal truths of realityThe powerful prayer of Black Elk, the mystical Lakota medicine manListening inwardly, tending the heart, and honing your intuition“The very difficulties you have are the place that truly awakens the heart.” – Jack Kornfield“Quiet the mind, take time, tend the heart, listen inwardly, listen to one another, listen to the earth—and you will know what to do.” – Jack KornfieldThis Dharma Talk originally took place for the Spirit Rock Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation on 4/15/24. To join his next livestream, please check out Jack's events calendar.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Mother's Day celebrates a special human bond. Food plays an integral role in most mother-child relationships, especially in the very first days after birth as a mother recovers. Cultures around the world celebrate this special time in different ways. This Mother's Day, we explore how three cultures focus on the mother during postpartum recovery and how their foods reflect wisdom and lessons passed down the generations. Learn more Find the dishes and recipes Mexico: ‘I feel like my grandmother is with me again'On an early March afternoon, chef Alexia Pettersen cooked in her client Allison Alexander's kitchen in St. Paul. Pettersen is also a doula. In that double role, she prepared dozens of freezer meals ahead of the due date for Alexander's second child.  The two women cooked traditional recipes Pettersen and her mother learned from her abuela, her grandmother. She remembers when she was a girl when her abuela would visit their south metro home from Mexico. “And every day she was in the kitchen making food, and my mother learned from my grandmother so she can make these foods for my dad and our family,” Pettersen said. “I learned a lot of that from her, but it was also learning a lot from my grandmother and she passed away just before we got married and had kids. So all of this just reminds me of her in so many beautiful ways.”Now she passes on that legacy to a new generation of mothers.“I think there is a little bit of that grandmother or mother's touch that we all have in one way or the other that makes food just taste better,” Pettersen said. “So even if we try to recreate some of these recipes, it may not always taste the same because it was created with love by someone else.”Pettersen started her business Hola Postpartum in 2017. She makes meals in her clients homes to make sure they're well-nourished, because as she put it “moms are really good at caring for other people before they start caring for themselves.”On this day, Alexander learned about staples of Mexican cuisine she had never tried.  She watched as Petterson chopped nopales or cactus pads for risotto. The doula said they are good for rehydration and essential for post-pregnancy.  This time, Alexander feels more prepared for postpartum recovery with Pettersen as her doula. She said people underestimate the importance of good nutrition.“Everything from going to the bathroom, to sleeping, to your mood, to emotions… even when you think of postpartum depression,” she said. “I think that nutrition plays a huge role and how we're taking care of our bodies, and that's why I think what Alexia is doing is so amazing to support moms at every stage of the process.”Just weeks after this freezer-filling session, Alexander welcomed her newborn into the family on March 27. Pettersen said her own postpartum recovery left her feeling isolated.  In Mexico, usually the women in her family would come and support the new mother during labor and after. But she was in Minnesota and most of her family still lived in Mexico, making travel plans difficult and expensive. However she remained connected to her roots, and her abuela, through the food she ate.She remembers eating caldos, broths with floating bones. Also dishes of chiles and vegetables, barley horchata, sopas, albondigas, tacos and more. She said they helped her heal physically and emotionally. “It was like this continuation of this generation that feels sometimes a little lost being kind of in Minnesota, and not having all my family around me all the time,” she said. “In that way, and having that culture, and it's a part of who I am that I miss often.”Across the metro in Minnetonka, two other of Pettersen's clients — Claire Lukens and Lukas Carlson — are adjusting to the arrival of their newborn son, Crosby. During Lukens' first pregnancy, she suffered from postpartum anxiety and didn't focus on her own wellbeing.  Pettersen prepared meals to help Lukens recover her strength and keep her family fed. It is support Lukens doesn't take lightly. “Being able to benefit from the generations, centuries of wisdom that has been passed down is really humbling and having a baby, there's something very basic and primal that makes you feel connected to all the moms that have come before you and that's really humbling as well,” she said. And cooking these meals and sharing them with her clients still powers Pettersen in other ways.  “Every time I'm able to make these foods for my clients, I just feel like my grandmother is with me again,” she says. “This food is just as healing to me to make in their homes because it's like this continuation of this family tradition.”Hmong: ‘What do you want to pass onto them?'In Inver Grove Heights, a hot pot bubbled on the stove in Juechee Yang's kitchen. She started with cornish hens, seasoned with lime leaves, and lemongrass frozen from last summer's harvest.  She was recovering after giving birth to her new daughter in February. While cooking the soup, Yang flipped through the pages of a book on Hmong herbs written by her aunt.  “Ko taw os liab, which translates to ‘red-duck feet,'” she reads aloud. “And this one just kind of helps apparently to regain strength and endurance and works on menstrual and liver disorders, and increases appetite in people with no energy. It purifies the body to expel and have a clear full flow to gain uterus muscle strength.”Before her daughter's arrival, Yang prepared by freezing bags of chicken meat so she could cook them quickly in soup with steamed rice.The Hmong tradition is to eat this same meal every day for the first month after giving birth. It's known as the “chicken diet” to the Hmong people. It's a holistic soup recipe made from herbs and fresh young chicken that's been passed down through the generations.  It's considered the epitome of home cooking and a comfort dish.There's no formal recipe or standard measurements, Yang said. Even though chicken soup with Hmong herbs is well-known within the Hmong community, it can be different even among families. Some prefer the taste of fresh chicken slaughtered and dressed that morning. Others like the convenience of going to the grocery store and picking up frozen cornish hens. Yang says there are more than 30 herbs used to add flavor to the soup. She prefers those known as white duck feet, red duck feet, Hmong shrub and, perhaps her favorite, Flick plant. “This one, I kind of eat,” she adds. “You can eat these or just let it soak into the liquid as well. But this one, I don't mind eating. It's really good.”While she cooked, Yang said this knowledge of postpartum care is important to pass down to new generations of Hmong who are growing up in America. As a new mother she thinks about it often. “As my daughter, way way down the line when she gets older, when she does have children, I would want her to follow the same diet or purification” she said. “How to eat, what to eat and how to treat her body when she gives birth.” Eating the same food every day for a month can feel overbearing, Yang says. But, she learned it's an unspoken love language that comes from a place of care. She now makes this soup often for her children. “Sharing your love,” she adds. “Sharing that love that you have for your family. Sharing your love that you have [and] going above and beyond. Not being stingy about your love and sharing it equally among everyone.”Dakota and Ojibwe: ‘Letting them love up on me'At a doula gathering at the Division of Indian Work in Minneapolis a big pot of whitefish bone broth which simmered on the stove for several hours. “After you filet your fish and freeze them, take those bones and make fish bone broth,” said Linda Black Elk of the North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Educational Programming and Community Outreach. “It has tons of collagen, which is great for muscles and bones and great for like if you are pregnant and you have morning sickness. Bone broth should be a regular thing that you sip on because you're getting hydrated and you're getting all the nutrients you need.”Black Elk stressed the importance of adding vinegar to the white fish to break down the bones and release that collagen. She added celery, onions, carrots, salt, pepper, bay leaves and garlic into the simmering soup. Luke Black Elk of the Cheyenne River Sioux Nation walked the doulas through his cooking process, telling them the broths they make are both healthy and sustainable as it teaches them to use all food.“One of the things I like to do is to char the vegetables before I put them in. It just adds a little depth of flavor to everything. You can also char the bones a little bit if you want to. We didn't do that this time, but I've done that with beef bones before, buffalo bones,” Luke added, “And then you just boil it. But you can just use the scraps that people don't want, most people would just throw away, you can just throw them into a big pot and let them boil.”Linda showed a jar of calendula flowers and other spices around. She said while some consider spices as just adding flavor, for Indigenous people they add medicinal properties. “Staghorn sumac has amazing medicine and is so good with fish because it has this citrusy, lemony flavor to it which pairs really well with fish, and the other thing we're going to add is a little bit of calendula flower,” she says. “Let's say you're pregnant and you constantly have acid reflux, you can make bone broth specifically designed to help with your acid reflux and indigestion. This fish broth is going to be so beautiful because it's going to coat your esophagus and your whole digestive system in medicine and it's so calming.”Ninde Doula Project Coordinator Valentina Zaragoza remembers eating these medicinal bone broths during her postpartum recovery. During her first pregnancy she struggled with depression and mastitis. “We're connected to the land,” she says. “For each tribe, or each region, there's specific plants that grow in each area that match our DNA. It's intended for us that's the perfect thing, that's what it's made for. That's what it's intended for. I think about bone broth, what we talked about today and the vegetables and how important it is for that collagen for women and during postpartum and how we feel, it's very important.”An enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe in North Dakota, Zaragoza said family and community made all the difference in her motherhood journey, especially her most recent birth. She felt better prepared this time around. “Really, just kind of allowing people to love up on me,” she said. “There's something in soup that's so comforting. Also with teas, and just like liquids in general, like those kinds of things that I didn't pay enough attention to early on, that was the difference this time around.”Zaragoza supports doulas bringing back traditional concepts of interconnection and community. The Division of Indian Work hosts workshops so doulas can learn how to make medicinal bone broths and teas to better support their clients. “Feeding someone, that's a way that we took care of each other,” she said. “I think across all cultures you did those things. You had respect and honor for your elders, and your women, and your children. As doulas, we get to step into those roles, take care of other women, families, and these babies and nourish them through food, care or just letting them rest.”And it shows expressions of love can come in so many forms, including as sopas, tacos, chicken soup and bone broth. ‘All mothers care for their daughters' A traditional Korean dish honors motherhood through children's birthdays Take a closer look at how these dishes are made Chayote, chickpea and carrot guisado over farro Chicken Soup with Hmong Herbs White Fish Bone BrothChayote, chickpea and carrot guisado over farroChayote is a staple in Mexican cuisine. In this postpartum guisado (aka stew), chayotes are used for their antioxidants to reduce postpartum inflammation, high in vitamin C for wound healing and boosting immunity, high in fiber to aid the postpartum “go” and high in folate to support baby's brain development as well as reduce the occurrence of postpartum mood disorders.Paired with chickpeas, a well known lactogenic legume, and farro for protein, more fiber and folate, and lots of trace minerals to support the healing postpartum body. IngredientsChopped onionGrated gingerMinced garlicCarrotsRed bell peppersChayote or “mirliton squash”Diced can tomatoesSmoked paprikaGround cuminAncho chili powderGround cinnamonSalt and pepper to tasteLemon juice2 14 oz cans of chickpeasFresh chopped cilantroFarroBone brothInstructionsCook the farro in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker by mixing the farro and broth. Set it to 7 minutes on high pressure, and allow it to naturally release for seven minutes before quick release. Store in container and in the fridge to be served with stew. In the same pressure cooker, combine onion, ginger, garlic, carrots, bell pepper, tomatoes, broth, spices and chickpeas. Stir and combine. Lock the lid in place and set it to 6 minutes of high pressure. Quick or natural release, then open when pressure subsides. Using the saute function, stir in the lemon juice and cilantro and add salt and pepper for taste. Recipe provided by Alexia Pettersen, chef, doula and owner of Hola Postpartum. Check out her website for more recipes here.  Alexia Pettersen on making chayote, chickpea and carrot guisado over farrolinksChicken Soup with Hmong HerbsThis holistic soup is something that many in the Hmong community hold near and dear to their heart as a comforting dish. Juechee Yang says depending on accessibility and convenience, some prefer to butcher chickens themselves, but she opts to go to the grocery store to pick up some cornish hens. There's more than 30 types of herbs that can be used depending on the need, but Yang says she prefers three focusing on postpartum recovery. It's a recipe many in the community grow up eating and learning from their elders. For about a month, this meal is what the new mother eats in recovery. IngredientsChicken WaterLemongrassLime LeavesSalt/Black Pepper Hmong Herbs—(For Postpartum, Yang uses “white duck feet” (ko taw os dawg), “red duck feet” ( ko taw os liab), Hmong shrub (suv ntism), and Flick plant (ntiv)Steamed riceInstructionsFirst, boil the chicken in a pot of water. Then, scoop out impurities from the water once it starts boiling before reboiling the meat. Put in lemongrass and lime leaves. The chicken then boils for another 15 to 20 minutes on medium heat. Salt and black pepper are added to taste. Herbs are added and then stirred in on low heat for two to three minutes. Once finished, serve over steamed rice and enjoy. Recipe provided by Juechee Yang Juechee Yang on making chicken soup with Hmong herbsWhite Fish Bone BrothLinda and Luke Black Elk taught doulas at the Division of Indian Work bone broth recipes to help support their clients going through pregnancy, birth and postpartum recovery. These medicinal soups are filled with protein, collagen, nutrients and hydrate the body. Luke said vinegar is one of the most important ingredients to add in the bone broth to help break down the collagen in the bones, which will help the skin, hair and nails. It'll also help aid acid reflux and digestion. The dish has an abundance of collagen—which is good for muscles and bones—and if someone is pregnant and has morning sickness, Linda says bone broth “should be a regular thing to sip on” for hydration. “You're getting all of the nutrients that you need,” she adds. IngredientsWhite fish (Any)CarrotsCeleryOnionGarlicBay LeavesMushroom PowderApple Cider Vinegar Salt/Black Pepper to tasteThymeStaghorn SumacCalendula FlowerInstructionsAny white fish can be used. Sear the fish in a pan for five minutes with some olive oil. Add some water and other ingredients. Cover and simmer for several hours. Apple cider vinegar is very important to help break down the bones. There's staghorn sumac that has a citrusy lemon flavor which pairs well with fish, and another with calendula flower which helps with acid reflux for pregnancy. If you want to add some extra flavor into the broth, charring the vegetables and the bones is also a good option. Recipe provided by Linda and Luke Black Elk  Luke and Linda Black Elk on making bone broths

In this episode, we take an unforgettable journey into Native America, revealing one man's quest to reconnect with his Lakota roots. Raised as an adopted child far from the reservation he was born into, our host shares the powerful story of how he discovered his true origins and embarked on a path of self-discovery. On a special Thanksgiving Day in 1993, fate reunited him with his biological family, setting off a profound exploration of his indigenous heritage. This soul-stirring story takes us from the bustling interstate to the tranquil prairies, highlighting the stark contrast between the modern world and the untouched beauty of the past. Join us as we embark on a cross-state journey to Black Elk Mountain, the highest point in South Dakota. Rich with history and spiritual significance to the Lakota, this majestic site stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of Native American heritage. From beating beetle epidemic affecting the pine trees to the majestic view at the summit, the voyage captures a snippet of the challenges and splendors of the natural world. Discover the awe-inspiring tale of Black Elk, a respected Lakota spiritual leader, who sought answers through his vision quest on this very mountain. Learn about his prophetic vision, as marked in the book 'Black Elk Speaks', a revered tome among the Lakota. Immerse yourself in the captivating experience our host and his friends share as they reach the summit, a site now known as a national park. Tune in for an experience of a lifetime – a journey filled with rich cultural insights, untold historical narratives, and the unfiltered beauty of Black Elk Mountain.

On the morning of February 19th, 2022, Cassandra Black Elk awoke to find her three-week-old daughter StarLight lifeless beside her. Police insisted the baby had died due to Shaken Baby Syndrome - and that Cassandra was responsible. “They were telling me their story,” Cassandra remembers, “that somebody did something to StarLight…somebody killed her.” Cassandra knew she hadn't hurt her baby. She asked her lawyer repeatedly - what does the autopsy report say? But by the time she got the answer, Cassandra had been convicted of having caused her daughter's death, and was already in prison. To learn more and get involved, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/cassi-black-elk-innocent-and-finally-freed https://www.greatnorthinnocenceproject.org F5 Project Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Jackson discusses his biography about Black Elk, the Oglala wicasa wakan or holy man with Ben Jones on this edition of History 605.

In the first of 3 episodes we treat you all with the soothing sound of Matt reading the vision that would guide Black Elk throughout his life.    to read alone click here!

Guest host Dane DeKrey welcomes Jim Mayer and Anna McGinn with The Great North Innocence Project to talk about the process of exonerating Cassandra Black Elk. Cassi calls in to share her story with the people who helped end her imprisonment on Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever wondered what it feels like to stand at the highest point in South Dakota? Imagine immersing yourself in the breathtaking beauty of the Black Hills, breathing in the heavenly aroma of pines, marveling at a unique Black Hills Spruce, and the stunning foliage of aspen trees. Come along on a thrilling 7.7-mile round trip hike with Craig the Natural Medic as he explores Black Elk Peak in this episode. Whether you're an avid hiker or a nature lover, join Craig in the adventure and discover what makes this trail incredibly worthwhile even amid its popularity and the crowd.As Craig navigates steep stairs to reach the fire lookout tower, you'll get a glimpse of the spectacular vista of the Black Hills. He shares intriguing insights about the diverse flora and fauna that inhabit the area and the various captivating rock formations he encounters along the trail. The episode also offers helpful tips for potential hikers, giving a comprehensive look into what it takes to complete the hike. So, lace-up your boots virtually, and let's hit the trail together to appreciate the wonders of nature and the thrill of adventure.Support the show

AJ Langley is joined by Lee Irwin to talk about the Lakota mystic and healer Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk). We talk about the difference between Native and Christian conceptions of visionary experiences, embodied spiritual practices, and the importance of acting on visions for the benefit of community.

Kathryn interviews Author Christy Cashman. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way. Her family's dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family's finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from that loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese's relationship with her father. Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father. Christy Cashman will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese, the most unlikely of heroes. She is an American author, actress, and producer who has appeared in more than twenty films, including Kettle of Fish, The Love Guide, American Hustle, Joy, The Descendants, Ted 2, The Women, The Golden Boys, The Forger and many others.Kathryn also interviews Author Scott Davis. Inspired by his life and adventures, business leader, tech founder and adventurer Scott Davis shares engaging stories from his existence off the beaten path. Each one reveals powerful truths about human nature, relationships, decision-making, parenting and the ever-pondered topic: the meaning of life. When he was 30, Forbes called him one of the country's most promising young corporate executives, but Davis stepped off the career treadmill to spend years exploring the world. His adventures led him to remote shores in the South Pacific, the Atlantic and the Caribbean, where he faced many challenges, met many interesting people and saw many different models of meaningful living. For anyone searching for lasting satisfaction and meaning in life, Davis offers the essential toolkit needed to create balance, accountability and greater happiness.

Kathryn interviews Author Christy Cashman. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way. Her family's dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family's finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from that loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese's relationship with her father. Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father. Christy Cashman will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese, the most unlikely of heroes. She is an American author, actress, and producer who has appeared in more than twenty films, including Kettle of Fish, The Love Guide, American Hustle, Joy, The Descendants, Ted 2, The Women, The Golden Boys, The Forger and many others.Kathryn also interviews Author Scott Davis. Inspired by his life and adventures, business leader, tech founder and adventurer Scott Davis shares engaging stories from his existence off the beaten path. Each one reveals powerful truths about human nature, relationships, decision-making, parenting and the ever-pondered topic: the meaning of life. When he was 30, Forbes called him one of the country's most promising young corporate executives, but Davis stepped off the career treadmill to spend years exploring the world. His adventures led him to remote shores in the South Pacific, the Atlantic and the Caribbean, where he faced many challenges, met many interesting people and saw many different models of meaningful living. For anyone searching for lasting satisfaction and meaning in life, Davis offers the essential toolkit needed to create balance, accountability and greater happiness.

Kathryn interviews Author Christy Cashman. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way. Her family's dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family's finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from that loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese's relationship with her father. Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father. Christy Cashman will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese, the most unlikely of heroes. She is an American author, actress, and producer who has appeared in more than twenty films, including Kettle of Fish, The Love Guide, American Hustle, Joy, The Descendants, Ted 2, The Women, The Golden Boys, The Forger and many others.Kathryn also interviews Author Scott Davis. Inspired by his life and adventures, business leader, tech founder and adventurer Scott Davis shares engaging stories from his existence off the beaten path. Each one reveals powerful truths about human nature, relationships, decision-making, parenting and the ever-pondered topic: the meaning of life. When he was 30, Forbes called him one of the country's most promising young corporate executives, but Davis stepped off the career treadmill to spend years exploring the world. His adventures led him to remote shores in the South Pacific, the Atlantic and the Caribbean, where he faced many challenges, met many interesting people and saw many different models of meaningful living. For anyone searching for lasting satisfaction and meaning in life, Davis offers the essential toolkit needed to create balance, accountability and greater happiness.

Kathryn interviews Author Christy Cashman. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way. Her family's dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse, Trusted Treasure, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family's finances, hopes, and happiness go up in smoke. While still reeling from that loss, the family suffers a second tragedy, resulting in the sale of Trusted Treasure that irreparably damages Reese's relationship with her father. Heartbroken, Reese searches everywhere to find Trusted Treasure in the hopes she can bring him home and heal the rift with her father. Christy Cashman will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese, the most unlikely of heroes. She is an American author, actress, and producer who has appeared in more than twenty films, including Kettle of Fish, The Love Guide, American Hustle, Joy, The Descendants, Ted 2, The Women, The Golden Boys, The Forger and many others.Kathryn also interviews Author Scott Davis. Inspired by his life and adventures, business leader, tech founder and adventurer Scott Davis shares engaging stories from his existence off the beaten path. Each one reveals powerful truths about human nature, relationships, decision-making, parenting and the ever-pondered topic: the meaning of life. When he was 30, Forbes called him one of the country's most promising young corporate executives, but Davis stepped off the career treadmill to spend years exploring the world. His adventures led him to remote shores in the South Pacific, the Atlantic and the Caribbean, where he faced many challenges, met many interesting people and saw many different models of meaningful living. For anyone searching for lasting satisfaction and meaning in life, Davis offers the essential toolkit needed to create balance, accountability and greater happiness.

Two popular books held Lakota medicine man Black Elk as an icon of native American spirituality. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the truths those books suppressed about Nicholas Black Elk, especially his conversion and devout Catholic faith. The post Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Two popular books held Lakota medicine man Black Elk as an icon of native American spirituality. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the truths those books suppressed about Nicholas Black Elk, especially his conversion and devout Catholic faith.

Black Elk was a Native American medicine man who had paranormal visions and participated in some of the pivotal events in 19th-century US history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss his remarkable life and the hidden truths about him. The post Black Elk (Lakota/Sioux Medicine Man) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Black Elk was a Native American medicine man who had paranormal visions in participated some of the pivotal events in the 19th century US history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss his remarkable life and the hidden truths about him.

"when the moon is full, it is as if the Great Spirit were upon the whole world" — Black Elk / paramatma = the 3 Vishnus / even Lord Brahma is a tiny being / Lord Shiva sees like Black Elk / strive for Vasudeva consciousness - aware that Krishna is within everything and everything is within him / greed never satisfies / don't let our mind degrade us / Lord Shiva sees like Black Elk SB 5.18.32

"when the moon is full, it is as if the Great Spirit were upon the whole world" — Black Elk / paramatma = the 3 Vishnus / even Lord Brahma is a tiny being / Lord Shiva sees like Black Elk / strive for Vasudeva consciousness - aware that Krishna is within everything and everything is within him / greed never satisfies / don't let our mind degrade us / Lord Shiva sees like Black Elk SB 5.18.32

the Rathayatra experience / Did Jesus appear at Raghunath's birth? / Black Elk's Paramatma realization / slow down, look at nature, reflect and consider what is beneath the surface / Vishnu is within everything and everything is within Vishnu / cupcakes are a type of medicine too / “I'm not saying I'm the anointed one….but I could be.” - Raghunath

the Rathayatra experience / Did Jesus appear at Raghunath's birth? / Black Elk's Paramatma realization / slow down, look at nature, reflect and consider what is beneath the surface / Vishnu is within everything and everything is within Vishnu / cupcakes are a type of medicine too / “I'm not saying I'm the anointed one….but I could be.” - Raghunath

How do we become better connected with our food? This week I speak with Linda Black Elk, an ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist specializing in teaching about culturally important plants and their uses as food and medicine. Linda is the Food Sovereignty Coordinator at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota, where she passes ethnobotanical and food systems knowledge on to her amazing students. When she isn't teaching, Linda spends her time foraging, hiking, hunting, and fishing on the prairies and waters of the northern Great Plains with her husband and three sons, who are all members of the Ohceti Shakowin, the Seven Council Fires of the Lakota. Follow her work on Facebook @lindablackelk and on TikTok and Instagram at @Linda.Black.Elk #WildFood #Ethnobotany #Lakota #Podcast #Fermentation #Plants 

The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives. In Lakȟóta culture, "listening" is a cardinal virtue, connoting respect, and here authors Rani-Henrik Andersson and David C. Posthumus listen to the Lakȟóta, both past and present. The history of Lakȟóta culture unfolds in this narrative as the people lived it.  The book opens with an origin story, that of White Buffalo Calf Woman (Ptesanwin) and her gift of the sacred pipe to the Lakȟóta people. Drawing on winter counts, oral traditions and histories, and Lakȟóta letters and speeches, the narrative proceeds through such periods and events as early Lakȟóta-European trading, the creation of the Great Sioux Reservation, Christian missionization, the Plains Indian Wars, the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee (1890), the Indian New Deal, and self-determination, as well as recent challenges like the #NoDAPL movement and management of Covid-19 on reservations. This book centers Lakȟóta experience, as when it shifts the focus of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Custer to fifteen-year-old Black Elk, or puts American Horse at the heart of the negotiations with the Crook Commission, or explains the Lakȟóta agenda in negotiating the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. The picture that emerges--of continuity and change in Lakȟóta culture from its distant beginnings to issues in our day--is as sweeping and intimate, and as deeply complex, as the lived history it encompasses. Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez es profesor de Historia en Texas State University. Sus intereses académicos incluyen la etnohistoria, los pueblos indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras y el Suroeste de EE.UU., la frontera México-EE.UU. y la América hispánica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives. In Lakȟóta culture, "listening" is a cardinal virtue, connoting respect, and here authors Rani-Henrik Andersson and David C. Posthumus listen to the Lakȟóta, both past and present. The history of Lakȟóta culture unfolds in this narrative as the people lived it.  The book opens with an origin story, that of White Buffalo Calf Woman (Ptesanwin) and her gift of the sacred pipe to the Lakȟóta people. Drawing on winter counts, oral traditions and histories, and Lakȟóta letters and speeches, the narrative proceeds through such periods and events as early Lakȟóta-European trading, the creation of the Great Sioux Reservation, Christian missionization, the Plains Indian Wars, the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee (1890), the Indian New Deal, and self-determination, as well as recent challenges like the #NoDAPL movement and management of Covid-19 on reservations. This book centers Lakȟóta experience, as when it shifts the focus of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Custer to fifteen-year-old Black Elk, or puts American Horse at the heart of the negotiations with the Crook Commission, or explains the Lakȟóta agenda in negotiating the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. The picture that emerges--of continuity and change in Lakȟóta culture from its distant beginnings to issues in our day--is as sweeping and intimate, and as deeply complex, as the lived history it encompasses. Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez es profesor de Historia en Texas State University. Sus intereses académicos incluyen la etnohistoria, los pueblos indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras y el Suroeste de EE.UU., la frontera México-EE.UU. y la América hispánica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives. In Lakȟóta culture, "listening" is a cardinal virtue, connoting respect, and here authors Rani-Henrik Andersson and David C. Posthumus listen to the Lakȟóta, both past and present. The history of Lakȟóta culture unfolds in this narrative as the people lived it.  The book opens with an origin story, that of White Buffalo Calf Woman (Ptesanwin) and her gift of the sacred pipe to the Lakȟóta people. Drawing on winter counts, oral traditions and histories, and Lakȟóta letters and speeches, the narrative proceeds through such periods and events as early Lakȟóta-European trading, the creation of the Great Sioux Reservation, Christian missionization, the Plains Indian Wars, the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee (1890), the Indian New Deal, and self-determination, as well as recent challenges like the #NoDAPL movement and management of Covid-19 on reservations. This book centers Lakȟóta experience, as when it shifts the focus of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Custer to fifteen-year-old Black Elk, or puts American Horse at the heart of the negotiations with the Crook Commission, or explains the Lakȟóta agenda in negotiating the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. The picture that emerges--of continuity and change in Lakȟóta culture from its distant beginnings to issues in our day--is as sweeping and intimate, and as deeply complex, as the lived history it encompasses. Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez es profesor de Historia en Texas State University. Sus intereses académicos incluyen la etnohistoria, los pueblos indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras y el Suroeste de EE.UU., la frontera México-EE.UU. y la América hispánica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/native-american-studies

The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives. In Lakȟóta culture, "listening" is a cardinal virtue, connoting respect, and here authors Rani-Henrik Andersson and David C. Posthumus listen to the Lakȟóta, both past and present. The history of Lakȟóta culture unfolds in this narrative as the people lived it.  The book opens with an origin story, that of White Buffalo Calf Woman (Ptesanwin) and her gift of the sacred pipe to the Lakȟóta people. Drawing on winter counts, oral traditions and histories, and Lakȟóta letters and speeches, the narrative proceeds through such periods and events as early Lakȟóta-European trading, the creation of the Great Sioux Reservation, Christian missionization, the Plains Indian Wars, the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee (1890), the Indian New Deal, and self-determination, as well as recent challenges like the #NoDAPL movement and management of Covid-19 on reservations. This book centers Lakȟóta experience, as when it shifts the focus of the Battle of Little Bighorn from Custer to fifteen-year-old Black Elk, or puts American Horse at the heart of the negotiations with the Crook Commission, or explains the Lakȟóta agenda in negotiating the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. The picture that emerges--of continuity and change in Lakȟóta culture from its distant beginnings to issues in our day--is as sweeping and intimate, and as deeply complex, as the lived history it encompasses. Joaquín Rivaya-Martínez es profesor de Historia en Texas State University. Sus intereses académicos incluyen la etnohistoria, los pueblos indígenas de las Grandes Llanuras y el Suroeste de EE.UU., la frontera México-EE.UU. y la América hispánica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

Roman Orona takes you on a journey around the world of Indigenous Music. Indigenous Cafe brings you music, conversation and inspiration from the Indigenous People of North America and the Indigenous People from all over the world. On this weeks journey, we are traveling with a show titled, “FAITH; Quotes by Frank Fools Crow” Frank Fools Crow was born in 1890 in Porcupine Creek, Pine Ridge South Dakota and left this earthly life on November 27, 1989 in Kyle South Dakota. Frank was an Oglala Lakota civic and religious leader. “Grandfather” or “Grandpa Frank” as he was often called, was a nephew of Black Elk who worked to preserve Lakota traditions, including the Sun Dance and Yuwipi ceremonies. He supported Lakota sovereignty and treaty rights and was a traditional leader at Wounded Knee. With writer Thomas E. Mails, he produced two books about his life and work, Fools Crow in 1979 and Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power in 1990. Artist's you will hear in the order they are played on this weeks show: THE INDIGENOUS CAFE PODCAST INTRO (00:00:00-00:01:43) “The greater the faith, the greater the result.” -Frank Fools Crow 1. William Horncloud - “Sioux National Anthem & Victory Song” (Traditional Lakota Songs) (00:01:58-00:04:27) 2. Arouna & Biko - “Bara” (Bamanaya Sira) (00:04:27-00:08:56) 3. Byron Nicholai - “Beat of My Heart” (I Am Yup'ik) (00:08:56-00:10:02) PROGRAM BREAK (00:10:02-00:10:17) “Those who live for one another learn that love is the bond of perfect unity.” -Frank Fools Crow 4. Nawang Khechog - “Dwelling In Peace” (Sounds Of Peace) (00:10:17-00:13:06) 5. Fred Kaydahzinne - “Sacred White Mountain” (Sacred White Mountain) (00:13:06-00:17:05) 6. Indian Hill - “Mr. Reliable” (Don't Look Back) (00:17:05-00:20:03)  Roman Orona (Host) (00:20:03 -00:20:53) “Sometimes it feels like energy or electricity when it is moving in and through us, but spiritual power is really a distinctive kind of knowledge that is like the key that opens the door or the switch that starts the energy moving.” -Frank Fools Crow 7. Brianna Lea Pruett - “New Life” (Gypsy Bells) (00:20:53-00:23:54) 8. Omaha Whitetail- “Umm Ohon Nation Head Start” (To The Mothers) (00:23:54-00:29:28)  9. Randy Wood - “In Honor Of The Late Billy Goat” (Family) (00:29:28-00:31:45) PROGRAM BREAK (00:31:45-00:32:02) “When we become hollow bones there is no limit to what the Higher Powers can do in and through us in spiritual things.” -Frank Fools Crow 10. Southern Scratch - “De Colores” (How Sweet The Sound) (00:32:02-00:35:03) 11. Todi Neesh Zhee - “Two Step Dance” (Second Night: El Capitan) (00:35:03-00:40:00)  Roman Orona (Host) (00:40:00-00:40:45) “Survival of the world depends on our sharing what we have, and working together. If we don't the whole world will die. First the planet, and next the people.” -Frank Fools Crow  12. Young Spirit - “Family Is a Blessing” (Mewasinsational Cree Round Dance Songs) (00:40:45-00:44:31) 13. Xavier Quijas Yxayotl - “Antigua” (Aztec Dancers) (00:44:31-00:47:01) PROGRAM BREAK (00:47:01-00:47:18) “...remember and think about the closeness of the Creator. If you live in this wisdom, it will give you endless strength and hope.” -Frank Fools Crow 14. Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo'ole - “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” (Unforgettable) (00:47:18-00:51:15)  15. Fernando Cellicion - “Zuni Sunrise Song” (Kokopeli Dreams) (00:51:15-00:55:02) Roman Orona (Host) (00:55:02 -00:57:44) “I do not always ask, in my prayers and discussions, for only those things I would like to see happen, because no man can claim to know what is best for mankind. Wakan Tanka and Grandfather alone know what is best, and this is why, even though I am worried, my attitude is not overcome with fear of the future. I submit always to Wakan Tanka's will. This is not easy, and most people find it impossible, but I have seen the power of Prayer and I have seen God's desires fulfilled. So I pray always that God will give me wisdom to accept his way of doing things.” -Frank Fools Crow 16. Digging Roots - “We Are” (We Are) (00:57:44-01:00:44) DONATION ADVERTISEMENT (01:00:44-01:01:01) The Indigenous Cafe Podcast is hosted by Roman Orona and brought to you by iamHUMAN Media. iamHUMAN Media is a non-profit 501(c)(3) focused on raising the awareness of social discourse to all humans through development of programs and artistic ventures (music, movies, stage performances, books, workshops, concerts, film festivals, community outreach, community building, panel discussions, etc.)  to  foster and promote unity in diversity and community fellowship acknowledging that all HUMANs are related simply by being HUMAN. Below are ways to help us continue our programming or to learn more about us: https://paypal.me/iamHUMANmedia?locale.x=en_US Website: www.iamHUMANmedia.com Email: indigenouscafe1@gmail.com

In many ways, Black Elk and John Neihardt lived very different lives. Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man. Neihartd was a European-American literary critic. Black Elk performed for Queen Victoria with Buffalo Bills's Wild West Show. Neihartd was Poet Laureate of Nebraska. But in other ways, they weren't different at all. “By all accounts, they really, truly felt like they had a kind of spiritual affinity for one another,” says Harvard Professor Philip Deloria. In this episode, Professor Deloria discusses Black Elk Speaks, the book that Black Elk and Neihardt co-authored in 1932, which shaped the way both white and Native Americans understood Native culture. Philip Deloria is Professor of History at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places. His most recent book is American Studies: A User's Guide, co-authored with Alexander Olson. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In many ways, Black Elk and John Neihardt lived very different lives. Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man. Neihartd was a European-American literary critic. Black Elk performed for Queen Victoria with Buffalo Bills's Wild West Show. Neihartd was Poet Laureate of Nebraska. But in other ways, they weren't different at all. “By all accounts, they really, truly felt like they had a kind of spiritual affinity for one another,” says Harvard Professor Philip Deloria. In this episode, Professor Deloria discusses Black Elk Speaks, the book that Black Elk and Neihardt co-authored in 1932, which shaped the way both white and Native Americans understood Native culture. Philip Deloria is Professor of History at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places. His most recent book is American Studies: A User's Guide, co-authored with Alexander Olson. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/native-american-studies

In many ways, Black Elk and John Neihardt lived very different lives. Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man. Neihartd was a European-American literary critic. Black Elk performed for Queen Victoria with Buffalo Bills's Wild West Show. Neihartd was Poet Laureate of Nebraska. But in other ways, they weren't different at all. “By all accounts, they really, truly felt like they had a kind of spiritual affinity for one another,” says Harvard Professor Philip Deloria. In this episode, Professor Deloria discusses Black Elk Speaks, the book that Black Elk and Neihardt co-authored in 1932, which shaped the way both white and Native Americans understood Native culture. Philip Deloria is Professor of History at Harvard University. He is the author of several books, including Playing Indian and Indians in Unexpected Places. His most recent book is American Studies: A User's Guide, co-authored with Alexander Olson. See more information on our website, WritLarge.fm Follow us on Twitter @WritLargePod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

This week we are rebroadcasting our interview with Linda Black Elk originally aired in April of 2020. On this week's episode, we speak to Linda Black Elk on traditional medicine, community wellness and systemic transformation amidst pandemic. Our conversation begins with hands-on measures we can take to boost our wellbeing and what honorable harvest looks like during times of panic. How can we deepen our actions so that they are no tjust a response to fear, but are rooted in the promise of collective wellbeing? In addition to these questions of right now, Ayana and Linda discuss what will be left in the wake of COVID-19, how will we tend to the wounds of disposability? What systems will endure? What must we dismantle and what will we grow? Music by Matti Palonen & Chris Pureka. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points

In this episode, we're joined by Linda Black Elk & Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills to discuss food sovereignty, seed rematriation, food systems collapse, and how social media plays into these conversations. What does the future hold for our food systems and how do we move forward from the current state of colonialism?   Linda Black Elk (Catawba) is an ethnobotanist specializing in traditional foods and medicines of the Great Plains. She is currently the Director of Food Sovereignty at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND, and is the mother to three Lakota sons. She can be found on Facebook at Linda Black Elk, or on Instagram @Linda.Black.Elk   Ruth Plenty Sweetgrass-She Kills (Hidatsa, Mandan, Dakota, and Nakota) is the Food Sovereignty Director at the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College.     Support this podcast by becoming a Patron at: https://www.patreon.com/PoorProlesAlmanac  

Linda Black Elk is an ethnobotanist and food sovereignty activist who specializes in teaching about culturally important plants and their uses as food, medicine, and materials. Linda currently serves as the Food Sovereignty Coordinator at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, North Dakota. She spends her free time with her husband and three sons, who are all citizens of the Oceti Sakowin. Linda and Jiling discuss the magic of native prairies, the little that remains, and what we can do about it. Learn about Linda's inspiring food sovereignty work with indigenous youth, and how to cultivate rich long-term reciprocal relationships with our plant and human relatives. Understand how pipelines and other extractive industries negatively impact plant nations. Walk the land with a greater appreciation for the food and medicine underfoot and all around.  Visit Linda Black Elk at:  Instagram @Linda.Black.Elk Facebook @LindaBlackElk (Direct message Linda on Facebook to support her family's “Food Kits for Elders” project, their work to fight food and medicine shortages in their communities with indigenous foods.) Jiling Lin is a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac), herbalist, and yoga teacher in Ventura, CA. She helps athletes, artists and visionaries thrive with transformative acupuncture & herb treatments and innovative classes & retreats. Visit Jiling at:  JilingLin.com Instagram @LinJiling Facebook @JilingLAc Resources mentioned:  American Indian Higher Education Consortium Wahpepah's Kitchen (Crystal Wahpepah) Owamni (Sean Sherman, The Sioux Chef) Yawekon (Tawnya Brant)  Stephanie Morningstar 7song Indigenous Environmental Network  Honor the Earth Indigenous Food Lab Join our community! Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Follow on Pinterest Follow on Twitter Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog Follow on TikTok Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. Mountain Rose Herbs www.mountainroseherbs.com

Hero's Journey, mythology, Aboriginal initiation, Vincent Van Gogh, Black Elk, morality, much more and a continued reading and commentary of the Bhagavad Gita

In episode 11, Linda Black Elk shares her transformative experience with and expansive knowledge of indigenous plant medicines and foods. As an indigenous ethnobotanist working at the intersection of plant medicine and food sovereignty, Linda shares her experience regarding the unacknowledged sentience of plants and how they're always communicating with each other and with us - if we're open to looking and listening more closely. Follow Linda @linda.black.elk

Episode 4 of our series picks up after the Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887 which, along with the 1883 Code of Indian Offenses, dramatically marks the U.S. federal government's new policy of forced assimilation against its indigenous people. Part 1 of the episode begins with the 1889 establishment of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, a much-diminished version of the Great Sioux Reservation established under the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. The next segment starts our discussion of the worst “mass shooting” in American history - the Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29th, 1890. Referring to the Massacre, the well-known Black Elk said, “I can see that something else died there in the bloody mud, and was buried in the blizzard. A people's dream died there. It was a beautiful dream.” After an extended montage of participants' stories, we hear archival testimony from survivor Wasu Maza(“Iron Hail”), otherwise known as Dewey Beard. This part ends with a lengthy section on boarding schools, the first of which forcefully established the assimilationist philosophy of “Kill the Indian, save the man.”

Our guest today is Linda Black Elk, an ethnobotanist specializing in the traditional foods and medicines of the Great Plains and the Director of Food Sovereignty at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck, ND. She's also the mother of three Lakota sons. There's a lot of overlap in Linda and our philosophies around foraged foods and medicines, particular in how we see each species as more of a “who” than a “what,” since getting to know them is more like getting to know another person than it is like buying an inanimate product. Linda and Daniel, of course, discuss food and medicine sovereignty as well as ethnobotany, but their discussion takes a turn towards some other rather interesting topics, like the euphemistic “zombie apocalypse." Now, of course, neither she nor Daniel thinks there are really zombies or some forthcoming zombie apocalypse, but it does give them a way to, in the spirit of jest, explore the idea of a temporary or long-term social, economic, industrial, technological, or medical systems collapse and their implications. Though it's become really cliché in recent years, the meme of the zombie apocalypse, we think, is born out of the collective psychology of a culture that knows its lifeway isn't sustainable, its systems have become far too fragile, and its people have gotten a little too far away from the skills they'd need to care for themselves in the absence of a nanny-state. Recent events have certainly left many of us realizing we'd be wise to prepare our lives for hardships beyond toilet paper shortages. Hopefully, that preparedness never pays off — since it would mean challenging times — but just in case, many of us have decided to hedge our bets. Investing in small, or maybe big ways, in our skillsets, and in making ourselves more antifragile. So get ready for something a little different today. Still on theme, but with a playful edge that is sure to make you smile. Get ready for the zombie thwarting powers of Linda Black Elk! View full show notes, including links to resources from this episode here: https://www.wild-fed.com/podcast/128

In This Episode, You Will Learn: What the mindset of a competitive athlete looks like. The transition from working alone to working in a team. How to develop a strong, but humble, mindset. The benefits of TinFold supplements; how it helps to fuel your focus and improve your energy.   Resources + Links: Connect with Jordan on Instagram | @jordanskywlkr   Follow TinFold on Instagram | @tin_fold   Learn more at https://tinfold.com/ Use code "Ascend" for 20% off any product. Black Elk by Joe Jackson   Get your Journey to Self Mastery tickets |  https://thefitnessproject.us/live-event/   Join us in our Facebook community | Conquer the Day Facebook Group    Listen to our FREE Meditation https://youtu.be/dMygIWwdWaY   Take our FREE assessment to LEARN MORE about yourself and how to improve your habits: Download Curiosity Questioning Essentials HERE!   ……………………………   Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast   Connect with Lindsey Rago Instagram | @raygobomb Facebook | @lindseyrago   Connect with Brian Pickowicz  Instagram | @brianpickowicz Show Notes: Have you ever wanted a close look into the mind of a competitive athlete? Our special guest today is Jordan Ahmed, a former competitive athlete and current CEO of TinFold, a pre-workout and supplement business helping athletes pursue their highest selves! In this episode, we'll be diving into the mindset of a competitive athlete: Where did his mindset come from? How did it develop and shift over time? Where is it now? We'll also discuss the transition from working alone to working in a team environment, humbling an ego, and the skills and qualities that make up a competitive athlete. Then, Jordan will share his story of TinFold, so we can gain a better understanding of what TinFold is all about and how it helps elevate athletes to the next level. Whether you're weightlifting or bobsledding, tune in and learn how to master your mindset and your body!   01:50 How can you connect with us and reach your ideal self? 03:30 Give a warm welcome to today's guest: Jordan Ahmed, a former competitive athlete and current CEO of TinFold! 04:30 What are the qualities of a competitive athlete? 05:35 Were you always athletic? When did you become interested in weightlifting? 07:05 Where does your competitive edge come from? 08:20 What do you think the tangible value of strength is? 09:30 A journey from weightlifting to bobsledding. 12:45 How was the transition to working in a team? 15:45 How do you mentally prepare yourself? 17:25 Where did your mindset develop? 18:55 What did you learn from training with other athletes? 20:30 What was the moment that humbled you? 22:55 The story behind creating TinFold. 26:35 What are the main benefits of TinFold? Which ingredients help boost those benefits? 29:35 How do these supplements help to improve energy and focus? 32:40 What is TinFold's mission? 34:10 How do you fuel your body, and where do supplements come into play? 36:35 What book has had the greatest impact on your life? 37:25 What does your ideal day look like? 38:25 What is one habit that helps you conquer your day?

Our desire to see wrongs righted, our yearning for good to come amidst tragedy—these are the ways in which God reminds us that He is near. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here: http://igsol.net/lent-2022 (igsol.net/lent-2022)

In this episode:We take a step back in order to ask the fundamental question: Why do we need a symbolic life?Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung.'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger'The Case For God' by Karen ArmstrongThe Legend of the White Buffalo Woman from 'The Sacred Pipe' by Joseph Epes Brown (As told by Black Elk)'I Asked For Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology' from the writings of Abraham Joshua HeschelLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserMusic:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0