Podcasts about yajmownen

Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast writer, storyteller, and fellow podcaster, Kyla Carneiro. In this episode, Kyla talks about the work she does with the Potawatomi tribe and the inspiration that sparked her podcast, Yajmownen. Her show tells stories of reconnecting with culture, reviving traditions, and reclaiming heritage from the vibrant Pokagon Band community. Kyla and Harry discuss her experience at Podcast Movement, tips and advice she has received on podcasting and the research that goes into each episode. Finally, Kyla talks about the other podcast project she works on, So It’s A Show, which focuses on dissecting the pop culture references in Gilmore Girls. Click here to subscribe on your favorite podcast app!Does your podcatcher support chapter marks? They're embedded here as well!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Pokagon elder Jeannie Mollett journeyed to the Navajo nation in New Mexico, where 40 percent of households live without running water, relying on one woman to drive their water to them once a month. Seeing it with her own eyes, Jeannie returned home and raised $20,000 for the tribe.

This is the conclusion to Jacob Miller's story. After six years of heroin addiction, Jacob found himself in jail, and Marci was heartbroken to see her son locked away. This is not the end of Jacob's story, though. Forced to live without drugs for a month, Jacob sees he might be able to achieve happiness, after all.

Jacob Miller remembers the first time he ever tried an opiate—a small, white Vicodin pill offered to him at a high school party. “I fell in love with that opiate feeling, that down, relaxed feeling. I don’t know, different drugs are for different people, and opiates was for me.” For six years, Jacob was lost in addiction, while his mother, Marci, watched and hoped he would find his way out. This is part one of their story. sources National Institute on Drug Abuse Centers for Disease Control and Prevention American Society of Addiction Medicine Daun Bieda, Behavioral Health Program Supervisor

In the late 1800s through the early 1900s, Native American children were forced from their homes and taken to boarding schools across the US. Hear one elder try to understand what happened to her mother at the Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School. You'll also hear results from years of excavation and research by archaeologists from Central Michigan University, Dr. Sarah Surface-Evans and Coleen Green.

Carla Collins left her home for four years to study our Potawatomi language with three of the only native fluent speakers left, and her lens through which she sees the world is completely changed.

Teri Barber always knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know was that she was Potawatomi. Hear her story of finding her 12 siblings and embracing this tribal community.

Pokagon Band of Potawatomi hosts its own podcast, called “Yajmownen,” which means “stories” in Potawatomi. In this episode, Pokagon Band Vietnam War veteran Jerry Campbell shares his story of true love, war, and coming home.

Pokagon veteran Jerry Campbell shares his story of true love, war—and coming home.