Britt Aamodt

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Recent Pieces from Britt Aamodt

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Mary LaGarde: The Grand Re-Opening of the Minneapolis American Indian Center (28:30)
From: Ampers

Mary LaGarde is the Executive Director of the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) and a member of the White Earth Nation. She was selected to lead the organization in ...
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Staci Drouillard: Preserving History Through Storytelling (28:30)
From: Ampers

Staci Lola Drouillard is a Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe direct descendant. She lives and works in her hometown of Kitchibitobig—Grand Marais, on Minnesota’s North Shore of ...
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Dr. Michael Migizi Sullivan: Teaching Language Learners in the Modern-Day Classroom (28:30)
From: Ampers

Michael Migizi Sullivan Sr. is a lifelong student of the Ojibwe language, father, husband, ceremonial drum keeper of the Ojibwe, powwow emcee, up-and-coming storyteller, and ...
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Fern Renville: Re-connecting to the Dakota Homeland Through Weaving, History, Art and Joy (28:30)
From: Ampers

Fern Renville is a storyteller, artist, playwright, and enrolled citizen of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Fern lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is currently ...
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Steven StandingCloud: Transforming Art in the Digital Future (28:30)
From: Ampers

Steven StandingCloud is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians located in northcentral Minnesota. Steven has been an artist most of his life and works ...
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Gabby Menomin: Dedication to Ecological Restoration, Honoring Plant Relatives (28:30)
From: Ampers

Gabby Menomin is a citizen of the Forest County Potawtomi Community in northern Wisconsin. She’s currently the restoration manager for Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi. She oversees ...
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Dr. Melissa Blind: Working to Improve Indigenous Health and Dementia Research (28:30)
From: Ampers

Melissa Blind is Cree from George Gordon's First Nation in Saskatchewan. She earned her PhD in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona. Melissa has over a ...
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Eileen Bass: Preserving Indigenous narratives and working to revitalize language (28:30)
From: Ampers

On today’s episode, Leah and Cole speak with Eileen Bass. Eileen is Hunkpapa Lakota, Mvskoke Creek, and a citizen of the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma. She’s currently an ...
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Briana Scurry’s Gold Medals (01:30)
From: Ampers

Briana Scurry was a legendary soccer player, a World Cup Champion and two-time Olympian. But what was she supposed to do after a concussion sidelined her career forever?
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The Arsonist and the Bible (01:30)
From: Ampers

There was an arsonist loose in Minneapolis. Luckily, he wrote his letter, threatening to burn the city, on a page torn from a book that could be traced.