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The Young & Indigenous Podcast amplifies the voices, stories, and experiences of Indigenous people in all walks of life, creating a platform that fosters empowerment and meaningful conversations.Through storytelling, we uplift the spirits of Native youth, strengthen community, and celebrate indigeneity. By honoring the voices of our ancestors, we are reclaiming our narrative and preserving our way of life.
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- 4 days ago
Josh Cerretti | Unsettling the Settler Narrative
In this episode, we speak with Josh Cerretti, associate professor at Western Washington University, about how he created a virtual history tour of Bellingham to expose settler colonial myths and challenge the erasure of Indigenous history. He shares his perspective on how non-Native community member must take an active responsibility in decolonization and how he confronts historical monuments to white supremacy in Whatcom County.
- Jul 21, 2026
Raven Borsey | Indigenous Anthropology
In this episode, we speak with Raven Borsey, Researcher at Setting Sun Circle, about growing up on the Lummi Reservation, his journey into anthropology, and the importance of Indigenous perspectives in understanding history and place. He shares his experiences navigating education as a tribal member, the lasting impacts of settler colonialism, and the role Indigenous-led spaces can play in strengthening relationships between communities. In this new podcast series, we explore what Land Back can look like in practice while challenging the lack of cultural awareness surrounding the history of Whatcom County. Through conversations with community members, we aim to share a fuller and more truthful understanding of this place and the Indigenous peoples who have called it home Since Time Immemorial.
- Jun 30, 2026
Tallie Jones | Goodbye Mindport
In this episode, we speak with Tallie Jones, former Executive Director of Mindport Exhibits, about growing up in Whatcom County, her evolving understanding of Indigenous history, and the role education plays in shaping public awareness. She also reflects on closing a meaningful chapter at Mindport Exhibits and the conversations that led to the building being gifted to Setting Sun Circle. This new podcast series explores what Land Back can look like in practice while challenging the lack of cultural awareness surrounding the history of Whatcom County. Through conversations with community members, we aim to share a fuller and more truthful understanding of this place and the Indigenous peoples who have called it home since time immemorial.
- Jun 15, 2026
Darrell Hillaire | Returning Home
In this new podcast series, we explore what Land Back can look like in practice while challenging the lack of cultural awareness surrounding the history of Whatcom County. Through conversations with community members, we aim to share a fuller and more truthful understanding of this place and the Indigenous peoples who have called it home since time immemorial. In this episode, we speak with Darrell Hillaire, Executive Director of Setting Sun Circle, about what it means to return to an ancestral village site with deep family ties, the organization's vision for the future, and how reclaiming space can help build stronger communities and a more equitable future.
- Jul 7, 202557 min
Beverly Cook at BIONEERS
In this powerful episode, co-hosts Santana and Haley sit down with Chief Beverly Cook of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, to discuss the toxic legacy of industrial contamination along the St. Lawrence River. They explore how pollution from General Motors, Reynolds Metals, and Alcoa Aluminum led to dangerously high levels of PCBs in the water—and how that contamination ultimately made its way into women's breast milk. Chief Cook shares powerful insight on the intergenerational impacts of environmental harm and the urgent need for trauma informed practices & responses.
- Jun 26, 202554 min
Amy Cordalis at BIONEERS | Healing Women Heals Mother Earth
This special crossover episode marks the launch of our Young and Indigenous at Bioneers series and continues the ongoing conversations from Healing Women Heals Mother Earth. Co-hosts Haley and Santana speak with Amy Bowers Cordalis, a Yurok attorney and activist, about the historic removal of the Klamath River dams. Recorded live at the 2025 Bioneers Conference, the conversation explores how restoring the river is inseparable from cultural survival and personal healing. Amy shares powerful reflections on health, justice, and what it means to fight for the future of your people — and the planet — one foot in front of the other.
- Jun 26, 202555 min
Baratunde Thurston at BIONEERS
In this mic drop of an episode that launches the YAI at BIONEERS series, Raven and Santana sit down with Emmy-nominated host, writer and public speaker Baratunde Thurston. In this conversation they discuss healthy masculinity, storytelling as resistance, and maintaining Indigenous values in the age of AI. Together, they explore what it means to carry and protect information in an era of knowledge erasure, and how humor, creativity, and active participation can help us build pathways of resistance. This pivotal conversation dives deep into urgent questions: Is democracy dying? How do we keep knowledge alive? What does it mean to be a citizen? And how can men truly support women? Recorded live at the Bioneers Conference, this episode invites us to look inwards and outwards — at who we are, and how we can live in good relation with those around us. You’re going to want to listen to this more than once.
- Jun 20, 20251 min
Trailer | YAI at Bioneers
In this special series, the Young and Indigenous podcast team dives into conversations with 16 Indigenous and allied environmental leaders, recorded over three days at the 2025 Bioneers Conference. With a crew of eight young Native changemakers, this marks our most ambitious series yet — capturing voices from across Turtle Island and beyond. From water protectors to culture keepers, the interviews span a rich diversity of Tribes, geographies, and movements, offering powerful insight into what it means to lead, heal, and resist in today’s world. In these times, we look to these leaders — young and old — to shine light on the solutions we need now. Guest voices in this trailer include: Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Baratunde Thurston, and Amy Cordalis.
About Young & Indigenous
The Young & Indigenous Podcast amplifies the voices, stories, and experiences of Indigenous people in all walks of life, creating a platform that fosters empowerment and meaningful conversations.Through storytelling, we uplift the spirits of Native youth, strengthen community, and celebrate indigeneity. By honoring the voices of our ancestors, we are reclaiming our narrative and preserving our way of life.
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