Tending Our Roots

Jill Fish & Miigis Gonzalez

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Tending Our Roots is a conversation-based podcast that uplifts Indigenous voices, knowledge, and ways of being as pathways to well-being. Hosted by Dr. Miigis Gonzalez (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) and Dr. Jill Fish (lineal descendant of the Tuscarora Nation), the podcast creates space for stories grounded in relationships—to land, to community, to spirit, and to self. Each episode brings listeners into conversation with guests whose lives and work reflect Indigenous approaches to living well. From artists and scholars to knowledge holders and community leaders, these conversations move through story, humor, and reflection—rooted in everyday practices of care, responsibility, and...

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  • Sean Sherman — “Taking the Power of Food Back”Jul 3, 2026 · 44 min
  • Shakara Liddelow-Hunt — “The Ancestors Are Reflected in Them.”Jun 26, 2026 · 56 min
  • Shawn Wilson — “It’s a Way of Life”Jun 19, 2026 · 47 min
  • Susan Beaulieu — “Re-membering: The Pathway to Healing”Jun 12, 2026 · 49 min
  • Melinda Adams — “We Burn the Things We Want Back”Jun 5, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
  • Linda Tuhiwai Smith — “Family, Community, and Land”May 29, 2026 · 50 min
  • Leanne Betasamosake Simpson — “The Coexistence of Creation and Grief”May 22, 2026 · 50 min
  • Michael Migizi Sullivan — “Speaking Our Languages Shamelessly, Unapologetically, and Fearlessly”May 15, 2026 · 42 min
  • Sharon Day — “The River Talks to Me”May 8, 2026 · 44 min
  • Charlie Amáyá Scott — “Choosing and Loving Ourselves”May 1, 2026 · 40 min

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