Talking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors

Auteur(s): Center for Great Plains Studies at UNL
  • Résumé

  • Talking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestor will share and explore the journey of reconnecting the Otoe-Missouria people to their ancestral homelands in southeast Nebraska through the Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors project. Through stories, history, and culture, we’ll focus on healing, reconciliation, and bridging understanding between Native and non-Native communities. Join host Johnnie Jae as we honor the past and build a future where all of us can walk together. Music by Johnnie Jae and Martin Luna. Cover art by Marci Black.
    Center for Great Plains Studies at UNL
    Voir plus Voir moins
Épisodes
  • "Reconciliation Starts Within"
    Jan 23 2025

    Episode 2: Join host Johnnie Jae and Kevin Abourezk, a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and team leader of the Creating Land-Based Commemorations group of the WFOA project, as they talk about the project’s beginnings, goals, and how everyone can make a difference in reconciliation efforts.

    Abourezk is a journalist and Deputy Managing Editor of ICTNews.org, which features Native American news and information. In his 25-year career, he has written about Native American people and stories and has received many national awards. He received a master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Dakota.

    Voir plus Voir moins
    34 min
  • Walking in the Footsteps
    Dec 4 2024

    In this first episode of our series, host Johnnie Jae talks with the co-directors of the Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors: Re-indigenizing Southeast Nebraska project, Christina Goodson and Margaret Jacobs, about how the project started and its overall goals to connect the Otoe-Missouria people to their homelands and educate non Native Nebraskans about the history and ongoing presence of the Tribe and other Indigenous peoples in our region.

    This project is funded by the Mellon Foundation.

    Voir plus Voir moins
    40 min

Ce que les auditeurs disent de Talking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors

Moyenne des évaluations de clients

Évaluations – Cliquez sur les onglets pour changer la source des évaluations.