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First Voices Radio6/8/2025 - Ukumbwa SautiUkumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. is a Consultant, Facilitator, Educator and Program Developer on issues of Anti-Racism, Anti-Patriarchy, Men's Work, Consent and Culture. He has worked with religious organizations, cultural groups and regional organizations and has taught in higher education for 16 years engaging issues of Race, Gender, Environmental issues, Media and Culture. Ukumbwa has been a member and supportive of numerous local, national and international organizations and movements advocating for Pan-Africanism, Anti-Racism, Relationship, Sexual and Intimacy safety and education and Men's Development. Ukumbwa has presented across New England, USAmerica, California, Toronto and Barbados. He has worked as Social Media Director...2025-06-1258 min
Revolutionary Social WorkKinship, Healing, and Indigenous Wisdom in Social Work with Ukumbwa Sauti | Episode 15📅 Release Date: April 5th, 2025🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace🎙️ Guests: Ukumbwa SautiIn Episode 15 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia engage in a powerful dialogue with Ukumbwa Sauti, exploring the Dagara tradition, mental health, and the profound wisdom embedded in Indigenous knowledge systems. This episode centers on kinship — not just as blood relation but as an active practice of relationship with all beings, nature, and our shared humanity.Together, they unpack how cultural humility is more meaningful than the illusion of cultural competence, why talking circles matter in academic and community spaces, and how fear, anger, and ancestral ene...2025-04-131h 26
The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling PodcastDecolonization, Anti-Racism, and Indigenous Knowledge with Ukumbwa Sauti | Episode 64Brought to you by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Department of Social Work, this episode of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, host Christian Ace Stettler sits down with Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed., an educator, consultant, and facilitator specializing in anti-racism, anti-colonialism, cultural revitalization, and systemic oppression.Together, they explore the emotional and political complexities of current global events, including Palestine, and discuss the role of Indigenous knowledge in resisting oppression. Ukumbwa challenges colonial narratives, examines the failures and limitations of DEI initiatives, and emphasizes the power of community, talking circles, and ancestral wisdom in fostering real...2025-02-151h 48
Triggers & Spiritual MedicineEpisode 42 : Moving Through Uncertainty With Guest Ukumbwa SautiWelcome to Season 3, Episode 42 of Triggers and Spiritual Medicine, with your host, Laura Bonetzky-Joseph, and special guest, Ukumbwa Sauti.In today’s episode, we dive deep into the pressing social and political issues shaping our world. As we navigate rising tensions, systemic oppression, and the battle over truth, we’ll explore how history informs the present, why awareness is key to survival, and how we can take meaningful action to create change.Ukumbwa Sauti brings his expertise in anti-patriarchal, sharing three key insights on systemic oppression and social justice. He offers a critical perspective on the...2025-02-031h 26First Voices Radio10/27/24 - Ukumbwa SautiHost Tiokasin Ghosthorse speaks returning guest and longtime friend of “First Voices Radio” Ukumbwa Sauti. Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed. is a Consultant, Facilitator, Educator and Program Developer on issues of Anti-Racism, Anti-Patriarchy, Men's Work, Consent and Culture. He has worked with religious organizations, cultural groups and regional organizations and has taught in higher education for 16 years engaging issues of Race, Gender, Environmental issues, Media and Culture. Ukumbwa has been a member and supportive of numerous local, national and international organizations and movements advocating for Pan-Africanism, Anti-Racism, Relationship, Sexual and Intimacy safety and education and Men's Development. Ukumbwa has presented acro...2024-10-2857 min
Triggers & Spiritual MedicineEpisode #1: The Bystander Effect on Teen Influences & Sexual ViolenceA must listen episode regarding a local incident w/ guest, Ukumbwa Sauti. This conversation is to open a conversation about a topic that is typically silenced & how we, as a society, as a culture, have normalized certain unhealthy behaviors that can have detrimental consequences.Let's change this narrative, shall we???In this episode, we talk about thecommunity backlashsubtleties of mixed message signalingbystander impactsystemic issues create blind spots that can appear funny“NOT intentional sexualization of teenage boys” (as someone in the local community put it) – & the gateway to unintentional grooming practices by pred...2022-11-1658 min
The Witches’ Diagnostic with Dawn Dancing OtterBreaking The Spell of Rape CultureA deep conversation about the meaning of consent with Ukumbwa Sauti, M.Ed2021-11-241h 28
First Voices Radio09/01/21 - Dr. Rosita Worl, Ukumbwa SautiThis week, Tiokasin welcomes Dr. Rosita Worl back to "First Voices Radio." Dr. Rosita Worl is President of the Sealaska Heritage Institute. Her Tlingit names are YeidiklasĂłkw and Kaaháni, is Tlingit, Ch'áak' (Eagle) moiety of the ShangukeidĂ (Thunderbird) Clan from the Kawdliyaayi HĂt (House Lowered From the Sun) in Klukwan. She is an anthropologist and for many years served as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Southeast. Dr.Worl has a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Anthropology from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Alaska Methodist University. She al...2021-09-0858 min
First Voices Radio8/25/21 - Debra Utacia Krol, Ukumbwa SautiThis week on "First Voices Radio, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes two guests: Debra Utacia Krol and Ukumbwa Sauti.Debra Utacia Krol is an Indigenous affairs reporter at the Arizona Republic. She is a citizen of the Xolon Salinan Tribe. Debra's current coverage area - which is supported by the Catena Foundation and the Water Funder Initiative - is the intersection of climate, culture and commerce. Debra has more than two decades of expertise in reporting on Native issues for publications large and small, with an emphasis on environmental and science issues, and has been a contributor to...2021-08-3159 min
The Witches’ Diagnostic with Dawn Dancing OtterBridging Worlds: A conversation with Ukumbwa Sauti, M.EdUkumbwa has a conversation with DDO about bridging Academics with the Unseen and Ancestral Realms of the Dagara Traditions, finding and acknowledging Soul Purpose, the call to integral Men’s Work, and more...2021-03-041h 08
First Voices Radio12/23/20 - Ukumbwa Sauti, Cody CoyoteIn the first segment, Host Tiokasin Ghosthorse welcomes back a friend, Ukumbwa Sauti is an initiated Elder in the Dagara tradition from Burkina Faso in West Africa. He is a diviner, numerologist, and spiritual counselor. Ukumbwa is a Producer and Partner at Moja Mediaworks, developing the World Ancestor Concert, and facilitating Social Justice workshop experiences along with forwarding progressive messaging through online merchandising. Ukumbwa presents discussions and workshops through the Men’s Work initiative, engaging patriarchy and men’s violence against women and the LGBTQ community. He has taught Cultural Media Studies and Video Production for 17 years in higher educ...2020-12-2356 min