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Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceDangerously Real with ChrystosIn this episode we are joined by a Two-Spirit elder who needs no introduction. Poet, activist, teacher of writing, and so much more, we give you our episode with Chrystos, where we talk about everything from her years with the AIM movement, to her relationship with the late Audrey Lourde.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2025-12-301h 00Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceThe Right to Know with Professor Rebecca WingoBack in late 2024 we recorded this episode with our dear friend and ally- professor Rebecca Wingo at the University of Cincinnati. Her decades of work include building and nurturing relationships with Tribal Nations and elevating the voices of contemporary Native Peoples.
This past weekend, Professor Wingo, representatives from the UNC, and our Wyandot relatives convened for the unveiling of the first of a new series of historical markers which will tell the story of the last Indigenous nation removed from Ohio.
So we thought, no better time like the present to share with you this epi...
2025-11-0757 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceBeyond Borders: Reimagining Colonial Lines Pt 1 with Rebecca Nava Soto, Sylvia Pinto, and Erika NJ AllenIn this episode, live from the Cincinnati Playhouse, we delve into a complex conversation on colonial borders and explore how relationships and reimagining can reshape our understanding of these divisions. Through powerful narratives we examine the intersections of identity, culture, and land, highlighting the importance of reconciliation and connection in healing our shared world.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney and Victoria Awan for music and production.
2025-06-271h 03Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceTransformative Storytelling with Tommy OrangeIn this episode we speak with Tommy Orange, an award winning writer from Northern California and the author of There, There and his newest novel, Wandering Stars.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2025-04-0945 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceNatives In Academia with Shane CreepingbearIn this episode of Life on the Margins: An Urban Native Experience, live from the Downtown Cincinnati Public Library, we are joined by Shane Creepingbear, citizen of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma and Dean of Admissions at Antioch College, where we discuss his experiences in higher education over the last 15 years.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2025-02-2849 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceAdvocating for Community: REACH Festival Pt 2 with Jillian WatermanIn this episode, live from the REACH Native American festival at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, we speak with artist and designer, Jillian Waterman, on weaving traditional knowledge into fashion, building connections to the people and the land, having hard conversations, and pushing the envelope.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production.
2025-01-2821 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceAdvocating for Community: REACH Festival Pt 1 with Stephanie Van HooseIn this episode of Life on the Margins, recorded live from the REACH Native American festival at Wright State University in Dayton Ohio, we speak with Stephanie Van Hoose- founder of REACH Indigenous advocacy. We dive into the meaning of REACH, her work in the region over the years, and how the event has evolved.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production.
2024-12-3024 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceDemocracy Is Indigenous with Janeen ComenoteIn this episode of our podcast we are joined by Janeen Comenote, founding Executive Director of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition. We discuss her work organizing at the national level, civic engagement, this upcoming election, and the power of the Native vote.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music.
2024-10-2454 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceIndigenous Representation In Hollywood with Irene BedardIn this episode of our podcast we chat with actress, producer, writer, activist, and Urban Native Collective board member, the one and only-- Irene Bedard. We discuss her role in the new series The Green Veil, Indigenous representation in Hollywood, and what big projects she has planned next.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2024-09-3052 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceMany Different Kinds of Brave with Larissa FasthorseIn this episode of our podcast we speak with Native playwright, Larissa Fasthorse. We discuss Indigenous representation in the media and arts and her experience rewriting the broadway musical, Peter Pan.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2024-08-271h 03Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceSymphony of Nature with Taylor TupperIn this episode we are joined by Taylor Tupper, member of the Klamath Tribes in present day Oregon and a singer for the Steiger Butte Drum and Singers. Traveling all the way to Cincinnati to perform with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, we talk with Taylor about what it was like bringing their Native homelands of Crater Lake, Giiwas, to life through sound.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music.
2024-07-0154 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceIndigenous Injustice: A Conversation About Leonard PeltierIn this episode, live from the Cincinnati Playhouse, we have a conversation on Indigenous injustice within the US prison system and the nearly 50 year imprisonment of Native activist, Leonard Peltier. Joining us is Jim Toren. Jim has over thirty years of organizing experience, co-founded the American Indian Movement Support Group of Ohio, Indiana, and Northern Kentucky, and founded the organization, FootPrints for Peace.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2024-05-0934 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceCulture Shared Through SoundIn this episode we talk with NativeAudio founder, Mike Trombley, an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation with over a decade of engineering experience. NativeAudio is a Native-owned effect pedal company out of Dayton, Ohio bringing culture alive through sound.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2024-03-1851 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceDecolonizing Mental HealthLive from the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, we dive into a discussion around decolonizing mental health with our guest, Sylvia Pinto. Sylvia is a first generation Salvadoran American and a practicing mental health professional who discusses with us the complex intersection of Western medicine and Indigenous knowledge.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and production.
2024-02-2944 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceCrossroads of ResistanceLive from the Woodward Theater in Cincinnati, we are joined by Palestinian activists Noel Maghathe and Sammy Ali, for a discussion around the parallels between Native Indigenous and Palestinian existence and experiences.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for music and post production.
2024-01-251h 01Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceThe World’s Only Pow Wow Punk Rock Band with 1876In this episode we are joined by 1876, the world's only pow wow punk rock band, straight from Portland Oregon. Forming in 2020, 1876 proudly represents both the Northern Cheyenne and Blackfeet nations, singing in both languages. With sounds that any pow wow goer would recognize, 1876 proudly expresses their unique perspective as urban Natives.
Special thanks to Devin Dabney for production and music.
2024-01-0454 min
Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceEpisode 6: Rematriating Community; Cultivating ChangeAmi and I sit down in this episode and discuss her role as the Program Director of the Urban Native Collective, why Native women leadership is so important, and how rematriating our communities can be so powerful and healing. We also get to hear a bit about what the Urban Native Collective has been up to these last few months, and whats planned for the future.
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and production.
2023-09-2949 min
Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceIndigenous MotherhoodIn this episode I have the privilege of talking with Urban Native Collective's board president, Dawn Knickerbocker (Anishinaabe/White Earth), about Indigenous motherhood. We discuss our journeys as mothers, our collective responsibility, how colonialism has disrupted our understanding of motherhood, and so much more.
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and production.
2023-08-0857 minLife on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceEnvironmentalism, Eco-Colonialism, and Food SovereigntyLive from the Cincinnati Playhouse, Jae Merica, James Blanchard, and Olivia Nava join us for a conversation on Environmentalism, Eco-Colonialism, and Food Sovereignty. During this discussion we chat about about the biggest impacts to our environment, the benefit of Indigenous value systems, and how are communities are stronger together.
In partnership with the Playhouse Perspectives Series. Playhouse Perspectives is made possible thanks to a generous gift from Barbara and Roderick Barr.
Special thanks to G French Production and Devin Dabney for music and production.
2023-07-1339 min
Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceNative IdentityLive from the Cincinnati Playhouse, Jae Merica joins us for a conversation on Native identity. During this personal roundtable discussion, we talk about what it means to be Native and how we're building stronger communities together. We also talk about the many things that have impacted our Indigeneity, including our upbringing, blood quantum, proximity to whiteness, and much more.
In partnership with the Playhouse Perspectives Series. Playhouse Perspectives is made possible thanks to a generous gift from Barbara and Roderick Barr.
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and...
2023-06-1249 min
Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceLaughter Is MedicineLaughter is some of the best medicine, and in this episode we discuss Homer Shadowheart's career as a Native comedian and actor. We talk about Native representation in the entertainment industry, cultural appropriation, and so much more.
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and production.
2023-05-3023 min
Life on the Margins: An Urban Native ExperienceWorking In White Spaces As Marginalized Individuals.Live from the Cincinnati Playhouse, Tala Ali and Sammy Ali Al-Sirhani join us for a conversation around working in White spaces as marginalized individuals. We discuss topics such as micro-aggressions, tokenism, and the struggles we face everyday in the workplace.
In partnership with the Playhouse Perspectives Series. Playhouse Perspectives is made possible thanks to a generous gift from Barbara and Roderick Barr.
Special thanks to G French Productions & Devin Dabney for music and production.
2023-05-0147 min