Being a Good Relative in Complicated Times

Co-Hosts Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) and Antony Stately
Ph.D. (Ojibwe/Oneida) explore how Indian Country in MN is
responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis.


 


Leah and Antony discuss navigating all the complexities of the
pandemic and how being a good relative is core to making
decisions to protect ourselves and each other.  Antony
shares what went into his decision to require vaccines for all
the workers in the community health clinic he leads.   


 


Plus, producer KBFT Chaz Wagoner checks in with Melissa Wright,
Behavioral Health Supervisor at the Bois Fort Band, to hear about
handling anxiety, depression, and destigmatizing the need for
mental health care. 


 


Dr. Antony Stately is the CEO of the Native American Community
Clinic. 


Listen to past COVID-19 Community Conversations here:
https://minnesotanativenews.org/category/community-conversations/