Highlighting Stories of Strength During Difficult Times

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how
Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current
pandemic health crisis.


We hear from Melissa Walls, Ph.D. (Bois Forte and Couchiching
First Nation Anishinaabe), who recently helped launch a virtual
program called Indigenous Stories of Strength, which showcases
stories in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Melissa Walls is
the Director of the Great Lakes Hub for the Johns Hopkins Center
for American Indian Health and associate professor of
International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health.


 


We also hear from Christine Diindiisi McCleave, M.A. (Turtle
Mountain Ojibwe), who is the Chief Executive Officer for the
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Christine Diindiisi McCleave shares how the organization adapted
to the pandemic and is supporting boarding school survivors and
descendants with loving care packages.


 


And finally, we revisit an inspiring conversation with addiction
specialist Sharyl Whitehawk (Lac Courte de Oreilles Ojibwe), who
makes the critical connection between caring for oneself to be
able to be of service to others.


 


Indigenous Stories of Strength: A Virtual Showcase
https://indigenousstrengths.com/


National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
https://boardingschoolhealing.org/


 


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