Tending Our Roots

By Jill Fish & Miigis Gonzalez

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Tending Our Roots is a conversation-based podcast that uplifts Indigenous voices, knowledge, and ways of being as pathways to well-being. Hosted by Dr. Miigis Gonzalez (Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe) and Dr. Jill Fish (lineal descendant of the Tuscarora Nation), the podcast creates space for stories grounded in relationships—to land, to community, to spirit, and to self. Each episode brings listeners into conversation with guests whose lives and work reflect Indigenous approaches to living well. From artists and scholars to knowledge holders and community leaders, these conversations move through story, humor, and reflection—rooted in everyday practices of care, responsibility, and connection. Whether speaking about language revitalization, ceremony, land, or creative expression, guests share how wellbeing is lived, not defined. Rather than seeking to define or measure Indigenous systems of health, Tending Our Roots listens to and learns from those who carry them forward. The podcast invites listeners to sit with stories, reflect on their own relationships, and reconnect with the teachings that continue to sustain Indigenous communities across generations.

Episode Date
Sean Sherman — “Taking the Power of Food Back”
Jul 03, 2026
Shakara Liddelow-Hunt — “The Ancestors Are Reflected in Them.”
Jun 26, 2026
Shawn Wilson — “It’s a Way of Life”
Jun 19, 2026
Susan Beaulieu — “Re-membering: The Pathway to Healing”
Jun 12, 2026
Melinda Adams — “We Burn the Things We Want Back”
Jun 05, 2026
Linda Tuhiwai Smith — “Family, Community, and Land”
May 29, 2026
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson — “The Coexistence of Creation and Grief”
May 22, 2026
Michael Migizi Sullivan — “Speaking Our Languages Shamelessly, Unapologetically, and Fearlessly”
May 15, 2026
Sharon Day — “The River Talks to Me”
May 08, 2026
Charlie Amáyá Scott — “Choosing and Loving Ourselves”
May 01, 2026
Welcome to Tending Our Roots with Indigenous Methodologies
Apr 28, 2026