On today's episode, Jessica hosts Dr. Richard Meyers (Oglala Lakota), Tribal Relations Specialist at the Black Hills National Forest and the former Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor at Oglala Lakota College. Richie joined as part of the panel on Episode 73: Exploring the Ethics in Experimental Archaeology and I knew we needed to have him back to do a one on one episode. We talk about various aspects of identity, as well as the challenges and benefits of working in a variety of types of positions across the field of Anthropology, academia, and federal service. Richie also talks about his current work as a Tribal Relations Specialist and provides important advice for anyone wanting to go into Tribal Relations specifically, but really any form of Anthropology more generally. Transcripts For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/heritagevoices/75 Links * Heritage Voices on the APN [https://www.archpodnet.com/heritagevoices] * Who Gets To Be An Indian | Richie Meyers | TEDxBrookings [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHqad01OLZI] * Native Anthropology, to be a Native Scholar, or a Scholar that is Native: Reviving Ethnography in Indian Country [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19428200.2019.1648125?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab] * What Rez Dogs Mean to the Lakota [https://www.sapiens.org/culture/rez-dogs/] Contact * Jessica [email protected] @livingheritageA [http://www.twitter.com/livingheritageA]@LivingHeritageResearchCouncil [http://www.twitter.com/LivingHeritageResearchCouncil] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store [https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724] Affiliates * Motion [https://www.archpodnet.com/motion] * Motley Fool Save $110 off the full list price of Stock Advisor for your first year, go to  https://zen.ai/heritagefool and start your investing journey today! *$110 discount off of $199 per year list price. Membership will renew annually at the then current list price. * Laird Superfood Are you ready to feel more energized, focused, and supported? Go to  https://zen.ai/heritagevoices1 and add nourishing, plant-based foods to fuel you from sunrise to sunset. * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/heritagevoices to save 20% off anything you order.