She Makes an Offering
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The Spirit Plate podcast is an honoring of all the Indigneous communities across Turtle Island who are working to preserve and revitalize their ancestral foodways. In this space we will talk about Indigenous foodways as means of resistance, resilience, and revitalization. We’ll discuss some of the social, political, and historical reasons why the Indigenous food sovereignty movement is necessary. Topics covered in this episode: Min 1:20: Who is Shiloh Maples? Min 2:33: Connecting the stories of Shiloh’s ancestors to Shiloh’s work Min 5:32: Place-based foodways Min 7:27: The long history of colonization Min 11:52: Impacts of generations of genocide, disenfranchisement, and oppression Min 14:36: How this history has affected Shiloh’s life Min 17:11: What is Indigenous food sovereignty? Min 21:14: Reclaiming the narrative Min 23:41: Behind the name “Spirit Plate” Spirit Plate is part of the Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about this episode of Spirit Plate at www.whetstoneradio.com, on IG and Twitter at @whetstoneradio, and YouTube at /WhetstoneRadio.
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