At this time of year, it's important to reinvestigate the historical roots of Thanksgiving. Listen to our season 1 episode "Thanksgiving: An Autopsy" to hear Ojibwe elder Kevin Kott reflect on the holiday's origins.
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Co-host Leora Tadgerson excerpted from season 2, episode 1.
She discusses how we can all heal together by finding out where our families are from. Tune in to the full episode at the link in our bio!
Co-host Leora Tadgerson excerpted from season 2, episode 1.
She discusses how we can all heal together. Tune in to the full episode at the link in our bio!
In our final episode of season one, we are going to hear from two generations of Ojibwe women. Deacon Colleen Bernu (Director for Evangelical Mission and Synod Minister for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of ELCA) and also from her high school daughter, Johanna.
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This episode of Broken Lands features a dialogue between two women residing in the Northeastern Minnesota region: Colleen Bernu, an Ojibwe woman, and Randi Alreck, a woman of Norwegian descent.
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In our final episode of season 1, we are going to hear from two generations of Ojibwe women. Deacon Colleen Bernu (Director for Evangelical Mission and Synod Minister for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Northeastern Minnesota Synod of ELCA) and also from her high school daughter, Johanna. They share with us about what living together well might look like.
Specifically, they reflect on the significance of the Duluth Reparation payment, their perspective of living between worlds, and what it's like to build community from this place. They also provide some additional context to the importance of bridge building, noting that in addition to mending the cultural divide between Indigenous people and settlers on these lands, we have another gap to cross–the divide of being both spiritual and human at the same time. We also look to the future from a young person's perspective: how Johanna views her place between her ancestors and the generations to come.
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This episode of Broken Lands features a dialogue between two women residing in the Northeastern Minnesota region: Colleen Bernu, an Ojibwe woman, and Randi Alreck, a woman of Norwegian descent.
They share about their respective cultural backgrounds, and how they have learned to live well together by standing on the common ground that they share. By common ground, we mean both the literal ground of Northeastern Minnesota and the narrative ground of their common faith tradition of Christianity.
They talk about how their relationship to the land and to their faith has helped them to learn to coexist within the diversity of their experience. We believe this can serve as a case study in how settlers and Native Americans can start to live together.
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Host Matt Cobb gets into the subject of Thanksgiving with Kevin Kot, an Ojibwe elder and member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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In this episode, three treaty experts–Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper, Samir Grover, and Professor Tadd Johnson–talk to us about the foundational issue of treaties.
At the center of these treaties is the basic human relationship between the Native Americans and European settlers. The principle and foundation of these treaties are that they recognize that rights were granted to settlers by the Tribal Nations, not the other way around.
When we talk about treaty violations, we also need to also talk about larger historical forces like the doctrine of discovery, manifest destiny, white supremacy, and progress. We will examine how these dogmas of Western Civilization help us understand how and why settler narratives often lack attention to the relationships spelled out by our treaties.
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In the wake of our last episode, Thanksgiving: An Autopsy, we’ve observed an uptick in the number of heated conversations within some of our ELCA congregations. Specifically, we’ve encountered a lot of questions and debates around politics and how we reckon with our role as members of a nation-state while also being members of the Body of Christ.
Conversations surrounding how these two identities inform one another and can be difficult and emotionally charged. They touch on some of the most tender areas in our souls related to how we think about ourselves, our family histories, and our relationships with our neighbors. When proceeding on this sacred ground, we want to walk gently and with caution so that we can relate to one another in a healing way rather than in a way that does further damage.
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In this episode, three treaty experts–Dr. Joseph Bauerkemper, Samir Grover, and Professor Tadd Johnson–talk to us about the foundational issue of treaties.
Want to give the full podcast a listen? Check wherever you get your podcasts or at the link in our bio.
Host Matt Cobb gets into the subject of Thanksgiving with Kevin Kot, an Ojibwe elder and member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Kevin is also the American Indian Education Coordinator for the Carlton School District in Minnesota. Kevin shares some of the harmful aspects of the Thanksgiving Myth, which he shares with his students and how he directs them to start thinking about American history in more accurate ways.
Matt and Kevin also talk about how different interpretations of the Christian faith can both negatively or positively impact how settlers and Native Americans can live together.
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Our host, Dr. Rev'd Matthew Cobb, asks Pastor McWaters about the motivating factors behind the decision to offer reparations and what it felt like in the room when the decision was made. They also delve into the theological basis behind offering reparations, and how Pastor McWaters' enthusiasm for this decision is informed by a deep connection to both land and scripture that he has experienced throughout his life.
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