Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier - On the Frontlines of Mental Health

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Frontlines Are Everywhere

Frontline Are Everywhere

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The Frontlines are Everywhere podcast takes a critical look at world politics and Indigenous nationhood. Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel will be interviewing Indigenous scholars, activists, artists and knowledge holders from across Turtle Island and around the world in order to gain insight into how Indigenous peoples practice their own forms of Internationalism through intimate connections to land/water, culture and community. This podcast is part of the Indigenous Internationalisms research program with Borders in Globalization (BIG Lab) at the University of Victoria.

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier - On the Frontlines of Mental Health

Frontlines Are Everywhere

1 hour 13 minutes 22 seconds

9 months ago

Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier - On the Frontlines of Mental Health

In this episode, Jeff and Angela discuss the crisis of mental health in Indigenous communities, the role of the Buffalo Treaty in community healing, the power of Indigenous resilience, emotions as the language of the spirit, and ways communities are breaking through intergenerational trauma.

00:55 Angela bio

2:12 Angela Self-Intro

3:00 What does Indigenous Internationalism mean to Angela?

7:20 Difficulties crossing the Medicine Line Canada/U.S.A border

10:26 Cross- border Ceremonies & trade as indigenous internationalism

11:04 Mistreatment and Breach of Protocol by Border officials

11:42 Who are some of Angela's inspirational people?

16:28 What are some of the challenges facing Indigenous mental health?

25:16 How does Buffalo Treaty re-establishes the Indigenous relationship to the Buffalo?

32:08 Using Prayer and Spirituality to navigate loss and resilience

42:12 Religion and Spirituality as different concepts

50:04 The importance of expressing emotions for healing and resurgence

1:03:58 What does life beyond the State mean for Angela?