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In the lives of Native Americans, we all have one thing in common- bloodlines. The bloodlines are what connect our past to our future. In this podcast, we talk with Indigenous women who are impacting their world for the better in big ways and small ways, while never forgetting to go back to their roots. Join, Jeane Burgess, member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, as she has conversations with powerful Native American women who are making a difference in their neighborhood, communities and their world. Please subscribe, share, and review Bloodlines. Thank you for joining us here.
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Osiyo! I’m Tara McCoin Gibson, a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. I was born and raised in Afton, Oklahoma, where I also raised my family. Growing up, I always knew I was Cherokee and heard stories from relatives about our ancestors, but it wasn’t until high school—when I received the Tsa-La-Gi Award—that my curiosity deepened and I began to explore what being Cherokee truly meant to me. For 22 years, I worked with the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations through ...
Pat Petsemoie is a Cherokee Native who is originally from NE Oklahoma and resides in SE OK. She is a Ventriloquist and has been sharing her monkey puppet for 26 years now this past July! “Pat & Perry” have shared the Good News all over OK and in NM, AR and SD. Singing since the age of 3, she serves as the SS Nursery Teacher and Worship Leader of the Ada First Indian Baptist Church where she planted the WinGs Group for the women. (Women in Gods Service). She currently serves on the I...
Darla Howe Pierce is the creative director and owner of Artsy Designz. She is an inspired innovator, branding strategist, and graphic designer focusing on creative enthusiasm to inspire. She combines a broad range of creative visuals and development with B2B/B2C marketing. Her wish is to combine knowledge and experience designing creative aesthetic for clients and their audiences. She enjoys engaging customers with a collaboration of a memorable visual brand. Darla develops long term relation...
Gena Price is a member of the Cherokee tribe and was raised in the Tulsa/Claremore, Oklahoma area. She move to Houston, Texas in her Junior year of high school, where she met her husband Chris. Gena and Chris have been married for 43 years. She is a proud mother and grandmother of two children, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. They moved their family to Cleveland, Oklahoma in 1992 to follow a dream of owning and operating a restaurant. She has sin...
Sherri Mount, holds an A.A. degree in Accounting from NEO A&M College and a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Tulsa. She joined our team in January 1994. Sherri specializes in leasing and consumer/commercial loans. Sherri is a proud grandmother, who loves spending time on her farm. Website: Welch State Bank | Community Banking Made for You Email: smount@welchstatebank.com
Lynda Kay Sawyer is a multidisciplinary artist (photography, jewelry, writing, filmmaking), devoted to preserving and inspiring appreciation for First American Native history and culture, featuring her Choctaw heritage. She creates art based on stories handed down and extensive research. Her photography depicts the Chahta spirit in people, artifacts, nature, and historical places. She captures images from the mountaintops where the last strain of Choctaw horses roamed, to ...
Lindsay Hickey is a proud member of the Quapaw Nation and has been with O-Gah-Pah Coffee for four years, where she manages operations with a focus on community and cultural pride. Lindsay is dedicated to creating an environment that reflects both her heritage and her passion for connecting people through quality service and genuine relationships. Known for her welcoming nature, she is always ready with a smile and a cup of coffee, ensuring that everyone feels like part of the community. ...
Rosanna Dobbs is a Peoria Tribal citizen and currently serves her tribe as the Second Chief since 2021. She is a wife, mother of 3, and a grandmother of 5. As a lifelong resident of Miami, Oklahoma, she has worked for local Native American tribes for 26 years in various capacities including grant writing, social services, and natural resources. Her focus as Second Chief of the Peoria Tribe is preserving the history, fostering the language and culture, and enriching the present for a fut...
Hollie Wall Dalenberg is a member of the Cherokee Nation. She was born in Tulsa, and went on to get her BS in Molecular Biology at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO and then her MS in Entomology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, with a thesis focused on honey bee health. In 2021 she moved back to Tulsa, OK with her husband and two small children. Now she works at John 3:16 Mission as the entomologist on staff for the Refuge Farm and BeeLoved Trading Company. Her focus is on regener...
Jordan Flick is a proud Cherokee Nation citizen from the Longhair Clan, whose experience in public health began in 2016 when she awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While obtaining her degree in Politics, Philosophy, & Economics, she served as a Public Health scholar at Columbia University in New York and studied Global Health & Development Policy in Geneva, Switzerland. She has served as a Population Health Coordinator for a rural ho...
Cheyenne Sixkiller-Lasiter is a writer, photographer,Dental Hygiene student and Full time mom. Her photography and writing is focused on nature and Native American history . Her photography work has received honorable mention and published in College literary magazine Crowder Quill. She is the original creator of “In Honor of the Thousands” that pays tribute to the victims, survivors and families of residential schools, it has been published Native Hoop Magazine, Carthage Chronicle, Peo...
Martha Nunnallee Armitage believes in honoring and sharing her culture through her life’s work. From the very beginning of her life, growing up on a working ranch in Cherokee Nation and as a Cherokee woman herself, Martha learned that business and heritage go hand in hand. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Martha married Mike Armitage in the winter of 1985, and together they built a successful livestock marketing business while raising two sons. She made a strategic poin...
SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in preserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories. She is the creator of the Fiction Writing: American Indians digital course. (americanindians.fictioncourses.com) A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Ok...
MARLA NAUNI, Cache, OK (Seneca, Comanche, and Huron Band of Potawatomi Nations) Ms. Marla Nauni obtained her Bachelor’s of Business Administration (BBA) and Master's in Human Relations (MHR), from the University of Oklahoma. In April 2022, she released her 3rd Album titled "Nauni Legacy." Ms. Nauni's latest Film accomplishments include performing in Apple's "Killers of the Flower Moon" (Film), Bartlesville, OK, which was filmed throughout Osage county, Oklahoma. "Prey" (Film) in C...
Erin Detherage is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma. She is a full-time musician, playing guitar in a variety of music bands and projects. Erin is also a Regional Operations Associate working for and supporting Medical Physicists. Website: www.erindetherage.com Email: bookdrshred@gmail.com
Isabella Clifford is a citizen of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and a Cherokee descendant. She is a private practice therapist at Thrive Counseling Services in Miami. Isabella serves on The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Business Committee as Third Councilman (June 2018-present). Contact: Isabella@thrivecounselingok.com Website: https://peoriatribe.com/
Tonya Stand Mathews is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw Tribe, and the Shawnee Tribe. Tonya is the Executive Director of the Peoria Tribal Gaming Commission, Secretary of the Business Committee, Judge of Combative Sports for the State of Oklahoma. Peoria Tribe Link: https://peoriatribe.com/ Quapaw Tribe Link: https://www.quapawtribe.com/ Shawnee Tribe Link: https://www.shawnee-nsn.gov/ Contact: stand74354@gmail.com
Kiyah Hummingbird- Sisco is a member of the Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma and the Muskogee Creek Nation. Kiyah is the founder, creative force and president of the Indigenous Candle Company. While running her growing candle company, Kiyah is also a full time college student. Peoria Tribe Link: https://peoriatribe.com/ Muskogee Creek Nation Link: https://www.muscogeenation.com/ To find a source for the Indigenous Candles you can contact Kiyah here: indigenouscandleco@gmail.com
Syd Colombe is an enrolled member of the Modoc Nation and always has Rosebud Sioux descendancy. She currently works for the Modoc Tribe. Modoc Nation Link: https://modocnation.com/ Rosebud Sioux Link: https://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/ Contact: sydcolombe@hotmail.com
Jessica Mullen is part of the Modoc Nation, Quapaw Tribe, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. Jessica is the Director of Behavioral Health for the Modoc Nation, where she is part of The Healing House. Modoc Nation Link: https://modocnation.com/ Quapaw Tribe Link: https://www.quapawtribe.com/ Ottawa Tribe Link: http://www.ottawatribe.org/ The Healing House Link: https://modochealinghouse.com/ Contact: Jessica.mullin@modocnation.com
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