Frontlines Are Everywhere: Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier, On the Frontlines of Mental Health
Description
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?
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