The Urban Auntie Show

Episode 47: Music and Wellness with Ethan Paul

In this episode, Ethan Paul from Holy Cross plays music with his acoustic guitar. Laura and Ethan discuss Ethan's childhood, his music journey, and he shares some of the things that gets him through hard times.  Be sure to like the Urban Auntie Show on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @urbanauntieshow

Episode 46: Indigenous Men's Mental Health with Johon Atkinson

In this episode, Laura and Rinam Kowalski ask Johon Atkinson about his mental health journey and how he works to help others. Johon is from Metlakatla, Alaska and he comes from the Tsimshian and Pawnee people.

Episode 45: Music with Isaac Ticknor and Ethan Paul

In this episode, Gitsighiy, also known as Isaac Ticknor, from Gatringithchagg (Anvik, Alaska) and Ethan Paul from Holy Cross, Alaska play music.  They are musicians of the Two Feather Band, but most commonly known as the Holy Cross Band. Check out their Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063620166010]! Isaac told some hunting stories and told us about his leadership positions.  Isaac is the 2nd Chief of Anvik, former Chairperson for the Emerging Leaders, he served on the Tanana Chiefs Conference Youth E-Board,  he served on the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative nominating committee.  Like the Urban Auntie Show on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/theurbanauntieshow], follow @urbanauntieshow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/urbanauntieshow/?hl=en] and Twitter [https://twitter.com/urbanauntieshow?lang=en]!

Episode 44: Leadership and Policy with William Wilkinson

Check out this interview with William Wilkinson from the Center for Native American Youth. William H. Wilkinson is Diné, Cherokee, and a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. He has earned his A.A. in Communication Studies and his B.S. in Business Administration from Haskell Indian Nations University (Haskell) and is pursuing his M.S. in Public Policy & Management as a Tribal Affairs Fellow at the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Will has served in student government leadership and received national recognition for his demonstrated leadership and campus service by NASPA's (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Indigenous Peoples Knowledge Community with the Dr. Arthur Taylor Student Commitment to Service Award. In his final year at Haskell, Will was named Haskell's Student of the Year. In the summer of 2019, Will was accepted into the summer class of congressional interns within the Native American Political Leadership Program at The George Washington University and interned for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren. In the summer of 2022, Will was admitted into the summer class of political interns within the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation and was placed in the Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Interior. In both placements, Will worked on various policy issues, projects, and consultations and now serves as a Graduate Fellow for the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute.

Episode 43: Being an Indigenous Scholar and Ambassador with Cordelia Falls Down

In this episode, Laura and Cordelia, discuss Cordelia's experiences as a graduate student, as a contestant in the Miss Indian World Pageant, and as a Remembering Our Sisters fellow. Cordelia has taken part in a lot of cool opportunities and she has some great advice for other Native people. Cordelia Falls Down is a member of the Apsáalooke Nation and United Keetoowah Band. Her name is Biabaashíalebaaxpáash which translates to “Sacred Dream Woman” given to her by her grandfather Art Alden, a Vietnam veteran. Cordelia is from the Crow reservation of Montana but currently resides in Norman, OK where she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Masters in Tribal Governance and Policy at the University of Oklahoma. Her area of emphasis focuses on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit +, Indigenous methodologies, and community planning. She is currently a Fellow at the Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute where she has served roles as a Remembering Our Sisters Fellow, Democracy is Indigenous organizer, and cultural preservation ambassador.