Animal Speak

Living the Story

Living the Story: In this our final episode of the series, we focus on the cooptation of native culture, which is, in effect, the final Western cooptation of the indigenous community. As the Ramapoughs grapple with survival, they build a narrative of recovery. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please [https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please] remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu [cstead@ramapo.edu]

White Man's Indian

White Man’s Indian: Being a Nation within a Nation, our indigene find that the white world tends to think of them only as a people in the past. This episode relates the Story of Little Crow and investigates the white-washing of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please [https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please] remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu [cstead@ramapo.edu]

Nature or Disney

Nature or Disney: Having recorded at the home of Cindy and Jeff Fountain for the last three episodes, we are left with a strong impression of the indigenous world of Animist Spirit. In this episode, we investigate the traditional story of Turtle, Turkey, and Wolf.You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please [https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please] remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu [cstead@ramapo.edu]

Animal Speak

Animal Speak looks into the fundamentals of story medicine when Chuck reflects upon a medical crisis in 2009 which brought into focus the role of Animal Speak to the AmeriCorps students he was working with. Cindy Fountain offers her shamanic understanding of Butterfly and Dragonfly. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please [https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please] remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu [cstead@ramapo.edu]

Muskrat Stories with Cindy Fountain

Muskrat Stories, with guest Cindy Fountain of the Ramapough Nation, Dr. Stead reflects upon his boyhood muskrat trapping and of a visit with Ramapough Keven Powell, who also trapped the little ‘musky’ along the banks of the Ramapo River. This introduces the idea of shapeshifting, which Fountain speaks of at length. You can buy Chuck's original book "Get the Lead Out" by clicking this link: https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please [https://www.bkstr.com/ramapostore/product/get-the-lead-out--custom--428867-1Please] remember to tell your friends and family about our podcast and feel free to email us with some of your own stories at: cstead@ramapo.edu [cstead@ramapo.edu]