Determi-Nation

Diné Midwife Nicolle Arthun

Navajo midwife and policy advocate Nicolle Arthun sits down with Darrah to discuss decolonizing birth, advocacy for Indigenous birthing practices, and her own life experiences with birth.  Intro music "Move, I'm Indigenous" by Uyayakq Outro music "Earth Girl" by Nataanii Means Thanks to NDN Collective for supporting this episode!

Spectrum and Nez Perce Brilliance (w/ Danae Wilson)

Darrah and Danae, IT Director for the Nez Perce Tribe, chat about how very capable tribal regulators are when it comes to managing spectrum licenses. This episode concludes the Determi-Nation mini-series on spectrum sovereignty for Native Nations. Thanks for listening! Music: "Move, I'm Indigenous" by Uyarakq

Maori Spectrum Rights (w/ Antony Royal)

Darrah and Antony Royal, CEO of the Maori Interim Spectrum Commission, chat about Indigenous spectrum rights in New Zealand and the United States.

Spectrum Sovereignty Explained (w/ Mariel Triggs)

In this episode of Determi-Nation, Darrah explains the concept of spectrum sovereignty- Indigenous treaty rights to spectrum, a natural resource. In the latter half of the episode, Darrah chats with Mariel Triggs, the CEO of MuralNet, a non-profit whose goal is to support Native communities in building telecom networks.

Crystal Hottowe

Darrah chats with Crystal Hottowe, a citizen of the Makah Tribe, which is located in present-day Washington State. Crystal writes grants for her tribe, focusing on building out the broadband network that connects her community. On this episode of Determi-Nation, Darrah and Crystal discuss sovereign networks in Indigenous communities, the digital divide, and how real engineers wear Carhartts.  Intro music: "Move, I'm Indigenous" by Aqqalu Berthelsen Outro music: "A Distance" by Cale Crowe