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Podcast: Collective Spirit Podcast
Episode: Wetalu Rodriguez (Nimiipuu), Beader & Seamstress
Description: About the EpisodeWetalu Rodriguez (Nimiipuu) is a beader and seamstress of powwow and traditional regalia. Moreover, Rodriguez is a scholar and has led research about the mental and emotional health of Indigenous people. In this episode, Rodriguez advocates how sewing, beading, and her community work heals her people. Rodriguez is a 2022 Cultural Capital fellow with First Peoples Fund.Content Warning: This episode discusses academic research on suicide ideation and cultural genocide of Indigenous people.About the ArtistWetalu Rodriguez – also known as ‘alíwtalaliktnacan’may, meaning “Winter Sunset” – descends from the Nez Perce Nation...