#68 - Memoirs of an Indigenous Knowledge Dojo Dropout and the Vin Diesel School of Indigenous Philosophy

About this episode

The episode explores Indigenous knowledge, personal experiences, and philosophical reflections through various life updates and discussions.

Send us Fan Mail Introduction & Reel‑to‑Reel Time Travel 0:00:00 YouTube Archives & Arlee 1958 Powwow Tapes 0:01:11 Life Updates Sweat Lodge Smart Board & Office Feng Shui 0:09:35 Genealogy Historic Trauma & Reinvented Family Histories 0:11:13 Mythical Cree Blood Chiefs and Grandma Being Wrong 0:18:54 Vin Diesel Philosophy & You Keep What You Kill 0:23:14 Belief Depression & Warrior Trauma Thought Experiments 0:25:24 Spirituality Censorship & Recording the Sacred 0...

People in this episode

Hosts: Shandin Pete, Aaron Brien

Topics covered

• Indigenous knowledge
• spirituality
• genealogy
• historic trauma
• philosophy
• mental health

Keywords

• Indigenous knowledge
• Vin Diesel
• genealogy
• spirituality
• historic trauma
• mental health
• Cree Blood Chiefs

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