#70 - Don’t Be an Analyst, Be an Indian: Cultural Revitalization, Armchair Expertise, and the Problem of Not Doing Anything - Guest: Jakob Knudson

About this episode

The episode discusses cultural revitalization and the challenges of armchair expertise with guest Jakob Knudson.

Send us Fan Mail 0:00:00 Planet Talk, Aging Filters & Cold Open Chaos 0:05:53 AI Space Pics, Social Media Lies & Critical Thinking for Kids 0:08:51 Old Wax Cylinders, Cowboy Love Song & Language Nerding 0:14:18 Salish Language Nerd-Out, Borderland Territories & Rodeo Lore 0:24:43 Nonprofit Life Crisis: “Should an Org Throw a Potlatch?” 0:36:28 Ethnography Addiction & the Intervention: Intent First 0:40:12 What Ceremony Is Actually For: Survival, Thanks & Fixing Bad Luc...

People in this episode

Hosts: Shandin Pete, Aaron Brien

Guest: Jakob Knudson

Topics covered

• cultural revitalization
• critical thinking
• language preservation
• nonprofit challenges
• ethnography
• ceremony significance

Keywords

• cultural revitalization
• critical thinking
• Salish language
• nonprofit
• ethnography
• ceremony

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