Troy Streckenbach and Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens
Recorded
August 10, 2023
Archived
August 10, 2023
41:08 minutes
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Id:
mby022964
Description
Colleagues and friends Troy Streckenbach (51) and Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens (45) discuss Brandon's work as vice chair for the Oneida nation, the importance of community, communication, fatherhood and identity.Subject Log / Time Code
Troy Streckenbach (T) asks Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens (B) what it is like to be vice chair of a nation.
B talks about the importance of understanding how one communicates and the importance of listening.
B explains what The Great Law Recital is.
T asks B where the name Yellowbird comes from.
B asks T how he balances parenthood.
B explains how he has balanced his work.
B talks about the importance of fatherhood in communities of color.
B explains the significance of hair in the Oneida nation.
B asks T what he has learned from One that he can teach his community and his home.
T talks about what he does to re-center himself.
Participants
- Troy Streckenbach
- Brandon Yellowbird-Stevens