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Actress and playwright Carol Smart (83) talks with Kelly Davis (43) about Carol's experience turning her grandmother’s life story into a one-woman show. Carol's grandmother, Doctor Rosa Minoka-Hill, was one of the first Native American women to become a physician.

Anna Rodriguez (37) interviews her grandmother Anna Bruton about being raised by her grandmother, having TB and raising a big family with 7 children, 19 grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren and counting

In this interview, conducted in January 11, 2019, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Antonio De La Fuente interviews a friend of the family’s, Nino Reyos about his life, to have an understanding of what he’s done and of his cultural...

Travis Hipp (28) and his brother Stuart Hipp (32) talk about memories from their childhood as siblings and how they have grown to be better communicators with each other over time.

One Small Step conversation partners Carla Yoder (68) and Chloe Beelby (42) discuss the well-being of kids, teaching, ancestry, and religion.

Shari, who is bi-racial, talks about the racism faced as a small child living in Alabama in the early 60s.

Diana Thomas-Gonzalez: Nov/19/2021. Diana (16) interviews her adopted grandpa David Grimm (60+) about growing up, religion, the military, and family.

Tovah Kohl (36) shares with her colleague, Helen Wilmot [no age given], how her cultural background influences her identity and the importance she places on preserving her family's story for future generations.

Michelle Sauve [no age given] talks with her colleague Katherine Chon [no age given] about her childhood, her family, and how her childhood memories and family roots in Native American communities led her to pursue a career supporting Native American...

One Small Step conversation partners Stephen Fox (72) and Leonard Hayes (61) discuss the power of divisive media, the importance of transparent government, and the challenges that Native Americans continue to face.

Dylan Running Crane [no age given] interviews her colleague Sean Chandler (51) about his perspective and connection to his art, language revitalization, and Indigenous culture.

Christopher John Yarsawich (37) talks with his friend Charles Reyes-Little Eagle (75) about his Native American heritage, his military service, and his role as an instructor at Aiken County Career and Technology Center.

Stephine "Steph" Poston (55) speaks to fellow entrepreneur and friend Shayai Lucero (48) about the impact of the Native Women Lead organization on their entrepreneurial journeys as Native women business owners.

Friends Preston Jo Arrow-Weed [no age given], Helena Quintana Arrow-Weed (78), and Ila Mae Dunzweiler [no age given] discuss their non-profit radio station, some plays that Preston has written, and thoughts they have about outsider representations of Native Americans.

Rebekah Williams (54), talks with her daughter, Amanda Williams (31), about her childhood, her faith, marrying an Indian and experiencing both acceptance and racism, and her optimism.

Colleagues and friends, Jerilyn DeCoteau (74) and Rick Williams [no age given], discuss the term "indigenous" and its implications regarding identity and tribal sovereignty. Both also speak about the benefits and services meant for individuals who are members of sovereign...

Michael Sumida (33) shares his experiences as a medic in the military to his conversation partner Hazel Diaz (35). He discusses how his service challenged and shaped his morals and values, his work with Chief Seattle Club, and how becoming...

Don Ed Cook is a Native American of the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee tribes. He has also been adopted by the Lakota tribe. He was adopted as a toddler by a white school teacher in Hendrix, OK named Veda Cook...

Lori Bruggman Rausch, 67, tells husband, Jim Rausch, 68, about her life growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota. They discuss their decades-long marriage and the many moves the family made due to Jim’s career as a Kimberly-Clark executive. They...

Drew Sandberg (49) tells the story of how he visited his friend in Taos, New Mexico in the year 2000 where he was met with the natives of the area during Yuletide, a celebration that takes place around thanksgiving.

Please, If you have suffered from abuse or anything. PLEASE DON'T LISTEN, THERE IS HEAVY TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW. Me and my grandmother spoke about her past, growing up with her father who went to a boarding school. We both...

In this interview I interviewed my mother and I ask her questions about her life. This interview was conducted November 27 2020, Albuquerque New Mexico, in my living room.

Colleagues Monica Jojola (53), Gina Euell (56), and Phoebe Suina (46) reflect on their experiences as Native women business leaders and share their biggest influences and the lessons they have learned.

Husband and wife Julius (40) and Alma Cavira (37) have a conversation with their friends Boyi Dong (30) and her husband Lorne Jeff (31) about their childhoods, their education and their minority experience.

Stacia Morfin (34) and her uncle, Maurice Wilson (65), share their knowledge, wisdom, and medicine, as well as the five pillars of cultural preservation for indigenous traditions.