Month: April 2025
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EP 31: Kairangahou: Weaving Māori Knowledge with Helen Moewaka-Barnes
In this episode, Heather and Melissa Quesnelle chat with leading Māori health researcher Dr. Helen Moewaka Barnes about her pathway to becoming a health researcher and how she approaches her work. […]
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Ep 30: “I was meant to do this!” A conversation with Simon Brascoupé
In this episode, Heather chats with longtime friend and colleague Simon Brascoupé. Simon has a lifetime of Indigenous advocacy to share with us, including the origins of Earth Summit (92’), […]
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Ep 29: Getting dirty: A conversation with Dr. Melissa Nelson
In this episode, Hōkū sits down with Dr. Melissa Nelson to discuss love, gender, and sustainable futures, all through the lens of ecology, or as she puts it, the study […]

About the Podcast
We’re burning down our house, and we’re in for nasty weather. But Indigenous peoples have ideas for planetary resurgence and restoration. Professors Heather Castleden and Hōkūlani Aikau bring you conversations with artists, activists, scholars, and other knowledge keepers tackling the climate crisis.
Recent Posts
- EP 49: Restoring Jurisdiction, Restoring Well-Being: A Conversation with Brittany Brinkworth and Shona Nelson, leaders from Doig River First Nation
- EP 48: Mariana Islands Part Three: Protecting & Liberating the Archipelago, a conversation with Our Commonwealth 670 (OCW 670)
- EP47: The Mariana Islands Part Two: Listening to the land, a conversation with Franceska de Oro
- EP 46: The Mariana Islands: A three-part series
- EP 45: What Side Are You On? A Tohono O’odham Life Across Borders, a conversation with authors Mike Wilson and Tony Lucero