Recent Posts
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EP 18: The calm and beauty of co-creating Indigenous operatic planetary health with Marion Newman
In this episode, Heather Castleden and Carey Newman speak with critically acclaimed and award-winning mezzo-soprano Marion Newman (Carey’s sister!) about the nuances of Indigenous identity, the transformative power of music, […]
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EP17: Protecting the Intimacies of Everyday Indigenous Life with Dr. Jeff Corntassel
In this episode, Heather Castleden is joined in the podcast studio with guest co-host, Carey Newman, and together they speak with Dr Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel about everyday acts of resurgence […]
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EP16: Nature-based solutions are “the side salad” for Indigenous Planetary Health with Dr Graeme Reed
In this episode, Heather Castleden is joined by cohost Deondre Smiles and they speak with Graeme Reed about planetary health, nature-based solutions, Indigenous knowledge and the teachings from Elders. Dr […]
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EP 15: Engaging in Planetary Health is a process of healing People w/ Dr. Kelsey Leonard
Co-hosts, Heather Castleden and Hōkūlani Aikau, sit down with water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, and writer, Dr. Kelsey Leonard, to talk about how she upholds her responsibilities as “a […]
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EP14: Generosity and the Intergenerational Transmission of Indigenous Knowledge with Dr. Dawn Smith
In this episode, Heather and co-host Melissa Quesnelle, sit down with Dr. Dawn Smith to talk about how Indigenous Knowledge is transmitted from one generation to another and how important […]
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EP13: Supporting Indigenous health through governance and stewarding the land and waters with Dr. Shannon Waters
In this episode, Heather and Carey Newman sit down with Dr. Shannon Waters to talk about how stewarding Indigenous lands and waters in a good way is essential for human […]
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EP12: Kīpuka Aloha ‘Āina: A model for ‘Ōiwi planetary health with Dr. Mary Tuti Baker
Dr. Mary Tuti Baker is Kanaka Maoli and an assistant professor of Indigenous Politics and Futures at Western Washington University. Dr. Baker was born of the waters of Waimānalo Bay, […]
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EP11: Mātauranga Māori: Māori Knowledge, Culture, Values, and World View for planetary health with Dan Hikuroa
Dr Dan Hikuroa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato-Tainui, Ngaati Whanaunga, Pākehā) is Senior Lecturer in Te Wānanga o Waipapa at Waipapa Taumata Rau/University of Auckland where he has also lectured in Anthropology, […]
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EP10: Supporting Inuit artists through ethical art and curation for planetary health with Heather Igloliorte
Dr. Heather lgloliorte (Inuk-Newfoundlander, Nunatsiavut) is an internationally renowned curator and art historian whose work centres circumpolar Inuit and other Indigenous arts and knowledges within global art contexts such as […]
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EP9: Huakaʻi of transformation for planetary health: From Homeland to Diaspora with Hōkūlani Aikau
In this episode, Hōkūlani Aikau explains how doing ethnographic research in the academy provided her with opportunities to learn from and about her various communities. As an ethnographer her approach […]

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.