Aunties on Air...and some Uncles too

Aunties on Air Episode 10: Wabanaki Food Systems: Healing our Past, Present, and Future

Episode Summary

Our release today is compelling and takes us on a journey! A journey that is lengthy and begins to address indigenous food systems, colonization, fear, and hopes for the future. The Aunties are super excited to invite Wabanaki Chefs, Joesph Robbins and Jasmine Thompson-Tintor to the studio to talk about all things Wabanaki food! Joe and Jasmine talk about their work, passions, and hopes for the future. Listening to this conversation will make your tastebuds active and bellies growl, a must listen for sure! Just bring along a snack! The Aunties recommend snacking on freeze dried blueberries from Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry or perhaps some moose jerky- all abundance that our Mother Earth provides when we provide security and love to her. Please be sure to play the GIVE-AWAY and win some tastes from Wabanaki Territory!!

Episode Notes

Episode 10: Wabanaki Food Systems: Healing our Past, Present, and Future

Our release today is compelling and takes us on a journey! A journey that is lengthy and begins to address indigenous food systems, colonization, fear, and hopes for the future. The Aunties are super excited to invite Wabanaki Chefs, Joesph Robbins and Jasmine Thompson-Tintor to the studio to talk about all things Wabanaki food! Joe and Jasmine talk about their work, passions, and hopes for the future. Listening to this conversation will make your tastebuds active and bellies growl, a must listen for sure! Just bring along a snack! The Aunties recommend snacking on freeze dried blueberries from Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry or perhaps some moose jerky- all abundance that our Mother Earth provides when we provide security and love to her. Please be sure to play the GIVE-AWAY and win some tastes from Wabanaki Territory!!

 

Wabanaki Words Used:

Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell)  https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc

 

Topics Discussed:

Katahdin Kitchen - Katahdin Kitchen Instagram

Korean Dad - Korean Dad

ssipsis (Jazz’s grandmother, poet, homesteader, activist, author of

“Molly Molases and Me”) - ssipsis

Portland Museum of Art - Portland Museum of Art

Bissell Brothers in Milo, ME - Bissell Brothers - Taproom & Kitchen

Dene - Dene Nation

Navajo Taco - Navajo Tacos Recipe

North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems - North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (natifs.org)

Three Sisters Succotash - Three Sisters Succotash Recipe

Roger Paul - Roger Paul

Niweskok - Niweskok Wabanaki Food Sovereignty

Wild Rice (food) - How to Cook Wild Rice

Denver Omelet (dish) - The Denver Omelet Recipe

Reservation Dogs - Reservation Dogs

Soul Fire Farm - SOUL FIRE FARM

Passamaquoddy Maple - Passamaquoddy Maple Syrup

Passamaquoddy Wild - Passamaquoddy Wild Blueberry Co

A Taste of Two Worlds (Cookbook) - "A Taste of Two Worlds"

University of Southern Maine - University of Southern Maine

Niweskok - https://www.niweskok.org/

Presente Maine - https://www.presentemaine.org/

Land Trust - https://www.bomazeenlandtrust.org/

Bonnie Newsom - https://umaine.edu/anthropology/dr-bonnie-newsom/

Jennifer Neptune - Jennifer Neptune – artist – Indian Connections

 

Wabanaki Tribal Nations:

Houlton Band of MaliseetHoulton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME (maliseets.net)

Mi’kmaq Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME (micmac-nsn.gov)

Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township Passamaquoddy Tribe @ Indian Township | Peskotomuhkati Motahkomikuk

Passamaquoddy Tribe Sipayik Sipayik Tribal Government – Sipayik (wabanaki.com)

Penobscot NationPenobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine

 

Special Thanks/Woliwon: 

Guests: Jasmine Thompson-Tintor, Joe Robbins

Producer: Gavin Allen

Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders