As we know, love heals. When we love and receive love, our bodies and relationships benefit. We are celebrating all things we are grateful for and love. Mother Earth offers us abundance and connects. Today we are celebrating her. Mother Earth and all her abundance must be both respected and protected. Today, we are going to talk to Dr. Tony Sutton, an indigenous scholar committed to improving the health of the Mother we all share. Tony will share his work and passion for respecting and protecting our environment. Please lean in with us as we deepen our understanding and our connections to Mother Earth.
Episode 42: "For the Love of" Our Mother Earth
As we know, love heals. When we love and receive love, our bodies and relationships benefit. We are celebrating all things we are grateful for and love. Mother Earth offers us abundance and connects. Today we are celebrating her. Mother Earth and all her abundance must be both respected and protected. Today, we are going to talk to Dr. Tony Sutton, an indigenous scholar committed to improving the health of the Mother we all share. Tony will share his work and passion for respecting and protecting our environment. Please lean in with us as we deepen our understanding and our connections to Mother Earth.
Wabanaki Words Used:
Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) - https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc
Topics Discussed:
Tony Sutton - https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/people/anthony-sutton/
Suzanne Greenlaw - https://schoodicinstitute.org/team/suzanne-greenlaw/
Caroline Sullivan article - https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2025/12/a-bridge-to-a-culture
University of San Diego - https://www.sdsu.edu/
Museum of Beadwork - https://www.museumofbeadwork.org/
Food Sovereignty - https://usfoodsovereigntyalliance.org/what-is-food-sovereignty/
Quahog (clams) - https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/northern-quahog
Sea Run Report and Audiobook - https://www.mitsc.org/library/sea-run?ref=quoddytides.com
Sipayik - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passamaquoddy_Pleasant_Point_Reservation
Gluskabe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glooscap
Geo Neptune - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_Soctomah_Neptune
University of Maine - https://umaine.edu/
Robin Wall Kimmerer - https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/
First Light Learning Journey - https://peterforbes.org/facilitating/first-light-learning-journey
“Molly Molasses and Me” by Ssipsis - https://books.google.com/books/about/Molly_Molasses_Me.html?id=QnkaAQAAIAAJ
Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) - https://www.wabanakiyouthinscience.org/
Western Oregon University - https://wou.edu/
WPHW Mobile Food Pantry - https://wabanakiphw.org/departments/wabanaki-public-health/community-land-wellness/mobile-food-pantry/
Mi’kmaq Farms - https://www.facebook.com/MicmacFarms/
Niweskok - https://www.niweskok.org/
Roger Paul - https://umaine.edu/nativeamericanprograms/people/rogerpaul/
Wabanaki Tribal Nations:
Houlton Band of Maliseet Houlton 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 Nation Penobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine
Special Thanks/Woliwon:
Guest: Tony Sutton
Producer: Gavin Allen
Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders