As we know, love heals. When we love and receive love, every cell in our bodies benefit. We are celebrating all of the things we are grateful for and love. Mother Earth offers us abundance and all the things we need to be well. Today, we are celebrating our waterways. Water is life. Over the past several years we have prioritized profit over the wellness of our waterways. Today, we are going to talk to Keyana Pardilla, a water warrior, an indigenous scholar and water protector. Keyana will share her research and passion for respecting and protecting our waterways. Please lean in with us as we deepen our understanding and our connections to water.
Episode 43: "For the Love of" Our Waterways
As we know, love heals. When we love and receive love, every cell in our bodies benefit. We are celebrating all of the things we are grateful for and love. Mother Earth offers us abundance and all the things we need to be well. Today, we are celebrating our waterways. Water is life. Over the past several years we have prioritized profit over the wellness of our waterways. Today, we are going to talk to Keyana Pardilla, a water warrior, an indigenous scholar and water protector. Keyana will share her research and passion for respecting and protecting our waterways. Please lean in with us as we deepen our understanding and our connections to water.
Wabanaki Words Used:
Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) - https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc
Topics Discussed:
Museum of Beadwork - https://www.museumofbeadwork.org/
Indian Island - https://www.penobscotnation.org/
Sipayak - https://wabanaki.com/about-us/
University of Maine - https://umaine.edu/
Project Venture - https://wabanakiphw.org/departments/wabanaki-public-health/our-next-generation/experiential-learning-programs/project-venture/
PFAS - https://erefdn.org/pfas/
Bigelow Labs - https://www.bigelow.org/
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - https://www.mainegardens.org/
Data Governance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_governance
WaYS - https://www.wabanakiyouthinscience.org/
Darren Ranco - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Ranco
Tony Sutton - https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/people/anthony-sutton/
Antiques Roadshow - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/events/2025/boothbay-me/
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: Keyana Pardilla
Producer: Gavin Allen
Podcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders