We took Aunties on Air to the big stage for our first-ever LIVE podcast recording! Auntie Lisa sat down in front of a crowd of over 300 incredible people at the Oweesta Convening for an unforgettable conversation with Hope Huskey and James Francis. But we didn’t stop there. Auntie Lisa also caught up with folks throughout the convening to dive into their backgrounds, their impactful work with CDFIs, and what it was like experiencing Wabanaki territory (many for the very first time!). Thank you to Oweesta for hosting us, and to everyone who sat down to share their story! Be sure to tune in this week, you won't want to miss it!
Episode 53: Honoring the Land and Building the Future: A Conversation Around CDFI's
We took Aunties on Air to the big stage for our first-ever LIVE podcast recording! Auntie Lisa sat down in front of a crowd of over 300 incredible people at the Oweesta Convening for an unforgettable conversation with Hope Huskey and James Francis. But we didn’t stop there. Auntie Lisa also caught up with folks throughout the convening to dive into their backgrounds, their impactful work with CDFIs, and what it was like experiencing Wabanaki territory (many for the very first time!). Thank you to Oweesta for hosting us, and to everyone who sat down to share their story! Be sure to tune in this week, you won't want to miss it!
Wabanaki Words Used:
Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) - https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc
Topics Discussed:
Oweesta - https://www.oweesta.org/
Cross Insurance Center - https://www.crossinsurancecenter.com/
Chrystel Cornelius - https://www.oweesta.org/about_oweesta/our-team/chrystel-cornelius/
Cherokee Nation - https://www.cherokee.org/
Oneida Nation - https://oneida-nsn.gov/
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa - https://tmchippewa.com/
Ojibwe - https://ojibwe.net/
MMIW - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_and_Murdered_Indigenous_Women
Cherokee, North Carolina - https://visitcherokeenc.com/
Authentically Cherokee - https://authenticallycherokee.com/
Sequoyah Fund - https://www.sequoyahfund.org/
University of Maine - https://umaine.edu/
Gerald Sherman - https://www.indigenousimpact.co/gerald-sherman
Pine Ridge, South Dakota - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge,_South_Dakota
Bearcreek, Montana - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearcreek,_Montana
O’ahu, Hawaii - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%CA%BBahu
Hawaiian Monk Seal story - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/igor-lytvynchuk-rock-hawaiian-monk-seal
Jason “Firefly” Brown - https://www.fireflythehybrid.com/about
Turtle Island Community Capital - https://turtleislandcommunitycapital.org/
Wisconsin Native Loan Fund - https://www.winlf.org/
Menominee Nation - https://www.menominee-nsn.gov/
Crafts from the Bay - https://www.facebook.com/p/Crafts-From-The-Bay-100068095383910/
Sokolaponsis Designs - https://sokolaponsisdesigns.com/
Spruce Root - https://spruceroot.org/
Prince Edward Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island
Woliwon Vendors:
Sokolaponsis Designs - sokolaponsisdesigns@gmail.com - sokolaponsisdesigns.com – Sokolaponsis Designs
Wiphulakson - Wiphulakson
Wooden Way Creations - woodenwaycreations@outlook.com - Woodenwaycreations.com
End of The Trail Studio - cmanderson1996@gmail.com - Maliseet Inspired Native Artwork | End of the Trail
Sandra's baskets & more - sandrapictou@hotmail.com
Bonnie's Native Jewelry - mbonnie5658@gmail.com - Facebook
Dina & Co. - Dina.an.company@gmail.com - Facebook
People of the Dawn Apothecary - podawnapothecary@gmail.com
Lone Bear's Arts - info@lonebearsarts.com - Lone Bear's Arts
Crafts From the Bay - belinda.miliano@yahoo.com - Facebook
Mac King - kenzie.k.king00@gmail.com - Instagram
Penawapskewi Designs - Home | Penawapskewi Designs
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: Hope Huskey, James Francis, Various Guests
Producer: Gavin Allen
Podcast Team: Macy Downs