Healing with Grief
These audio sessions feature heartfelt interviews with respected elders from Montana’s tribal nations. Each voice carries the wisdom of lived experience, cultural teachings, and traditional ways of understanding grief and healing. Through personal stories, reflections, and Native teachings, these elders offer guidance for those walking through sorrow, as well as for those supporting others in their grief.
Episodes
9 episodes
Lynette Clark and Ron Jackson - Fort Peck
Lynette Clark and Ron Jackson are active and committed members of the Fort Peck community who bring honest and thoughtful perspectives to this conversation on grief. In this session, they openly discuss both the positive and negative ways grief...
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54:29
Mable - Northern Cheyenne
In this powerful session, Mabel, a respected elder from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, shares her truth about grief, love, and the strength it takes to carry on. With calm wisdom and deep cultural understanding, she reflects on personal loss and ...
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21:48
Browning Montana - Blackfeet
In this powerful audio session, Blackfeet women from the Browning, Montana community come together to shed light on the urgent and often overlooked issue of tribal maternal health and maternal mortality. Through heartfelt storytelling, they sha...
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2:35:12
Max HighWalker-Northern Cheyenne
In this session, we hear from Max HighWalker, a respected voice from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana. Max shares from experience, honoring the deep pain that grief brings, while offering encouragement to those stil...
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12:08
Laurie FourHorn-Northern Cheyenne
In this session, we welcome Laurie FourHorn, a strong voice from Lame Deer, Montana.Laurie speaks from the heart—with honesty, compassion, and the wisdom that comes from walking through grief and standing back up.
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11:30
Tommy Christian "Eagle Claw" - Fort Peck
Tommy Christian (Nakoda name of Eagle Claw), is a respected leader and spiritual teacher from the Fort Peck Reservation. Rooted in the traditional ways of his ancestors, Tommy carries deep knowledge, his words reflect a lifetime of commitment t...
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50:50
Eloise Youngman - Fort Peck
Eloise speaks openly about grief, offering insight into how loss has touched her life and how she’s found ways to cope, reflect, and keep moving forward. Her words offer comfort without judgment, and she reminds others that healing doesn’t foll...
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28:45