Native Voices is a conversational podcast that explores topics shaping our communities today. Each episode centers questions that are often misrepresented—or left unanswered.
Our first four episodes are moving from the editing room to radio stations over the next few months, with all four available online in January.
We’re excited to share behind-the-scenes moments from our episode recordings!
| Episode One – The ABC’s of Native Organizations Description: Roles of Native Organizations like Native Corporations, Regional Corporations, and Tribes. Guests: Nicole Borromeo, Michelle Demmert, & Gerad Godfrey Recording Date: August 15th, 2025 |
| Episode Two – Tribe Sovereignty Description: Discussions of what tribes in Alaska are, how they govern, and how Alaska’s unique policies like the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) have shifted land sovereignty for Alaskan tribes. Guests: Aaron Leggett, Harriet Brouillette Recording Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Themes: • Indigenous land stewardship (past/present/future) • Legal and political aspects of tribal sovereignty • Air, land, and water rights |
| Episode Three – Subsistence – Uncle’s Perspective Description: Gathering an Uncles perspective of subsistence, what it means for Indigenous people, with songs and stories of ‘super-hunters’, seal-boys, and various food-specific subsistence activities in today’s climate as urban living becomes the norm. Guests: Roy Ashenfelter, Ossie Kairaiuak Recording Date: Dec. 10, 2025 Themes: • Hunting & Fishing • Learning other regions’ ways of subsistence after relocation • The Four Seasons of Subsistence |
| Episode Four – Subsistence – Auntie’s Perspective Description: Gathering Aunties perspective of subsistence, what it means for Indigenous people, with songs and stories of ‘super-hunters’, seal-boys, and various subsistence activities that expand beyond food– into language, arts, education, and more. Guests: Anna Sattler, Maija Lukin, Donna Erikson Recording Date: Dec. 19, 2025 Themes: • Adaptation in a changing world • Learning and teaching • Food as culture, memory, and medicine |
Native Voices was funded by The CIRI Foundation for its first four episodes and is currently seeking support to continue the series.
Want to contribute? A donation/support link is coming soon.
We’re also building a way to share episode feedback and future topic ideas. In addition, we will be recruiting members for a Podcast Committee, composed of Alaska Native representatives from across the state, to help recommend and shape topics for future episodes.