11 May 2026
Science & Relationality of Perpetual Regeneration
This episode was recorded on a sunny spring afternoon, on the banks of the St.Marys River, Baawaating (place of the rapids), also known as Sault Saint Marie. We were incredibly grateful to speak with Dr. Dan Longboat (https://www.trentu.ca/indigenous/faculty-research/full-time/dan-longboat), who is Turtle Clan of the Mohawk Nation, originally from Six Nations community on the Grand River. Dan helped create some of the OG Indigenous Education programs in Canada, weaving together Indigenous and Western Knowledge Systems at Trent University. We learned about many of the OG Indigenous Scholars of Turtle Island, their contributions to UNDRIP (https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf) and TRC (https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf) and much more. Dan shared our responsibility to prepare for the swingback of the pendulum, through rethinking energy and extraction, through giving back to the land and knowledges, and remembering the teachings of those OG scholars and our Ancestors (both human, Land, and more then human). Remember to take a moment to learn from the strawberries, they share with us the importance of connection, love, and reciprocity.
Check out the SHOWNOTES (https://www.relationalsciencecircle.com/_files/ugd/4499c9_6aee4d4c549b4098ab4856a4bb4bfe2d.pdf) and for some extensive educational resources and links with this episode.
Appreciation to Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig (https://shingwauku.org) for hosting us, to Dr. Melanie Goodchild (https://www.melaniegoodchild.com) for all your support and the introduction to Uncle Dan, and CASC (https://canadiansciencecentres.ca) (Canadian Association for Science Centres) for supporting the gathering at Baawaating.
Thanks to Emil Starlight (https://www.instagram.com/redfoot_mikadikodzi/), THE talented Multimedia Podcast Producer of Limelight Multimedia (https://limelightmultimedia.ca/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGntsJV9NOjUPIgivzMoYkSxAQIhbFP4JXJDikApKHO-1sMOd9DlWl2XtdMFXI_aem_cpfvUusDhrj6AfBUKuvYrQ). As well, Walter White Bear (https://www.walterwhitebear.com), Sharon Foster, and Emil for that opening tune!
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-“Yarning Systems Science” Ancestral Science Podcast episode with Dr. MELANIE GOODCHILD (back in Season 1!), spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4d6i7zKwfu0mH66GEnJ97g?si=0502100677a34f78), apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ancestral-science/id1688883209?i=1000623374980).
-Strawberry Teachings (https://wabano.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Strawberry-Teachings-_-ENG-_-FR.pdf)- Elder Lillian Pitawanakwat
-"Gift of Strawberries (https://indigenous.abbyschools.ca/sites/default/files/3.%20%20The%20Gift%20of%20Strawberries%20Excerpt_0_0.pdf)"- excerpt from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Find some berries, gift one to the land in reciprocity for their nutrients and love. Take in a deep breath, feel the ground alive beneath you, and settle in for some teachings from the wisdom of Dr. DAN LONGBOAT.
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