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Hosted by Arcia Tecun, an urban and mobile Wīnak (Mayan) with roots in Iximulew (Guatemala), an upbringing in Soonkahni (Salt Lake Valley, Utah), and in relation with Tonga, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and Te Moana Nui a Kiwa (The Great Pacific Ocean). Wai? [pronounced why] (W.A.I.: Words and Ideas) is a podcast based on various issues, topics, and perspectives including critical analysis, reflection, dialogue, and commentary on society, politics, education, history, culture, Indigeneity, and more. The purpose of this project is to share words and ideas that are locally meaningful, globally relevant, and critically conscious.
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Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Grant training specialist for ANA (Administration for Native Americans) and Diné (Navajo) educator Rich White joins this episode to share some stories and wisdom on a variety of topics including facing challenges in education, seeking balance in life, and relational knowledge in protocol. We challenge dominant ideas of fixed trajectories, the importance of being flexible and mobile in grey areas, and moving in and out of multiple worlds. In addition, we also reflect on other themes such as land acknowledgements, Boba Fett, research, sacrifice, community, place, and being a critically conscious observer.
Terms: Diné (The People), Hózhó (balance principle, to walk in beauty), Utz Kaslemal (K’iche’/Kaqchikel for live well, good living, buen vivir), matrilineal (kinship based on mother or female lines), matrilocal (societies based or focused on one’s wife’s or mother’s community), ECS (Education, Culture, and Society program at the University of Utah).
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