Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio Show
Native Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce — a.k.a. Minnesota — to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community.
Native Lights – Megan Lhotka’s Gift For Teaching and Family Empowerment
On today’s show, we talk with Megan Lhotka, a descendant of the White Earth Nation. Megan is a Facilitator for the White Earth Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative (IPLI), a training program that guides parents to become leading advocates for children using a cultural lens.
Megan is also teaching dual language classes for the first time this fall and works as a Anishinaabemowin translator and teacher. We hear how Megan found the path to her current work and how learning the language has been a gift in her life. This summer, Megan is training for her first triathlon as a way to highlight IPLI and she shares with us how training is going. Miigwech Megan for your chatting with us today!
The Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative is a 21-week course for parents that integrates Ojibwe culture, child development and leadership.
Megan’s triathlon is in support of IPLI, you can find more information at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-awareness-for-native-american-parenting
To find out more about the next cohort at IPLI, visit https://www.indigenousvisioning.com/ or on their facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/Indigenous-Parent-Leadership-Initiative-104913428664845
Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at https://minnesotanativenews.org/