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Home > Archives for Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

October 16, 2025
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Wookiye Win: Digging for Artistic Inspiration (And Watercolor Pigments) in Nature

Today, we're thrilled to speak with Wookiye Win. Wookiye Win, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, is an artist and educator. She teaches the Dakota language for the Dakota Language Nest Preschool program at the Institute of Child Development on the University of Minnesota campus. She's also the illustrator of Dakota language children's books. [Read Transcript...]

September 17, 2025
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Penny Kagigebi: Reclaiming Two Spirit culture through art

On this episode of Native Lights, we’re excited to talk with Penny Kagigebi. Penny is a direct descendant of the White Earth Nation. She is a Two Spirit queer community collaborator, artist, curator and teacher. She focuses on birch bark basketry and quill boxes and recently curated Queering Indigeneity for the Minnesota Museum of American Art, on exhibit from September 18, 2025 to August 16, 2026. [Read Transcript...]

September 4, 2025
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Heid E. Erdrich: Finding Connections in Creativity and Collaboration

Today, we’re excited to chat with Heid E. Erdrich. Heid is an author, researcher, educator, curator and member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. [Read Transcript...]

August 14, 2025
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Alexandra Buffalohead: Making Time for Work, Art, and Blue Dog

Today, we’re excited to speak with Alexandra Buffalohead. Alex is from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and is the Director of Communications and Partnerships at the Native American Community Development Institute (NACDI). She’s also an artist, curator and musician. [Read Transcript...]

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