Indigenous Impact Storytellers If Not Us Then Who

Mia Kami is a native song writer, singer and teacher who uses art as a tool to fight for ocean protection, climate change and indigenous sovereignty. She believes in the power of storytelling through music as a way of reconnecting with our heritage and bringing communities together. On this episode, you will hear a warm and friendly conversation about ancestry reconnection, decolonization, climate action and resistance.                                                                                                                                        This podcast was created by If Not Us Then Who (@ifnotusthenwho), an international organization that supports indigenous and local peoples through storytelling, filmmaking, photography and worldwide events. Host Isabela Santana (@isabelaaesantana) is an actress, multi artist, and works as a producer at the organization. Check out ifnotusthenwho.me for more!

Nonette Royo is an indigenous advocate, executive director of Tenure Facility (@tenurefacility), and a proud daughter of a healer. Her roots led her to reverse her own narrative of displacement in order to pursue a work alongside indigenous peoples and communities from the Philippines to support land rights, ancestral wisdom and community aspirations. This heart-centered conversation weaves their stories to explore spirituality, childhood dreams, life teachings, identity and returning.  This podcast was created by If Not Us Then Who (@ifnotusthenwho), an international organization that supports indigenous and local peoples through storytelling, filmmaking, photography and worldwide events. Host Isabela Santana (@isabelaaesantana) is an actress, multi artist, and works as a producer at the organization. Check out ifnotusthenwho.me for more!

Straight from New York, a narrative emerges through the lenses of the Akwesasne Mohawk filmmaker, visual artist and teacher Katsitsionni Fox. On this episode, she shares her experience of over 20 years of cultural strengthening through cinema, as well as her relations with seeds and traditional pottery. Weaved with a fluid and organic conversation, the host and the guest plant seeds of sweetness and bring to light the many ways of expressing love for the land.  This podcast was created by If Not Us Then Who (@ifnotusthenwho), an international organization that supports indigenous and local peoples through storytelling, filmmaking, photography and worldwide events. Host Isabela Santana (@isabelaaesantana) is an actress, multi artist, and works as a producer at the organization. Check out ifnotusthenwho.me for more!

Storytelling is a source of hope where we as indigenous people tell our own narratives as a way of passing down ancestral knowledge, reimaging new worlds and strengthening our spirits. On this episode, you will meet the host Isabela Santana (@isabelaaesantana) and the filmmaker David Hernandez Palmar (@davidhpalmar) in a loving conversation between friends about the value of being grandchildren of resilient women and the importance of communication as a tool to fight for racial and climate justice.

This podcast was created by If Not Us Then Who, an international organization that supports indigenous and local peoples through storytelling, filmmaking, photography and worldwide events. Follow us at @ifnotusthenwho & ifnotusthenwho.me for more.

Narratives woven within the Earth, come enjoy a warming welcome to our Indigenous Impact Storytellers Podcast! Let's connect in this heart-centered podcast series made with much love, featuring indigenous hosts and guests from around the world. A podcast created by If Not Us Then Who hosted by Isabela Santana (@isabelaaesantana). Follow and contact us at @ifnotusthenwho and ifnotusthenwho.me for more and don't forget to share this podcast with your relatives and loved ones! Let's dream new worlds together.