# Joanne Shenandoah

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Monday, December 8, 2025 – Tribal museums reflect on tumultuous year, chart their next steps

Cuts in grants and operating funds, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization – and the federal government shutdown – all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year. Tribal museums are a source of economic development for many tribes, but more than that they offer an a…

Monday, December 8, 2025 – Tribal museums reflect on tumultuous year, chart their next steps

Cuts in grants and operating funds, federal staff reductions, and department disorganization - and the federal government shutdown - all took a toll on the work done by tribal museums this year. Tribal museums are a source of economic development for many tribes, but more than that they offer an au…

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Tribes ponder blood quantum alternative

Crow leadership are working toward revamping their tribal citizenship requirements. If their proposal goes through, any currently enrolled tribal citizens would be designated as having 100% Crow blood. The St. Croix Ojibwe Tribe in Wisconsin is seeing their first tribal enrollment gains in years a…

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Tribes ponder blood quantum alternative

Crow leadership are working toward revamping their tribal citizenship requirements. If their proposal goes through, any currently enrolled tribal citizens would be designated as having 100% Crow blood. The St. Croix Ojibwe Tribe in Wisconsin is seeing their first tribal enrollment gains in years af…

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Mental health experts point to personal connections to maintain winter mental health

December is a traditional time for feasts, family, and giving, but the financial and time burdens of the holiday-heavy month, combined with the change of seasons and other factors, also make it a time ripe for breaks in a person’s mental health. We’ll find out how connections — with other people, …

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Mental health experts point to personal connections to maintain winter mental health

December is a traditional time for feasts, family, and giving, but the financial and time burdens of the holiday-heavy month, combined with the change of seasons and other factors, also make it a time ripe for breaks in a person’s mental health. We’ll find out how connections — with other people, c…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Tribes fight for solutions to dwindling clean water sources

Paiute and Shoshone tribes in California's Owens Valley are facing a shortage of water — an issue that spans decades, but is now exacerbated by climate change. The city of Los Angeles, more than 200 miles away, is guzzling one-third of the groundwater in the region. The city's diversion of water fr…

Thursday, December 11, 2025 – Tribes fight for solutions to dwindling clean water sources

Paiute and Shoshone tribes in California’s Owens Valley are facing a shortage of water — an issue that spans decades, but is now exacerbated by climate change. The city of Los Angeles, more than 200 miles away, is guzzling one-third of the groundwater in the region. The city’s diversion of water f…

A Second Breath: WomenSpirit Coalition’s New Programs and Vision for the Future

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Matriarchs: Journeys and Memoirs, Dee Rhodes-Koester is joined by WomenSpirit Coalition team members Delphine McInerney and Bri Condon for an update on the organization’s programs, partnerships, and vision for the future. Delphine shares exciting developments at …

There’s Always Work to Do: WomenSpirit Leaders Discuss Their Personal Journeys

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to keep going when the work is difficult, the systems are complicated, and there is no roadmap to follow? In this episode of Matriarchs: Journeys & Memoirs, we sit down with leaders from WomenSpirit Coalition whose lived experiences, professional journeys, and com…