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KNKX All Things Considered host Ed Ronco spoke with Nia Tero's Seedcast podcast host Jessica Ramirez and producer Felipe Contreras about their Indigenous experiences.

"All the workers our union represents are either Mixteco or Triqui from Oaxaca and Guerrero in Mexico, Indigenous to their regions, though not to the soil they work on...farmworkers bring to the land much more than their back-breaking labor: They bring skill, care, and generational knowledge." - Edgar Franks

"This month lies at the intersection of queerness and Indigeneity, which is especially lovely, because so do many of my loved ones, including yours truly...Being Two Spirit for me means that my gender is outside of simply male or female and inseparably intertwined with my Indigeneity." - Raven Two Feathers

Deb Haaland, the first Native American to be confirmed as a United States Cabinet secretary, also will meet with Wabanaki leaders to talk about the Biden administration's support for public lands.

"Stories about personal, familial, and collective histories show the roots of trauma that we’re still dealing with...All of this trauma has trickled into our families, including mine. One of the most beautiful things about babies is that they inspire us to do our best and in doing so, to heal." - Mariana Harvey

"Since the interconnected powers invested in the fossil fuel industry refuse to bear any responsibility for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the burden of ending the epidemic is placed on the shoulders of the Indigenous communities from which they have been taken." - Rachel Heaton