Join host Johnnie Jae and the leader of the Building Relationships group, Cory DeRoin, as they talk about how creating community and connections between Otoe-Missouria citizens and residents of Southeast Nebraska is at the heart of the Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors project.

Episode 3: Join host Johnnie Jae and the co-leaders of the Visualizing Reconciliation group, Dr. Jessica Moore Harjo and Ashley Wilkinson, as they talk about how the project involves art and artists.

Dr. Harjo, Weomepe, Otoe-Missouria, Osage, Pawnee, Sac & Fox, is an interdisciplinary artist, graphic designer, and entrepreneur. Dr. Harjo received her Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from Oklahoma State University, and her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Design from the University of Minnesota. Wilkinson is the director and curator of the Great Plains Art Museum at the Center for Great Plains Studies.

Episode 2: Join host Johnnie Jae and Kevin Abourezk, a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and team leader of the Creating Land-Based Commemorations group of the WFOA project, as they talk about the project’s beginnings, goals, and how everyone can make a difference in reconciliation efforts.

Abourezk is a journalist and Deputy Managing Editor of ICTNews.org, which features Native American news and information. In his 25-year career, he has written about Native American people and stories and has received many national awards. He received a master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Dakota.