Wicozani: Recent Episodes
Mercedes Redman
Dakota Traditions of Food Sovereignty is a conversational podcast with Dakota Elder Angela Redman. We will explore growing food as medicine and which foods help remedy certain health conditions. We will also look into the importance of food sovereignty in Indigenous communities and learn more about Indigenous agriculture.
This series is for Dakota language learners with an interest in this traditional use of the land.
The name of her podcast is Wicozani (Wi-cho-zuh-nee) and means: “Good way of life, how the person and their family guide their life in a good way”
Angela Redman talks about traditional foods and the importance food has on all aspects of our being. Angela explores food as medicine and teaches us which natural foods are meant to benefit different parts of the body.
Angela Redman talks about Dakota Food Sovereignty and the seven Pillars of Food Sovereignty. She explores the significance of communities having control over their traditional food systems.
This episode explores the role that we have in taking care of Unci Maka, Mother Earth. Angela talks about the teachings she grew up with regarding planting food and using food as medicine.
In Episode one of Wicozani, host, Mercedes Redman introduces us to Dakota Elder, Angela Redman. Elder Redman recounts how she initially lost her language and what she is doing now to regain it. Angela speaks about the oral tradition of passing on skills and knowledge and discusses seasons of planting and seed germination.