PlaceKnowing with Dr. Ted Jojola

Isleta Pueblo architect Theo Edaakie explores how, when, and why he infuses Pueblo values into his architecture projects.This season of PlaceKnowing is inspired by the exhibit “Restorying Our Heartplaces, Contemporary Pueblo Architecture,” co-curated by Dr. Ted Jojola and Dr. Lynn Paxson, which debuted at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in 2025. Produced by The Aunties Dandelion and the Indigenous Design and Planning Institute at the University of New Mexico.#EarthenBuilding #PuebloArchitecture #IndigenousDesign #IndigenousPlanningHost: Dr. Ted Jojola (Isleta Pueblo)Director/Producer: Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, (Kanyen'keha:ka, The Aunties Dandelion)Production Managers: Tamara Louks (The Aunties Dandelion), Megan Joe (iD+Pi)Marketing (U.S.) Anna Dykman, UNM Marketing (Canada) Kattie LaurCamera and Editing: Sunshine Eaton and Avery Hale (The Berry Pickers)Audio Engineer: Mariana Hutten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking exhibit titled Contemporary Pueblo Architecture, Restorying our Heartplaces. That project, which debuted at Indigenous Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque - created the foundation for this series. Dr. Lynn Paxson and Dr. Jojola share their decade-long journey to insure Indigenous representation in the fields of architecture, planning, and design including the tools (do you know what a plumb-bob is? They have an ancient one), narratives, luminaries, and some stunning films. The exhibit is on the move - traveling to the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2027 - and more plans are in the works. Produced by The Aunties Dandelion and the Indigenous Design and Planning Institute at the University of New Mexico. #PuebloArchitecture #IndigenousDesign #IndigenousPlanning #Indigenousartexhibit #venicebiennale2027 Host: Dr. Ted Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) Director/Producer: Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, (Kanyen'keha:ka, The Aunties Dandelion) Production Managers: Tamara Louks (The Aunties Dandelion), Megan Joe (iD+Pi) Marketing (U.S.) Anna Dykman, UNM Marketing (Canada) Kattie Laur Camera and Editing: Sunshine Eaton and Avery Hale (The Berry Pickers) Audio Engineer: Mariana Hutten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earthen builder Athena Swentzell Steen joins Host Dr. Ted Jojola to explore Pueblo building and architecture. Athena and her husband Bill Steen run the Canelo Project that connects People, Culture, and Nature. Athena comes from a family legacy of matriarches working with earth and clay. This season explores the themes in Ted Jojola's groundbreaking exhibit Contemporary Pueblo Architecture: Restorying Our HeartPlaces. Host: Dr. Ted Jojola (Isleta Pueblo)Director/Producer: Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, (Kanyen'keha:ka, The Aunties Dandelion)Production Managers: Tamara Louks (The Aunties Dandelion), Megan Joe (iD+Pi)Marketing (U.S.) Anna Dykman, UNMMarketing (Canada) Kattie LaurCamera and Editing: Sunshine Eaton and Avery Hale (The Berry Pickers)Audio Engineer: Mariana Hutten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past three episodes, we’ve visited people and communities who are dealing with the long shadow cast by the 2015 Gold King Mine spill: a disaster that sent 3 million gallons of toxic waste straight into the Animas and San Juan Rivers, contaminating land, water, and trust within the Southwest Four Corners region and specifically Navajo Nation.Today, in our final episode of the series, we visit with Zach Ben who is founder of Bidii Baby Foods. Zach is a sixth-generation Diné farmer, an artist, a father, and someone who’s not afraid to challenge broken systems while creating something better.What started as a way to feed his son during the pandemic has grown into a whole movement rebuilding local food systems from Shiprock, New Mexico, in full view of the poisoned river. Zach talks with us about what it means to farm through trauma and redefine wealth in the form of healthy land, water, and community-led business.Bidii, by the way, is a Navajo word for “belly” and it’s also a way to recognize someone who knows how to hunt, how to grow, and how to feed a family. And that’s exactly what Zach and his partner Mary are doing as they feed their children and neighbors.As always, PlaceKnowing is brought to you by the Intermountain West Transformation Network. And big thanks to our production partners at The Aunties Dandelion for walking with us on this series.Okay. Let’s head to the farm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Dr. Ted Jojola of Indigenous Design and Planning Institute explores stories of resilience and collaboration among the partners of Intermountain West Transformation Network (IWTN @transformimw - also our sponsor) in the aftermath of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. In that disaster, a maintenance rupture released 3 million gallons of acidic mine waste into the Animas River and San Juan River Basin near Silverton, Colorado. Our first guest in our July episode is Dr. Lani Tsinnajinnie, Assistant Professor of Community & Regional Planning at University of New Mexico and a citizen of the Navajo Nation. Lani brings her expertise in mountain and watershed hydrology to work with Indigenous communities on water resourcing. Lani is also Co-Principal Investigator with the IWTN.Later we travel to the Four Corners region of the Navajo Nation to visit Gloria Lane of Navajo Ethno-Agriculture (@navajofarming) 🌽 In 2019, Gloria’s group received the prestigious MIT Solve fellowship for their work using water testing and data to support Navajo farming after the spill, all while mentoring new generations of Navajo farmers in culturally-infused agriculture 🌱👩🏽‍🌾Nyá:wen to our production partners at @theauntiesdandelion for your technical and editorial prowess. 🎙️🌼 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this PlaceKnowing episode, we continue to explore how Indigenous and non-Indigenous scientists and communities are responding to the aftermath of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill. Host Dr. Ted Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) talks with Dr. Kevin Lombard of New Mexico State University about how Indigenous values reshape science into a collective responsibility.Later, our co-producer Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore (Kanyen'ké:ha) speaks with Diné hydrologist Dr. Karletta Chief of University of Arizona's Indigenous Resilience Center. She blends Diné knowledge and Western science to help communities heal and adapt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DR. TED JOJOLA: Heno Mathenwe. Greetings Everybody. I’m Dr. Ted Jojola and welcome to Season 2 of our PlaceKnowing podcast series. We’re building on the stories we shared in Season 1 about how and why we engage Indigenous Design and Planning methods to heal damaged lands and waters called brownfields.This season, we turn our attention to the 2015 Gold King Mine spill disaster - where a crew from the Environmental Protection Agency ruptured a plug of rock and soil near Silverton, Colorado.That incident released three million gallons of acidic mine waste into the Animas River, on the northeastern edge of Navajo Nation and still impacts farmland and sacred waters in the San Juan River basin.In the coming episodes, you’ll hear how Indigenous and non-Indigenous scientists, farmers, and community members are coming together through cultural resiliency to restore and protect their places.We begin with Diné research scientist and farmer Brandon Francis whose family has stewarded corn in the Black Mesa, New Mexico area for generations. Brandon works with New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center in Farmington, New Mexico - and takes the time to set both the cultural and scientific tone for the rest of this series.BRANDON FRANCIS: Every decision that you make as a researcher and as a scientist you have to analyze it in terms of how is this going to benefit people. And not just you. That’s not going to advance your career. As an Indigenous person you are trying to move along the five fingered people. The people who live on the Earth as the human people.DR. TED JOJOLA: Brandon and his organization were key in providing much needed information about the status of the spill as it was unfolding – and critical testing for farmers on the health of land and water in the aftermath of the spill.A big thank you to The Transformation Network for sponsoring this season, and to our production partners at The Aunties Dandelion. And don’t forget to find us and follow us on your favourite podcasting platform! Matuwen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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