Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health

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𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 — “𝗪𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸”

https://podcast.show/tendingourroots/

Join us as we sit down with Melinda Adams, a cultural fire practitioner and scholar from the N’dee San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Melinda brings together ecology, ceremony, and Indigenous science in her work. As an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, she studies and practices the revitalization of cultural fire — working alongside Tribal nations in California, the Great Plains, and beyond. When we recorded this conversation, wildfires burned across the region — a reminder of both the urgency and the wisdom in Melinda’s work. In this episode, she helps us understand solastalgia — the grief we feel for lands in distress — and reminds us that fire is not only renewal but relational. She teaches that we must burn the things we want back, doing so slowly, intentionally, and together.

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A proposed Indigenous School of Medicine in Rapid City could become the first medical school of its kind in the nation, with a mission to train more Native American physicians while incorporating Indigenous culture, traditions, and healing perspectives into medical education.

Find out what makes its approach to medical training unlike any other in the country at the link in the comments.

🙌Congratulations to Deb Haaland on securing the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Mexico! 🙌

We celebrate this milestone and wish you success as you continue your campaign.

In decisive victory, Haaland pitches ‘a better New Mexico’ as Dem nominee for governor • Source New Mexico Deb Haaland declares victory in her June 2, 2026 Democratic primary race for governor of New Mexico against Sam Bregman

⏰ Reminder: Our webinar begins in 2 hours!

Join us as we discuss "Highlights from Convering Drugs: A guide for Research and Reporting on Substance Use". We look forward to seeing you there.

📅 Today at 2 pm ET
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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬: 𝐀 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞

Join us for a webinar introducing the Covering Drugs guide developed by Susan Stellin, MPH, which compiles survey data, reports, best practice guidelines, and other resources to support more informed research and reporting about substance use, addiction, treatment, recovery, and other related topics.

📅 June 2, 2026
⏰ 4-5 pm EDT
💻 Zoom registration: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l3Qu_KmMTtWfXwauSvrnXg

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. The guide is available for free at www.coveringdrugs.org. The webinar will be recorded and include a Q&A session.

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Proposed Indigenous medical school aims to boost Native physician numbers As of 2024, 0.3% of practicing physicians in the nation were Native American. A proposed Indigenous School of Medicine in Rapid City could help change that. The school would be the first of its kind i...

👉 Join us tomorrow, June 2, at 4-5 pm EST for "Highlights from Convering Drugs: A guide for Research and Reporting on Substance Use" - Register here: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/.../register/WN_l3Qu_KmMTtWfXwauSvrnXg

𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬: 𝐀 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞

Join us for a webinar introducing the Covering Drugs guide developed by Susan Stellin, MPH, which compiles survey data, reports, best practice guidelines, and other resources to support more informed research and reporting about substance use, addiction, treatment, recovery, and other related topics.

📅 June 2, 2026
⏰ 4-5 pm EDT
💻 Zoom registration: https://jhjhm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l3Qu_KmMTtWfXwauSvrnXg

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡, 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲, 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. The guide is available for free at www.coveringdrugs.org. The webinar will be recorded and include a Q&A session.

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𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗵𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 — “𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱”

https://podcast.show/tendingourroots/

On this week’s episode of Tending Our Roots, we sit down with Māori scholar, Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou) — the grandmother of Indigenous research.

Linda’s guided generations through her groundbreaking book, “Decolonizing Methodologies.” In conversation, she speaks with warmth, humility, and humor — reminding us that revolution begins in how we live our everyday lives. Rather than chasing grand gestures, she teaches us to nurture our relationships with family, land, and community, and to let our Indigeneity breathe through daily practice. Looking ahead, she imagines the next twenty-six years of Indigenous research shaped by care, balance, and joy.

Be a friend to someone in need. Listen with compassion, offer a shoulder to lean on, and lend a helping hand. Even the smallest act of kindness can make a lasting difference. 💛

May is —a great time to check in on yourself & your loved ones. If you or someone you know needs help, confidential support & treatment options are available.

💚 Help yourself & share to help others: samhsa.gov/find-help