Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast
Episodes
S05E04: Kaandossiwin and Decolonizing Journeys: Returning to How We Come to Know with Dr. Kathy Absolon
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bio Dr. Kathy Absolon loves sharing stories about how we come to know. She is Anishinaabekwe from Flying Post First Nation Treaty 9. She has been invo...
S05E03: Embodied Evaluation and Cultural Storytelling in Museum Spaces
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Overview In this episode, Gladys is joined by Rachel Chaffee, Abby Perez, and Sakira Hermawan to reflect on their collaborative evaluation of the Gr...
S05E02 Relational Evaluation, Story, and the Responsibility to Be Changed with Dr. Chesleigh Keene
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gladys sits down with Dr. Chesleigh Keene, Diné (Navajo) scholar and Vice President of Research and Evaluation at a Native-owned org...
S05E01:Insights for Indigenous Evaluation: The Story Behind the Book with Taylor Wilson & Nadine Flagel
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Overview Season 5 opens with a reflective and “meta” conversation about the creation of Insights for Indigenous Evaluation—an open-access book...
S04E07: What are we carrying from this season? Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara and Gladys Rowe
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Overview In this closing episode of the Season 4 Spotlight Series, Dr. Gladys Rowe and Dr. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara reflect back on the teachings...
S04E06: Stories, Trust, and Showing Up: Evaluation as Relationship with Corrie Whitmore
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Corrie Whitmore, Associate Professor of Health Sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage, served as 2023 President of the American Evaluation Associa...
S04E05: Liberatory Evaluation, Trust-Based Giving, and Reimagining Impact with Hafsa Mustafa
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bio Hafsa Mustafa – Decolonial MEL Strategist - is a researcher, writer, and data expert with more than 20 years of experience in the field of learn...
S04E04: Joyful Militancy, Black Liberatory Evaluation & Mind-Your-Business Solidarity with Dr. Monique Liston
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bio What happens when Black identity is loved, protected, and defended as we collectively learn about process and change in communities, organizations...
S04E03: Saying the Things – Systems Change, Trauma, and Transformation with Louise Adongo
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bio Louise Adongo was born and mostly raised in Kenya but has also lived in various parts of Southern Africa. A bold and grounded leader with close to...
S04E02: Decolonizing Policy and Leading with Love with Toni Tilston-Jones
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Toni (she/her) is a descendant of white settlers, mostly from Britain, Ireland, Wales who was born and raised here, in Treaty One territory, in the he...
S04E01: Living in Indigenous Sovereignty with Dr. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Laurentian University. She is a non-Indigenous scholar whose...
S03E10: Reflections on Season 3 with Gladys Rowe
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this season 3 finale, Gladys pauses in gratitude and looks back across a season filled with stories of disruption, creativity, and community-rooted...
S03E09: We’ve Always Had Tools: Anishinaabe approaches to evaluation at Mewinzha Ondaadiziike Wiigaming
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gladys is joined by Natalie Nicholson, Pearl Walker Sweeney, and Roxanne Johnson—leaders and practitioners at Mewinzha Ondaadiziike...
S03E08: Kinship, Mentorship, and Culturally Responsive Evaluation: Carolee Dodge Francis, Joseph Jean & Linnea Hjelm
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Indigenous Insights, host Gladys Rowe welcomes Dr. Carolee Dodge Francis, Joseph Jean, and Linnea Hjelm for a conversation on kinsh...
S03E07: Transforming Indigenous Research and Evaluation with An Garagiola
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt episode of Indigenous Insights, host Gladys Rowe sits down with An Garagiola, an evaluator, researcher, writer, and PhD student. An ...
S03E06: Community Stories in Indigenous Evaluation with Veronica LaJoie
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Community Stories in Indigenous Evaluation with Veronica LaJoie In this episode of Indigenous Insights, host Gladys Rowe sits down with Veronica LaJoi...
S03E05: Building Capacity & Driving Change: Shelby Corley
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gladys speaks with Shelby Corley, CEO of Three Hive Consulting and founder of Eval Academy. Shelby reflects on her journey into evalu...
S03E04: Indigenous Feminist Evaluation: Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode host Gladys Rowe engages in a powerful conversation with Indigenous feminist philosopher and educator Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner. Shelbi...
S03E03: Environmental Stewardship and Community-Led Learning: Heather Burke & Cheyenne Williams
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Gladys Rowe is joined by Heather Burke and Cheyenne Williams for a conversation about the power of community-led learning and en...
S03E02: Indigenous Wellbeing and Data Sovereignty: Pālama Lee, Brandon Ledward & Nina Murrow
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gladys sits down with Dr. Pālama Lee, Dr. Brandon Ledward, and Nina Murrow to discuss Native Hawaiian wellbeing and Indigenous evalu...
S03E01: Building Community through Evaluation: Olivia Roanhorse, Rebecca Rae & Daphne Littlebear
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gladys gets to know three amazing guests, Olivia Roanhorse, Rebecca Rae, and Daphne Littlebear as they share stories about their evalu...
S02E09: Gladys Rowe: Gathering up Learnings
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the special season that has focused on the arts and arts based practices in evaluation, Gladys reflects on the learnings she ...
S02E08: Brandon Mitchell: You can draw too! Multidisciplinary Arts & Story
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we learn more about multidisciplinary artist Mi’gmaq artist and storyteller Brandon Mitchell from Listuguj First Nation. Dive into B...
S02E07: Cathy Mattes: Curation, Beading, and Radical Stitch
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cathy Mattes is a Michif curator (MMF citizen, Westman Local-Southwest Region), writer, and art history professor based out of Sprucewoods, Manito...
S02E06: Michael Lawrenchuk: Storytelling, healing & theatre
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gladys sits down with Michael Lawrenchuk, who is not only her dad, but a prophetic storyteller who has greatly influenced her passion ...
S02E05: Dr. Tiffany Prete: Beadwork Methodology
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Tiffany shares her journey to develop an Indigenous beadwork methodology, how beading shows up in her work, and the stories she has wi...
S02E04: Linda Lee and Larry Bremner: Visual Methods and Storytelling
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Linda and Larry share stories from over four decades of research and evaluation using arts-based methods of engagement. They discuss t...
S02E03: Terrellyn Fearn: Storytelling, Song & Inquiry
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gladys and Terrellyn talk about storytelling as methodology and worldview, songs in evaluation, accountabilities of evaluators, buildi...
S02E02: Jennica Nichols and Maya Lefkowich: Arts, poetry, and imagining what is possible
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Gladys sits in conversation with Jennica Nichols and Maya Lefkowich of AND Implementation. Jennica and Maya talk about their own evalu...
S02E01: Gladys Rowe: Storytelling, arts-based practices, and evaluation
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode for a special Season 2, Gladys shares what she has been up to, the stories that provide direction in her life, and what listener...
S01E22: Indigenous Insights: Closing the Bundle w/ Gladys Rowe
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode Gladys reflects on the first season of Indigenous Insights and shares her understandings of Indigenous evaluation and why it is ...
S01E21: Indigenous Insights: Sam Bird
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Bird is a citizen of Peguis First Nation, currently residing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is a Program Partner at the Mastercard Foundation, Canad...
S01E20: Indigenous Insights: Karen Alexander
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Karen Alexander is Ojibwe from the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. She is the proud mother of four and grandmother of five. Karen’s c...
S01E19: Indigenous Insights: January O’Connor
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
January O’Connor currently lives in Anchorage, Alaska. January is Tlingit and is Alaskan born and raised in Kake, Alaska. She possesses a Masters in...
S01E18: Indigenous Insights: Myra Parker & Danielle Eakins
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Myra Parker is an enrolled member of the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes and serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Uni...
S01E17: Indigenous Insights: Caroline Davis
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Davis is Diné (or Navajo) originally from the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Born and raised on the reservation, she has first hand knowledge tha...
S01E16: Indigenous Insights: Melissa Tremblay
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Melissa Tremblay is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta . She is a Métis scholar, born and raised in ...
S01E15: Indigenous Insights: Marissa Hill
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marissa Hill is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. She was born and raised in the Georgian Bay Métis Community, and has been a guest in Tkaro...
S1E14: Indigenous Insights: Vanessa Nevin
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Nevin is the Director of Health at the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Secretariat and comes from Sipekne’katik First Nation withi...
S1E13: Indigenous Insights: Aneta Cram
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aneta Cram is a doctoral candidate with the School of Health at the Victoria University of Wellington in Aotearoa. Her doctoral research explores what...
S1E12: Indigenous Insights: Kim van der Woerd
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kim van der Woerd is the Lead for Strategy and Relations at Reciprocal Consulting, a firm co-owned by four Indigenous women and founded in 2003. ...
S1E11: Indigenous Insights: Abigail Echo-Hawk
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Abigail Echo-Hawk, MA, is an enrolled citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She was born in the heart of Alaska where she was raised in the tradit...
S1E10: Indigenous Insights: Melanie Nadeau
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Melanie Nadeau, aka Dr. Mel, is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in Belcourt, North Dakota. She completed bot...
S1E09: Indigenous Insights: Terrellyn Fearn Part 2
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Terrellyn Fearn is the Project Director of Turtle Island Institute, a global Indigenous social innovation think and do tank - a teaching lodge enablin...
S1E08: Indigenous Insights: Terrellyn Fearn
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Terrellyn Fearn is the Project Director of Turtle Island Institute, a global Indigenous social innovation think and do tank - a teaching lodge enablin...
S1E07: Indigenous Insights: Nicky Bowman
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicole Bowman is President of Bowman Performance Consulting and an Associate Scientist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is an Associa...
S1E06: Indigenous Insights: JoLee Sasakamoose
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. JoLee Sasakamoose Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) is a member of the M'Chigeeng First Nation in Ontario and an active citizen of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation ...
S1E05: Indigenous Insights:Paula Morelli & Peter Mataira
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Peter Mataira earned his doctoral degree in social policy and social work from Massey University, Albany campus in Auckland, New Zealand. He has p...
S1E04: Indigenous Insights: Tammy Mudge
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Mudge is L'nu (Illnew), from Glooscap First Nation, a mother of four and a member of the Mi'kmaq Nation. She is the Manager of Learning and Eval...
S01E03: Indigenous Insights: Michael Hart
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Hart is a citizen of Fisher River Cree Nation and the vice-provost (Indigenous engagement) at the University of Calgary. He held a Canada...
S01E02: Indigenous Insights: Larry Bremner
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Bremner, President and Partner at Proactive Information Services, established in 1984 to provide social research services to the not for profit ...
S01E01: Indigenous Insights: Making Introductions
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode, Gladys introduces herself, her journey into the work of Indigenous evaluation, and what you can expect this season. Resource...