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This is a series of short videos regarding my personal experience encounters with Nathan Chasing Horse. from my initial contact with him in 2006 spanning 19 years. These podcast briefly give an explanation of how I first met and decided on how to deal with Nathan Chasing Horse's behavior. It also comes with a warning of sensitive issues around gender based violence. It's also a journey of self discovery. I appreciate trusting people who are not therapists or greedy spiritual practitioners. Most of my academic life I've had non-indigenous academic mansplaining me.

Growing up in a matriarchal society I saw how my Dakoda grandfathers displayed this respect towards women. I realize many women didn’t have much of this same experience, as alcohol was introduced in the 60’s. Most after the 60’s didn’t have lived experiences of seeing strong groups of women working together in a healthy society structure. Languages and customs were respected. There were no fake medicine people looking for glory. Today as my late Dakota grandfather warned, there are fake medicine people who, like that second hunter had lust in his heart when he first saw ‘White ...