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Episode 28: Going Beyond the Land Acknowledgement - Wealth Redistribution and Restitution Beyond Capitalism
In this Go Smudge Yourself Podcast episode, Jen Green discusses various forms of wealth redistribution and restitution beyond capitalism...
Sep 30, 2024

Cultural Appropriation of the Smudge
If you’ve followed me for Spiritual wellness for any given amount of time, or if you’ve taken one of my workshops, then you’re likely...
Oct 13, 2023

Coming of Age and Four Ways I'm Learning Self Regulation for Anxiety
We don’t just do these things because we’re badass Indigenous Peoples (although, yeah, we’re pretty damn badass). We do these things...
Aug 15, 2023

Episode 26: Moose Hide Campaign (ft. Raven and Sage Lacerte)
In this episode of the Go Smudge Yourself Podcast, Jen Green meets with Raven and Sage Lacerte from the Moose Hide Campaign...
May 7, 2023


Decolonizing Leadership: Qualities of a Better Leader
Over the years, leadership and the qualities it takes to be an effective leader have been colonized, so much so that many of us don’t even..
May 7, 2023

Reconciliation-Based Land Acknowledgements
It’s important to approach Land Acknowledgements from a few angles. The first angle is acknowledging how Land Acknowledgements have become..
Feb 21, 2023

Ep. 25 All About Land Acknowledgements
In this episode of the Go Smudge Yourself Podcast, Jen Green discusses Land Acknowledgements, what they are, why they’re important, and...
Feb 20, 2023


Reverse Racism and the Myth of Meritocracy
I think the purpose that “reverse racism” serves fo individuals who don’t want to see societal or institutional racism as a current issue is
Jan 21, 2023


Spiritual Burnout
Working with Indigenous students poses an emotional burden that many people, if not most people, aren’t ready for — including...
Dec 22, 2022

Ep. 24 We Weren’t Meant to Have Borders
In this episode of the Go Smudge Yourself Podcast, Jen Green discusses how borders are colonial. She also explains some of the impacts...
Sep 29, 2022


Watching My Face Change
I sort through a lot of memories of my Grandma and something that stands out above everything is her chubby cheeks — the kind you only get..
Aug 26, 2022


Am I Disabled? - Changing the Way I Look at Disability and My Body
I turned 31 this year, and I’m going to admit that I don’t have the body that I expected or planned to have. It’s a bit of an odd thing to..
Aug 26, 2022


Representation Matters: Reading Firekeeper’s Daughter
At the beginning of 2020, I made the decision to decolonize my bookshelf. In doing so, my goal was to ensure that I am prioritizing the...
Aug 26, 2022


Decolonizing Creativity
Lately, my creativity has been shot. It’s been waxing and waning for years, as is the case with most writers, but it’d been on a near...
Aug 26, 2022


We Weren’t Meant to Have Borders
The other day I broke the rule I set for myself and decided to scroll Instagram, which lately has resulted more in mental health lows than..
Aug 26, 2022


5 Steps to Start Your Decolonization Journey
Decolonizing your mind, heart and Spirit is a long journey when colonial institutions have fought hard to ingrain their values and beliefs..
Aug 26, 2022


Call Us By Our Names - Which Names Are Appropriate and Inappropriate to Call Indigenous Peoples
Names are tricky, and confusing for a lot of people because what was acceptable one moment is offensive the next, right? Well, it's more...
Aug 26, 2022


What is Reconciliation to You?
I once heard someone say that racism isn't just a dark chapter in Canadian history, it's the entire plotline. As a writer, that really...
Aug 26, 2022


The Land Still Knows Your Name
So many of us have been removed from the Land, and this removal continues to this day in many forms. For many, it's as forceful as it's...
Aug 17, 2022


Why Language Revitalization is Crucial to Self-Determination and Indigenization
Not many people stop and think about the language they speak and how it shapes their view of the world, but you can actually tell a lot...
Aug 17, 2022
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