In episode 5 of season 1, you’ll meet Marvin Defoe and Edwina Buffalo-Reyes, members of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe in Bayfield County. Over the last few summers, Edwina, Marvin, and the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) collaborated with university archeologists to unearth new artifacts, rethink the relationship between archeologists and tribal members, and keep Anishinaabe culture thriving.
“My take on history is if you don’t know where you come from, you might have a hard time getting to where you’re going,” says Edwina.
This episode not only takes you inside the innovative collaboration between THPO, students, and researchers – it’s a chance to deepen your understanding of the vital resource that is indigenous knowledge.
“Part of how you love the land is you got to understand yourself and love yourself as a Native person and understand those teachings that make you Anishinaabe,” says Marvin. “It ain’t just doing an archeological thing…you live it—zitugawin—‘you live it.’”
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