Receiving Thunder (Part 1 with Kim Paul): Reclaiming land, health & culture

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Last week's episode featured a special on-location recording with Amskapi Piikani Blackfeet elder, and founder of the Piikani Lodge Health Institute, Long Time Charging Woman Kim Paul. Again, given it was two and a half hours in length, I also wanted to offer it in distinct parts, for those of you who prefer to listen to it that way.

In this case, two parts presented themselves neatly. In fact, when producing the full episode, I had to stop after an hour and a bit to absorb all that had been shared to that point, especially the last 15 minutes of gripping story there (from which the title to part one here is drawn).

So, part one here extends from my intro (with music Into Thin Air by Hans Johnson), through to that story. Including breaking news of their latest reacquired land and the big vision unfolding there, the extraordinary regenerative agriculture resurgence across the Nation (including the return of the buffalo), broader food sovereignty and enterprise moves, compelling traditional diet research, Kim’s personal stories of her tribal naming and mysterious encounters, a bigger lens to bring to the troubles of today, and of course along the way, we were treated to the spectacular vistas and stories of this breathtaking part of the world in current day northern Montana.

If you’d prefer to listen to the whole episode straight, head to ‘Culture as Medicine: Long Time Charging Woman Kim Paul at Amskapi Piikani Blackfeet Nation’.

Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this, and stay tuned in a few days for part two.

Chapter markers & transcript.

Recorded 10 July 2025.

Title image: Kim sharing the gripping story towards the end of part one that gives it its title (pic: Olivia Cheng). (Yes, this was all so impromptu, the phone was the unintended recorder - though I did have my wireless lapel mic's to plug in when outside in the wind thankfully.)

See more photos on the full episode web page, and for more behind the scenes, become a supporting listener below.

Chapters

1. Setting the Stakes: Shifts and Violence (00:00:00)

2. Host Intro and Journey Context (00:00:30)

3. Meeting Elder Kim Paul (00:02:35)

4. Reacquired Lands and Vision (00:03:07)

5. Language Loss and Renewal (00:03:28)

6. Community Kitchen and Indigenous Enterprise (00:04:28)

7. Inclusion in Glacier: Rights and Presence (00:05:09)

8. Walking Path, Lodges, and Pride (00:06:00)

9. Biodiversity, Birds, and Stewardship (00:07:02)

10. Ceremony, Bundle, and Blessing the Land (00:08:39)

11. Allotment, Dawes Act, and Fractionation (00:09:51)

12. 20,000 Years on the Land (00:12:10)

13. Youth Access, Horses, and Skills (00:13:35)

14. Wildlife Encounters and Respect (00:16:30)

15. Facilities, Arena, and Community Health (00:18:10)

16. Vows, Prayer, and Continuity (00:19:40)

17. Funding Cuts and Regenerative Pivot (00:21:00)

18. 100,000 Acres in Regenerative Practice (00:21:40)

19. Springs, Greenhouses, and Wind (00:22:50)

20. The New Golden Triangle Vision (00:24:10)

21. Traditional Diet Study and Biomarkers (00:25:40)

22. Healing Reports and Ongoing Change (00:27:25)

23. IRB, Research Ethics, and Sovereignty (00:29:15)

24. Geothermal Greenhouses and Learning (00:31:20)

25. Headwaters, Water Rights, and Canals (00:32:25)

26. Names, Identity, and Language Truths (00:35:10)

27. Sovereign Nations, Not Reservations (00:36:50)

28. Systemic Underfunding and Myths (00:38:15)

29. Love, Truth, and Survival Stories (00:41:05)

30. MMIW/MMIP and Demands for Justice (00:44:02)

31. Sky Burials and Cultural Revival (00:47:30)

32. Tourism, Rail, and Ownership (00:49:30)

33. Control, Permits, and Memory (00:52:05)

34. First Fast, Names, and Protection (00:54:20)

35. Thunder Beings and the Wind Stilled (00:58:20)

36. Meaning, Protection, and Responsibility (01:02:30)

37. Looking Glass Road and Welcome to Her Home (01:04:15)

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