Episode 4: Liberation
The Light Ahead Podcast
Episode 4: Liberation
Read the full transcript here.
Journey into the not-too-distant future in which members of the Oglala Lakota Nation are celebrating a liberated new economy for their Nation that brings back cherished elements of their economic past. . Reimagining the education of Lakota youth is a key part of this future. In this episode, we listen in on a national press conference at the opening day of a new Lakota school, at the foot of a mountain that some once called Mt. Rushmore. And we hear from a member of the Lakota organization Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation what her everyday life would feel like in this liberated economic future.
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Liberation Episode Credits
The Light Ahead is a Beloved Economies and Avalon: Story production made in partnership with FRQNCY Media.
Co-creators: Jess Rimington (Tw. IG.) and Naomi McDougall Jones (Tw. IG.), who is also our showrunner
Executive Producers: Naomi McDougall Jones (Avalon: Story | Tw. IG.), Joanna L. Cea and Jess Rimington (Beloved Economies | Tw. IG.), Lila Yomtoob (Tw. IG.), and Michelle Khouri (FRQNCY Media | Tw. IG.)
Producer: Heidi Roodvoets (IG.)
Co-producers: Lauren Ressler (Tw. IG.) and Sonia Sarkar (IG.) of Beloved Economies.
Fictional Portion of Episode
Producer: Avalon: Story
Writer and Director: Naomi McDougall Jones, based on conversations with and the ideas of Lynn Cuny, Tatewin Means, and Kyle White of the Thunder Valley Development Corporation
Performers: Naomi Last Horse (IG.), Doyle Pipe On Head, Trenton Old Horse, and Lauren Sowa (Tw. IG.)
Production Coordinator: Marlee Newman
Sound Designer: Juliana Henao
Sound Mixer: Ric Schnupp
Sound Intern: Allen Linsey
The Honor Song: performed by Brian Thunder Hawk
Non-Fiction Portion of Episode
Producer: FRQNCY Media
Story Writer: Lynn Cuny
Dialogue editor: Sidney Evans (Tw. IG.)
Mixer: Matthew Ernest Filler (IG.)
Theme Music: written and performed by Alicia Kaye Hall, Jeffrey Archie, and B.I.G Patty (Tw. IG.)
Episode graphics: illustrations by Rae Robinson (website. IG.); other graphics by FRQNCY Media
