Syngen Kanassatega - Anishinaabe Values Guiding Government

Wisdom Continuum

Join us for a chat with Syngen Kanassatega, citizen of the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe and lawyer. He works as the Legal and Policy Counsel for the Mille Lacs Band’s Office of the Chief Executive, and he has cultural roles with the tribe as well.

We explore an Anishinaabe cultural approach to law and tribal law. Is it possible to approach conversations with more civility? With more compassion? And we’ll hear more about how the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has a little-known cultural component to its legal system.

Link to website with research mentioned by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development.

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (link through to policies and statues).

Episode transcript can be found here on our website.

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- Host: Leah and Daniel Lemm

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About Us

A podcast celebrating Native knowledge for a thoughtful, healthier, more just future.

Daniel (Lower Sioux Dakota Oyate) and Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) bring you conversations from awesome Native folks to celebrate Native wisdom for a healthier, thoughtful, more just future.

Hyped, Humorous, and Hopeful.