This episode is part 2 of Josh's Interview. We continue our conversation with josh about his experience being an Indigenous scholar in higher education.

We chat about the history of the Native Student Alliance Tipi and how we have found community and kin with our relatives because of that symbol. With recent events, we talk about the desecration of the NSA lodgepoles and who is really at fault. The timing is intense because shortly after, Josh published an article about Native Americans In higher education hosted by the DU Clarion, the University's news, and student's voice.

You can read his article here,

https://duclarion.com/2022/04/ltte-balancing-a-one-sided-system-to-foster-indigenous-belonging-in-higher-education/

Josh brought a photo album that contains many years of memories for his significant item, and he describes its value to his life.

We take some time to reflect on his journey and describe some of the highlights that Josh will never forget while also looking forward to the last few weeks of undergrad as he comes closer to the finish line.

Thank you all for listening in on Josh's journey as an Indigenous scholar at the University of Denver.

In part one, Josh is a fourth-year soon-to-be graduate who will have two degrees in Psychology and Criminology. He comes from the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. In this episode, Josh describes his pathway to leadership coming from the reservation to the University of Denver setting, leading his current position as the DU Native Student Alliance CO-Chair representative. He then talks about his relationship with the institution as an Indigenous scholar. Check out part 2 of his interview.

Part 2: Taylor drops some insightful knowledge of what it looks like to be an Indigenous student at the University of Denver. She talks about her path to leadership as the Native Student Alliance (NSA) co-chair president and her many other roles as a community activist and as a being of change. As an undergraduate student representative of NSA, Taylor has been a part of university-wide conversations involving political climate and social initiatives regarding the Indigenous community. Finally, she describes her relationship with the University of Denver.