Hiya, I'm Antica Wilbur, co-host of All My Relations with Dr. Keane, Adrian here. Thanks for tuning in.

Big window to all of you. We love you so much. And this is only possible because you're here. So

thank you for subscribing and sharing and tuning in. Absolutely. We're so honored to be back here

with you again. And today and for the next few episodes, we are dedicating space to some of our

artsy indigenous relatives. We have all been so dramatically impacted by COVID-19. Our

world has changed in ways that many of us would have never dreamed possible. This pandemic swept

across the planet and left none of us untouched and we are all doing our best to try to figure out

how to navigate this challenging time. It's true. Every area of our lives has been impacted by

the pandemic and all the state home orders. And we've spent so much time worried about our relatives.

Some of whom have been more impacted than others, but we've definitely been worried. And for those

worried for those that are sick and suffering, for those that are out of work,

for those that are mourning losses of loved ones, and for those who aren't safe at home,

I've also been really worried about our kiddos and those trying to navigate online school and

those in higher ed. And we want to extend our love and solidarity to all of you. And we really

want to help our team keeps asking itself, what is the best way to be useful to our relatives?

What does it mean to be a good relative right now? Of course, there is the upfront work we can all

do, the social distancing, the mask wearing, the hand washing and sanitizing, till our hands are cracking.

And we also can be good relatives to the social uprisings happening nationally.

We can support the Black Lives Matter movement, we can be active citizens and vote,

we can donate when possible, and we can center racial justice in our lives.

Absolutely. And since we are storytellers over here at all my relations, we feel as though we

have a responsibility to tell empowering stories from the heart of Native America. And since we all

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