In Episode 101 of “Red Hoop Talk,” host Jennifer sits down with Michelle Schenandoah (Onʌyota’:aka/Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan), an inspirational speaker, filmmaker, and founder of Rematriation, to explore what it means to return the sacred to the mother. Joining from Onondaga Nation Territory, Michelle reflects on her Haudenosaunee matrilineal teachings and the responsibility she carries as a Haudenosaunee woman raised in a family of traditional leadership.

She draws a clear distinction between repatriation and rematriation, explaining that rematriation centers women, restores balance, and renews the relationship between land, governance, and cultural continuity. From birth practices that return the placenta and umbilical cord to the earth, to the enduring teachings of the Two Row Wampum, Michelle grounds listeners in a worldview where sovere ...