# Episode 91: Poverty is Not Our Identity

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Podcast: [Natives Follow Jesus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948)
Published: 2026-07-13T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-91-poverty-is-not-our-identity
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## Resource

SHOW NOTES: This episode is an opportunity to challenge one of the most persistent misconceptions about Native communities: reducing us to poverty. Listen now as this episode acknowledges real economic hardships without allowing those hardships to define Native identity. Hear how Indigenous People celebrate the joy, laughter, creativity, and hope that have sustained Native people across generations. May you correct misconceptions as I seek to paint a fuller picture of Native life and faith. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. Check out native business owners: Myron Lizer , Ace Hardware, Gallup NM and Karen Schell, Chee's Indian Store , I-40 eight miles from Arizona-New Mexico stateline. Peruse James Tsoodle's artwork . James is Kiowa. Read about the use of native traditional quillwork for Lily Gladstone's Oscar dress here. Follow native creator, Jennifer Berg, who creates knitted native clothing--on Instagram, @native.knitter to view her amazing creations. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode when you discover Native Joy as resistance to hopelessness.

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