Native Bidaské: A Conversation about Care, Loss, and Community in the Face of Minnesota Tragedy
What happens when the person who cared for you in your most vulnerable moment becomes the center of a national tragedy?
In this episode, Native Bidaské host Levi Rickert sits down with Sandy White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota), Elder-in-Residence at the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and Dr. Sam Torres (Nahua), Deputy CEO of NABS, to explore this profound question through lived experience.
Sandy reflects on the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the compassionate caregiver who helped her heal and whose violent killing in Minneapolis has reverberated across communities. Pretti’s death — part of a controversial federal immigration enforcement operation that sparked widespread protests and national scrutiny — highlights how grief and vigilance can intersect in Indigenous and immigrant communities.
Together, Sandy and Dr. Torres shift the focus from headlines to humanity, sharing reflections on care as medicine, kinship as strength, and how Indigenous communities respond when harm ripples outward.
This episode isn’t just about an event — it’s an invitation to witness truth, understand community, and listen deeply.
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