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title: Native Americans in Philanthropy Launches Podcast With A COVID-19 Community Conversation
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# [Native Americans in Philanthropy Launches Podcast With A COVID-19 Community Conversation](https://nativephilanthropy.org/new-blog/2021/04/16/the-native-americans-in-philanthropy-launches-podcast-with-a-covid-19-community-conversation)

 Written by [NAP STAFF](https://nativephilanthropy.org/new-blog/author/nap17) | Apr 16, 2021 8:28:27 AM

[Native Americans in Philanthropy is thrilled to announce the launch of their brand new video podcast](https://youtu.be/VYVxQgPRqAY). In the debut episode, Kelli Begay (Kickapoo/Seminole/Muscogee Creek) sits down with Valerie Segrest (Muckleshoot) to talk about Native nutrition and food systems.

 https://www.youtube.com/embed/VYVxQgPRqAY

The Native Americans in Philanthropy Podcast is a platform to have honest, straightforward, and to-the-point conversations about promoting effective and sustainable philanthropy in tribal communities. The space to have these kinds of authentic discussions has become essential, especially in a market flooded by formal online webinars and workshops.

[Kelli Begay](https://nativephilanthropy.org/kelli-wilson-begay/) currently serves as Chief Strategy & Operations Officer of Native Americans in Philanthropy. However, her background as a registered dietitian sparked the idea of a relaxed and natural discussion about food systems recorded in March to observe National Nutrition Month.

Valerie Segrest was the logical partner for that discussion.

[Valerie is the Regional Director for Native Food & Knowledge Systems for the Native American Agriculture Fund](https://nativeamericanagriculturefund.org/valeriesegrest/). She's an author and an advocate of food sovereignty and security for tribal communities. She's also a featured contributor of NAP's comprehensive report, "[Indigenous Community Leadership in Response to COVID-19: A Call to Action for the Philanthropic Sector](https://nativephilanthropy.org/covid-report/)."

NAP has developed a series of supplemental resources to support its report, including the COVID-19 Community Conversation series. The first installment in the series was a live online webinar featuring several of the report's featured contributors. (You can find the [full recording here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62RzGzdR5UU) and a [highlight reel here](https://youtu.be/cclFCijF8cM).)

This episode is the most recent installment of the COVID-19 Community Conversation series. It reflects the report's section that interviews Valerie about the pandemic's effect on Native food systems, however, the podcast allows for a deeper and more detailed exchange.

To listen to the podcast, subscribe now to the [Native Americans in Philanthropy YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGIvOtQdOBtfnYrE06Lk9A).

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