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An Interview with Dr. Moriah Istre
About Moriah Dr. Moriah Hargrave serves her community in the Acadiana region of South Louisiana as a health coach, multilingual folklorist, independent filmmaker, and professional dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She founded the company Fleurish Forever™, directed and produced the documentary film First Cousins: Cajun and Creole Music in South Louisiana, and established her own dance business LA Danser™. Moriah created an innovative fitness program…
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The Adventures of Pamela Wood
This week my guest is the incomparable Pamela Wood. We discuss her journey to Cane River and her adventurous introduction to New Orleans.
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GumboLife Authentic Creole Surname Designs
The Authentic Creole Surname designs by GumboLife feature last names submitted by our followers. These make great gifts or great for a ready made family reunion shirt. When I first started designing shirts someone said they would love to see their unique last name and that’s how this design came to be. I asked Facebook and website followers to submit…
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An interview with Dr. Rain Prudhomme-Cranford
This episode Rain and I have a discussion with tons of laughter, about her role in my wedding, which was a gift and a honor, and the intersection of the Creole and Native cultures. She gives two definitions of Creole and what that looks like on the academia side and as a Creole. Rain also talks about That Painted Horse…
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An interview with Allison LaCour
Just so you know, GumboLife may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. Allison LaCour A conversation with Allison LaCour, Makeup Artist, about ancestry, the movie Cane River and on…
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Kelly Clayton and her book Mother of Chaos, Queen of the Nines
Kelly Clayton Kelly Clayton talks about her new book Mother of Chaos: Queen of the Nines, family and Louisiana. Kelly is a writer, poet, playwright, and workshop facilitator. She is a Louisiana Creole with roots 15 generations deep. She returned home after twenty years in New York City spent teaching herself to write. Though she dropped out of high school…
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Creole Culture and Identity with Dr. Andrew Jolivette
This week I have as my guest Dr. Andrew Jolivette, creator of beautiful things, my best friend and wedding officiant. Andrew, former professor and department chair of American Indian Studies at San Francisco State University (2003-2019) is an accomplished internationally recognized researcher, educator, writer/poet, speaker, socio-cultural critic, and an aspiring chef. He has authored eight books and is currently the Professor,…
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GumboLife the Podcast is Live
After a lot of figuring things out I launched GumboLife the Podcast today! This is the trailer and a little bit of what’s to come. It’s the next phase of GumboLife and will feature amazing guests talking about culture, identity, and the things that are most important to you. I hope you find value in this podcast and interesting people…
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3 Ways to Answer “What are you?” Without Losing Your Mind
What are you? If I had a penny, not a quarter or a dollar, just a penny for how many times someone asked me that I’d be a rich woman. It wasn’t just a growing up thing it’s been a lifetime thing. I have always wondered what possesses people to open their mouth and just let that fall out. What…
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GumboLife is back
I started GumboLife in 2017 because I wanted Creole people to have a space that was about our stories, our culture and our experiences. I really didn’t do that great of a job. Life happened and in a big way, over and over again. For every step forward I got knocked three steps back, sometimes more. The past year and…
