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2 episodes with lyla june
2 episodes with lyla june
2 episodes with lyla june
In this conversation, Shayla Ouellette Stonechild interviews Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer. Dr. Johnston shares her journey of overcoming trauma and addiction, emphasizing the importance of prayer and connection to Creator in her healing process. She discusses the significance of service to the community and how education can be a powerful tool for Indigenous empowerment. Lyla advocates for building alternative systems that honor Indigenous values and knowledge, highlighting the need for regenerative practices to heal both people and the earth. Shayla and Lyla explore the significance of matriarchy, the importance of healing within Indigenous communities, and the role of future generations in the fight for justice and equality. More Info about Lyla and Her Work: Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is a poet, singer-songwriter, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, public speaker and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. Her messages focus on Indigenous issues and solutions, supporting youth, inter-cultural healing, historical trauma, and traditional land stewardship practices. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans. Her internationally acclaimed live performances are conveyed through the medium of speech, hip-hop, poetry, and acoustic music. Her personal goal is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. https://www.lylajune.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lylajune/ https://www.youtube.com/@LylaJune Thanks for checking out this episode of the Matriarch Movement podcast! If you enjoyed the conversation, please leave a comment and thumbs-up on YouTube, or leave a five star review on your favourite podcast app! Find Shayla Oulette Stonechild on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shayla0h/ Find more about Matriarch Movement at https://matriarchmovement.ca/ This podcast is produced by Women in Media Network https://www.womeninmedia.network/show/matriarch-movement/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Karelle Hall and Courtney Streett share their experience in the colonial state of Delaware as Nanticoke Tribal Members to bring back their ancient seeds, carry on the ways of their ancestors, and thrive in the face of ongoing colonization. They also speak with host Lyla June (www.lylajune.com) on the topic of Afro-Indigeneity and their collective work to abolish blood quantum and celebrate pluralistic identities and intra-diversity. Follow their work at: https://www.nativerootsde.org/Karelle Hall: https://anthro.rutgers.edu/academics/graduate/graduate-students/cultural-anthropology/1035-karelle-hallCourtney Streett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-streett-a671a631
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews Justin Adams, co-founder of Ostara and chair of Embercombe. The episode discussion revolves around reconnecting with the earth through the lens of European indigenous roots. Unlike the traditional focus on Turtle Island's Indigenous peoples, this episode explores pathways for individuals of European descent to reclaim ancestral relationships with the land. Justin shares insights on addressing the colonial legacy of European ancestors, grappling with historical shame, and acknowledging privilege as part of a broader effort to heal and restore harmony with the earth.To learn more about Ostara, visit https://www.ostaracollective.org/To learn more about Embercombe, visit https://embercombe.org/who-we-are/
This episode, host Lyla June is in conversation with Theresa "Bear" Fox, a song carrier and knowledge bearer of the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk Nation) from Akwesasne Territory in northeastern Turtle Island. Together, they explore her journey as a community member, her deep connection to her culture, and how she came to carry the songs and stories of her people. This heartfelt exchange offers insight into the preservation of traditions and the power of music and storytelling.Learn more about Theresa "Bear" Fox on her official website.Stream her music on Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Music.Doante or learn more about the Akwesasne Freedom School on their website.
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews Charlene Nijmeh, the chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, which is comprised of all known surviving American Indian Lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay Region.Throughout the episode, the discussion focuses around the powerful history of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, stories of resilience, and the "Trail of Truth", a 90-day horseback journey across the United States, all the way from San Francisco to Washington, beginning August 4th.With a strong sense of public service and duty towards her tribal communities, Charlene sits at the helm of the "Trail of Truth" protest and is determined to make sure that the voices of the unrecognized tribes are heard.To learn more about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, visit Muwekma.org.To donate to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, vist https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NJSTHL7GYM7WE.To learn more about Charlene Nijmeh, visit CharleneforCongress.com.
Når vi har trang til at råbe op omkring noget, er det ofte fordi der gemmer sig en sorg eller et sår nedenunder. Kun hvis vi tillader dette opråb at komme ud, kan vi se og prøve at forstå hvad det er som ligger under. Jeg fortæller om min egen sorg over vores brudte slægtslinjer. At vi ikke, som andre indfødte folk, har fået vores folks magiske traditioner og skikke overrakt direkte af praktiserende ældre i vores landsby. Jeg mærker sorgen over det som overgik disse vise forfædre og mødre. Hekseforfølgelser, afbrændinger, tortur, udryddelser mm. Jeg fortæller om den mulighed jeg ser vi har, for at tage tråden op og fortsætte vævningen af det nordiske magiske tæppe. Ved at gå direkte til kilderne, træerne, bakker, sten, krage, rådyr etc... Det som er her, i vores nordiske landskab. Hvis vi går til dem, med lyttende, ydmygt hjerte, kan vi igen træde ind i ret relation med naturens kraft. Jeg nævner i dette afsnit Lyla June som er indfødt musiker og samfundsarrangør fra Turtle Island. Læs mere om hendes arbejde her: https://www.lylajune.com/ Susanne Schmidt KRAFTKVINDEN.DK
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews Dean Barlese, an elder and spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Max Wilbert, writer and community organizer whose been part of grassroots political work for 20 years, and is the founder of Protect Thacker Pass.Their discussion focuses around the status of the lithium mining project to be built on Thacker Pass, a physical feature located Humboldt County Nevada, a traditional and unceded territory of the Paiute and Shoshone people, and is United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land. The traditional Paiute name of Thacker Pass is Peehee Mu'huh meaning “rotten moon.” Now it is also the site of a massive lithium mine under construction, that is destroying the area and valuable habitat for the creatures who live there.Throughout the episode, our guests touch on how they are fighting against this project, what the lands means to them, and next steps.To learn more or get involved, visit ProtectThackerPass.orgTo donate, visit GiveButter.comTo read the autobiography of Billy Haywood, visit Archive.org
Some podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description. * Dr. Lyla June is a renowned Indigenous musician, songwriter, poet, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, and community organizer. Her music and message center around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing and are poetic articulations of Indigenous philosophies. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies. * This episode was recorded live in San Francisco on November 3rd, 2023. Lyla was joined on stage by Preston Vargas, CIIS Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, for a powerful evening of song and conversation exploring her life, art, and community organizing. A transcript is available at ciispod.com. * To find out more about CIIS and public programs like this one, visit our website ciis.edu and connect with us on social media @ciispubprograms. * We hope that each episode of our podcast provides opportunities for growth, and that our listeners will use them as a starting point for further introspection. Many of the topics discussed on our podcast have the potential to bring up feelings and emotional responses. If you or someone you know is in need of mental health care and support, here are some resources to find immediate help and future healing: * -Visit 988lifeline.org or text, call, or chat with The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 from anywhere in the U.S. to be connected immediately with a trained counselor. Please note that 988 staff are required to take all action necessary to secure the safety of a caller and initiate emergency response with or without the caller's consent if they are unwilling or unable to take action on their own behalf. * -Visit thrivelifeline.org or text “THRIVE” to begin a conversation with a THRIVE Lifeline crisis responder 24/7/365, from anywhere: +1.313.662.8209. This confidential text line is available for individuals 18+ and is staffed by people in STEMM with marginalized identities. * -Visit translifeline.org or call (877) 565-8860 in the U.S. or (877) 330-6366 in Canada to learn more and contact Trans Lifeline, who provides trans peer support divested from police. * -Visit ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics to learn more and schedule counseling sessions at one of our centers. * -Find information about additional global helplines at befrienders.org. * LINKS * Podcast Transcripts: https://www.ciispod.com/ * California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Website: https://www.ciis.edu/ * CIIS Public Programs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ciispublicprograms * CIIS Public Programs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciispubprograms/ * Mental Health Care and Support Resources: https://988lifeline.org/ https://thrivelifeline.org/ https://translifeline.org/ https://www.ciis.edu/ciis-in-the-world/counseling-clinics https://befrienders.org/
In this episode, host Lyla June talks with Maria Azhunova of the Buryat-Mongol Indigenous Peoples, Director of the Land of Snow Leopard Network. Their discussion focuses around the significance of the Snow Leopard, it's meaning and how they are spreading awareness and education on this sacred animal, as well as protecting the animal from humans and outside dangers that can interfere with the endangered snow leopard, who lives in the mountains of South and Central Asia. Throughout this episode, they also talk about how interconnected all indigenous beings are, human and non-human and how to reflect on your own connection.To learn more about the Snow Leopard, visit snowleopardconservacy.org or landofsnowleopard.org.
Hip Hop, Alt Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Hip Hop, Rock, Traditional, Country Rez Metal, Original Soundtrack, R'n'B, Pop and Dance from members of the Lakota, Cree, Dakelh, Ojibwe, Inuit, Navajo, Oneida, Mohawk, Apache, and Choctaw Nations. Brought to you by Tunes From Turtle Island and Pantheon Podcasts. If you like the music you hear, go out and buy/stream some of it. :) All these artists need your support. Tracks on this week's show are: Stella Standingbear - Rock The Boat SUZUME & Lancelot Knight & Sarah Siddiqui - Sparrow Indian City & Goody Grace - Broken (feat. Goody Grace) Shy-Anne Hovorka - Gookums Song Kym Gouchie - Arsoo Shun Rebelwise & Quincy Davis & Ashel Seasunz & Lyla June & Ras K'Dee & Freddy Flowpez - FIRETENDER Jade Turner - That Wind Garret T. Willie - Make You Mine Tonight Tiffany Ayalik & Inuksuk Macay & Piqsiq - Sunburnt Unicorn end credits Will E. Skandalz & C-Mack & KronOz - Why U Buggin'? Irv Lyons Jr. & Joanna Shenandoah - Euphonious Alliance & Ashley Nez - The sharp Side Of Romance Las Cafeteras - Morena Morena Mumu Fresh - Greatful Chelsie Young & bruleboi - Whiskey Ain't Working (Bruleboi remix) QVLN - Menina (QVLN Mix) All songs on this podcast are owned by the artist(s) and are used for educational purposes only. All songs can be found for purchase or streaming wherever you get your great music. Please pick up these amazing tracks and support these artists. More info on the show here.
In this episode host Lyla June talks with Shelly Covert, spokesperson for the Nisenan Indigenous Nation, native to Grass Valley & Nevada City areas of northern California. Co-founders of CHIRP (California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project) Shelly Covert and Ember Amador discuss their $2.4M GoFundMe campaign to recover sacred lands stolen during the California Gold Rush. As of the publishing of this episode, they have already raised $2M. We discuss the tragedy of having to buy back stolen lands, but also celebrate that stolen wealth is being put towards the return of Indigenous lands. We request more support, and also celebrate that this small native nation, nearly extinguished by the California genocide and state-funded bounty hunting of indigenous peoples, is making a roaring comeback in the 21st-century.CHIRP's mission to preserve, protect and perpetuate Nisenan Culture is informed by the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribal Council, which assesses and identifies the needs and best practices of their Tribal citizens. This episode focuses on their fight and journey to buyback the Nisenan homelands and how CHIRP is able to uplift their community and impact those around them to donate, volunteer and stay informed about the buyback.To learn more about CHIRP, visit chirpca.org or their social media: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, or TwitterTo learn more about the Nisenan Tribe, visit nisenan.org
In this episode host Lyla June talks with Shelly Covert, spokesperson for the Nisenan Indigenous Nation, native to Grass Valley & Nevada City areas of northern California. Co-founders of CHIRP (California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project) Shelly Covert and Ember Amador discuss their $2.4M GoFundMe campaign to recover sacred lands stolen during the California Gold Rush. As of the publishing of this episode, they have already raised $2M. We discuss the tragedy of having to buy back stolen lands, but also celebrate that stolen wealth is being put towards the return of Indigenous lands. We request more support, and also celebrate that this small native nation, nearly extinguished by the California genocide and state-funded bounty hunting of indigenous peoples, is making a roaring comeback in the 21st-century.CHIRP's mission to preserve, protect and perpetuate Nisenan Culture is informed by the Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribal Council, which assesses and identifies the needs and best practices of their Tribal citizens. This episode focuses on their fight and journey to buyback the Nisenan homelands and how CHIRP is able to uplift their community and impact those around them to donate, volunteer and stay informed about the buyback.To learn more about CHIRP, visit chirpca.org or their social media: Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, or TwitterTo learn more about the Nisenan Tribe, visit nisenan.org
In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with, recognising and respecting Indigenous wisdom traditions as we seek to reinhabit our world regneratively. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. She recently finished her PhD on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.ReGeneration Rising is a specially-commissioned RSA Oceania podcast exploring how regenerative approaches can help us collectively re-design our communities, cities, and economies, and create a thriving home for all on our planet.Explore links and resources, and find out more at https://www.thersa.org/oceania/regeneration-rising-podcast Join the Re-generation: https://www.thersa.org/regenerative-futuresReduced Fellowship offer: In celebration of the launch of Regeneration Rising, we're offering a special promotion for listeners to join our global community of RSA Fellows. Our Fellowship is a network of over 31,000 innovators, educators, and entrepreneurs committed to finding better ways of thinking, acting, and delivering change. To receive a 25% discount off your first year of membership and waived registration fee, visit thersa.org and use the discount code RSAPOD on your application form. Note, cannot be used in conjunction with other discount offers, such as Youth Fellowship. For more information email fellowship@rsa.org.uk.
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews Marina Thomas, a curly haired, light skinned Onk Akimel O'odham mother fighting for the existence of our culture so our kids can play in the water. Their discussion focuses around the intense urbanization, colonization, distortion of their history and water theft the Akimel O'odham people are facing in the Phoenix and Tucson area. Throughout the episode, Marina also touches on what it means to be an Onk Akimel O'odham woman and how she got in touch with her indignity and her ancestors while working with Oak Flat. To learn more about the O'odham Led Direct Action Collective of Native Aunties, visit their Instagram.To learn more about the O'odham Piipaash Alliance, visit their Instagram.To learn more about protecting Oak Flat, visit their website.
In this episode, we delve into the realm of Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (ITEK), also known as TEK. TEK is a rich system of ecological science and ideas cultivated through generations of cultural stewardship of the land. Our guests, Ali Meders-Knight and Meleiza Figueroa of California Open Lands, provide deep insights into the significance of TEK in ecosystem restoration and land management. We explore the contrast between hands-off approaches to land management and the active land stewardship practiced by indigenous groups. Through TEK, indigenous communities employ specialized techniques such as cultural burning to prevent catastrophic fires and manage ecosystems effectively. Verbena Fields, an interactive food forest and interpretive park in North Chico, serves as a testament to the rich ecological heritage of the Mechoopda people. Ali's involvement in establishing this educational space highlights the importance of preserving indigenous knowledge for future generations. As we reflect on the future of TEK and Tribally-led workforce development, we recognize the need for greater collaboration and inclusion of indigenous perspectives in reforestation efforts. By leveraging the strengths of different groups and organizations, we can work towards a shared goal of restoring and conserving ecosystems. References: Bioneers. (2019, December 2). Lyla June on the forest as farm. Bioneers. https://bioneers.org/lyla-june-on-the-forest-as-farm-zp0z1911/ Guidelines for considering traditional knowledges in climate change initiatives. (n.d.). Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives. https://climatetkw.wordpress.com/ Indian Affairs (IA). (n.d.). Traditional Ecological Knowledge | Indian Affairs. https://www.bia.gov/service/fuels-management/traditional-knowledge/ Lands, C. O. (n.d.). California Open lands. California Open Lands. https://californiaopenlands.org/ Program, C. T. E. S. (n.d.). CHICO Traditional Ecological Stewardship Program. Chico Traditional Ecological Stewardship Program. https://tekchico.org/ Sommer, L. (2024, February 26). Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save sequoia trees? NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/02/26/1232963498/sequoias-wildfires-climate-change-replanting The producers of the Cone Zone strongly believe in the value of open discourse, and the right to freedom of expression. We would like to remind listeners that the views and comments expressed by our guests are theirs and theirs alone, and do not necessarily represent the opinions and perspectives of the Cone Zone's project sponsors or affiliates, including American Forests, the California Climate Action Corps and California Volunteers.
Indigenous artist Lyla June leads a 5-minute freewriting exercise about our personal journeys. Autobiographical writing has been shown to help do better in relationships and feel more satisfied in life. Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3622n5s6 How to Do This Practice: You will need writing utensils for this practice. Find a comfortable place to start this writing practice, taking a few moments to ground yourself. Write the prompt, “I come from a place where…” For the next 5 minutes (or more), write whatever comes to mind, allowing your thoughts and ideas to flow freely, without judgment or filters. Trying keeping your pen to the paper the whole time. Take some time afterward to read and reflect on what you wrote. Consider repeating this exercise every few weeks or months to reflect on your past and prospective future. Today's Happiness Break host: Lyla June is an Indigenous artist and scholar from the Diné Nation. Learn about Lyla June's work: [https://www.lylajune.com/> Watch Lyla June's videos: [https://tinyurl.com/bdhbwyru> Follow Lyla June on Twitter: [https://tinyurl.com/4pj565d6> Follow Lyla June on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/4pj565d6 More resources from The Greater Good Science Center: The Power of Expressing Your Deepest Emotions (The Science of Happiness Podcast): [https://tinyurl.com/2uzh3r67> How to Journal Through Your Struggles: [https://tinyurl.com/yua6wkwd> How Journaling Can Help You in Hard Times: [https://tinyurl.com/3zv3hunw> How Creative Writing Can Increase Students' Resilience: https://tinyurl.com/4xw8xuff How was your experience with this freewriting exercise? Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod. Find us on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ycukc4za Help us share Happiness Break! Leave us a 5-star review and copy and share this link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap We're living through a mental health crisis. Between the stress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, burnout — we all could use a break to feel better. That's where Happiness Break comes in. In each biweekly podcast episode, instructors guide you through research-backed practices and meditations that you can do in real-time. These relaxing and uplifting practices have been shown in a lab to help you cultivate calm, compassion, connection, mindfulness, and more — what the latest science says will directly support your well-being. All in less than ten minutes. A little break in your day.
Here we delve into the profound intersections of Wetlands, Indigenous food systems, and the enduring impacts of colonization, featuring the esteemed Dr. Lyla June Johnston. A luminary in her field, Dr. Johnston, a poet, anthropologist, and advocate for Indigenous wisdom, will lead us through an exploration of the intricate relationships between these elements. Lyla June speaks about the significance of Wetlands and highlight their importance in Indigenous cultures and food systems. From her unique perspective, Dr. Johnston shares stories and sustainable practices that have shaped Indigenous food cultures and deep connections and partnerships with the land.As part of this conversation, we also examine the impacts of colonization on Wetlands and Indigenous food systems following the westward expansion of European settlements across Turtle Island. Together, we explore changing perspectives on Wetlands and restoration efforts, as well as movements for reclaiming and revitalizing Indigenous land stewardship and food systems. This is an incredible opportunity to engage with a visionary leader and gain a deeper understanding of the vital connections between Wetlands, Indigenous food systems, and the ongoing impacts of colonization. Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives, and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.Note: Slides that she references can be seen in the video recording of this presentation available here: https://www.natureevolutionaries.com/events-programs/2024/lyla-june-johnstonSupport the show
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews Jeffrey Haas, a Jewish civil rights and criminal defense attorney who has represented with the families of Black Panther leaders, Water Protectors at Standing Rock, and many more. The conversation focuses on the topic of indigeneity between Zionists and Palestinians, how some members of the Jewish community are feeling about what Israel is doing, the United State's affect on the war against Palestinians and how to focus on making the world a more equitable place. To learn more about Jeffrey, visit his Instagram.To learn more about his work with Santa Feans for Justice in Palestine, visit their website.
In this episode, host Lyla June interviews two Palestinians who work with Sabeel, a Palestinian Christian group in Jerusalem. They work for Palestinian liberation within the context of the settler Zionism of the USA-Israel alliance. We discuss 1) how they are the original and Indigenous Christians of that land, 2) what gives us hope, 3) what the world can do amidst the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people, 4) what it means to be a Palestinian Christian, and 5) how they have spent their lives as Palestinian men working for a better world and what it means to work for a better world. Follow Sabeel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naimateekFollow Sabeel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabeelelquds
Dahr Jamail talks with Dr. Lyla June Johnston and gains a far broader perspective on the polycrisis. Lyla June wonders why people are surprised that things have arrived at this point of collapse, given the inherent insatiability of the dominant system of extraction and growth, and the fact that Indigenous people have been issuing warnings for centuries. She also discusses rebirth, consequences of our actions, the creation of new paradigms, the Lakota view of selfishness as a mental illness, gardening our culture, healing, and ultimately, love. Dr. Lyla June Johnston, of Navajo, Cheyenne, and European lineages, received her PhD from the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Indigenous Studies Program, with a focus on Indigenous land stewardship. She also has a degree in environmental anthropology, with honors, from Stanford University, and a degree in American Indian education, with distinction, from the University of New Mexico.
How do we create radically new perspectives and prosper antidotes that forge systemic change? In this episode we hear powerful voices gathered from previous podcast episodes including Bayo Akomolafe, Lyla June, Manish Jain and Helena Norberg-Hodge; all of whom recently shared their insights at Planet Local Summit. This episode gathers deep insights into the predicaments of our time. It is an invitation to radically inspire our imagination, shift our perspectives, ask different questions and explore new ways to become involved in serving each other and the world we live in during these turbulent times. We learn about :: their personal lives and motivations to serve humanity and the wider living world :: what it means to live in a “post-truth” world :: how we can free ourselves from the reductionist and destructive systems of our time and its consequences :: what antidotes we can cultivate to forge systemic change :: how we can unschool, revolutionise learning/education and create future vision to serve humans and more than humans better :: sacred knowledge & activism :: listening to each other & listening to Earth :: localism, alternative food systems and gift culture Links from this episode and more at allthatweare.org
Two sisters from different cultural backgrounds discuss the beautiful ways in which Black and Indigenous struggles intersect and have the potential to strengthen one another. Lyla June, of the Diné (Navajo) Indigenous Nation and host of Nihizhi Podcast, speaks with Katina. They also have hard conversations about the tragic histories and contemporary ways these two demographics have not always supported each other. Ultimately the two sisters band together in renewed commitment to stand solidly together in their respective struggles for Black and Indigenous liberation.www.nihizhi.comwww.BlackHistoryforWhitePeople.comwww.KatinaStoneButler.comwww.LylaJune.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Factor 75 and use my code blackhistory50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/black-history-for-white-people/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Two sisters from different cultural backgrounds discuss the beautiful ways in which Black and Indigenous struggles intersect and have the potential to strengthen one another. Lyla June, of the Diné (Navajo) Indigenous Nation and host of Nihizhi Podcast, speaks with Katina Stone-Butler, musician, advocate, and host of the Black History for White People podcast. They also have hard conversations about the tragic histories and contemporary ways these two demographics have not always supported each other. Ultimately the two sisters band together in renewed commitment to stand solidly together in their respective struggles for Black and Indigenous liberation.www.nihizhi.comwww.BlackHistoryforWhitePeople.comwww.KatinaStoneButler.comwww.LylaJune.com
Welcome to ADAPT REVOLUTION! Your weekly antidote to hate, greed, and ableism, where the D-Word is Disability. In today's episode, we have a TED-Talk by Lyla June about 3,000 year old solutions to modern problems, and an interview with Joan Ostrove from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN about disability in higher ed. Today's intro music is by Professor EXE, and outro music is "Unstoppable" by Lianne La Havas. The artists contained herein have the rights to their own content. A Youtube playlist with captioned video of this week's episode can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEwbFoMygwzOgAoVROY3avg4-MdPJwYuq. Join us with a monthly contribution or one-time donation! We need your support to sustain our work! Thank you :-) https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=6PQN64SNSW4TL
Welcome to Lunacy; where we discern the sacred from the insane and admit that whether we like it or not, we are all profoundly affected by the cycles of the moon. Today on the podcast, I'm welcome Torie Feldman, an ancestral healing expert and spiritual mentor. Torie guides women through ancestral connection practices to reclaim their connection to their roots, receive the unique medicine of their ancestors, awaken their magical gifts, and create a legacy in this lifetime.To learn more about Torie and to find her offerings, including her free “Reclaim Your Energy” meditation and her “Wise and Well” Challenge, visit:www.sacredancestry.comLearn about Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages:www.lylajune.comI welcome your thoughts on this episode! Comment on Youtube or find me on Instagram!I'm Geoff Eido. Join me each week for interviews and insights intended to shine a light on the darkness, like the full moon in the forest. www.geoffeido.cominfo@geoffeido.comhttps://www.facebook.com/GeoffEido Instagram: @geoffeido Support the Show.
In this episode Lyla June and Mona Haydar discuss the similarities between Turtle Island and the various cultures of Islam. Their discussion covers treating animals with honor, the importance of Creator, and the characterization of "savages," as an imperial framing used to justify the extraction of their homelands' resources. Their conversation also reviews the ways in which European forces have appropriated their culture's global contributions-- America's democracy for instance was deeply influenced by the Haudenosaunee Indigenous Confederacy; European sciences were heavily influenced by pre-inquisition Islamic universities; and Arabian horses were co-opted and retitled as European horses. Join us for this fascinating conversation! .Follow Mona on Instagram at @themostmona or visit her website www.monahaydar.com (http://www.monahaydar.com).
Lyla June in this illuminating community conversation with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo shares ways in which indigenous food systems of the past and present teach us how to relate to our inner and outer world. These highly successful systems have been proven to operate based on respect, reverence, responsibility, and reciprocity. She explores, among others topics: How can we manifest these qualities within ourselves and into the world? How can ancient wisdom help with modern ills? How does inner life reflect in outer behavior? Stick around towards the end of the episode for an original song by Lyla. Dr. Lyla June Johnston is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed through the medium of poetry, music and/or speech. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in Indigenous Studies with a focus on Indigenous Food Systems Revitalization. Topics: 00:00 – Introduction 04:02 – Outer Landscapes / Indigenous Food Systems 16:30 – Hunting and Fishing 24:40 – Water 46:40 – Bamboo 56:02 – Inner Landscapes
Inspired by an article written by Lyla June, Reclaiming our Indigenous European Roots, Luis explores the dangers of denying and disowning our Whiteness.He first discusses why an overcoupling of Whiteness with "bad" can actually lead to fawning or performative allyship, i.e. behaviors that in reality do not support those who may be experiencing racism. But he further explores what many of us have not only gained but also lost in assimilating to the American White ideal and similarly, how only associating the parts of our lineage that may align with "Whiteness" with evil or destruction can eclipse a lineage that also may have aspects of beauty and connection.Luis also reads for us Reclaiming our Indigenous European Roots in its entirety. For more information about Luis's work, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com.
Lyla June (pictured) uses both song and word via TEDx to help us both see and understand that the solutions of her people can still be applied to modern day problems. Her TEDx presentation is entitled: "3000-year-old solutions to modern problems". In this profoundly hopeful talk, Diné musician, scholar, and cultural historian Lyla June outlines a series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native American food and land management techniques and strategies. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. She blends studies in Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her current doctoral research focuses on Indigenous food systems revitalization. Listen to, and watch, "All Nations Rise" as performed by Lyla June. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message
Im Sinne guten Managements wird oft versucht, die angesagten "Tools", wie z.B. SCRUM oder andere agile Methoden einzusetzen. Doch Methoden sind nicht das non-plus-ultra. Das, was Naturvölker seit tausenden Jahren nutzen, geht weit über Tools hinaus, da sie nicht den neuesten Moden hinterher jagen, sondern sich an Prinzipien ausrichten. Lyla June, vom Volk der Diné bzw. Navajo, stellt in ihrem TEDxKC Talk solche Prinzipien des Landmanagements unter dem Titel „3000-year-old solutions to modern problems" vor. Bei mir hat diese Rede einen deutlichen Perspektivenwechsel ausgelöst: Die "Indianer" waren keine einfachen Jäger und Sammler. Das haben die Europäer jedoch aufgrund ihrer anderen Auffassung von Landwirtschaft nicht erkannt. Sie haben europäische Kriterien angesetzt und daher nicht realisiert, dass die Ureinwohner die Lebendigkeit ihres Lebensraumes auf ihre Art und Weise gefördert haben. Damit auch Sie in den Genuss eines Perspektivenwechsels kommen, stelle ich Ihnen in diesem Podcast diese vier Prinzipien des Landmanagements vor. Ich bin davon überzeugt, dass sich diese, im Folgenden kurz zusammengefasst, auch ganz allgemein für jegliche Art von Führung und Management eignen: - tap into and align ourselves with the forces of nature - intentional habitat expansion - de-center humans - design for perpetuity Dieses youTube Video hat mir wieder einmal vor Augen geführt, dass es auf die Art und Weise des Sehens ankommt, wenn man Sachverhalte objektiv erkennen möchte. Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Spaß beim Zuhören und erfolgreiche Prüfungsprozesse!
How many of us know anything about food systems? What are food systems and what guides the foods eaten? Answering that question is something we all should consider. When it comes to indigenous communities how do we answer that question? Indigenous people have had their lives, food systems, and cultures destroyed and continually interrupted. Learn more about this topic with our guest Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Din (Navajo), Ts ts h st hese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe toward personal, collective, and ecological healing.
How many of us know anything about food systems? What are food systems and what guides the foods eaten? Answering that question is something we all should consider. When it comes to indigenous communities how do we answer that question? Indigenous people have had their lives, food systems, and cultures destroyed and continually interrupted. Learn more about this topic with our guest Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Din (Navajo), Ts ts h st hese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe toward personal, collective, and ecological healing.
On the podcast today: a recap of Indigenous activist Lyla June's talk on the UW campus. Plus, a suspect is identified in the bomb threats on HCBUs and Karen Bass is LA's first woman mayor.
Trigger Warning: This episode talks about child loss and grief. Ryan and Janelle lost their baby, Lyla June, in 2019 to the complications of William's Syndrome during open heart surgery. We learn about their story and the experience of child loss, learning to live with grief and PTSD. We also learn how we can mourn with those who mourn, and all the in-between.
Join Jheri Neri, Executive Director of the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition (GCNAC) and Indigenous Activist as we explore some of the most important healing work of our time. Jheri shares about the powerful and needed offerings of the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition and ways for folks to support this vital and life affirming work. We also talk about what it might mean to walk in balance for different folks, as inspired in part by the generosity and remembrance of the plants and trees like Maple. This is a generous offering of wisdom and experience on the part of Jheri, so many, many thanks to Jheri and all the folks at GCNAC for taking the time to share it with The Herb at the End of the World. If you want to join me in supporting the GCNAC's Land Back Initiative and the other amazing work they do, you can donate and find more ways to get involved, including checking out their amazing events they have coming up, at their website: https://gcnativeamericancoalition.com If you'd like to find out more about the book There There by Tommy Orange, you can check it out here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/563403/there-there-by-tommy-orange/ You can find out more about artist, scholar, and community organizer Lyla June at her website here: https://www.lylajune.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herb at the End of the World is created by Samwise Raridon, community herbalist, teacher and organizer of germanic, celtic and Lebanese lineages living as a guest in unceded Shawnee, Osage, Ofo and Mesopelea (otherwise known as Adena and Hopewell) land, colonially known as Athens, Ohio. This podcast will always be offered freely. If you're inspired by this work and want to support others in accessing healing and learning, please consider joining us as a patron on Patreon. If you are inspired by this work please leave us a five star review wherever you listen to podcasts so more people can find out about these resources! Have you seen this awesome video of our work? Big big thanks to Emily Harger for producing this magical short film. IG: @selfhealherbs FB: https://www.facebook.com/self.heal.herbal.clinic Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/samwiseraridoncommunityherbalist?fan_landing=true Sam's Website: https://www.selfhealherbs.com/
We live in a world which sees us constantly bombarded by information.And let's never forget the brilliance of that; the opportunities it provides for us to learn, particularly for and from those who may once have been excluded from mainstream sources of education or training. But there are downsides too: the ways in which that barrage of information can drown out that inner voice, the information inadequacy it can give us, and the sheer difficulty we can find in navigating that whole spectrum of available information in order that we can find the right way forwards for ourselves, and more.The challenges of our age of information have never been more apparent.So how do we navigate that spectrum of knowledge? And more, how and where do we begin to root ourselves in order to find a path back to our own centre. Following the thread of the Divine Feminist book, this week's episode sees Ceryn dive deep into that discussion of inner and outer knowledge, and how those sources of information can make themselves known to us. Episode notes If you'd like to learn more about The Divine Feminist and the topics Ceryn speaks about on today's episode, check out The Divine Feminist book. Click here to learn more and order your copy today.Within the episode, Ceryn mentions her upcoming course on space holding, Hold and Be Held, beginning on 17th February. The course is available to book now and we'd love to see you there!Ceryn also mentions the work of writer and activist Lyla June. She also mentions the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert.If the journey of your own aligned expansion is something you want to lean into more deeply, then head over to The Divine Feminist Community for support and guidance. The community is open to members now, featuring exclusive content to deepen your journeys with this and all future episodes of the podcast. To learn more, or to join us today visit www.divinefeminist.com/communityAnd remember, to keep up with the latest from Ceryn and all things Divine Feminist, follow @divine.feminist on Instagram.Music is Start Again by Alex Beroza, copyright Alex(2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here.
This week we recap episodes 16-38 and rediscover some of the highlights with guests including Farah Nabulsi, Laila El-Haddad, Qaher Harhash, Lyla June, Hadar Cohen, Malak Mattar, Rifk Ebeid, Jon Elmer, Joe Gaza, Joudie Kalla, Max from Palestine Action, Noam Shuster, Noor Elkhaldi, and Samer Fidy. It's an episode that catches you up to the present with some of the best of from 2021. We'll be back next week with brand new content!
This is a rebroadcast of our June 2020 interview with Lyla June, an Indigenous environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, NM.For the show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/lyla-juneSubscribe to Next Economy Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you find podcasts.---LIFT Economy NewsletterJoin 7000+ subscribers and get our free 60 point business design checklist—plus monthly tips, advice, and resources to help you build the Next Economy: https://lifteconomy.com/newsletter---Next Economy MBAThis episode is brought to you by the Next Economy MBA.What would a business education look like if it was completely redesigned for the benefit of all life? This is why the team at LIFT Economy created the Next Economy MBA (https://lifteconomy.com/mba).The Next Economy MBA is a nine month online course for folks who want to learn key business fundamentals (e.g., vision, culture, strategy, and operations) from an equitable, inclusive, and regenerative perspective.Join the growing network of 250+ alumni who have been exposed to new solutions, learned essential business skills, and joined a lifelong peer group that is catalyzing a global shift towards an economy that works for all life.Learn more at https://lifteconomy.com/mba.---Show Notes + Other LinksFor detailed show notes and interviews with past guests, please visit https://lifteconomy.com/podcastIf you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? Visit: https://bit.ly/nexteconomynowTwitter: https://twitter.com/LIFTEconomyInstagram: https://instagram.com/lifteconomy/Facebook: https://facebook.com/LIFTEconomy/YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/LifteconomyMusic by Chris Zabriskie: https://chriszabriskie.com/The spring cohort of the Next Economy MBA is officially open! Save 20% when you register before 1/29 with our early-bird sale ➡️ https://lifteconomy.com/mba
Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. She blends studies in Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her current doctoral research focuses on Indigenous #foodsystems revitalization. This week, she joins host Matt Moroney on the Raise Green podcast to discuss indigenous forms of #sustainability, the role of #art in #socialchange, and more.
Fiona Maddocks Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age, Faber and Faber 2001 Donna Haraway Staying With The Trouble Duke University Press, 2016 https://www.missingwitches.com/2021/09/21/e98-mabon-2021-making-manifestos-w-whitefeather-hunter-of-bioart-coven/ Hudson - https://www.sfsu.edu/~medieval/Volume%201/Hudson.html “Hildegard of Bingen's Vital Contribution to the Concept of Woman” Abigail Favale https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/hildegard-of-bingens-vital-contribution-to-the-concept-of-woman/ https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/11/19/saint-hildegard-coronavirus-catholic-joy https://www.facebook.com/lylajune/posts/315044913323524 https://www.medievalists.net/2016/07/the-herbal-cures-of-hildegard-von-bingen-was-she-right/ https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/suzanne-simard-interview.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-cookie-recipe Hildegard von Bingen's Mystical Visions: Translated from Scivias by Bruce Hozeski. From the introduction by Matthew Fox O.P. Holy Names College Oakland. Hildegard of Bingen: Visions and ValidationBarbara NewmanChurch HistoryVol. 54, No. 2 (Jun., 1985), pp. 163-175 (13 pages)Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the American Society of Church Historyhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3167233 https://ignota.org/blogs/news/hildegards-healing-recipes https://www.healthyhildegard.com/hildegard-of-bingen-medicine/ https://www.medievalists.net/2016/07/the-herbal-cures-of-hildegard-von-bingen-was-she-right/.appears in Forschende Komplementärmedizin, Vol.19 (2012) pp.187-190. https://bc.thegrowler.ca/features/beerstory-101-st-hildegard-of-bingen/https://www.healthyhildegard.com/health-benefits-of-beer/http://theunrulymystic.com/patron-saint-creativity/https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/11/19/saint-hildegard-coronavirus-catholic-joyhttps://www.learnreligions.com/health-and-nutrition-from-the-middle-ages-1446964 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44445287 https://issuu.com/pedrocalamandja/docs/epdf.tips_hildegards-healing-plants https://chapel.princeton.edu/news/hand-god https://westminsterabbey.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Selected-Writings-Hildegard-of-Bingen-Mark-Atherton.pdf https://visualmelt.com/Hildegard-von-Bingen
Rendering Unconscious welcomes Lyla June Johnston and Tanaya Winder to the podcast! Lyla June is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed through the medium of poetry, music and/or speech. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in Indigenous Studies with a focus on Indigenous Food Systems Revitalization. https://www.lylajune.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lylajune/ Tanaya Winder is a poet, writer, artist and educator who was raised on the Southern Ute reservation in Ignacio, CO. An enrolled member of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, her background includes Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, Diné, and Black heritages. Tanaya writes and teaches about different expressions of love (self love, intimate love, social love, community love, and universal love). https://tanayawinder.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tanayawinder/ Tanaya created Dream Warriors Management, a collective of Indigenous Artists who believe in pursuing passions, dreams, and gifts to better loved ones and communities while also uplifting others. Each artist travels to perform concerts, run workshops, teach empowerment and artistic skill sets, showcase his/her performance art & artistry, and speak at various engagements throughout the country. In addition to their artistic endeavors, they hustle hard to work within communities whenever they get the opportunity. Together, they developed the Dream Warriors Scholarship. https://dreamwarriors.co Support Tanaya at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tanaya You can also check out her TEDx Talk presented at TEDxABQ 2013: Igniting Healing – a powerful talk on the power of poetry and creativity. https://youtu.be/BF1z5XHEMaM This episode also available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/XjNH8f2NefI Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice by Rupa Marya and Raj Patel. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374602529 Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393248524 Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by psychoanalyst Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, who interviews psychoanalysts, psychologists, scholars, creative arts therapists, writers, poets, philosophers, artists & other intellectuals about their process, work, world events, the current state of mental health care, politics, culture, the arts & more. www.renderingunconscious.org Support the podcast at Patreon. Your support is greatly appreciated! www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Rendering Unconscious Podcast can be found at your favorite podcasting platforms, including: Spotify / iTunes / Soundcloud / Podbean: www.renderingunconscious.org/about/ The song at the end of the episode is “North Star (feat. Quincy Davis)” by Lyla June. All Bandcamp sales benefit @7genfund dedicated to Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. https://lylajune.bandcamp.com Lyla June's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lylajohnston/videos?app=desktop Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: Tanaya Winder and Lyla June
Indigenous People's Day special episode** with segments from our archives: We begin with Lyla June who speaks about the role that the creative arts have played in her own life, as well as the impact of the creative arts in movement spaces for environmental and social justice. Then, we revisit our story on the Land Back of Papscanee Island to the original inhabitants of the land, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of the Mohican Indians Later on, Matoaka Little Eagle speaks to the impact boarding schools had on Indigenous Society After that, our interview with Grammy Award winning musician, Joanne Shenandoah Finally, we will play part of the Myron Dewey interview: an incredible filmmaker, educator, and activist whose life was recently cut short
Lyla June Johnston is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed through the medium of poetry, music and/or speech. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in Indigenous Studies with a focus on Indigenous Food Systems Revitalization.
HMM producer Anna Steltenkamp speaks with Lyla June for her podcast series, "Indigenous Voices at the Intersection of Environmental & Social Justice" (https://www.mediasanctuary.org/project/indigenous-voices-at-the-intersection-of-environmental-social-justice-podcast-series/). Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends studies in Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree, focusing on Indigenous food systems revitalization. In this dialogue, Lyla speaks about the role that the creative arts have played in her own life, as well as the impact of the creative arts in movement spaces for environmental and social justice. She reflects on the value of community-level organizing, as well as the negative consequences of the notion of private property and the need to challenge this idea in order to act in a manner that acknowledges and respects our connectedness and interdependency throughout space and time. The conversation then transitions to a discussion about Lyla's own learning journey and the lessons she has learned about food systems, land stewardship practices, and reciprocal relations with(in) the natural world, in which she shares tangible examples discovered through her journey and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing Indigenous wisdom traditions.
This week, the Palestine Pod interviews Lyla June, an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) nations from Taos, New Mexico. Lyla speaks to us about the ill-effects of colonialism in Turtle Island (i.e. the United States) especially on food and ecosystems and Lara draws comparisons to Palestine. Lyla describes what makes a sustainable culture and recalls the sustainability of indigenous culture as well as the suitability of indigenous food to indigenous communities on a personal level. We speak about the importance of Land Back in Turtle Island and the Palestinian right of return and Lyla shares with us her journey to learning about and supporting the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Michael queries how white settlers in Turtle Island can best get involved in a Land Back movement.
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with a piece by Mark Dunlea interviewing Jamie Crouse of Reimagine Troy regarding the new hirings in the Troy City Council and other updates. Then, we will hear from our roaming labor correspondent Willie Terry with the first episode of his roundtable discussion on policing in the Black community. Later on, we will hear from Cary Dresher who is running for District 5 Troy City Council. After that, we continue speaking with Lyla June who compares Euro-American knowledge systems to Indigenous knowledge systems Finally, we will hear about one of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute student athlete’s perspective on spring sports during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin by reviewing pending climate legislation with Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch who spoke with Mark Dunlea Then, Troy Prep Club interviews Darrell Camp, a reporter for WMHT Later on, Bert Weber, co-founder of Common Roots Brewing Company talks with us about creating the Common Roots Foundation After that, we continue the conversation with Lyla June, a community organizer who spoke with Anna Steltenkamp for the Indigenous Voices series Finally, we hear from two young girls who attend Girls Inc. and speak about their learning S.T.E.M.
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with a story about opponents of the Norlite incinerator in Cohoes planting sunflowers this weekend Then, we talk with Maureen Aumand for our weekly peace segment about a webinar on May 17 for the Global Day of Action on Military Spending Then we have a segment from Justin Romero about his first time observing Ramadan with his Muslim girlfriend. Later on, we have the third part of an interview about Indigenous Voices with Lyla June about 'food,' agricultural practices, and land stewardship. Finally, we hear from Ashley Charleston is a returning member of ‘Girls Inc’ and the author of ‘Ny'asia's Beautiful Discovery’
Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, We begin with a recap of Troy’s decision to hire 6 additional police officers from last week’s meeting. Then, Wille Terry brings us a virtual press briefing on Police reform in Aging prison populations. Later on, Dulcinia Diggs continues her conversation with Comedian Tiffani Barber “Tbarb” After that, Anna Steltenkamp talks with Lyla June for the Indigenous voices series Finally, David Rothenberg takes actual songs of humpback whales and translates them into musical notation and speaks with Moses Nagel
In this episode, SooJin and Hannah invite Karla Benson Rutten (from episode 2) back to dive deeper into raising multiracial, antiracist children. SooJin opens the conversation by naming the victims of the recent shootings in Atlanta, GA, and Boulder, CO. She shares how these events are impacting her personally as a Korean-American woman, and she explains how white supremacy, a system of dehumanization, contributes to these violent acts. Together we recognize how antiracism helps to connect us through our shared humanity and how community plays a critical role in processing the pain.Our intention for this episode is to envision a multiracial and antiracist society and become better versed in each other’s narratives. Karla, who describes herself as a Black cis-woman, is married to a white man. Together they are raising two biracial, Black children. Karla is one of the most intentional, deliberate, and strategic antiracist parents we know. During the episode, Karla shares the ways in which she “vetted” her white partner before getting involved. She talks about some of the dynamics they had to navigate with their friends and family, what it was like when they became parents, and the racist, sexist stereotypes and biases she had to negotiate because her children didn't necessarily look like her - especially as babies. Karla and her partner have built a strong foundation for their family, which ultimately serves to protect their children. We strongly recommend listening to this episode if you’re in an interracial relationship or are raising biracial or multiracial kids. Karla’s wisdom and experience is profoundly moving and inspiring.Please note: We sometimes use the acronym BIPOC, which means Black, Indigenous and/or People of Color. In this episode we use the term “nibling,” which is a gender-inclusive way of referring to the children of siblings - replacing niece or nephew.Resources:I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious WorldRaising Multiracial Children: Tools for Nurturing Identity in a Racialized WorldWebsite to learn more about Mentored Troops: www.GirlScoutsRV.org/CommunityEngagementOde to George: Reflections on George Floyd’s Memorial Site at 38th & Chicago (Now Accepting Submissions!)Learning for Justice article: https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/summer-2013/when-bad-things-happen?utm_source=Learning+for+Justice&utm_campaign=ff0c94f8ab-Newsletter+3-23-2021&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a8cea027c3-ff0c94f8ab-101589733Medicine Stories podcast (E38) with guest Lyla June: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/38-healing-our-indigenous-european-ancestors-lyla-june/id1317478907?i=1000429149558&l=esComing to the Table (Minneapolis chapter): https://comingtothetable.org/organizer/minneapolis/TwinCare Dental on E. Lake Street: http://www.twincaredental.com/
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage underresources indigenous communities across the United States, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa consider the ways our country's Eurocentric obsession with quantification and categorization have fed the marginalization of Native peoples and African Americans alike, and how the historical undercounting of Native populations has led to the COVID crisis our indigenous brothers and sisters are experiencing today. They speak with activist, hip hop artist, and former state house candidate Lyla June about our shared struggles for sovreignty and how Native wisdom informs her environmental justice advocacy. And they honor Native hip hop from various corners of North America, from the boujee stylings of Haisla duo Snotty Noz Rez Kids to a pride in tradition seen in Dreezus' Warpath to the poetic resilience of JB the First Lady's Still Here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
What if we cultivated our environment instead of intensive crop planting and animal farming, and in turn created an abundance of food to meet our needs? Is this what First Nations people did here in the Americas? This concept is the focus of doctoral research of today's guest, Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer, Lyla June. June is an Indigenous woman of Dine (Navajo), Tsetsehestahese (Cheyenne) and European lineage. She's pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. And she's fascinated by the intersection of Indigenous food systems and Indigenous land management. Interview Summary So can you begin by explaining how you came to be passionate about food as an Indigenous woman? And tell us some about your doctoral work. Sure, so as you may know, a lot of Native people are struggling with diabetes and other food-related illnesses and are having a hard time accessing foods. And a lot of us live in what they call food deserts. A lot of our food systems were destroyed in the process of the creation of America. Everything from decimating buffalo populations to burning down orchards and cornfields to ruining the salmon runs by putting dams in all the rivers; and destroying the beavers for the fur trade, which destroyed all the ponds which supported a lot of food systems. So our ways of life, as you can imagine, have been deeply altered, and that has its ramifications on our health. I think you can't help but be very attuned to food systems as an Indigenous person. I think what sparked my doctoral research is how tribes have, before Columbus and still do today these genius practices of taking care of the land that actually enhance the natural food-bearing capacity of the land. And what really sparked my interest in that was an elder who said to me, "Native people control enough land "to change the way the world thinks about food and water." And that really inspired me because that made me feel like, you know, even though we've lost most of our land base, it doesn't take a very large model to start a revolution in the way people think about things. So I've been going around traveling as part of my doctoral research, recently reading a ton, but a lot of times just working face-to-face with Native people and seeing the ways in which they take care of the land. That's really how I got into it. This belief that Native people could not only create thriving life for their own communities through the revitalization of our food systems—but that we could actually become leaders once again to help not just our communities, but to help the rest of the world. Although industrial agriculture seems like it's working right now, it's only a matter of time until it collapses. We are on the precipice of a very, I don't think there's any way to sugarcoat it, a very tragic famine. I think there's a way around that with our current food system. And so I would like to work with a number, dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of Indigenous peoples who are preparing for that, and ready to share our medicine and our knowledge with the world. If it's okay, I'd like to share just a few vignettes of how Indigenous peoples are exemplifying this way of working with the Earth. I'd very much like that. And what you're saying sounds very concerning and very hopeful at the same time. I feel that every day, a very strong mixture of urgency and hope all at once, and it's exciting work. And I very much feel guided by the ancestors 'cause the things I'm learning and the things I'm coming across are just way too big for coincidence. But for example, there's a group in British Columbia that I talk about very frequently called the Heiltsuk Nation. They live on a little island called Bella Bella, West Coast of Canada. And they actually have these hand-planted kelp forests that they plant along the shoreline of their islands. And at the right time of year, they go out and put this kelp, it's very fast-growing kelp. And this increases the surface area upon which the herring fish, which is a little silver fish, can lay their eggs. And so they just litter the whole place with eggs, millions and millions and millions of eggs. And that provides the basis for the salmon, the killer whales, the sea lions. The humans, of course eat it. It's a huge delicacy. You can sell it for tons of money, but they don't sell it. They actually use it to feed their island ecosystem. So on up the food chain to the wolves, the eagles. And everyone in the system benefits from this anthropogenic base of calories. And I say anthropogenic, which means manmade. There are ways to touch the Earth that are very kind and very helpful, not just in the feeding of humans, but of other lifeforms as well. Another example I like to give is the Shawnee ancestors of what we now call Kentucky. What we see is in the fossilized pollen if you take soil cores out of the ponds, you can see pollen that is as old as 10,000 years. And you can see what the forest has looked like over the past 10,000 years. And what we find is for a long time, it was just cedar and hemlock dominating the pollen profile. And then about 3,000 years ago, this is before Christ, we see the Shawnee ancestors move in and we see a huge influx of hickory nut, black walnut, chestnut, acorns, sumpweed, goosefoot. All these edible plant species come into the pollen profile. Which means that somebody, presumably the Shawnee, radically transformed the whole cedar and hemlock forest into a dense food forest. What we also see is the influx of fossilized charcoal, which indicates that they managed this food forest with low intensity, gentle, prescribed burns, where you burn the forest floor, which eliminates competing vegetation. It injects nutrient dense ash into the soil, phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium. It creates the charcoal which creates little apartment buildings for microbes in the soil. So you make a living soil. And this food forest with the charcoal persisted for 3,000 years, up until about 1830, we see the whole system collapse. All the pollen disappears, all the chestnut disappears. This is an example I like to give to show people how longstanding and how sophisticated Indigenous food systems are. I have also been looking at the Tenochtitlan, which was the original city of Mexico City. They had these incredible waste sanitation systems where they say that human waste was so valuable on Lake Texcoco, way before Columbus was a twinkle in his daddy's eye, that you could actually bring it to the market and trade it. You could trade your own waste for goods and services because they had this waste sanitation system that reinvested all of this so-called waste into their food systems, which were floating gardens they created out of reeds and very special soil systems. Gardens that floated all over Lake Texcoco. So if that's not sophisticated, I don't know what it is. I'm really very impressed by those stories. And one of the things that you made me think of as you were describing the kelp forest in Canada, was that the food sounds like it's part of the spiritual life of the individuals who were raising it, consuming it, protecting it, et cetera. Is that correct? Oh, absolutely. In fact, there's one elder I interviewed from the Amah Mutsun Nation who are the Indigenous peoples of what we now call Santa Cruz, California. And they did a similar forestry management strategy where they used prescribed burns. But he said that it was a ceremony. He said the smoke would go up into the oak trees because they're oak people and those acorns form a very important caloric base for the pre-Columbian peoples of California. They were acorn people through and through. The smoke would go up through the trees and would smudge off the trees. It would bless the trees, he said. They had fire-resistant bark because they had co-evolved with human fire for so many millennia. And this smoke would kill all the weevils and bugs and pests. And so you had a really healthy acorn harvest in the fall. And so it was absolutely not just land management, but it was a prayer and a gift. Sort of like Vandana Shiva from India says. She says, "Nitrogen and potassium and phosphorus. "Those are elements in a periodic table "from a Eurocentric point of view." She said, "But to us, these are sacred elements "that we give as an offering to the Earth. "We offer these nutrients to the soil "as a spiritual offering to Mother Earth." I'm struck as you're discussing these conversations you've had with elders that they must be an invaluable source of information. And your discussions with them must be incredibly interesting, but they also must be very deeply moving, I assume. Oh yes, absolutely, because we don't have many of these elders left. And many of our elders don't know this information because America very deliberately expunged this knowledge through the boarding school system. My grandparents, for example, full-blooded Navajo, full-blooded Dine, they don't really know this type of knowledge. They were heavily Christianized as children in the boarding schools. They were heavily indoctrinated into this idea that white is right and brown is wrong. And the more like a white American you can be, then the more civilized you are, the more intelligent you are, the more holy and clean you are, which is absolutely what they taught Native children in the boarding schools. And it's just ironic that our food systems were actually very, very intelligent, and very, very advanced. The work that you're doing including your doctoral work is an effort to protect this information, to preserve it, to communicate it, to amplify it. Are there a lot of other efforts around to do the same sort of thing? Yes, I am one of many, many, many. It's a beautiful thing that I don't have to do this alone because Indigenous food systems as a movement is really burgeoning right now. For instance, you have a lot of eco-linguistic revitalization. The first Indigenous eco-village ever has sprung up in the South, the Muskogee Eco-Village. And they are a language immersion eco-village. So if you go there, everybody's speaking Muskogee. And they understand that in order to revitalize their food ways, they must revitalize their language. And conversely, in order to revitalize their language, they must revitalize their food ways because their language talks about a certain world. And unless you recreate that world, there's nothing to talk about. If that makes sense. There's also a wonderful film that just came out called "Gather" and it's available on, I think, iTunes and Amazon. And it's all about the fight to revitalize Native food ways. It's really well done, and has a lot of Indigenous speakers leading the charge. There's the Indigenous Food Systems Network, indigenousfoodsystems.org that is really bringing together a number of players in this broad-based movement. There's also this really interesting phenomenon popping up, the popularization of Indigenous culinary arts. For instance, you have The Sioux Chef, which I imagine many of you have heard of. He's a Lakota chef, and Sioux is spelled S-I-O-U-X, which is one of the names for Lakota. So The Sioux Chef has written a book called, "The Sioux Chef's Kitchen," all about natural Indigenous-based dishes that you can make. There's also Taste of Native Cuisine, Carlos Baca, based out of Southwest Colorado, who has his own farm. And he's been foraging and creating these amazing culinary dishes, like top-notch, five-star, but he's bringing all of that to the people. And he's been bringing food boxes to people on the Navajo Reservation during the COVID crisis to give them real medicine, not just food, but also plant, different medicines to help. And then there's Yazzie The Chef was a Dine, a Navajo chef who's really been talking up our food ways. Rowan White, who's based in Northern California, but she's a Mohawk woman. She is leading the effort in seed rematriation, and she calls it rematriation instead of repatriation, kind of as a feminist take on all of that. But what she does is she gets all of these Indigenous seeds and she grows them, and replicates them, and proliferates them on her property. Everything from heirloom corn to heirloom amaranth to heirloom squashes and different Indigenous sage, tobacco. She builds up this seed bank, and then she gives it back to the Reservations. She gives all the seeds back to the people. So she's doing incredibly important work to preserve the genetic integrity of our food systems by saving and proliferating the seeds. Those are really interesting examples. And it's inspiring to hear about all the activity in this area, and gives us some hope for the future that we can learn from the past. So let's turn back to your doctoral work. Tell us a little bit more about what you're doing in the context of your doctoral work. I just finished my last course. So I'm now embarking on the dissertation writing and sort of taking the writing I've already done and synthesizing it and getting it ready. I won't claim to have an answer of what my dissertation is exactly. I'm kind of right in the middle of the process. But what I'm thinking is really taking all of these different case studies, which include the Heiltsuk, the Shawnee, the Amah Mutsun, ancestors of Tenochtitlan, the Menominee Tribal Enterprises where they have this amazing Indigenous forestry program where they've managed a forest for a hundred years and logged to the forest for a hundred year, and yet it has increased its biomass. And I'm hoping to generate some theory out of that, to do grounded theory, you know, where you look at what you see. You find commonalities. You find common denominators among all of these food systems and you develop some characteristics of Indigenous food systems. You develop some basic foundational principles. So that's my current strategy for now. I just went to some land in Kentucky, and we're thinking of actually recreating some of these food forests. And that's my ultimate goal. Whether it's a part of the dissertation or not, we're absolutely going to be putting all this knowledge into practice, because as I said, control enough land to change the way people think about food and water. My task, I feel, is to create these models, and have them be living, breathing systems that people can come and visit, and see, and taste, and feel, and say, "Hey, another way of food is absolutely possible. "Let's do it." You know, one that is not monoculture. One that not just honors biodiversity, but cultivates biodiversity. One that recharges the soil instead of depleting it. One that really honors the ceremonial aspect of food. One that doesn't call it food anymore because food is like a lifeless object, but honors the fact that it's a living, breathing being that gave its life so that we can live. You know, that's what food really is. One of the common denominators among all these food systems which I find incredibly fascinating is the construction of habitat. That is what a lot of our food systems seem to be about, where we actually construct an environment that is hospitable to certain species that we eat. And then those species come to us. Lyla, let me ask you one final question. This has been a fascinating discussion by the way. So one argument that you hear in defense of industrial agriculture practices is that they can be done to scale. And so the traditional practices that you're describing, people might support even in principle, but say you just can't do enough of it to feed the world. What is your reaction to that idea? It's a little bit contradictory because the more you create monoculture industrial agriculture at scale. The more you deplete the soils. The more you compromise the genetic integrity of the plants and animals. Because if you have all monoculture then you have narrowed the genetic pool. And that all has a whole cascade of negative consequences. So you might say it's scalable, right? But at what costs and for how long? That's the real question. People think that there weren't that many Native Americans here in North America. Well, we densely populated the land, and we managed the land extensively with these food forests, My point is, if we have these food systems, right? These food forests, for example, they actually strengthen the ability of other food systems to exist. Diversity creates diversity. So they're not just scalable, it's actually required to scale up in order for there to be a complex, multi-bioregion ecosystem. You need to start building up these polyculture food systems. You need to start building up the biodiversity. So to answer your question, not only are Indigenous food systems scalable, but they're the only thing that's scalable. They're the only thing that's going to last. Bio Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her dynamic, multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. She blends studies in Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree, focusing on Indigenous food systems revitalization.
Historically, UU ministers were instrumental in creating this U.S. holiday and the “Pilgrims and the Indians” pageant tradition that roots the holiday in an historically inaccurate and harmful colonial narrative. Many UU congregations in New England can trace their lineage directly back to early settler congregations that had a role in the genocide of Native communities. As a religious tradition, we cannot decide who we will be without reckoning with the truth of who some of our ancestors were. This year, let us be grateful in a genuine manner. Let our gratitude flow from our deep, ongoing commitment to justice and equity. Let our gratitude grow from the opportunities we have to be together authentically—whether virtually or in person. Please join me as we reimagine this day and gather in community to honor Indigenous ancestors, experiences and traditions. May it be a time to reflect and find meaning in how our shared values connect us. ” – UUA President, Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray. This podcast includes portions of a UUA service offered Nov. 22, 2020 as part of a 6-week initiative, “Harvest the Power.” Words of Welcome- Julica Hermann de la Fuente (:31) Opening Ceremony- Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow 2018 (3:22) Call to Worship- Nina Lytton, First Parish in Cambridge (5:30) Reflection - Hartman Deetz, Mashpee Wampanoag artist and activist (8:30) Poem - I am accused of tending to the past by Lucille Clifton; spoken by Nina Lytton (16:37) Interlude- excerpt from All Nations Rise by Lyla June (17:41) Sermon- Rev. Dr. Susan Frederick-Gray (18:12) Interlude- excerpt from One World (We Are One) by Taboo, IllumiNative and Mag 7 (35:20) Invitation and Blessing - Aly Tharp, UU Ministry for Earth (35:56)
This short episode is with Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June is poet, musician, educator, anthropologist, activist and community servant of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. She holds a degree in Environmental Anthropology with honors from Stanford University and a degree in American Indian Education with distinction from the University of New Mexico. Her internationally acclaimed performances and speeches are conveyed through the medium of prayer, hip-hop, poetry, acoustic music and speech. Lyla's personal goal is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. Music in this episode is "Final Transmission Home" by Amaranth Cove Please support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/astemperaturesrise More about Lyla June: https://www.lylajune.com/ Lyla June performing All Nations Rise: https://youtu.be/nr2VLI8jKww
How can deep listening guide us into paradigms of love and healing? In this episode Amisha speaks with Lyla June, Indigenous musician, scholar and community organiser. They reflect on destruction of indigenous societies, indoctrination and economies of convenience. They speak of sacred practices and indigenous stories to guide our lives into compassion, re-skilling and self-love. This podcast is part of a collaboration with St.Ethelburga's called ‘Listening to each other, Listening to Earth'. “We are sitting on the graveyard of vast, advanced, sophisticated, beautiful civilisations who we owe our very existence to oftentimes. Indigenous food scientists from thousands of years ago are what's feeding the world today. We brought the world potatoes. We brought the world tomatoes. We brought the corn. We brought the world cacao. We brought the world vanilla, you know, all these things. We had diverse systems. We understood that diversity was the cornerstone of health, and, I guess prosperity.” Lyla June Links from this episode and more at www.thefutureisbeautiful.co
A special episode dedicated to the longest-serving political prisoner in the world: Native American Indian activist Leonard Peltier. Inspired by the new podcast Leonard: Political Prisoner and from Erik's own interest and studies on the subject, this week's collection of music focuses on artists inspired by traditional and indigenous musics of the Americas. From the north, we'll go on a journey with activist Lyla June, jazz saxaphone master Jim Pepper, Oscar-winning composer Buffy Sainte-Marie, rock legend Robbie Robertson, and New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian music from the 79ers Gang and the Wild Tchoupitoulas. Heading down to Mexico, we'll hear Sylvana Estrada— a modern jazz and folk artist with traditional roots; Fuimos Venado—a contemporary band from Tijuana with deep roots in native folklore and healing (produced by Todd Clouser); and finally, the Mexican marimba legend of Chiapas, Zeferino Nandayapa. FREE LEONARD PELTIER!!
Venessa Rodriguez shares about an holistic and intuitive approach to health and healing. You’ll also hear about: How Venessa’s health and nutrition journey began after her mothers breast cancer diagnosis Weaving the Akashic records into the work of health and healing Detoxing and healing from our everyday exposure to toxins How spiritual and emotional challenges are manifested within the body ♥ PS - Make sure to get the secret episode with Venessa Rodriguez on skin health and creating the right environment for the body to heal, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Venessa Rodriguez is an intuitive nourishment guide, Akashic Record reader, functional nutritionist and host of the Feed Your Wild Podcast. Her mission is to put the soul back into medicine, supporting wild-hearted change-makers & healers to get to the root of their challenges with their health, body, and soul path. Venessa believes it’s time to awaken our innate healing capacity by reconnecting to nature and our own medicine through food, spirit, and love. Through her intuitively led business Wildly Rooted, Venessa offers an Akashic Mentorship program, Akashic Record readings and Soul Nutrition sessions. Within these sessions Venessa uses a variety of modalities to aid the mind, body and soul in its healing journey. Venessa also offers free access to her program Wildly UNSTUCK, to support folx in mastering the mindset of health. In this conversation Venessa shares how her own nourishment journey, as well as a focus on supporting others to the path of holistic health, began after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shares the call for us to be gentle with ourselves on our healing journey, and how we can create small, simple, everyday steps to achieve holistic health. In this episode, we talk about: Living amongst a herbal and organic farming community Food is medicine, food is nourishment Venessa’s grandmothers as rebel Witches Early internet forums How the breast cancer diagnosis of Venessa’s mother, cracked open a deep connection to her own intuition A living engagement with the process of grief The denigration of ancestral wisdom and knowledge The need for a collective shift into connection and support How Venessa weaves Earth honouring traditions into her work Rewilding the body How bringing the proper nourishment to people, supports the body to heal itself Working with the Akashic records Integrating the Akashic records into health and nourishment work Validating the ‘woo’ Vennessa’s personal mission to bring the soul back into medicine How spiritual and emotional challenges are manifested as physical symptoms within the body That children today are exposed to more toxins than ever How to have a holistic approach to blood work Using a natal chart and body chart to dive deeper into the bodies health Being gentle with yourself and asking what do you have access to, to heal? Your energetic resonance and being the kind of person that you want the world to be Creating simple small healthy habits that we can build upon Knowing and expressing our collective and individual power Why all healing is self healing Creating the time and space to touch in and connect with your intuition And so much more! Bonus Secret Episode! Get the secret episode with Venessa Rodriguez on skin health and creating the right environment for the body to heal, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Learn more about Venessa’s offerings at www.wildlyrooted.com Connect with Venessa on Instagram @wildly rooted // https://www.instagram.com/wildlyrooted/ Connect with Venessa on Facebook @wildlyrooted Listen to the Feed Your Wild Podcast http://www.wildlyrooted.com/podcast Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Akashic Records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records EMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromotive_force Organic Acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_acid CBC differential https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_blood_count Liver enzyme test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_function_tests Ayurveda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Human Design https://www.jovianarchive.com/get_your_chart Natal Chart https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php Lyla June https://www.lylajune.com/ Lyla June quote // Moonwise Podcast https://bit.ly/2OEb45z Natalie’s interview on Feed Your Wild Podcast http://www.wildlyrooted.com/fywpodcast/earthspeak Free gift from Venessa http://www.wildlyrooted.com/unstuck Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak
Venessa Rodriguez shares about an holistic and intuitive approach to health and healing. You’ll also hear about: How Venessa’s health and nutrition journey began after her mothers breast cancer diagnosis Weaving the Akashic records into the work of health and healing Detoxing and healing from our everyday exposure to toxins How spiritual and emotional challenges are manifested within the body ♥ PS - Make sure to get the secret episode with Venessa Rodriguez on skin health and creating the right environment for the body to heal, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Plus, when you sign up for secret episodes, you get the Plant Speak mini-course on how to grow relationships with Earth and nature spirits for support and guidance in your everyday life. ***** Venessa Rodriguez is an intuitive nourishment guide, Akashic Record reader, functional nutritionist and host of the Feed Your Wild Podcast. Her mission is to put the soul back into medicine, supporting wild-hearted change-makers & healers to get to the root of their challenges with their health, body, and soul path. Venessa believes it’s time to awaken our innate healing capacity by reconnecting to nature and our own medicine through food, spirit, and love. Through her intuitively led business Wildly Rooted, Venessa offers an Akashic Mentorship program, Akashic Record readings and Soul Nutrition sessions. Within these sessions Venessa uses a variety of modalities to aid the mind, body and soul in its healing journey. Venessa also offers free access to her program Wildly UNSTUCK, to support folx in mastering the mindset of health. In this conversation Venessa shares how her own nourishment journey, as well as a focus on supporting others to the path of holistic health, began after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She shares the call for us to be gentle with ourselves on our healing journey, and how we can create small, simple, everyday steps to achieve holistic health. In this episode, we talk about: Living amongst a herbal and organic farming community Food is medicine, food is nourishment Venessa’s grandmothers as rebel Witches Early internet forums How the breast cancer diagnosis of Venessa’s mother, cracked open a deep connection to her own intuition A living engagement with the process of grief The denigration of ancestral wisdom and knowledge The need for a collective shift into connection and support How Venessa weaves Earth honouring traditions into her work Rewilding the body How bringing the proper nourishment to people, supports the body to heal itself Working with the Akashic records Integrating the Akashic records into health and nourishment work Validating the ‘woo’ Vennessa’s personal mission to bring the soul back into medicine How spiritual and emotional challenges are manifested as physical symptoms within the body That children today are exposed to more toxins than ever How to have a holistic approach to blood work Using a natal chart and body chart to dive deeper into the bodies health Being gentle with yourself and asking what do you have access to, to heal? Your energetic resonance and being the kind of person that you want the world to be Creating simple small healthy habits that we can build upon Knowing and expressing our collective and individual power Why all healing is self healing Creating the time and space to touch in and connect with your intuition And so much more! Bonus Secret Episode! Get the secret episode with Venessa Rodriguez on skin health and creating the right environment for the body to heal, at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Learn more about Venessa’s offerings at www.wildlyrooted.com Connect with Venessa on Instagram @wildly rooted // https://www.instagram.com/wildlyrooted/ Connect with Venessa on Facebook @wildlyrooted Listen to the Feed Your Wild Podcast http://www.wildlyrooted.com/podcast Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Akashic Records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akashic_records EMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromotive_force Organic Acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_acid CBC differential https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_blood_count Liver enzyme test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_function_tests Ayurveda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda Human Design https://www.jovianarchive.com/get_your_chart Natal Chart https://astro.cafeastrology.com/natal.php Lyla June https://www.lylajune.com/ Lyla June quote // Moonwise Podcast https://bit.ly/2OEb45z Natalie’s interview on Feed Your Wild Podcast http://www.wildlyrooted.com/fywpodcast/earthspeak Free gift from Venessa http://www.wildlyrooted.com/unstuck Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! Theme music is “It’s Easier” by Scarlet Crow http://www.scarletcrow.org/ and “Meeting Again” by Emily Sprague https://mlesprg.info/ Learn to trust your intuition and activate your Earth magic + sign up for our delightful newsletter at https://www.earthspeak.love Follow Earth Speak on Instagram and tag us when you share @earthspeak https://www.instagram.com/earthspeak
Lyla June, musician, anthropologist and activist, introduces us to the Seven Generations New Deal and how applying this has the potential to create “what could possibly go right”. Her interview insights included: That it’s hard to imagine what the world could be like, when we're so busy fighting what it's like.That economy is inseparable from ecology; you can destroy ecology to help the economy for only a short time, before your whole house of cards collapses. That the systems and conceptual frameworks that got us into this climate crisis will not get us out of it. The value of respecting indigenous science and looking to those societies with a proven track record of sustainability for solutions.That considering the inequity of who will have to pay for others’ climate mistakes, this reframing shifts emissions reduction from a scientific option to an ethical obligation.The importance of climate education and that everyone deserves to be informed from a multicultural perspective, not just the Eurocentric view.That we need visionary, forward thinking voices that push lawmakers to think completely differently.Visit www.sgnd.info to read more about the Seven Generations New Deal.Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseriesSupport the show (https://www.postcarbon.org/support-what-could-possibly-go-right/)
Jak podróżować by być w zgodzie ze sobą i naturą? Co można przywieźć z Hawajów by zmienić swoje podejście do środowiska? Czy mieszkanie w Puszczy Knyszyńskiej, pod granicą z Białorusią, to spoko przeżycie? I czy podejście pozytywne, że jesteśmy częścią natury i jesteśmy w stanie jej pomóc i naprawić nasze błędy, jest akceptowalne w dzisiejszej Polsce? A co z wiarą i ekologią - czy to się przypadkiem nie kłóci? Na te i wiele innych pytań odpowiedzą nasze bohaterki podcastu: Magda Bębenek oraz Agnieszka Prymaka.Magda Bębenek to niesamowita dziewczyna. Rzadko spotyka się tak diabelsko inteligentne bestie, które są jednocześnie tak świadome siebie i tego co je otacza. Już od najmłodszych lat wiedziała, że chce podróżować. Nie przewidziała jednak, że jej wyjazdy, a szczególnie wizyta na Hawajach, doprowadzi ją z powrotem do natury i mieszkania w Puszczy Knyszyńskiej. Ta laska pisze książki o Polkach, po to by pokazać, że sprawczość jednostki jest o wiele większa niż może się nam wydawać. Nic dziwnego, że została naszą przewodniczką odcinka po grząskich tematach podróży, ekologii oraz innych “efemerycznych” tematów. Rozmawiamy z nią w Zielskiej Kolonii, popijając oksydowaną herbatkę, którą przyrządziła jedna z bohaterek jej ostatniej książki ( “Polka potrafi. Świat naszych marzeń “) Aga Prymaka.Nie mogliśmy pominąć w podcaście również Agi. Aga prowadzi Zielską Kolonię, jest podlaską zielarką i ma tyle wiedzy dotyczącej roślin, że aż ciężko to ogarnąć. Dzieli się nią z ludźmi podczas warsztatów, które tu prowadzi. A tematów jest dużo - od dzikiej kuchni, przez zdrowotne właściwości po robienie herbat, olejów, olejków, maści i naturalnych kosmetyków. Nic dziwnego, że to Aga pokazuje nam jak mogą wyglądać regionalne podróże, które są tak blisko natury, jak mało co.Wiemy, że to temat nie dla każdego. Wiemy, że pewnie wiele osób nie jest przygotowanych na pokazanie przyrody, tak jak przedstawia ją Magda. Ale czy poznawanie idei, które są dalekie od naszego normalnego spojrzenia na świat, nie są kwintesencją podróżowania?W tym odcinku rozmawialiśmy o:00:00 Wstęp01:53 Magda Bębenek - dziewczyna Glamour, która zamieszkała w lesie02:58 Rozmowa z Magdą Bębenek: jak zaczęły się twoje podróże?05:30 Ile natury było w Twoich podróżach?06:10 Przełomowy wyjazd na Hawaje i poznanie hawajskich koncepcji o ekologii i życiu09:00 Człowiek jako część natury10:57 Wiara a ekologia16:36 Jak wyjazd na Hawaje zmienił życie Magdy18:23 Przeprowadzka do Puszczy Knyszyńskiej20:00 Jak to jest mieszkać w Puszczy22:56 Jak można podróżować w zgodzie z naturą26:16 Magda opowiada o pisaniu i bohaterkach swojej najnowszej książki: “Polka potrafi. Świat naszych marzeń “.28:54 Koncepcja światozmieniaczek32:05 Rozmowa z Agą Prymaką: warsztaty zielarskie jako forma podróży i bycia blisko natury34:39 Ile jest jadalnych roślin na łące?35:57 Co daje bycie blisko natury38:07 Super zioła z naszych łąk42:28 Przepis na sól ziołową by Aga Prymaka44:27 Jaki jest świat twoich marzeń?Jesteśmy bardzo ciekawi co sądzicie o takim podejściu do natury i środowiska. Czy wiara, że jesteśmy dobrzy z natury i połączeni z nią nierozerwalnie jest przez was akceptowana? Czy Aga zachęciła Was do spaceru po łące i lesie i poznania sposobów na dzikie gotowanie?Osoby, filmy i książki wspomniane w podcascie:⭕️ Polka potrafi. Świat naszych marzeń - Magda Bębenek https://magdabebenek.pl/produkt/polka-potrafi-swiat-naszych-marzen/⭕️ warsztaty zielarskie u Agnieszki Prymaki - Zielska Kolonia https://www.facebook.com/zielskakolonia/⭕️ Przepis na herbatę oksydowanąhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnC4QjWqabg⭕️ 5 hawajskich koncepcji o ekologii i życiu w bliskości z naturą https://magdabebenek.pl/5-hawajskich-koncepcji/ ⭕️Ewa Smuk Stratenwerth i Płocki Ekologiczny Uniwersytet Ludowyhttp://www.eul.grzybow.pl/⭕️Lyla June - ekofilozofkahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZQiihDC__E⭕️Ania Książęk i światozmieniaczehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvKHkS49vRo Zapraszamy do słuchania i czytania!Kasia i Kuba⭕️ YouTube:Subskrybuj nasz kanał:http://bit.ly/subskrybuj_dobrapodroz⭕️ Posłuchaj naszych podcastów na:Spotify: https://spoti.fi/34c7C7yApple Podcast: https://apple.co/38sysvBGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/google-podcast-dobra-podroz⭕️ Social media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dobra_podroz/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tudobrapodroz/#podlasie #naturalnepodroze #ekopodroze #bliskonatury #naturalnie #zielarka #dzikakuchnia #zielskakolonia #polkapotrafi #swiatnaszychmarzen #puszczaknyszynska #magdabebenek #ekologia #slowlife #podcast #dobrapodroz #hawaje
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"Each and every one of us is meant to be here. None of us is a mistake.” - Lyla June Johnston In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with indigenous scholar and community organizer Lyla June Johnston about leadership, service and humanity’s reciprocal role with nature. Lyla June is an Indigenous environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, NM. Her dynamic, multi-genre performance and speech style has invigorated and inspired audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. Her messages focus on the climate crisis, Indigenous rights, supporting youth, inter-cultural healing, historical trauma and traditional land stewardship practices. “It’s really not that humans are supposed to disappear and the land will be healthy. The land actually needs our touch, it needs our presence,” says Lyla. We discuss how numerous traditional cultures have worked with the land as an integral part of the food web. She talks about human beings as a keystone species and how indigenous science can inform our path forward. We also dive into her insights about leadership in uncertain times and her recent experience running for office. She explains, “sovereignty is no just being able to feed yourself, but being able to lead yourself.” We also talk about: Indigenous Science Food Sovereignty Peak Oil Biodiversity
Deeply Rooted is a new offering devoted to inviting relief, balance and abundance into our lives during these uncertain times. We've brought together some amazing folks who we feel are wise stewards of Earth, spirit, community and bodily wisdom who will share a variety of grounding practices and coping tools to lend support during this unprecedented time where it can be easy to feel overwhelmed. This week, Lyla June gifts us with a poem that rides with the rushing current of Creation and beckons us to wade into the ever-moving stream of life. Allow Lyla’s poem to wash over you, to uplift your capacity to find strength, forgiveness and connection in times of adversity. May Lyla’s testament to the ancient power of water and geologic time invite deep healing and love into your life. Follow more of our Deeply Rooted releases to find solace and awaken inspiration through guided meditations, poetry and prose readings, questions for deep inquiry, story-telling, musical performances and more. May these offerings nourish your inner sanctuary and foster resilience, empowerment and liberation. Theme music by Pura Fe & Lyla June. The poem “And God Is The Water” was written and performed by Lyla June.
Lyla June returns to For The Wild bearing poems that imbue the rigid language of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) with embodied story and prayer. Lyla reminds us that when we yearn to truly speak the language of life, love and healing, we must turn to poetry. Lyla and co-creator Joy De Vito’s collection Lifting Hearts Off the Ground: Declaring Indigenous Rights in Poetry grounds the 46 articles of the UNDRIP in the lived experiences, languages and traditions of Indingeous peoples, as well as the perspectives and responsibilities of settlers on Turtle Island. Lyla shares how the UNDRIP “begins to Speak of the sacred. To achieve its goal, the numbed world must come into the format of the sweat lodge.” In this rejuvenating interview, Lyla and Ayana embrace the natural laws that flow from land, language and culture. Lyla June was raised in Taos, New Mexico and is a descendent of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. She is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. Lyla June ultimately attributes any achievements to Creator who gave her the tools and resources she uses to serve humanity. She currently lives in Diné Tah, the Navajo ancestral homeland which spans what is now called New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. She spends her free time learning her engendered mother tongue, planting corn, beans and squash and spending time with elders who retain traditional spiritual and ecological knowledge. In honor of Truthsgiving, join us as we meditate upon the true spirit of giving. Lyla and Ayana unravel the great potential held within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and well as some of its false assumptions, and propose Indigenous-led frameworks for sovereignty. We trace the lineages of pain first brought ashore by colonizers, and awaken to the emboldened Indigenous resistance to present-day attempts at erasure. At the core of this conversation, we listen in to the innate wisdom of the Earth and remember how we are meant to be gifts to the land. ♫ Music by Lyla June + ACTION POINTS + 100% of the proceeds from the beautiful poetry collection Lifting Hearts Off the Ground: Declaring Indigenous Rights in Poetry go directly towards uplifting initiatives in Indigenous communities. You can find and purchase a copy here: https://www.commonword.ca/ResourceView/2/19399 You can also sign up and make a donation to attend Lyla’s webinar “Medicine Theory” happening on December 14th, 2019. Instructors will be teaching about being in solidarity with Indigenous communities, as well as practices in Indigenous hydrology and climate resilience. All proceeds will go towards the protection of natural springs and water resources at Indigenous sacred sites. You can sign up here: https://lylajune.wixsite.com/medicinetheory + REFERENCES & RECOMMENDATIONS + You can always find some of Lyla’s spoken word poetry and music here: https://soundcloud.com/lylajune Learn more about Lyla June’s work, poetry, and essays by visiting her website: http://www.sodizin.net/sodizin You can explore more of Lyla’s multi-disciplined work by reading some of her recent articles: “Lyla June on the Forest as Farm” “Yes world, there were horses in Native culture before the settlers came” Read the complete United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
This is a segment of episode #208 of Last Born In The Wilderness “All Nations Rise: Undoing Intergenerational Trauma & Healing Through Solidarity w/ Lyla June.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWjune Follow Lyla June on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/lylajune // https://www.instagram.com/lylajune // https://www.youtube.com/user/lylajohnston In this segment of my interview with musician, poet, anthropologist, educator, community organizer and public speaker Lyla June, Lyla recites a new spoken word piece tentatively titled “Symphony,” as presented at the end of my discussion with her. In full, this discussion with Lyla covers a variety of compelling subjects, including Lyla’s journey of connecting with not only her Indigenous Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) identity and ancestry, but also with her European lineage as well. In connecting with that neglected line, Lyla uncovers and speaks not only to the intergenerational trauma that Indigenous peoples have endured since the colonization of the Americas began, and also to the deep and yet-to-be-reckoned-with trauma European settlers have carried with them to the so-called “New World” (e.g. the Black Death, the enclosure of the Commons, the Witch Hunts, etc). In addressing this fundamental truth about the underlying trauma that replicates itself up to the present day in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities alike, solidarity can be forged — potentially serving as a force for healing in our time. Along with this, Lyla also discusses the sacred (and desecrated) roles of the masculine and the feminine within human community, and how our understanding of the nature of these roles (including in the non-binary sense) can allow for another layer of this much needed healing and alignment to take place. Lyla June is a nationally and internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music and message centers around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing, as well as an articulation of Indigenous Philosophy. Her life story of addiction, abuse, discrimination and eventually overcoming these battles gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification and healing. Lyla’s urgent, vibrant stage presence and ability to convey paths forward for indigenous liberation have brought her to universities, school assemblies, conferences, music festivals, and community centers across the United States and over ten nations around the world. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. She is also an alumna from the University of New Mexico where she graduated with a master’s degree in American Indian Education with distinction. (http://bit.ly/3240Cco) WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior
[Intro: 7:50] In this episode, I speak with musician, poet, anthropologist, educator, community organizer and public speaker Lyla June. This discussion with Lyla covers a variety of compelling subjects, including Lyla’s journey of connecting with not only her Indigenous Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) identity and ancestry, but also with her European lineage as well. In connecting with that neglected line, Lyla uncovers and speaks not only to the intergenerational trauma that Indigenous peoples have endured since the colonization of the Americas began, and also to the deep and yet-to-be-reckoned-with trauma European settlers have carried with them to the so-called “New World” (e.g. the Black Death, the enclosure of the Commons, the Witch Hunts, etc). In addressing this fundamental truth about the underlying trauma that replicates itself up to the present day in Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities alike, solidarity can be forged — potentially serving as a force for healing in our time. Along with this, Lyla also discusses the sacred (and desecrated) roles of the masculine and the feminine within human community, and how our understanding of the nature of these roles (including in the non-binary sense) can allow for another layer of this much needed healing and alignment to take place. We discuss this, and much more, in this discussion. Lyla June is a nationally and internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music and message centers around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing, as well as an articulation of Indigenous Philosophy. Her life story of addiction, abuse, discrimination and eventually overcoming these battles gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification and healing. Lyla’s urgent, vibrant stage presence and ability to convey paths forward for indigenous liberation have brought her to universities, school assemblies, conferences, music festivals, and community centers across the United States and over ten nations around the world. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. She is also an alumna from the University of New Mexico where she graduated with a master’s degree in American Indian Education with distinction. (http://bit.ly/3240Cco) Episode Notes: - Visit Lyla June’s website: http://www.sodizin.net - Follow Lyla June on Facebook and Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/lylajune // https://www.instagram.com/lylajune - Subscribe to her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lylajohnston - Purchase her book ‘Lifting Hearts Off the Ground: Declaring Indigenous Rights in Poetry’: http://bit.ly/2Pg91bi - Lyla’s music can be found at: https://lylajune.bandcamp.com - This episode features the song “Baba Yaga” by Daedelus from the album The Light Brigade, and “All Nations Rise” by Lyla June: http://bit.ly/33YFF4r WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior
In this transformative encore interview, Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Industrial activities that impact the lands and humans at local levels reverberate at an energetic level that has bred today’s crises of environmental and spiritual disease. In resistance, Lyla and Ayana honor the power of women as constant life-givers who “lead with their hearts”, and the potential to heal the deep fractures in our society through renewing acts of forgiveness and love that affirm our togetherness as a global family. Music by Lyla June & Ed Lee Natay
I'm so honored to have Lyla June joining me on the Belonging Podcast today! Lyla is an internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip hop artist, and acoustic songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music focuses on intergenerational and interethnic healing. In this episode, she shares her journey with connecting to her European ancestry and how it conflicts but also supports her connection with her Diné and Tsétsêhéstâhese ancestry. Much of that journey is a beautiful lesson in forgiveness and compassion for imperfect ancestors who have carried deep trauma through the line. Find show notes for this episode here: https://beccapiastrelli.com/lyla-june/ Follow Lyla on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lylajune/ Follow Becca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beccapiastrelli/ Credit for the phrase "be a good ancestor" goes to Arianna of https://www.quwutsunmade.com/
Lyla June is a poet, musician, human ecologist, public speaker and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. She talks with Eric about the links between food revitalization and language revitalization, how food production is tied to land protection, the power structure that food creates, the brittleness of industrial food, and learning the lessons of collapse, among other things.
Our task as European-ancestored people, seeing what's been hidden beyond our short-sighted view of history, and why healing isn't possible in the absence of love. IN THE INTRO: Who gets to claim their ancestors? Healing broken lineages Cultural appropriation & reparations IN THE INTERVIEW: How Lyla, raised to acknowledge only her Native American side, came to understand and honor her indigenous European ancestors What happens when people hate their ancestors (and therefore themselves) Making space for everyone's healing- permission to grieve all the ancestral traumas Going way back in time to understand colonizer/oppressor actions Lyla's early experiences with sexual abuse, alcohol, and drugs and how they informed her perspective on restorative justice Pilgrimage to the Sacred Motherland of Europe- "These mountains may have lost their people, but that doesn't mean they don't need ceremony" Seeing through the thin wall of time that dominates our understanding of history & remembering that the vast majority of our ancestors lived before cultures and humans got broken Indigenous languages are the sound of the land speaking through the people Love is the only thing worth doing here Where do we go from here? It depends on where we came from LINKS: Reclaiming our Indigenous European Roots by Lyla in Moon Magazine Lyla on Facebook Episode 27, "Anti-Racist Genealogical Research (For Everyone)" w/ Darla Antoine Episode 26, "Ancestral Reverence as Devotion to the Earth" w/ Daniel Foor My website MythicMedicine.love Medicine Stories Patreon (podcast bonuses) The Medicine Stories Facebook group Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz Mythic Medicine on Instagram Music by Mariee Sioux (from her beautiful song Wild Eyes)
This week, Dallas Goldtooth joins Ayana in a conversation around toxic masculinity, accountability, and dismantling patriarchy as a decolonial approach. So often, conversations around gender wounds quickly deteriorate into oversimplifications of, and accusations towards, one gender or another – failing to realize how we are all hurting under patriarchy. We must honor masculinity and femininity in harmony and give space to recognize our relatives who do not fit within, or feel represented by, today’s gender binary system. How can we hold Men accountable in transformative ways? How can we envision, or for some, remember, healthy and sacred masculinity? “Dallas Goldtooth is the Keep it in the Ground Campaign Organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network. He is also the co-founder of the Indigenous comedy group The 1491s. Dallas is Dakota and Dine, a loving husband, dedicated father, comedian, public speaker, recovering exotic dancer, plastic shaman extraordinaire, and body double for that guy who plays Thor in them Thor Movies.” Music by Lyla June
Lyla June is a musician, poet, anthropologist, educator, community organizer and public speaker. More than anything though she is a true warrior of love.Lyla descends from both Diné (commonly known as Navajo) and European ancestors. Her story is one of deep healing from her own trauma and that of the generations before her. She has long worked hard to carry forward the wisdom of the people native to the North American continent (also known as Turtle Island) as well as uncover the history of her European ancestors..Her life and research has shown us that we are all on a healing journey, and that we all have an opportunity to remember our deep humanity and connection with the earth. We all descend from healers and it is time for us to remember that.As Lyla June says, “Love is the answer, no matter what the question.”
Lyla June is a Diné singer, writer, and activist who co-founded The Taos Peace and Reconciliation Council. She talks with Eric about the traumatic roots of the settler colonial paradigm, how our guiding stories and sense of self are necessarily rooted in homeland, how delicate and brittle American society has become without a place-based identity, among other things.
Koosen is out jamming so Cousin Awd is flying solo! And she still manages in a bit of ayajuthm (to be graded later by Koosen)! Word of the Day: Qast - Best Friend Lots of information on the Youth Podcast Camp for the Sister Nations coming up next weekend! qʷaqθəmčχʷ You Will Tell A Story! Music and voices from across turutle island including: Eqpahak - Jeremy Dutcher Sky World - Teio Swathe All Nations Rise - Lyla June John Rice, The Miikaans Teachings https://wisepractices.ca/practices/feather-carriers/ IndigenEYEZ Podcast - Madeline Terbasket interviews Warren Hooley https://soundcloud.com/indigeneyez-canada/sets/indigeneyez-podcast-with Skookum Xlhalh ti Nan (Kyle Mack-Tallio) A critique of the Lieutenant Governor of BC's speech during her visit to sovereign Nuxalk territory (excerpt): Broadcasting live from Nuxalk Radio's satellite studio in Snxlh Village at Acwsalcta School, hear what the students at Acwsalcta (A Place of Learning) have been up to in the Acwsalcta Hourshow including school announcements and more. http://nuxalkradio.com/programs/acwsalcta-hour
In this episode, our dialogue guest is Lyla June. Lyla is a renowned public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music and message centers around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing, as well as an articulation of Indigenous Philosophy. Lyla's resonant message and ability to convey paths forward for indigenous liberation have brought her to universities, school assemblies, conferences, music festivals, and community centers across the United States and over ten nations around the world. In our dialogue today, we look honestly at the exploitative roots of entrepreneurship and, instead, how to create a business that is truly healing. We explore these kinds of topics on a daily basis - including a discussion of this episode - in the Awarepreneurs Community. We'd love to have your input as part of the conversation!
When she was 7 months pregnant, Amy Mea Woodruff's best friend was murdered by a stranger in her home. Amy speaks about this experience publicly for the first time, sharing the alternative grieving pathway she quickly carved out for herself as she sought to nurture and protect the life growing inside of her while simultaneously mourning the loss of her beloved soul sister. Experiences from her past that had grounded Amy deeply into herself were an anchor throughout this process, including the conscious use of psychedelics and a longstanding practice of learning about and connecting with her ancestors. Amy (aka Daughter of the Sun) is a mother, craftswoman, land steward, budding flower farmer, and the founder and organizer of the Spirit Weavers Gathering. In the Intro: My experience with Spirit Weavers (from skeptic to enthusiast) My first psychedelic experience In the Interview: Amy (Mea)’s two (& more!) names Claiming your lineage and invoking your ancestors by speaking their names aloud Amy shares the story of her best friend Cheree’s murder and her grieving and healing process My and Amy’s journeys with forgiving the people who caused the deaths of our loved ones Diving deep with Amanita muscaria & the time/space collapse (we also each speak about our relationship with cannabis) Naming the land that raised us and listening to indigenous women Amy’s feral childhood, Choctaw & Cherokee ancestors, and the wild foodways she grew up with The challenges and rewards of founding and running the Spirit Weavers Gathering Stewarding land and listening to nature LINKS: Amy's blog post expanding on this conversation and sharing photos of Cheree and of her ancestors The Spirit Weavers Gathering Alela Diane Hawane Rios talk Lyla June on the For the Wild podcast- On Resistance and Forgiveness in the Final Years of Patriarchy Stay on the Spirit Weavers land in Southern Oregon via HipCamp Music by Mariee Sioux (from the song Wild Eyes) Mythic Medicinals herbals Take my fun Which Healing Herb is Your Spirit Medicine? quiz Medicine Stories Facebook Group Medicine Stories Patreon
Untangled | stories about untangling from society's giant rule book
The influence of the capitalist system on our spirits: this was the theme of discussion I proposed to Lyla June when we began our interview. You see, Lyla June’s story is quite different from those we’ve heard previously. Believing that capitalism is the root of destruction of the earth and the people, she’s lived a series of life experiments, consciously weaving in and out of the capitalist system with an ultimate goal to change that very system. Life experiment number 1: She chooses not to be part of the capitalist system and for three years she practices what she calls “fearless generosity”, giving away her work and gifts, in a selfless act, for the betterment of her people. Life experiment number 2: she enters the corporate world, this time with the goal to change the system from the inside. Life experiment number 3: she decides to build her own system, returning to her traditional institutions and working with Diné peoples to create and sustain their own education systems free of white colonial fetters. In addition to Lyla’s very unique personal story, you’ll also hear her talk about: + The role indigenous cultures and traditions play in helping western societies rebuild social systems and models for a more sustainable world. + Putting women at the root to create stable societies + And stories highlighting the historical events and treatement of the Diné people. ABOUT LYLA JUNE Lyla June is a anthropologist, educator, musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. She was raised in Taos, New Mexico and is a descendant of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. She is a fellow with the Original Caretakers Initiative at the Center for Earth Ethics. She is a co-founder of The Taos Peace and Reconciliation Council, which works to heal intergenerational trauma and ethnic division in the northern New Mexico. She is a walker within the Nihigaal Bee Iiná Movement, and is the lead organizer of the Black Hill Unity Concert. She is the also the founder of Regeneration Festival, an annual celebration of children that has occurred in 13 countries around the world. Her most recent book is a poetic rendition of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, entitled Lifting Hearts Off the Ground: Declaring Indigenous Rights in Poetry. Lyla graduated with honors from Stanford University in 2012 with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. She is currently pursuing graduate studies in American Indian Education at the University of New Mexico. Her current work involves working with Diné peoples to create and sustain their own traditional education systems free of colonial fetters. Connect with Lyla June at: + Website: sodizin.net + Facebook: /lylajune + Instagram: @lylajune SPONSOR UNTANGLED If my podcasts have helped you, inspired you or spoken to you, I would be so grateful for your generous contribution. As a one-woman show, in which I do everything myself, your sponsorship – from as little as $1 a month – will help to cover the costs of producing and hosting Untangled plus, eventually with enough support, I hope to release additional episodes and create in-person live untangling events and workshops. This is my dream. To make a contribution, head to the Patreon page here. LOVE AND FEEDBACK If you love this podcast, I would be so grateful if you would take a couple of moments, head over to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating and review + subscribe to the podcast while you’re there. WAYS TO SUBSCRIBE TO UNTANGLED You can subscribe to Untangled so you never miss an episode. + Click here to subscribe on Apple Podcasts + Click here to subscribe on Stitcher + Click here to subscribe on SoundCloud
1. Love and affection - Pressure Busspipe 2. Bless my soul - Pressure Busspipe 3. Same Iyah One - Pressure Busspipe feat. Midnite 4. Stand firm - Pressure Busspipe 5. Lion is a Lion - Pressure Busspipe 6. Hail the King of Kings - Pressure Busspipe 7. Interview avec Pressure Busspipe au Festival International de Reggae de Montreal au Vieux Port 8. All nations rise - Lyla June 9. Interview with Cree Traditionalist Andrew Black Wolf 10. Track 2 - Elmer Balentyne - Meewasin Oma (Album : In loving Memory)
Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Industrial activities that impact the lands and humans at local levels reverberate at an energetic level that has bred today’s crises of environmental and spiritual disease. Lyla argues that by facing this dark history and exposing the backward logic of a “sophisticated” death culture, a way forward emerges. In resistance, Lyla and Ayana honor the power of women as constant life-givers who “lead with their hearts”, and the potential to heal the deep fractures in our society through renewing acts of forgiveness and love that affirm our togetherness as a global family.
Lyla June was raised in Taos, New Mexico and is a descendent of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. She is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet.
When I first watched Lyla June Johnston's music video, "All Nations Rise," it gave me chills and I felt an immediate calling to interview her for the Rising Women Leaders podcast. Lyla's video soon went viral on Facebook, with over 1.6 million views, providing a powerful platform for Lyla to share her message of compassion, peace and prayer during turbulent times. I spoke with Lyla just days after she returned from Standing Rock last month. I left this interview feeling filled with so much hope, passion, and devotion to our Mother Earth as well as my own dreams and ambitions. I hope you will find the same. Please take the time this week to listen to the full episode, and I encourage you to share it with your friends. The time has come for us all to rise together. Love, Meredith "What you think of as failure is actually a success ...because you tried... Creator doesn't want you to be perfect, Creator just wants you to try." In this episode Lyla shares: Her experience at Sacred Stone Camp at Standing Rock Her powerful story of overcoming dark times of drugs, numbing and sexual abuse to find her light and power to be of service in this life A powerful prayer circle where she received clear messages from her guides The message she has for women who believe they have something powerful to share and give in their lives What we can do to cleanse ourselves of fear The role of prayer plays in moving through turbulent times How the Purification Lodge Ceremony has affected her life A closing prayer in her native language Links in this episode: Lyla's Artist Fan Page Lyla's Music Lyla's Website and Writings Women At Standing Rock Lyla is calling in assistance, management and administrative support in organizing her performances and speaking opportunities. If you feel called to learn more, please contact her here. Lyla's Bio: Lyla June Johnston was raised in Taos, New Mexico and is a descendent of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper. This prayer has taken her on many journeys and materializes in diverse ways. She is a student of global cycles of violence that eventually gave rise to The Native American Holocaust and the destruction of many cyclic relationships between human beings and nature. This exploration birthed her passion for revitalizing spiritual relationships with Mother Earth and cultivating spaces for forgiveness and reconciliation to occur between cultural groups. She is a co-founder of The Taos Peace and Reconciliation Council, which works to heal intergenerational trauma and ethnic division in the northern New Mexico. She is a walker within the Nihigaal Bee Iiná Movement, a 1,000-mile prayer walk through Diné Tah (the Navajo homeland) that is exposing the exploitation of Diné land and people by uranium, coal, oil and gas industries. She is the lead organizer of the Black Hill Unity Concert which gathers native and nonnative musicians to pray for the return of guardianship of the Black Hills to the Lakota, Nakota and Dakota nations. She is the also the founder of Regeneration Festival, an annual celebration of children that occurs in 13 countries around the world every September. In 2012, she graduated with honors from Stanford University with a degree in Environmental Anthropology. During her time there she wrote the award winning papers: Nature and the Supernatural: The Role of Culture and Spirituality in Sustaining Primate Populations in Manu National Park, Peru and Chonos Pom: Ethnic Endemism Among the Winnemem Wintu and the Cultural Impacts of Enlarging Shasta Reservoir. She is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. Lyla June ultimately attributes any achievements to Creator who gave her the tools and resources she uses to serve humanity. She currently lives in Diné Tah, the Navajo ancestral homeland which spans what is now called New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. She spends her free time learning her engendered mother tongue, planting corn, beans and squash and spending time with elders who retain traditional spiritual and ecological knowledge.
It may seem at times like theres a thousand movements to be a part of, a thousand and one tragedies in the news. How do we keep ourselves accountable to the communities we truly care about? Is "diversity" enough? And how do we stop ourselves from panicking? Our guest this week, celebrated journalist and author Jeff Chang takes on some of these questions. According to Chang, hope isnt yet lost and really, were going to be alright -- if we work together. Connecting the dots between modern American resegregation, the 2016 elections, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the hip-hop generation, Chang paints a picture of distress. Yet, theres power in this, says Chang. Collaboration, the likes of which we see in successful movements everywhere (Movement for Black Lives, #NoDAPL), can ebb the flow of oppression. Jeff Chang is the co-founder of CultureStr/ke and Colorlines. He currently serves as the executive director for Stanford University's Institute for Diversity in the Arts. latest release, We Gon Be Alright, from Picador, is in stores now. Also in this episode, we see a movement in practice at Standing Rock in Ohthi akwi territory. Indigenous activists and nations across the country are joining together in a historic effort to protect the water and defend the land against corporate energy. These indigenous leaders can teach us a lesson about doing radical work, even when facing improbable odds. Find out more at www.lauraflanders.com. For Jeff Chang's other works, http://jeffchang.net/ Credits–– Executive Producer: Laura Flanders Senior Producers: Anna Barsan, Jonathan Klett Editing: Tina Miller Social Media and Outreach Associates: Danica D'souza, Monica Mohaptra Guest: Jeff Chang, Lyla June, Cody Hall Music: Diego Chavez, "MoyenAge" Morgana Warner Evans, "Which Side Are You On" Lyla June, "Rise Up"
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