“Nibi Giizagaagigoo: Water We Love You” by the Indigenous Women’s Water Sisterhood is a great read for the young water walker in your life! Thank you to Circle Two Legacy Leader Sharon Day and the Indigenous Women’s Water Sisterhood for sharing your language and teachings with the next generation.
Tuesday, November 30 at 6pm PST GLIDE Center for Social Justice is celebrating American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, honoring the culture and history of the Indigenous People of this land. Join GLIDE for an educational experience with leaders from the community and hear about their untold history; the…
Legacy Leader Serena Francis (Mi’kmaq) and Future Legacy Leader Susan Bernard (Mi’kmaq) held ceremony, space, and brought together community members of all ages to honor, remember, and grieve the 215 children found at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. They Found Us We made 215 cutouts, of hearts and circles. I attached…
I wanted to take this time to reflect on what treaties means to me. I begin by expressing my gratitude, to my ancestries and for the system they used that kept the memory of the signing of treaties alive. I acknowledge and praise the oral tradition that has been in…
We celebrate the life of gOlaha bOshET (Maxine Wildcat Barnett) as she is surrounded by the love of her community. Maxine’s goal was to ensure the Yuchi language was passed to the next generations. She effectuated her legacy using the Spirit Aligned Leadership Program to sustain and support her efforts.…
I had entered this door that was going to give me a lot of information, a lot of heartache, a lot of anger. These words encapsulate the experience of Nora Noranjo Morse when creating a public piece of art for the city of Albuquerque. Nora was invited to join two other…
The major turning points for me are that I could have died, but I didn’t. Three life threatening events brought Circle Two Legacy Leader Kathy Sanchez to a time of deep soul searching. She asked herself why she was spared set about examining her life and her cultural values. This…
During her tenure as an employee with the Hopi Tribal Government, Barbara Poley made an insightful observation. She determined the need to build both capacity and leadership among the Hopi tribal membership to better serve the Hopi people. This was the beginning of her inspiration to build a program to…
In 2016, Faith Spotted Eagle won a single vote in the electoral college, which came as a shock to her. She wasn’t running for president. She was taking her daughter to the airport Monday when she got the news in a message from a reporter. “Ojibwe people, we believe that…
