Circle 4 Future Legacy Leader Kaylene Big Knife has created a beautiful calendar featuring the Legacy Leaders from our program. Each month highlights different Circle programs with vibrant photos, quotes, and more. You can download it for free!
Lenora Naranjo-Morse, (Kha’ P’o Owenge), was deeply influenced by her mother, Rose, in the Tewa view of life that brings a sense of wholeness. She has been immersed in the spiritual practices that bring life through the womb into being a complete human being. Lenora Naranjo-Morse is a contemporary artist…
Name Ognaahaado Groundhog Chaser Tribal Nation Kituwah People of the Earth that is Creator’s Carrying a wealth of traditional knowledge, Onita provides culture-based care for her remote rural community. Her work sheds light on the ways Indigenous and Western practices, often regarded as opposing forces, can complement one another. Onita’s…
By: Hilistis Pauline Waterfall There’s a Heiltsuk child in me whose growth stopped at the age of 12 and doesn’t know a Heiltsuk adulthood. Conversely, there’s a White adult in me who started to grow at the age of 12 but doesn’t know a White childhood. I left home at…
Name Ishkideewi-bidaabino-ikweFiery Dawn Woman Tribal Nation OjibwayNipissing First Nation in Northern Ontario Persevere Like her mother, Carol, Rachel Dennis is passionate about bringing birth back to her community, the Nipissing First Nation, and other Indigenous communities. Born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Rachel moved to Toronto while still an infant and…
Meet Legacy Leader Levina Wilkins and Future Legacy Leader Leslie Swan, both of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. These powerful Indigenous women highlight the importance of being connected with one’s own body, mind, and culture. Levina and Leslie both stress the significance of life as it…
Born to Yuchi parents and raised on her father’s allotment in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Maxine Wildcat Barnett learned to speak English at public school but was allowed to speak only Yuchi at home, at the insistence of her grandma Eliza. She never forgot those precious words. Today, Maxine is the last…
Elder Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez – Brief Life Narrative Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez a fourth-generation Tewa traditional potter from San Ildefonso Pueblo in northern New Mexico was well nurtured by matriarchal ancestors Maria and Julian Martinez. Not only was she nurtured in the art of the distinctive black ware pottery,…
Program selects Indigenous midwives and advocates to share cultural, generational knowledge Indigenous communities experience infant mortality at nearly twice the rate in U.S. and Canada Bozeman, MT—Twenty-seven Indigenous midwives and advocates were selected by Spirit Aligned Leadership to participate in the organization’s fifth annual knowledge-sharing program, which will highlight the…
Name Pîsimoyâpiy IskwewRainbow Woman Tribal Nation Métis Redeem Nathalie grew up in a large family that believed a strong Métis Nation was made of strong Métis families. They confronted the challenges of poverty, discrimination, and identity using the principles of autonomy and resourcefulness. Nathalie’s ancestors, the Franco-Manitoban Red River Métis,…
