For Sandra and Lexsi, corn is sacred and part of their identity. As they plant and harvest together, others come, and the teachings flow from elders and youth, and they know the knowledge will live on. View Sandra’s profile View Karakwahawi’s profile
Meet Legacy Leader and Future Legacy Leaders of the Yurok Tribe – Abby Abinanti, Dr. Blythe George, and Jessica Carter. Abby, Blythe, and Jessica are working together to exchange their own Indigeous knowledge and traditions of the Yurok peoples, while also encouraging others within the community – especially young women…
Meet Mary Mabel, or Timberwolf, Joseph (Wet’suwet’en) and Molly Ann Wickham, or Sleydo’ (Wetsuwet’en). Mary Mabel and Molly Ann are restoring Wiggu, which translates to “the practice of respect.” They are aiming to highlight women’s roles in leadership and traditional governance, while also integrating traditional conflict resolution in Tribal governance.…
Meet Pauline Waterfall (Heiltsuk) and Kylie Gladstone (Heiltsuk) in this interview conducted by Executive Director of Spirit Aligned Leadership Program, Katsi Cook. Kylie is the eldest grandchild of Pauline and is following in the footsteps of her grandmother in becoming a Future Legacy Leader. Together, Pauline and Kylie are creating…
Pauline Waterfall writes on the importance of reverence after traumatic historical events still haunt Indigenous peoples today. She writes, “we must hailhsistut—turn things around and make them right again. We are all worthy of being supported, loved, uplifted, carried, guided, and nurtured. We are all worthy of being reconnected to…
Sharon Day reflects on growing up on the Bois Forte Reservation in Minnesota – being in recovery, getting her spirit name, and eventually becoming part of the Midewiwin, the Grand Medicine Society. An activist, writer, community organizer, and a “water woman,” Sharon is an agent in fostering change and healing.…
Three life threatening events brought Kathy Sanchez to a time of deep soul searching and reflection. She found herself asking why she was spared and set about examining her life and her cultural values. This journey led her to finding a way to live fully and harmoniously as a Native…
You don’t teach everyone the same weave because then they won’t need each other. Chehalis elder, Yvonne Peterson, walks us through the generational journey of her family as they negotiated the impact of Federal Indian Policy with frankness and insight. Both of her parents were “boarding school survivors.” She recounts…
