Born into a Sacred Life

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…

Lament and Hope

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…

Fathers

Fathers is a powerful spoken piece of stirring images of Lenora Naranjo Morse’s own father. The words shared serve to teach the value and reverence held to Fathers and their teachings. View Lenora’s full profile >

Sacred Food Spoke

Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook takes the viewer through the traditional preparation of food used by the Oceti Sakowinin in “Sacred Food Spoke.” The food used for ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance, which happens once a year, must be gathered with their season and stored or prepared prior to…