Evolution Of AloHā
Oct 9, 2022
Ep. 18 - Katie Lyons - Evolution of AloHā Podcast
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A Black woman adopted by a white family, Katie Lyons continues to navigate the complexity of identity. She is a wife and mother to two beautiful children. They reside in Bellingham, WA where Katie works as a lead banker with U.S. Bank. She hopes that as her journey through life continues to shine a light on the beauty and love we can all spread in this world.
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Ep. 20 - Heather Johnson
In this episode, Dr. G and Heather Johnson, former Executive Director of the Whidbey Institute and now Integral Health Coach, engage in a beautiful and transformative conversation about health, healing, and decolonizing the language we have around our bodies.
Heather Johnson’s 25-year professional life has been dedicated to social and environmental change, called by a deep sense that—at the heart of it—such work is about healing: in relationship with ourselves, one another, and the planet. Her integrative health coaching work combines the best practices of coaching along with knowledge of, and embodied capacity for, whole person health. She is the former Executive Director of the Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island in the Salish Sea.
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Nov 5, 2022
Ep. 19 - Sherri Mitchell
Sherri was born and raised on the Penobscot Indian reservation (Penawahpskek). She speaks and teaches around the world on issues of Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and spiritual change. Her broad base of knowledge allows her to synthesize many subjects into a cohesive whole, weaving together a multitude of complex issues and articulating them in a way that both satisfies the mind and heals the heart.
Sherri received her Juris Doctorate and a certificate in Indigenous People’s Law and Policy from the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law. She is an alumna of the American Indian Ambassador program, and the Udall Native American Congressional Internship program.
Sherri is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the global protection of Indigenous land and water rights and the preservation of the Indigenous way of life. Prior to forming the Land Peace Foundation, Sherri served as a law clerk to the Solicitor of the United States Department of Interior; as an Associate with Fredericks, Peebles and Morgan Law Firm; as a civil rights educator for the Maine Attorney General’s Office, and; as the Staff Attorney for the Native American Unit of Pine Tree Legal.
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Jul 27, 2022
Ep. 17 - Daphne Littlebear
In this episode, Dr. G talks with Indigenous educator and doctoral candidate Daphne Littlebear about P.L.A.C.E curriculum and forming your Pueblo Cloud.
People: Intergenerational
Land: Source
Art: Gratitude
Culture: Resilience
Ecology: Networks
Daphne Littlebear is from Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, and is a descendant of the Mvskoke, Yuchi, and Shawnee Nations, where she resides. Music and dancing provide so much joy and healing to Daphne, she engages in many of the cultural dances of her communities.
Daphne is currently completing her doctoral degree at Arizona State University studying social justice education, education policy, and Indigenous education. The current working title of her dissertation is, “Affirming the Educational Sovereignty of Santa Ana Pueblo: The Intersections Community Based Education, Western Schooling, and Tribal Citizenship”.
Daphne is the Research and Evaluation Manager at the National Indian Education Association serving tribal colleges and universities. Daphne has had the opportunity to work in the education field for over ten years with various organizations, she believes, advocates and is a champion of educational sovereignty for Tribal Nations.
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