Kultivating Kapwa: Conversations with Community, Episode 15
"Surfacing Spirit-Sacred Creations of Self, Community, and Land"
In this episode, Julz and Julay recount how their journeys with ink ceremony began and what sustains their offerings, reflect on the discussions of appropriation, discuss the tools that have bound them to their spiritual work, and more.
Julz Bolinayen's (they/them) ancestry hails from the Ilokano people, the volcanos, and the ocean. Julz is a visitor and settler on the island of O’ahu on the illegally occupied Kingdom of Hawai’i.
Julay resides on the Unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Qayqayt (kay-kite) First Nations and also home to the Katzie (Kat-zee), Tsawwassen (sa-wa-sen), Tsleil-waututh (seh-lay-wa-tooth), Stolo, Kwantlen, Stz'uminus (shoo-me-nus), Musqueam (muskweeyum), Kwikwetlam (cuh-quit-lam or Coquitlam), Squamish (skwo-home-ish), and Semiahmoo (semi-amoo). Their matrilineal lineage is from Betis, Pamapanga who eventually migrated to Makati. Their patrilineal lineage is from Solsona, Ilokos Norte, who eventually migrated to Meycauayan, Bulacan.
**Please note that this episode contains instances of profanity.**
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Hosted by Jana Lynne Umipig//
Produced by Olivia Sawi//
Co-Produced by Annie Aarons-Sawi//
Music by AstraLogik
