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Aunties on Air...and some Uncles tooAunties on Air Episode 52: MMIW: Indigenous Sovereignty and Healing with Lyla JuneEpisode 52: MMIW: Indigenous Sovereignty and Healing with Lyla June
Our ancestors understood that the health of the land is directly tied to the safety and sacredness of our women and relatives. In a system built on extraction, both our earth, our sisters and our relatives have faced deep violence. Today, we are continuing our focus on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) crisis by welcoming Lyla June Johnston to our studio. This conversation explores how reclaiming our traditional food systems, land sovereignty, and ancestral wisdom serves as the greatest protective shield and path toward collective healing.
2026-05-301h 38
Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureEpisode 2 - Burhan Sönmez: Kurdish Voices and the Power of LanguageIn Episode 2, one of our hosts, Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese), speaks with Burhan Sönmez about the revitalization of the Kurdish language. Listen to “Healing Our Future: Mother Earth Medicine with Lyla June and Aimee Roberson”.
2026-05-2751 min
Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureEpisode 1 - Healing Our FutureIn Episode 1, our hosts, Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese), Cultural Survival Board Member, and Aimee Roberson (Chahta/Chikashsha), Cultural Survival Executive Director, discuss their inspiration for this new podcast rooted in the wisdom of their ancestors.Aimee and Lyla honor Indigenous cultures and values and invite listeners to collectively dream and co-create a future of mutual flourishing rooted in Ancestral Intelligence.Listen to “Healing Our Future: Mother Earth Medicine with Lyla June and Aimee Roberson”.
2026-04-2244 min
Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureChanges!: Nihizhi Podcast is Transitioning to “Mother Earth Medicine Podcast"!In this Episode, Dr. Lyla June Johnston speaks with Aimee Roberson, Executive Director of Cultural Survival, to announce an exciting new transition! Lyla June and Nihizhi Podcast are joining forces with Cultural Survival to launch a brand new podcast called "Mother Earth Medicine"! Aimee and Lyla will now co-host the new show, combining their extensive networks with Indigenous communities to better help us interview, highlight, and platform amazing grassroots Indigenous leaders, thinkers and practitioners from around the world! For all those who have known and loved Nihizhi Podcast, please know that this is only a continuation of our power...
2026-04-1627 min
Sounds of SANDBlock by Block, Heart by Heart: Dr. Lyla June, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg & Rae AbileahRecorded from a live SAND Gathering (February 2026). From Los Angeles to Minneapolis, communities are turning toward one another in a time of uncertainty, remembering that care begins close to home. Beyond public action, quieter networks of support are taking root: block-by-block relationships grounded in land, lineage, and love.
This gathering explores how spiritual practice, trauma-aware care, and neighborhood organizing are being woven together as living traditions. We ask what it looks like to shift our energy from reactive mobilization toward steady, proactive organizing that can sustain us for the long haul. Drawing from Indigenous memory, Black freedom...
2026-03-051h 17
KZMU Public AffairsThis Week in Moab SUWA and Steward Moab and Lyla June and SunfloodOn this episode of This Week in Moab, we talk with Jeremy Lynch of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance about volunteer stewardship opportunities coming up, Anna Sprout of the new nonprofit Steward Moab shares news of their Valentine’s Day kick off event, Dr. Lyla June Johnston shares Indigenous insights and members of the local dance band Sun Flood prepares to record their first studio album with a send off concert in Moab.
2026-02-1058 min
Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureShinnecock Kelp Forestry on Long Island: Revolutionizing Atlantic Stewardship with Tela TrogeIn this episode, we speak with Tela Troge, a Shinnecock Nation matriarch, lawyer, and kelp farmer, Indigenous to what is now known as Long Island, NY. She shows us how ushering life back into the Shinnecock Bay is not as hard as it seems. By fighting against the billionaire class that tried to take up the land of the area, and pushing against patriarchy that tried to limit women's leadership, she and her sisters are planting sugar kelp in the Shinnecock Bay with extraordinary results. Her message inspires hope that, even in the most troubled waters, we can take...
2026-01-2349 min
The Tourism RESET40 Turtle Island, Not North America With Dr. Lyla JuneWelcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guest today is Dr. Lyla June Johnston, aka Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, author, and activist of Diné nation and European heritage. Lyla’s creativity and passion have engaged audiences around the globe. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford with doctoral research focused on how pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped Turtle Island (now called the Americas). Lyla’s wisdom and guidance have completely reshaped how I think about the tourism industry.Here's what you'll discover in this episode:🌍 What Tur...
2026-01-2252 min
Coming Home to LifeArchitects of Abundance with Lyla June JohnstonIn this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston.In this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with, recognising and respecting Indigenous wisdom traditions as we seek to reinhabit our world regneratively.Dr Lyla June Johnston is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages...
2026-01-0247 min
Indigenous Rights RadioJoin Us As We Welcome Our New Board Member, Dr. Lyla June JohnstonCultural Survival welcomes the newest member of our Board of Directors, Dr. Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences around the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her academic work in Human Ecology and Indigenous Pedagogy with the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives, and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island to produce abundant food...
2025-11-2618 min
Indigenous Rights RadioJoin Us As We Welcome Our New Board Member, Dr. Lyla June JohnstonCultural Survival welcomes the newest member of our Board of Directors, Dr. Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences around the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her academic work in Human Ecology and Indigenous Pedagogy with the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives, and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island to produce abundant food...
2025-11-2618 min
Local Futures PodcastThe Bristol Conversations – Lyla June JohnstonDr. Lyla June Johnston is an indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné Navajo, Cheyenne and European lineages. She blends her study of human ecology, graduate work in indigenous pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her research has focused on the ways in which pre-colonial indigenous nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems.
In this conversation, Helena and Lyla weave together different lines of heritage and experience, getting into deep discussions about identity, psychology and culture. They focus a...
2025-11-2027 min
Matriarch MovementDr. Lyla June: Turning Pain into PowerIn this conversation, Shayla Ouellette Stonechild interviews Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer. Dr. Johnston shares her journey of overcoming trauma and addiction, emphasizing the importance of prayer and connection to Creator in her healing process. She discusses the significance of service to the community and how education can be a powerful tool for Indigenous empowerment. Lyla advocates for building alternative systems that honor Indigenous values and knowledge, highlighting the need for regenerative practices to heal both people and the earth. Shayla and Lyla explore the significance of matriarchy, the importance of healing within...
2025-06-0240 min
Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureThe Tidewater People: Nanticoke Food Sovereignty in Delaware with Karelle Hall and Courtney StreettKarelle Hall and Courtney Streett share their experience in the colonial state of Delaware as Nanticoke Tribal Members to bring back their ancient seeds, carry on the ways of their ancestors, and thrive in the face of ongoing colonization. They also speak with host Lyla June (www.lylajune.com) on the topic of Afro-Indigeneity and their collective work to abolish blood quantum and celebrate pluralistic identities and intra-diversity. Follow their work at: https://www.nativerootsde.org/Karelle Hall: https://anthro.rutgers.edu/academics/graduate/graduate-students/cultural-anthropology/1035-karelle-hallCourtney Streett: https://www.li...
2025-04-191h 06
FutureKindRemembering Our Sacred Role, with Dr. Lyla JuneIn this inaugural episode of FutureKind, Dr. Lyla June shares profound insights about humanity's forgotten role as ecosystem architects. Drawing from her groundbreaking research on indigenous food systems and her personal journey of healing, she explores how ancient wisdom can help us transform our relationship with food, land, and ourselves. Dr. June challenges the "pristine myth" of wilderness and reveals how indigenous peoples historically cultivated thriving ecosystems across North America, offering hope for how we might rebuild our connection to the living world today.Learn more about Dr Lyla June JohnstonLyla...
2025-01-131h 07Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FuturePathways to Right Relations as a White British Man: A Conversation with Justin AdamsIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews Justin Adams, co-founder of Ostara and chair of Embercombe. The episode discussion revolves around reconnecting with the earth through the lens of European indigenous roots. Unlike the traditional focus on Turtle Island's Indigenous peoples, this episode explores pathways for individuals of European descent to reclaim ancestral relationships with the land. Justin shares insights on addressing the colonial legacy of European ancestors, grappling with historical shame, and acknowledging privilege as part of a broader effort to heal and restore harmony with the earth.To learn more about Ostara, visit https://www...
2024-12-141h 11Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureKanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk Nation) Stories, Songs and Wisdom with Theresa “Bear” FoxThis episode, host Lyla June is in conversation with Theresa "Bear" Fox, a song carrier and knowledge bearer of the Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk Nation) from Akwesasne Territory in northeastern Turtle Island. Together, they explore her journey as a community member, her deep connection to her culture, and how she came to carry the songs and stories of her people. This heartfelt exchange offers insight into the preservation of traditions and the power of music and storytelling.Learn more about Theresa "Bear" Fox on her official website.Stream her music on Spotify, Apple Music or Amazon Music.
2024-11-2347 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureThe Muwekma Ohlone’s “Trail of Truth” with Charlene NijmehIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews Charlene Nijmeh, the chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, which is comprised of all known surviving American Indian Lineages aboriginal to the San Francisco Bay Region.Throughout the episode, the discussion focuses around the powerful history of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, stories of resilience, and the "Trail of Truth", a 90-day horseback journey across the United States, all the way from San Francisco to Washington, beginning August 4th.With a strong sense of public service and duty towards...
2024-10-0656 min
Sense-Making in a Changing WorldNon-Extractivist Learning with Lyla June Johnston and Morag GambleIn this episode, I welcome Dr Lyla June Johnston, a multi-genre Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages to explore what it means to learn from Indigenous cultures in a non-extractivist way. This episode is part of the recorded series from the International Festival of Ideas, held in May 2024.Lyla's conversation is an honest look into how we can move from an embedded colonial-settler mindset when engaging with Indigenous peoples and knowledge to a collaborative and decolonial relationship - asking the question "how can I help, if at...
2024-09-2955 min
Peace & Justice ReportSEPTEMBER 25TH 2024: DR. LYLA JUNE JOHNSTON/SANDRA TAPFUMANEYI/PHILIP OF TAARPRDr. Lyla June Johnston is a scientist, public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist, and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Dr. Johnston talks environmental concerns and an approach designed through Native American customs to care for nature.Sandra Tapfumaneyi Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief. Tom replays an interview with Sandra Tapfumaneyi on how Sarasota residences can prepare for hurricane conditions. Weblinks and emergency phone numbers are provided.Philip From The Tampa Alliance Against Racism And Political Repression discusses the August 29th arrest and assault of Pastor Carl Soto by Hi...
2024-09-2556 min
The Collective VoiceHave You Heard about Dr. Lyla June audioIn this episode of Have You Heard, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary student and 787 Collective Campaign Leader, Madison Turner joins Rev. Phil Dieke for an engaging conversation with Dr. Lyla June Johnston. Throughout the episode they explore the intersections of spirituality, the climate crisis, and Indigenous wisdom. They also discuss the importance of eco-faith dialogues, the role of the divine feminine in healing, and how communities can decenter humanity to foster environmental stewardship. Lyla shares her personal journey and insights on how collapse can lead to transformation and hope, emphasizing the need for compassion and community in addressing the climate crisis.
2024-09-201h 12
The Be Well Beautiful People PodcastMusic’s Pathway to Sovereignty with Dr. Lyla June Johnston, Indigenous Musician & ScholarWelcome to the Trauma & Healing podcast series hosted by and inspired by our host Demarra West and her debut book Me Too: A Therapist’s Journey to Heal, Find Liberation, & Joy. This 12-episode series helps individuals understand the universal nature of trauma and its pervasive impacts, and a pathway towards healing and liberation for us all. The book and this series delves into Demarra’s real life struggles and the ways she found healing through holistic and abundant mindset practices that paved the way for a joyous life.In our 9th episode, our founder had the opportunity to interview Dr. Lyla Jun...
2024-08-151h 01Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureThacker Pass: The Lithium Rush & Its Impact on Indigenous CommunitiesIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews Dean Barlese, an elder and spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and Max Wilbert, writer and community organizer whose been part of grassroots political work for 20 years, and is the founder of Protect Thacker Pass.Their discussion focuses around the status of the lithium mining project to be built on Thacker Pass, a physical feature located in Humboldt County Nevada, traditional and unceded territory of the Paiute and Shoshone people, currently designated as United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land...
2024-07-251h 01
CIIS Public ProgramsLyla June: On Personal, Collective, and Ecological HealingSome podcast apps may not display links from our show notes (see below) properly, so we have included a list of links at the end of this description.
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Dr. Lyla June is a renowned Indigenous musician, songwriter, poet, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, and community organizer. Her music and message center around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing and are poetic articulations of Indigenous philosophies. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies.
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This episode was recorded live in San Francisco on November 3rd, 2023...
2024-07-251h 26Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureProtectors of the Snow Leopard: Maria Azhunova of the Buryat-Mongol Indigenous Peoples of the Russian FederationIn this episode, host Lyla June talks with Maria Azhunova of the Buryat-Mongol Indigenous Peoples, Director of the Land of Snow Leopard Network. Their discussion focuses around the significance of the Snow Leopard, it's meaning and how they are spreading awareness and education on this sacred animal, as well as protecting the animal from humans and outside dangers that can interfere with the endangered snow leopard, who lives in the mountains of South and Central Asia. Throughout this episode, they also talk about how interconnected all indigenous beings are, human and non-human and how to reflect on...
2024-06-0851 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureNisenan Homelands: CHIRP, #LandBack, and Cultural Phoenixing with Shelly Covert and Ember AmadorIn this episode host Lyla June talks with Shelly Covert, spokesperson for the Nisenan Indigenous Nation, native to Grass Valley & Nevada City areas of northern California. Co-founders of CHIRP (California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project) Shelly Covert and Ember Amador discuss their $2.4M GoFundMe campaign to recover sacred lands stolen during the California Gold Rush. As of the publishing of this episode, they have already raised $2M. We discuss the tragedy of having to buy back stolen lands, but also celebrate that stolen wealth is being put towards the return of Indigenous lands. We re...
2024-05-081h 05Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureNisenan Homelands: CHIRP, #LandBack, and Cultural Phoenixing with Shelly Covert and Ember AmadorIn this episode host Lyla June talks with Shelly Covert, spokesperson for the Nisenan Indigenous Nation, native to Grass Valley & Nevada City areas of northern California. Co-founders of CHIRP (California Heritage: Indigenous Research Project) Shelly Covert and Ember Amador discuss their $2.4M GoFundMe campaign to recover sacred lands stolen during the California Gold Rush. As of the publishing of this episode, they have already raised $2M. We discuss the tragedy of having to buy back stolen lands, but also celebrate that stolen wealth is being put towards the return of Indigenous lands. We re...
2024-05-041h 05
RSA ConversationsReGeneration Rising S2E4: Architects of Abundance with Lyla June JohnstonIn this episode, Daniel and Philipa talk with Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organiser, Dr Lyla June Johnston. Lyla June shares lessons from her Diné, Tsétsêhéstâhese and European heritage and highlights the importance of engaging with, recognising and respecting Indigenous wisdom traditions as we seek to reinhabit our world regneratively. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. She blends her study of Human Ecolo...
2024-04-1047 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureAkimel O'odham Power: Fighting for the Land, Water and Culture with Marina ThomasIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews Marina Thomas, a curly haired, light skinned Onk Akimel O'odham mother fighting for the existence of our culture so our kids can play in the water. Their discussion focuses around the intense urbanization, colonization, distortion of their history and water theft the Akimel O'odham people are facing in the Phoenix and Tucson area. Throughout the episode, Marina also touches on what it means to be an Onk Akimel O'odham woman and how she got in touch with her indignity and her ancestors while working with Oak...
2024-03-3054 min
The Science of HappinessHappiness Break: Where Did You Come From? Guided Writing With Lyla JuneIndigenous artist Lyla June leads a 5-minute freewriting exercise about our personal journeys. Autobiographical writing has been shown to help do better in relationships and feel more satisfied in life.
Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3622n5s6
How to Do This Practice:
You will need writing utensils for this practice.
Find a comfortable place to start this writing practice, taking a few moments to ground yourself.
Write the prompt, “I come from a place where…”
For the next 5 minutes (or more), write whatever comes to mind, a...
2024-03-0709 min
Nature EvolutionariesTides of Change: Wetlands, Indigenous Food Systems, and the Impact of Colonial Histories with Dr. Lyla June JohnstonHere we delve into the profound intersections of Wetlands, Indigenous food systems, and the enduring impacts of colonization, featuring the esteemed Dr. Lyla June Johnston. A luminary in her field, Dr. Johnston, a poet, anthropologist, and advocate for Indigenous wisdom, will lead us through an exploration of the intricate relationships between these elements. Lyla June speaks about the significance of Wetlands and highlight their importance in Indigenous cultures and food systems. From her unique perspective, Dr. Johnston shares stories and sustainable practices that have shaped Indigenous food cultures and deep connections and partnerships with the land.
2024-03-051h 03Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIsrael, Palestine and Indigeneity: A Jewish Perspective with Jeffrey HaasIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews Jeffrey Haas, a Jewish civil rights and criminal defense attorney who has represented with the families of Black Panther leaders, Water Protectors at Standing Rock, and many more. The conversation focuses on the topic of indigeneity between Zionists and Palestinians, how some members of the Jewish community are feeling about what Israel is doing, the United State's affect on the war against Palestinians and how to focus on making the world a more equitable place. To learn more about Jeffrey, visit his Instagram.To learn more about his...
2024-02-171h 33Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureRealities, People, and God: Christian Palestinian Liberation Theology with Omar Halamy and Samuel MunayerIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews two Palestinians who work with Sabeel, a Palestinian Christian group in Jerusalem. They work for Palestinian liberation within the context of the settler Zionism of the USA-Israel alliance. We discuss 1) how they are the original and Indigenous Christians of that land, 2) what gives us hope, 3) what the world can do amidst the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people, 4) what it means to be a Palestinian Christian, and 5) how they have spent their lives as Palestinian men working for a better world and what it means to work for a better world. ...
2024-01-241h 29Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIndigenous Christians: Palestinian Liberation Theology with Omar Halamy and Samuel MunayerIn this episode, host Lyla June interviews two Palestinians who work with Sabeel, a Palestinian Christian group in Jerusalem. They work for Palestinian liberation within the context of the violent and well funded militarism, apartheid, and occupation of the settler Zionism of the USA-Israel alliance. We discuss 1) what gives us hope, 2) what the world can do amidst the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people, 3) what it means to be a Palestinian Christian, and 4) how they have spent their lives as Palestinian men working for a better world and what it means to work for a better world. Follow Sa...
2024-01-221h 29Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureGood Fire: The Karuk Nation and the Original Prescribed Burns of Turtle IslandIndigenous People of Turtle Island (ala North America) have been intentionally burning the landscape for millennia with low intensity burns. This cycles the nutrients of dead grasses in the fall into mineral rush ash, that nourishes the seeds and shoots for the coming spring. It also curtails incoming vegetation that may compete with old growth or other highly selected trees. It helps to keep the trees in the forest spaced widely apart to prevent crowding which results in many dehydrated, nutrient poor, shaded trees, instead of a few healthy trees with plenty of nutrients, sunlight and water. In this...
2023-12-2053 min
Holding the Fire: Indigenous Voices on the Great UnravelingReframing Collapse with Lyla June JohnstonDahr Jamail talks with Dr. Lyla June Johnston and gains a far broader perspective on the polycrisis. Lyla June wonders why people are surprised that things have arrived at this point of collapse, given the inherent insatiability of the dominant system of extraction and growth, and the fact that Indigenous people have been issuing warnings for centuries. She also discusses rebirth, consequences of our actions, the creation of new paradigms, the Lakota view of selfishness as a mental illness, gardening our culture, healing, and ultimately, love. Dr. Lyla June Johnston, of Navajo, Cheyenne, and European lineages, received...
2023-12-121h 04Holding the Fire: Indigenous Voices on the Great UnravelingReframing Collapse with Lyla June JohnstonDahr Jamail talks with Dr. Lyla June Johnston and gains a far broader perspective on the polycrisis. Lyla June wonders why people are surprised that things have arrived at this point of collapse, given the inherent insatiability of the dominant system of extraction and growth, and the fact that Indigenous people have been issuing warnings for centuries. She also discusses rebirth, consequences of our actions, the creation of new paradigms, the Lakota view of selfishness as a mental illness, gardening our culture, healing, and ultimately, love. Dr. Lyla June Johnston, of Navajo, Cheyenne, and European lineages, received...
2023-12-121h 04Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureEarth Defenders of the Philippines: Bontok-Kankanaey Life with Beverly LongidIn this episode, we talk with Beverly Longid, an Igorot (Indigenous Philippine) woman of the Bontok-Kankanaey community. We discuss her efforts with KATRIBU (Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas)—a national alliance of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines, to protect the land and environment. The organization is striving to help others understand the land should be protected. While not against land development overall, they are focusing on development that not only helps Indigenous Peoples, but the country as a whole. The pushback they are receiving is detrimental manifests as unlawful imprisonment, extrajudicial killings, and other forms of severe repression, all...
2023-12-0759 min
The ReMembering and ReEnchanting PodcastEpisode 31: Celebrating architects of abundance: A conversation with Lyla June JohnstonIndigenous poet, scholar, musician, and community organizer Dr. Lyla June Johnston joins Sara Jolena to share about her dissertation, "Architects of abundance: indigenous regenerative food and land management systems and the excavation of hidden history". 1:33 - Introducing Dr. Lyla June3:38 - Introducing Lyla's PhD dissertation - Architects of abundance: indigenous regenerative food and land management systems and the excavation of hidden history. 13:48 - "What are the value systems that you found throughout multiple indigenous communities of turtle island?"21:00 - Stories, myths, and values44:34 - Return land. Return land management control to indigenous communities.
2023-11-191h 18
Spring Creek PodcastInner Nature: Lyla June Johnston and Riane Eisler In this episode of Inner Nature, we join Lyla June Johnston and Riane Eisler. Their conversation takes us across the globe and throughout the annals of time, from a deeply ancient, harmonious, Neolithic settlement to the devastation of Nazi Europe, and from the pre-colonial mound-building societies of the Muskogee right up to present day. Throughout, they contrast systems of partnership, kinship, love, care, and humility vs. those of domination, violence, oppression, hierarchy, and hubris. They invite us to consider how a culture's perceptions of gender parallel its regard for the environment. And they urge us to examine our lineages...
2023-10-1852 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIndigenous Parenting, ICWA, and Epigenetics with Grace Johnson, Misty Flowers, and Elizabeth Lovejoy BrownIn this episode, we talk with Grace Johnson about traditional Indigenous parenting techniques, from rites of passage to holding our babies when they cry. We also speak with Misty Flowers about the recent win for the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) which was recently challenged by a white family that wanted the right to take a Native child over an available native family because it was a "racist" priority. We also speak with Elizabeth Lovejoy Brown about epigenetics and how what our ancestors experience can affect our behavior today at least three generations forward, how we feel things and...
2023-10-1848 min
All That We AreFuture Paradigms // Compelling Voices In Urgent Times with Lyla June Johnston, Manish Jain, Bayo Akomolafe and Helena Norberg-Hodge - E191How do we create radically new perspectives and prosper antidotes that forge systemic change? In this episode entitled Compelling Voices In Urgent Times, we hear powerful voices gathered from previous podcast episodes including Bayo Akomolafe, Lyla June, Manish Jain and Helena Norberg-Hodge; all of whom recently shared their insights at Planet Local Summit. This episode gathers deep insights into the predicaments of our time. It is an invitation to radically inspire our imagination, shift our perspectives, ask different questions and explore new ways to become involved in serving each other and the world we live in during...
2023-10-121h 51Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureLessons from Abya Yala: The Indigenous Peoples of Suriname with Sherlien SanchesIn this episode, we speak with Sherlien Sanches of the Kaliña Nation of Suriname, a country in Abya Yala (South America). Her peoples were colonized and enslaved by the Netherlands starting in the 1500s. She currently lives in Amsterdam to advocate and educate for her people, where she helped create the Indigenous Knowledge Center. There are currently the bodies of Kalina babies in the basements of Dutch museums in preserved water. Part of her work is to rematriate their bodies to proper places of dignity and respect. She also is working to include Indigenous Peoples in the Netherlands r...
2023-09-2158 min
Black History for White PeopleBlack and Indigenous Solidarity with Lyla JuneTwo sisters from different cultural backgrounds discuss the beautiful ways in which Black and Indigenous struggles intersect and have the potential to strengthen one another. Lyla June, of the Diné (Navajo) Indigenous Nation and host of Nihizhi Podcast, speaks with Katina. They also have hard conversations about the tragic histories and contemporary ways these two demographics have not always supported each other. Ultimately the two sisters band together in renewed commitment to stand solidly together in their respective struggles for Black and Indigenous liberation.www.nihizhi.comwww.BlackHistoryforWhitePeople.comw...
2023-09-141h 31Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureBlack and Indigenous Solidarity with Katina Stone-ButlerTwo sisters from different cultural backgrounds discuss the beautiful ways in which Black and Indigenous struggles intersect and have the potential to strengthen one another. Lyla June, of the Diné (Navajo) Indigenous Nation and host of Nihizhi Podcast, speaks with Katina Stone-Butler, musician, advocate, and host of the Black History for White People podcast. They also have hard conversations about the tragic histories and contemporary ways these two demographics have not always supported each other. Ultimately the two sisters band together in renewed commitment to stand solidly together in their respective struggles for Black and Indigenous liberation.w...
2023-08-161h 31
The Power of PartnershipTurning Deserts to Gardens with Lyla JuneHow can Indigenous wisdom guide us toward a more sustainable and caring future? In this episode of The Power of Partnership Podcast, Cherri Jacobs Pruitt welcomes Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages.Together, they explore how ancestral practices — from regenerative land stewardship to honoring sacredness in all life — offer solutions for today’s climate and cultural crises. Lyla’s insights connect environmental sustainability with how we treat each other in our homes, communities, and societies.Her vision is clear: we can...
2023-08-0827 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureáyACon: The Power of Indigenous Comics, Fandom, and Artistry with Kristina Bad HandJoin us, as we delve into the brilliant mind of Indigenous illustrator, cosplayer, comic book creator, Indiginerd, and organizer of áyACon, Denver’s new Indigenous arts convention (www.ayacondenver.art). As a Sičangu Lakota/Tsalagi woman, we are going to learn more about how she is helping to Indigenize the space of fandom, heroes, comic conventions to be more about kinship, support, multiracial unity, and Indigenous liberation.Website: https://www.badhandillustrations.art/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/napesica
2023-07-221h 08
Unmanageable with Alicia BalesEpisode 5: Architects of Abundance with Dr. Lyla June and Desirae HarpJuly 20, 2023--Episode 5 features a recording of Dr. Lyla June and Desirae Harp performing at an extraordinary event on Food Sovereignty organized by the local nonprofit Native Health in Native Hands, a native led, native run 501c3 nonprofit, created by Kinest'e people. The ancestral homelands of the Kinest'e, now called Wailaki, are in Northern Mendocino, Southern Humboldt, and Southwestern Trinity counties. Episode 5 begins with excerpts of Lyla and Desi’s powerful original music and poetry. In the second half of the episode, Dr. Lyla June gives a talk called “Architects of Abundance,” based on her PhD res...
2023-07-202h 07Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureBridging Islam and Turtle Island: Parallel Struggles with Mona HaydarIn this episode Lyla June and Mona Haydar discuss the similarities between Turtle Island and the various cultures of Islam. Their discussion covers treating animals with honor, the importance of Creator, and the characterization of "savages," as an imperial framing used to justify the extraction of their homelands' resources. Their conversation also reviews the ways in which European forces have appropriated their culture's global contributions-- America’s democracy for instance was deeply influenced by the Haudenosaunee Indigenous Confederacy; European sciences were heavily influenced by pre-inquisition Islamic universities; and Arabian horses were co-opted and retitled as European horses. Join us fo...
2023-06-181h 31
Sounds of SAND#39 Tending Our Inner & Outer Landscapes: Lyla JuneLyla June in this illuminating community conversation with Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo shares ways in which indigenous food systems of the past and present teach us how to relate to our inner and outer world. These highly successful systems have been proven to operate based on respect, reverence, responsibility, and reciprocity.
She explores, among others topics: How can we manifest these qualities within ourselves and into the world? How can ancient wisdom help with modern ills? How does inner life reflect in outer behavior?
Stick around towards the end of the episode for an original...
2023-06-151h 07Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureSacred Animals: Navajo Churro Sheep and Reweaving Our Ancient EcologiesIn this episode, Nikyle and Kelli passionately discuss the Indigenous practice of sheep herding as a living, breathing system, spanning across centuries despite colonization and its recurring narrative that seeks to erase us. Our conversation also delves into sheep as relatives, an indivisible entity within a wholistic framework of subsistence living practices, wholly spiritual as food, song, clothing, and an embodiment of land. Join us!
2023-05-1847 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIndigenous Food Warriors: Crystal Wahpepah and the Art of Feeding CommunityIn this episode, Chef Crystal Wahpepah (James Beard Award Winner) of the Kickapoo Nation discusses our connection to food as it relates to living close to the land, and honoring our responsibilities and gifts as Indigenous people. Her new restaurant, Wahpepah's Kithcen has opened in Ohlone Lands (Oakland, CA) and is a must visit site for artistic and high quality Indigenous foods and dishes. Website: https://wahpepahskitchen.comInstagram: @WahpepahsKitchenTikTok: @WahpepahsKitchenFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WahpepahsKitchen
2023-04-1746 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIndigenous Masculinity, Jim Thorpe, and Hip-Hop with Anishinaabe/Oneida Artist Tall PaulIn this episode, we celebrate and uplift Tall Paul's recent album release "The Story of Jim Thorpe." A concept biographical album honoring the life of Jim Thorpe (1887-1953), athlete and Olympic gold medalist of the Sac and Fox Nation. We also get a chance to hear about the needs and challenges that Native men (and men in general) face and ways to overcome them. Thank you for listening!Listen to the full album here: https://tallpaulhiphop.bandcamp.com/album/the-story-of-jim-thorpe
2023-03-0857 min
Climate ConversationsSolutions: Lyla June helps us understand 3000 year old solutions to modern problemsLyla June (pictured) uses both song and word via TEDx to help us both see and understand that the solutions of her people can still be applied to modern day problems.
Her TEDx presentation is entitled: "3000-year-old solutions to modern problems".
In this profoundly hopeful talk, Diné musician, scholar, and cultural historian Lyla June outlines a series of timeless human success stories focusing on Native American food and land management techniques and strategies. Lyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her dyn...
2023-02-1511 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureLateral Kindness: Sherri Mitchell, Traditions of Compassion, and the Antidote to DivisionSherri Mitchell, author of Sacred Instructions, reviews the many-layered causes of lateral violence (or the ways in which colonization turns communities against each other) as well as the flourishing “lateral kindness” that is revitalizing across Turtle Island. Join us!To learn more about Sherri Mitchell, visit her website at www.sacredinstructions.life
2023-02-0954 min
The Garden JournalLyla June JohnstonThis month's Soil Stories features Lyla June Johnston Artist, Scholar and Community Organizer. A historical ecologist she will be focusing on the intersection of Indigenous food systems in both pre-Columbian and contemporary times.
2023-01-2129 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureThe Island of Guåhan (Guam): The Beauty & Struggle of Chamorro Liberation with Monaeka FloresWe speak with Monaeka Flores of the Chamorro Indigenous Community of Guåhan (colonially known as Guam). She works with Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian and other groups working to protect water, land, sacred sites and advocate for the demilitarization of their precious island. In these transmissions, hope burgeons from shared song and protest, as affinity between Indigenous brothers and sisters is internationally contextualized to offer connection. Through our shared histories, what occupies and pollutes people, land, and waters is both acknowledged and named. Alongside this recurring narrative of both horror and caliber, we observe the beating of butterfly wings t...
2023-01-151h 04Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureOpening Space for Creator: Karen Rodriguez's Decolonization Journey HomeJoin us in this immersive and inspiring episode with Karen Rodriguez (Maya) as we recount her journey from the urban streets of Los Angeles as an immigrant to the sacred volcanoes and lakes of Guatemala, her homelands. In these tellings, Rodrigues un-cradles from economic capitalism to realize true power-- that of community and living in the rhythm of the natural currents. In this episode, Rodriguez shares with us the walking, the crying-- and above all the empowerment of returning to our homelands. Join us!
2022-11-2047 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureBeata Tsosie-Peña: The Poetry of Land LiberationPoet, Doula, Seed-keeper, and Land Defender Beata Tsosie-Peña of the Santa Clara Pueblo Indigenous Community, generously reads her poetry, venturing us into the midsts of her homelands, into grief, into seeds, and into the cosmos. Beata’s poetry-- beyond academia, beyond publishing, beyond capitalism-- is a reclamation of healing and truth-telling.
2022-11-1049 min
The HealStory PodcastHealStory Ep.6 - Unifying A Lineage w/ Lyla JuneIn this episode we hear from Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar, and community organizer Lyla June from Taos, New Mexico. Lyla brings us deep into her Native American and European lineages sharing her remarkable experiences of ritual, pilgrimage, and facing the shadows within ourselves. Thank you Lyla!
Musical Credits:
Intro: Quincas Moreira - Silkworm
Reed Mathis - Stinson
Snowfall Butterflies - Asher Fulero
Quincas Moreira - Sonora
Dan Bodan - Leoforos Alexandras
Joel Cummins - Looping Ascent
Josh Lippi and the Overtimers - St. Francis
Lyla June...
2022-10-0735 min
Lifeworlds[Full Interview] Unexpected Agricultures – with Lyla June JohnstonLyla June Johnston is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, poet, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. She blends her studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with.Lyla and I got together to discuss her brilliant PhD research on Indigenous Food Systems Revitalization. In this interview we discuss what 6000-year-old clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest, buffalo prairies, kelp forests, hemlock boughs, and herring eggs all have in co...
2022-07-191h 06Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureBirthing Ancestral Paradigms through Indigenous Midwifery with Nicolle GonzalesNicolle Gonzales educates us on the topic of Indigenous midwifery within the context of Diné society. From cradle to womanhood, Indigenous doulas reclamation of these traditional roles supports cultural kinship ties that inform land-body justice practices— an act of sovereignty and paradigm shifting.
2022-07-1354 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FuturePublishing Indigenous Authors: Jessa Calderon's New Book, 'SisterHood'Jessa Calderon's first fiction publication celebrates Indigenous women in the heart of Tongva Territory, narrating their strength in the face of the settler colonial system of present-day Los Angeles. Join us as Calderon touches on the topic of healing, and the process of bringing SisterHood into publication.
2022-06-1238 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureMMIW in Latin America with Dr. Lydia HuertaIn honor of National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Day, we draw attention to the epidemic in Abya Yala (Latin America) of missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, and transgender relatives. In the MMIWGTSTR movement, northerners often forget to include and think about relatives south of the imaginary, colonial border, and how they often times have EVEN LESS protection than those native people north of the imaginary, colonial border. Here to break it down for us is Dr. Lydia Huerta, a binational scholar of both Indigenous and colonial descent who has studied and presented the topic extensively.
2022-05-0552 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureHopi Dryland Farming with Ahkima HonyumptewaHow do you thrive with limited water? Hopi dry-land farmers have been positioning their fields at the base of small watersheds to catch the nutrients and waters that run down after monsoon rains. Ahkima Honyumptewa has carried on this tradition and shares with us how this relates to farming in an era of climate instability. We also touch on the role of the human being in the universe as well as the importance of women in society! Enjoy!Article on Ahkima Honyumptewa: https://navajotimes.com/ae/culture/surviving-the-coronavirus-crisis-a-hopi-perspective/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...
2022-04-0159 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureIndigenous Languages: Raising Fluent SpeakersHow can we raise our children to be fluent speakers of our endangered languages? In this episode, we interview three people who have accomplished this task! Trisha Moquino, H@la Turning Heart, and Marcus Briggs-Cloud present on how language fluency has been passed onto children through communal immersion rooted in Indigenous cosmologies.
2022-03-011h 13Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureCorrina Gould, #Landback, and the Art of Indigenous Land TrustsIn this episode, Corrina Gould, chair and spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan, unpacks the reality of Indigenous Peoples in the San Francisco Bay Area. Gould also discusses the innovation and implementation of Indigenous land trusts as a means of returning and rematriating land. To learn more about the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust visit https://www.sogoreate-landtrust.org/. To learn how to set up a voluntary land tax for settlers to fund Indigenous projects and #landback, visit: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/pay-the-shuumi-land-tax/
2021-12-1751 min
Next Economy Now: For the Benefit of All LifeLyla June: Indigenous Europe and the Value of Knowing Your Ancestors (Rebroadcast)This is a rebroadcast of our June 2020 interview with Lyla June, an Indigenous environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, NM.For the show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/lyla-juneSubscribe to Next Economy Now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you find podcasts.---LIFT Economy NewsletterJoin 7000+ subscribers and get o...
2021-11-2331 min
Raise GreenAt the Intersection of Art, Advocacy, and Environmental Racism feat. Lyla JuneLyla June is an Indigenous musician, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. She blends studies in Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her current doctoral research focuses on Indigenous #foodsystems revitalization. This week, she joins host Matt Moroney on the Raise Green podcast to discuss indigenous forms of #sustainability, the role of #art in #socialchange, and more.
2021-11-1734 minMother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our Future'A Gathering Basket' Multimedia Cookbook and the Promise of RematriationIn this inaugural episode, we meet with M. Karlos Baca, who shares the I-Collective’s most recent multimedia publication, A Gathering Basket; Hazel James shares teachings regarding Diné lifeways; Janene Yazzie braids these intersecting topics to discuss the importance and meaning of rematriation, and the fundamentals of Diné and Indigenous matriarchies.
2021-11-171h 03Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our FutureNihizhí, Our Voices: An Indigenous Solutions Podcast TrailerA podcast shining light on various Indigenous Voices, carrying grassroots solutions for our communities and the world.
2021-10-2301 min
Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Psychoanalysis & CultureRU167: LYLA JUNE & TANAYA WINDER – DREAM WARRIORS, INDIGENOUS SCHOLARS, ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS, CREATORSRendering Unconscious welcomes Lyla June Johnston and Tanaya Winder to the podcast!
Lyla June is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed throu...
2021-10-1153 min
Citizen TruthRunning Toward The Future With a Handful of Seeds With Lyla June
Lyla June Johnston is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico.
Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma.
She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed through the medium of poetry, music and/or speech...
2021-09-2723 min
Our Shared HumanityEpisode 8 - Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) and Lyla June JohnstonEpisode 8 is live and so full of love. Our Shared Humanity is delighted to share our latest podcast episode with HRI Storytellers and Diné women, Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) and her daughter Lyla June Johnston. The conversation is ripe with the intimacy of Mothers and Daughters, surrender to the great mystery, identity and selflessness, and following sacred instruction. Pat and Lyla speak to the roots of our shared humanity as they practice radical bridging in the world, and in their own family history. It’s awesome.
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2021-08-3037 min
The Palestine PodLand Back & back to the land with Lyla JuneThis week, the Palestine Pod interviews Lyla June, an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar and community organizer of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) nations from Taos, New Mexico. Lyla speaks to us about the ill-effects of colonialism in Turtle Island (i.e. the United States) especially on food and ecosystems and Lara draws comparisons to Palestine. Lyla describes what makes a sustainable culture and recalls the sustainability of indigenous culture as well as the suitability of indigenous food to indigenous communities on a personal level. We speak about the importance of Land Back in Turtle Island...
2021-07-261h 21
Kiss the Ground w/ Ryland EngelhartIndigenous Food Systems Revitalization With Lyla June JohnstonLyla June Johnston is an Indigenous public speaker, artist, scholar, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages from Taos, New Mexico. Her messages focus on Indigenous rights, supporting youth, traditional land stewardship practices, and healing inter-generational and inter-cultural trauma. She blends undergraduate studies in human ecology at Stanford University, graduate work in Native American Pedagogy at the University of New Mexico, and the indigenous worldview she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her internationally acclaimed presentations are conveyed through the medium of poetry, music, and/or speech. She is curre...
2021-04-221h 21All That We AreLyla June on Indigenous Food Systems, Sacred Knowledge And CompassionHow can deep listening guide us into paradigms of love and healing? In this episode entitled Paradigms Embedded In Our Languages Of Beauty, Amisha speaks with Lyla June, Indigenous musician, scholar and community organiser. They reflect on destruction of indigenous societies, indoctrination and economies of convenience. They speak of sacred practices and indigenous stories to guide our lives into compassion, re-skilling and self-love. "We are sitting on the graveyard of vast, advanced, sophisticated, beautiful civilisations who we owe our very existence to oftentimes. Indigenous food scientists from thousands of years ago are what's...
2020-08-121h 31
Open QuestionOQ 107 - Every Breath a Prayer with Lyla June JohnstonLyla June Johnston is an indigenous environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician of Din-ay (or Navajo), Cheyenne, and European lineages. She is from Taos, NM. Elizabeth first encountered Lyla at The Festival of Faiths annual gathering in Louisville, KY. She was struck by Lyla's fierce presence, which she interpreted as a strong connection to the wisdom of her spiritual lineage. In this interview Elizabeth and Lyla discuss the nature of creativity, prayer, self love, and the notion that "all we have to do is change everything."
2020-07-3031 min
What Could Possibly Go Right?#13 Lyla June: Seven Generations New DealLyla June, musician, anthropologist, and activist, introduces us to the Seven Generations New Deal and how applying this has the potential to create “what could possibly go right”. Her interview insights included: That it’s hard to imagine what the world could be like, when we're so busy fighting what it's like.That economy is inseparable from ecology; you can destroy ecology to help the economy for only a short time, before your whole house of cards collapses. That the systems and conceptual frameworks that got us into this climate crisis will not get us out of it. The value...
2020-07-2330 min
MoonwiseSERVE: Lyla June Johnston on Reciprocity with Nature (Ep. 34)"Each and every one of us is meant to be here. None of us is a mistake.” - Lyla June Johnston
In this episode of #moonwisepodcast, we speak with indigenous scholar and community organizer Lyla June Johnston about leadership, service and humanity’s reciprocal role with nature.
Lyla June is an Indigenous environmental scientist, doctoral student, educator, community organizer and musician of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages from Taos, NM. Her dynamic, multi-genre performance and speech style has invigorated and inspired audiences across the globe towards personal, collective and ecological healing. Her messages focus on the cl...
2020-05-0547 min
For The WildDeeplyRooted: “And God is the Water” with LYLA JUNE /176This week, Lyla June gifts us with a poem that rides with the rushing current of Creation and beckons us to wade into the ever-moving stream of life. Allow Lyla’s poem to wash over you, to uplift your capacity to find strength, forgiveness and connection in times of adversity. May Lyla’s testament to the ancient power of water and geologic time invite deep healing and love into your life. Support the show
2020-04-2712 minFor The WildDeeplyRooted: “And God is the Water” with LYLA JUNE /176This week, Lyla June gifts us with a poem that rides with the rushing current of Creation and beckons us to wade into the ever-moving stream of life. Allow Lyla’s poem to wash over you, to uplift your capacity to find strength, forgiveness and connection in times of adversity. May Lyla’s testament to the ancient power of water and geologic time invite deep healing and love into your life. Support the show
2020-04-2712 min
ReportedInterview with Lyla June JohnstonReported host Katherine Lewin sits down with Lyla June Johnston, an indigenous activist, scholar, writer and musician — and now a candidate in the June 2020 Democratic primary for the New Mexico State House of Representatives District 47 seat. We talk about missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW), her childhood in Taos and former drug addiction, and why she's chosen to run for District 47, despite not being from the area originally.
2020-01-0100 min
For The WildLYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147In honor of Truthsgiving, join us as we meditate upon the true spirit of giving. Lyla and Ayana unravel the great potential held within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and well as some of its false assumptions, and propose Indigenous-led frameworks for sovereignty. Lyla reminds us that when we yearn to speak the language of life, love and healing, we must turn to poetry.Support the show
2019-11-281h 00For The WildLYLA JUNE on Lifting Hearts Off the Ground /147In honor of Truthsgiving, join us as we meditate upon the true spirit of giving. Lyla and Ayana unravel the great potential held within the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and well as some of its false assumptions, and propose Indigenous-led frameworks for sovereignty. Lyla reminds us that when we yearn to speak the language of life, love and healing, we must turn to poetry.Support the show
2019-11-281h 00
Last Born In The Wilderness208 / All Nations Rise / Lyla JuneIn this episode, I speak with musician, poet, anthropologist, educator, community organizer and public speaker Lyla June.
This discussion with Lyla covers a variety of compelling subjects, including Lyla’s journey of connecting with not only her Indigenous Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) identity and ancestry, but also with her European lineage as well. In connecting with that neglected line, Lyla uncovers and speaks not only to the intergenerational trauma that Indigenous peoples have endured since the colonization of the Americas began, and also to the deep and yet-to-be-reckoned-with trauma European settlers have carried with them to the...
2019-09-021h 09
For The WildLYLA JUNE on Resistance and Forgiveness in the Final Years of Patriarchy ⌠ENCORE⌡ /126Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Industrial activities that impact the lands and humans at local levels reverberate at an energetic level that has bred today’s crises...Support the show
2019-07-0352 minFor The WildLYLA JUNE on Resistance and Forgiveness in the Final Years of Patriarchy ⌠ENCORE⌡ /126Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Industrial activities that impact the lands and humans at local levels reverberate at an energetic level that has bred today’s crises...Support the show
2019-07-0352 min
Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living25. Shaking the Amnesia with Lyla JuneI'm so honored to have Lyla June joining me on the Belonging Podcast today! Lyla is an internationally renowned public speaker, poet, hip hop artist, and acoustic songwriter of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages. Her music focuses on intergenerational and interethnic healing. In this episode, she shares her journey with connecting to her European ancestry and how it conflicts but also supports her connection with her Diné and Tsétsêhéstâhese ancestry. Much of that journey is a beautiful lesson in forgiveness and compassion for imperfect ancestors who have carried deep trauma through the line.F...
2019-05-201h 10
Shakti Hour with Melanie MoserEp. 40 - Lyla June JohnstonPoet and singer-songwriter Lyla June Johnston shares a conversation with Melanie about finding beauty in our own linage, as well as others. Lyle explores the unique struggles and blessings that women encounter along their spiritual paths.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2019-04-1344 min
Medicine StoriesHealing Our Indigenous European Ancestors - Lyla June
Healing Our Indigenous European Ancestors - Lyla June
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Our task as European-ancestored people, seeing what's been hidden beyond our short-sighted view of history, and why healing isn't possible in the absence of love.IN THE INTRO:Who gets to claim their ancestors?Healing broken lineagesCultural appropriation & reparationsIN THE INTERVIEW:How Lyla, raised to acknowledge only her Native American side, came to understand and honor her indigenous European ancestorsWhat happens when people hate their ancestors (and therefore themselves)
2019-02-0400 min
Medicine StoriesHealing Our Indigenous European Ancestors - Lyla JuneOur task as European-ancestored people, seeing what's been hidden beyond our short-sighted view of history, and why healing isn't possible in the absence of love. IN THE INTRO: Who gets to claim their ancestors? Healing broken lineages Cultural appropriation & reparations IN THE INTERVIEW: How Lyla, raised to acknowledge only her Native American side, came to understand and honor her indigenous European ancestors What happens when people hate their ancestors (and therefore themselves) Making space for everyone's healing- permission to grieve all the ancestral traumas Going way back in time to understand colonizer/oppressor actions L...
2019-02-041h 00
Fractal Friends“Rediscovering & Healing Our Ancestors” with Lyla JuneLyla June is a musician, poet, anthropologist, educator, community organizer and public speaker. More than anything though she is a true warrior of love.Lyla descends from both Diné (commonly known as Navajo) and European ancestors. Her story is one of deep healing from her own trauma and that of the generations before her. She has long worked hard to carry forward the wisdom of the people native to the North American continent (also known as Turtle Island) as well as uncover the history of her European ancestors..Her life and research has shown us t...
2018-11-221h 11
For The WildLYLA JUNE on Resistance and Forgiveness in the Final Years of Patriarchy /43Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Support the show
2017-03-1555 minFor The WildLYLA JUNE on Resistance and Forgiveness in the Final Years of Patriarchy /43Lyla June retraces the origins of oppression of European women, men and earth-based cultures through to recent histories of genocide, inter-generational trauma, and the enduring forces that seek to destroy Indigenous women and the earth. Support the show
2017-03-1555 min
For The WildLYLA JUNE on the Endangered Diversity of Language and Life /42Lyla June is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. Descended from Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages, her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper.Support the show
2017-03-1050 minFor The WildLYLA JUNE on the Endangered Diversity of Language and Life /42Lyla June is a musician, public speaker and internationally recognized performance poet. Descended from Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages, her personal mission in life is to grow closer to Creator by learning how to love deeper.Support the show
2017-03-1050 min
Rising Women LeadersStanding Rock & A Message of Hope with Lyla June JohnstonWhen I first watched Lyla June Johnston's music video, "All Nations Rise," it gave me chills and I felt an immediate calling to interview her for the Rising Women Leaders podcast. Lyla's video soon went viral on Facebook, with over 1.6 million views, providing a powerful platform for Lyla to share her message of compassion, peace and prayer during turbulent times. I spoke with Lyla just days after she returned from Standing Rock last month. I left this interview feeling filled with so much hope, passion, and devotion to our Mother Earth as well as my...
2016-11-071h 12