Earth’s Tapestry: Interweaving Nature, Community & Climate

Our Racial Justice Mission Group and Green Team are sponsoring: Dr. Lyla June Johnston on September 27-28. She is a scientist, public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist, and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages whose wide-ranging work focuses on Indigenous values, hidden histories, and their relevance to today’s climate crisis. She completed degrees in environmental anthropology, indigenous studies, and American Indian education. At the heart of her teaching lies the Diné concept of Hózhó, a belief system that incorporates moral values such as beauty, harmony, goodness, relatedness, well-being, balance, and order. Lyla will help us reframe our worldview by sharing her extensive research into Indigenous spirituality and practices, her global consultations with Indigenous people, and her research into sustainable food production and land management. There is also a lineup of local panelists and speakers to accompany her. The topics are wide-ranging—from climate change and environmental racism to recovery and restoration, from intergenerational and interethnic trauma to healing, resilience, and community organizing.
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