Spirit Aligned Leadership

Spirit Aligned Leadership exists to elevate the lives, voices and dreams of Indigenous elder women

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We are celebrating the publishing of our online Indigenous Knowledge Hub! Check out the inspiring collection of Indigenous knowledge and cultural resources we have gathered overtime from our Legacy Leaders and Future Legacy Leaders. https://t.co/zF2pshzffQ

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Working towards language preservation is crucial in keeping our traditional Indigenous ways alive and flourishing. Read more on how the Bureau of Indian Affairs is awarding $7 million in grants to promote language revitalization! https://t.co/22O1SdOGqU

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Executive Director of Spirit Aligned Leadership, Dr. Katsi Cook, received an honorary doctorate from the Toronto Metropolitan University in June, for her outstanding skills as an environmental and women's rights activist and for supporting Indigenous communities!

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For Julia and Miranda healing and recovery work means spending time together and creating intentional space to share stories that support and empower themselves and others in their community. They share traditional knowledge and lessons learned from the land to new generations.

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Cheyenne Morgan Gwa’amuuk and Debbie Good address settler colonialism and transform the systems that enable them. They center what they call Gwalx Yee’inst –intergenerational knowledge transfer in their daily lives, engage knowledge keepers and cultivate cultural connections.

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Circle 4 Leaders, Alice Kaquitts and Shalome Hope work together to uplift their communities by sharing ceremonial traditions, historical knowledge and teachings. Living, practicing and teaching on their ancestral lands connects them spiritually and culturally! #IndigenousLeaders

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Guided by values learned in their Objibwe language and a deep connection to place, these women are are making profound and lasting impacts for their families, community and nation. Read about their activism, current advocacy, and visions for the future. https://t.co/CAAJdvvJNz

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Native women’s leadership has experienced a silencing across time and history. Two women who have never accepted that narrative are C4 Legacy and Future Legacy leaders Caroline Gloria Recollect and Raven Plante of the Wahnapitae First Nation.

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Circle 4 Leaders Karakwahawi Thomas and Sandra Fox (Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne) recognize there is a need for healing work in communities and in the natural world. They're addressing that need head on with their people the onkwehonewe and creating bridges across generations

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Ceremony nourishes the spirit & gives knowledge that is life sustaining. For Leader Sylvia Weenie (Sweetgrass First Nation – Cree) & her daughter Kasey Atcheynum (Sweetgrass First Nation), ceremony and culture lay a critical foundation to all that they do. https://t.co/CAAJdvvJNz

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"The restoration of the Bison Range is a restoration of more than just land. It’s a restoration of a piece that was missing. It represents a gift of what we may care for to protect and have something for future generations.” https://t.co/QAz5mgYIqz

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Meet Bonnie Ewing and Lucy Samuels (Nez Perce Tribe), they have deep cultural connections to horses that spans across generations. Read more about that lineage, their annual 1,500 mile journey on the Chief Joseph Trail and other critical work. https://t.co/CAAJdvvJNz

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Circle 4 Leaders Karma Grayman and Shaquoyah Rae Grayman Silvas are focusing on keeping the Paiute language alive while fostering a strong and positive sense of identity for youth in their community #Indigenousleaders

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Check out Assistant Secretary, Bryan Newland, discussing the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Report and the impacts felt across Indian Country. https://t.co/Fi4xpzLeIB

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Medina Matonis says that “Our women are the backbone of our nation. They are the nation builders” These words from Medina are the framework of her life and guide her work this year with Legacy Leader Sandra Frazier. https://t.co/CAAJdvvJNz

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Meet Circle 4 Legacy and Future Legacy Leaders Minnie and Kaylene Big Knife (Chippewa Cree)! For this pair of leaders, remembering, creating and encouraging their culture celebrates their traditional Indigenous ways of life. https://t.co/CAAJdvvJNz

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Congratulations to Spirit Aligned Leader Olive Elm, who received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Huron University last May 13! Olive, you’re truly a leader of inestimable value, thank you for sharing your life’s work! #IndigenousLeadership #IndigenousPride

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Welcome our new Spirit Aligned Legacy and Future Legacy Leaders! Tune in for this Mother Earth Day conversation with Social Distance Powwow and Circle 4 Leaders Shalome Hope (Thunderchild First Nation - Cree) and Alice Kaquitts (Stoney Nakoda First Nation - Wesley Band).

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Virginia Gregoire's (Okanagan) parents were fluent speakers of the language & those were the words that surrounded her from birth. This was a most precious wealth—relatives & the language.

Learn more about the influence of language on her work: https://t.co/GJT25O9qVB

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Listen in! Mark your calendars for the “Indigenous Matriarchs Speak! Ancestral love for the land, water and sky” conversation taking place on Earth Day, April 22. We’ll also be announcing our newest Circle of Legacy and Future Legacy Leaders. #Indigenouswomen #Indigenousleaders