In 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”.

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 with a larger media team and the beautiful presence of Aimee Roberson.

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In 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 action to reverse environmental damage and heal the land. If Tela can do it, we can all do it! She shows the light of how to walk down this path of regeneration and restoration.

Karelle 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-hall

Courtney Streett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-streett-a671a631

In 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.ostaracollective.org/
To learn more about Embercombe, visit https://embercombe.org/who-we-are/

This 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.
Doante or learn more about the Akwesasne Freedom School on their website.

In 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 her tribal communities, Charlene sits at the helm of the "Trail of Truth" protest and is determined to make sure that the voices of the unrecognized tribes are heard.

To learn more about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, visit Muwekma.org.
To donate to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, vist https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NJSTHL7GYM7WE.
To learn more about Charlene Nijmeh, visit CharleneforCongress.com.

In 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. The traditional Paiute name of Thacker Pass is Peehee Mu’huh. Now it is also the site of a massive lithium mine under construction, that is destroying the area and valuable habitat for the creatures who live there.

Throughout the episode, our guests touch on how they are fighting against this project and why everything we do counts, and matters.

To learn more or get involved, visit ProtectThackerPass.org
To donate, visit GiveButter.com
To read the autobiography of Billy Haywood, visit Archive.org