In this episode, our hosts, Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese) and Aimee Roberson (Chahta/Chikashsha), Cultural Survival Executive Director, speak with Nellie Davis (Agai Dicutta Numu - Paiute), an entrepreneur, traditional herbalist, bodyworker and community leader based in Reno, Nevada. Nellie is an enrolled member of the Walker River Paiute Tribe and uses her background to advocate for Indigenous visibility, wellness, and community healing.

Nellie explores how ancestral knowledge, connection to the land, and community care can support healing. She reflects on the difference between Indigenous approaches to wellness, emphasizing that well-being is not just individual, but deeply connected to our bodies, our communities, and the Earth. She also shares how working with plants has helped her reconnect with ancestral teachings and why passing that knowledge on to younger generations is essential to keeping culture alive.

Together, Aimee, Lyla, and Nellie explore healing as an act of remembering, reciprocity, and care.

Don't miss this conversation! Listen to "Agai Dicutta Numu Ancestral Plant Healing with Nellie Davis."

In Episode 6, co-host Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese) speaks
with Margo Robbins (Yurok), Co-founder and Executive Director of the Cultural
Fire Management Council, Co-lead of the Indigenous People’s Burn Network, and
member of the International Indigenous-led Fire Network. Margo is a mom and a
grandma, and lives on the Yurok Reservation in far Northern California, United
States.

Margo shares how carefully working with fire can help water return to the
land, create healthier habitats for plants and animals, and support the renewal
of important species. Together, Lyla and Margo explore cultural burning as a
relationship with the land based in care, responsibility, and knowledge passed
down through generations.

Don't miss this conversation! Listen to “Reclaiming Fire: Cultural Burning
with Margo Robbins.”

In Episode 5, co-host Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese) speaks with Dr. Nelly Masayi (Luhya), an Indigenous academic from western Kenya, about the role of Indigenous knowledge in protecting biodiversity, addressing climate change, and sustaining communities. Together, they explore the impacts of colonization on Indigenous cultures, land ownership, food systems, and women’s roles.

Don't miss this conversation! Listen to “Indigenous Kenya: The Power of Luhya Knowledge to Protect Biodiversity with Dr. Nelly Masayi.”