Wisdom Keepers: Stories from Mother Earth

‘Tututhax’: Just Listen

What might we learn if we slowed down and truly listened to the world around us?  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Unangan Elder Ilarion “Kuuyux” Merculieff reflects o

The Missing Piece of Ancestral Timekeeping 

For generations, people have looked to the Sun, Moon, and stars to understand the rhythms of life.  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, cultural astronomer and ecologist

Living Reciprocity with Grandmother Earth

What does it mean to live in a relationship of reciprocity with the Earth?  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, scholar and Elder Dr. Henrietta Mann shares a Cheyenne cre

Mother Law is the Law of the Land

What can ancestral teachings teach us about leadership, identity, and our responsibilities to one another?  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Mohawk Clan Mother Louise

We’re All Relatives

What changes when we see the world not as a collection of resources, but as a community of relatives?  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Native scholar and educator Dr.

The Time for Change is Now

How do the choices we make today shape the world future generations will inherit?  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Faithkeeper Oren Lyons and scholar Dan Longboat ref

Know Your People

How do we carry culture forward? Sometimes, it begins with knowing where—and who—we come from.  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Carrie Rose shares stories from her ch

The Original Instructions

From the depths of stars, Sky Woman fell and breathed life into the world we know today.  In this episode of Wisdom Keepers, Elder Sakokwenionkwas shares the story of hi