Jennifer Folayan, Native Artist on Staying in the Body So Miracles Find You

"It"s important not just for me, but also when we come into other spaces and our allies also recognize the land we"re on…. I think it goes to help repair the long erasure of Native American people. And that invisibility even here in Baltimore City, when we were advocating for Indigenous Peoples Day, people were shocked, like, what? There"s Indians in Baltimore? Like, yeah, we"re still here. We didn"t go away." [Trauma Alert: Short mention of childhood sexual abuse and incest] I hope you will celebrate Native American Heritage and peoples during November.  One great way is to spend time on Thanksgiving is to  listening to Native voices and extending reciprocity to Native peoples and earth mama. We are re-publishing this joyful conversation with Jennifer Folayan who offers us much needed advice on: 1️⃣How to make land and peoples acknowledgements personal  2️⃣ How to help synchronicities aka miracles find you 3️⃣How to accomplish a big scary goal. Aligning your emotions with your intentions; holding your intention with lightness; and keep swimming–taking action. Jennifer tells the Turtle Island origin story, a version of which is held by many Native groups in North America as an example of someone small fulfilling a huge task. Finally, Jennier shares how you can have generational trauma and still be light and joyful.  We are all perfect. You can find out more about Jennifer Folayan by going to her youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qI7-wD8DgO6xQYXYbozQQ  or following her on Facebook. To find out more about the Sacred Listening Sessions go to dramandakemp.com 📚 Timestamped overview [00:03:57] Acknowledgement of sadness and validation of emotions. [00:10:00] Highlighting Indigenous arts, promoting cultural visibility. Excited to be an ambassador. [00:12:21] Connecting awesome community, team of eight ambassadors, traveling to South Africa, indigenous women, Kenyan guys, stepping up, confidence from connecting and hard work, met Kim Poole, Teaching Artist Institute. [00:15:41] Keep swimming, align emotions, activate intentions. [00:19:44] Turtle story: muskrat sacrifices life for Earth. [00:20:40] Telling our unique story, considering our heritage. [00:25:03] Survivor of domestic violence shares her story. [00:28:56] From dishwasher to independence, finding happiness. [00:32:43] Enjoying Jewish organization work with tree celebration. [00:36:11] Stay in touch with Jennifer, closing ceremony. [00:39:41] Found my tribe in St. Petersburg, Florida. Support the show Mother tree Network Podcast--Where Spirituality and Earth Wisdom Meet Racial Justice and Women"s Leadership. Want to become your unlimited self and evolve the planet? Go here to get the Mother Tree podcast + Show Notes sent to your inbox https://www.dramandakemp.com/podcast