We interviewed climate writer and Indigenous author Sherri Mitchell just over one year ago and her interview is by far one of our most popular podcasts. After this past, devastating U.S. election, we thought Mitchell could share some further words of wisdom and insight, from an indigenous and activist perspective. And from a spiritual perspective.
Mitchell–Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset–is an Indigenous attorney, activist, and author from the Penobscot Nation.
Sherri is the author of the award-winning book, Sacred Instructions; Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change. She is also a contributor to eleven anthologies, including the best seller, All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, and Resetting Our Future: Empowering Climate Action in the United States. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona’s Roger’s College of Law, specializing in Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy. She is an alumna of the American Indian Ambassador Program and the Udall Native American Congressional Internship Program.
Sherri is the founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Indigenous rights and the protection of the Indigenous way of life. She serves as a Trustee for the American Indian Institute, as an Advisory Council member for Nia Tero’s Indigenous Land Guardianship Program, and as a board member for the Post Carbon Institute.
This conversation ranges from seeking hope in the darkness, to mutual aid, to ancestral guidance, to care for Earth and one another at a time of crisis.
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Sherri was also a member of the development team for the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Action for Climate Empowerment, providing Education, Engagement, Training, and Workforce Development for climate action in the United States.
Sherri is the recipient of several human rights awards, including the Mahoney Dunn International Human Rights and Humanitarian Award and the University of Maine Alumni International Human Rights Award and her portrait is featured in the esteemed American’s Who Tell the Truth Portrait Series.
Sherri is also the convener of the global healing ceremony, Healing the Wounds of Turtle Island, a gathering that has brought more than fifty-thousand people together from six continents to focus on healing our relationships with one another and with the natural world. She speaks and teaches around the world on issues of Indigenous rights, Earth rights, and transformational socio-spiritual change.
