Hey folks, welcome back. This is Andy and this is the Port Prolls Almanac.

Today we're joined by Taylor of the Redbud Resource Group.

The Redbud Resource Group helps organizations, institutes, and employers become valued partners

with Native peoples and their communities.

Their programs utilize public health and education research to empower change by filling

knowledge gaps and improving outcomes for communities

experiencing chronic disparities. Taylor is one of the most unique people I've had on the podcast.

Her background in education provides the perfect framework to have uncomfortable conversations

around land acknowledgments, land back, and erasure. This episode might make some people

uncomfortable, but it's a really important conversation to have. Please continue listening,

and I look forward to your feedback as always. Taylor, thanks so much for joining us. Could

you tell us a little bit about yourself and the organization?

Sure. My name is Taylor Peniwell and I'm a tribal member of Berry Creek Rancheria of

Time I do Indians of California. And I'm located in Sonoma County, which is north of San Francisco.

I am a former school teacher. I taught middle school in San Francisco for seven

years. And I am currently the founder and executive director of Redbud Resource Group. We're a

all-women native-led nonprofit that is working on addressing public health and education disparities

in Native American communities.

Awesome. So what made you leave teaching and decide to do something like this,

this organization, the Redbud Resource Group? In many Native families, we're raised with

the understanding that we're, you know, supposed to use our education, use our experiences,

use the lessons that we learn in life

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