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RUTH ŁCHAV'AYA K'ISEN MILLER on Relations of Reciprocity /252

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Philosophy, Society & Culture, For The Wild, Anthropocene, Story Telling, Religion & Spirituality, Decolonization, Progressive, Liberation, Land, Media

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In this magnetic conversation, Ruth and Ayana consider where a politics of love can breathe, radical softness, mindsets of abundance, climate justice advocacy, and the steps we can take to create systems of wellness. In recognition of what might feel like a painful transition for many, Ruth guides us to think about what practices and acts of care we can implement with each other as a way of willing a more beautiful world back into existence. Support the show

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Hello and welcome to for the wild podcast. I'm Ayanna Young. Today I'm speaking with Ruth

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Savaya Kiesun Miller. I would tell the coming generation that we are preparing ourselves for you.

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We are readying this place for you and that you, our descendants, are worthy of fighting for

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that you are worthy of a safe and healthy home. Ruth Savaya Kiesun is a denaina at the

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Baskin and Ashkenazi Russian Jewish woman raised in Degaya Kak Alaska. She is a member of the

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Chirian tribe from the Lake Clark region and also has roots in Bristol Bay. She is a recent graduate

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from Brown University built on occupied Wampanoag and Nara Ganset lands and received a BA in

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critical development studies with a focus on indigenous resistance and liberation. Ruth is the

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climate justice and just transition director for native movement, a matriarchal grassroots

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