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Mark was raised in Mangatuna, by his old people and is considered a historian by his East Coast tribes of the North Island in New Zealand; Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira, and Ngāti Porou. He was the master carver for several meeting houses both on the East Coast as well as in the lower North Island. He and a small group of moko artists are responsible for the reinstatement of moko into New Zealand society. He has trained several moko artists and continues to work as a moko artist and design consultant. Mark is a co-director for Te Kurahuna where he uses his skills as a storyteller and keeper of ancient Māori knowledge and whakapapa.

Awhitia (Ngāti Kahungunu) is an Indigenous Master Practitioner of Rongoā Māori and a traditional birther. Born in Tokoroa she was guided into te ao Mārama by her grandmother. Today she is a mother, grandmother, healer, Tohunga Ruahine of Haputanga’ Rongoā, Kaiako of Rongoā, and a facilitator of Ho’oponopono. Awhitia has traveled internationally and brought Rongoā Maori into many places to uplift, energize, and heal. She is supported by Mana whenua Ngati Paoa , Ngai Tai, Marutuahu,and Ngati Whaatua ki Kaipara.

Tohe Ashby is a Rongoā Māori practitioner in Northland hailing from Ngāti Te Tarawa, a hapū of Ngāti Hine. Over four decades he has shared his Rongoā Māori knowledge with his community and students, including song, massage, and plant-based medicines to help reconnect and restore wellbeing. He believes that Rongoā is a path to reconnection and a way to reclaim what was lost. As an important political figure, Tohe is working toward normalizing access to Rongoā Māori and is involved in bringing traditional healing to clinics outside of rural areas. For the past few years, he has used his knowledge of the interconnectedness between people and the land and is treating the dying Kauri trees with ancient medicine. These treatments have been successful and earned the recognition and support of the New Zealand government.

Atarangi was raised in the small coastal village of Ahipara and is affiliated to Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, and Te Rarawa tribes. Her drive in the healing work is the growth and support of people using specific tools for self-healing. Atarangi’s passion for the healing arts was ignited by her elders, her many Kuia (Elder women) and Koroua (Elder men), where her training in traditional methods began at an early age. Today she passes these healing arts to her children, grandchildren, and extended family – biological and spiritual.

Donna Kerridge (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Mahuta) is a Rongoā Māori practitioner from Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is an advocate, healer, and leader, passionate about Indigenous practices that focus on healing and restoring traditional wisdom. One of Donna’s gifts is the ability to bridge Western approaches with Indigenous Māori approaches to bring a collective and harmonious way forward. She is an advisor for the New Zealand Ministry of Health and educates people of all ages in Rongoā. Deeply anchored in mātauranga Māori and in her intuition, Donna is a powerful facilitator, helping groups discover their own wisdom, their indigeneity and learn from each other in service of our Earth and future generations.

Patricia Vickers is an artist, writer, teacher, and psychotherapist who is deeply committed to founding mental health services on ancestral teachings and principles. Her areas of study include trauma from a somatic and neurobiological perspective, teachings on soul loss and soul retrieval and expressive responses to life such as song, painting and dance. She is a mother of four and grandmother of ten. Her Indigenous ancestry is rooted in Heiltsuk, Tsimshian and Haida Nations through her father and British through her mother.

Canadian Master Artist Roy Henry Vickers is a world-renowned printmaker, painter, an accomplished carver, design advisor of prestigious public spaces, a sought-after keynote speaker, and publisher and author of several successful books. In addition, he is a recognized leader in the First Nations community, and a tireless spokesperson for recovery from addictions and abuse.

Mr. Belleau is a fluent speaker of the Secwepemctsin language from Esk’etemc (Alkalai Lake), and an Indian Residential School survivor. Once a trainer in the Horse Racing circuit at the Santa Anita Race Track in the early 1970s, he is now training people. Dave has been involved for many years in the training of community healing movements. Presently Dave is a trainer team member delivering services in First Nation communities that give an overview of intergenerational, complex trauma.

Frederick Johnson is the Cultural lead for his Esk’etemic community and a facilitator/trainer for Indigenous Perspectives of Intergenerational Trauma. He is commited to helping end violence against women and children. An undergraduate from Emily Carr School of Art, a certified counsellor through Nechi Institute, an Indian Residential School survivor and a fluent Secwepemctsin speaker, Frederick is dedicated to healing, wellness, and sobriety.

John Ridsdale, Hereditary Chief Na’Moks of the Tsayu Clan, Wet’suwet’en Territory is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of First Nations’ culture, traditions and territories.

Uncle Paul Gordon is a cultural leader and custodian of Aboriginal Lore throughout Australia and has dedicated his life to teaching and connecting stories. He leads camps and workshops for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to reconnect to culture. As a traditional knowledge holder and custodian of Aboriginal lore, he continues to share as part of his obligation to thousands of years of Aboriginal culture.

Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, is a proud Jiman, Bundjalung, Anglo-Celtic and German woman. She is the author of Trauma Trails – Recreating Songlines The Transgenerational Effects of Trauma in Indigenous Australia and has won many awards for her contributions to the understanding of trauma-related issues stemming from the violence of colonisation and the healing/recovery of Indigenous peoples. Presently she is the co-founder and patron of We Al-li Trust and continues to work across Australia and in Papua New Guinea.

Joe is a proud Wiradjuri/Wolgalu, First Nations Aboriginal man. He forged a successful professional sporting career as a rugby player and boxer, but after struggling with suicidal ideation and Bipolar disorder, he felt his true purpose was to help other people struggling with mental health. Joe is now an accomplished author and motivational speaker, teaching people tools to improve their well-being and in 2019 was named a dual winner of the Australian Mental Health Prize.

Kylie Marjambi walks as a living example and interpreter of the ancient way in the context of the next seven generations. She focuses on returning to new old ways of being and seeing through ancient wisdom, connection, and grounding ceremony. Through her work, she honors the old ones and our habitat, Planet Earth.

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.

Clayson Benally is a renowned Navajo (Diné) musician, activist, horse trainer and traditional healer. Born and raised on Black Mesa, Arizona, he was part of the acclaimed Native American punk rock band Blackfire, and currently plays in the multi-award-winning duo, Sihasin along with his sister, Jeneda. As a traditional dancer and cultural ambassador, he works to preserve and share Diné culture. His multifaceted work in music, healing, and activism continues to inspire and educate people about Native American issues and culture.

Jeneda Benally is a Diné (Navajo) artist, musician, and activist from Black Mesa, Arizona. As a founding member of the award-winning Indigenous rock band Blackfire, she uses music to advocate for environmental justice and Indigenous rights. She currently plays bass and sings with her brother Clayson Benally in the multi-award-winning duo Sihasin. Beyond music, Benally is also well known for her work for human rights, sacred sites, forced relocation, and environmental and animal rights. She was part of the Delos Convention for the U.N. in Greece and was a plaintiff in the federal court case against reclaimed wastewater in order to protect the Sacred San Francisco Peaks.

Jones Benally is a revered Diné (Navajo) medicine man, traditional dancer, and cultural ambassador from Black Mesa, Arizona. With a lineage of healers spanning generations, Jones is renowned for his expertise in Navajo healing practices and ceremonies. He has dedicated his life to preserving and sharing traditional Diné knowledge and spirituality. As a world-class hoop dancer, Jones has performed globally, showcasing the beauty and complexity of Navajo culture. He is the patriarch of the musically acclaimed Benally family, which includes his children Jeneda, Klee, and Clayson of the band Blackfire. Jones continues to be an influential figure in Native American cultural preservation, healing arts, and intergenerational wisdom transmission.

Byrde Nez is a Diné mother and great-grandaughter to Little Singer. She was raised in the small community of Birdsprings, where she continues to provide service in various capacities from coaching to faith-based volunteer. Byrde is working on her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Grand Canyon University, with the intent to serve in the educational system upon completion of her dissertation.

Aviaja Sanimuinaq is an Inuit woman who comes from a shamanic lineage in Greenland. Aviaja returned to her pre-colonized traditional beliefs after a long journey of intergenerational trauma healing. She holds a deep respect for ancient teachings, connection and healing in a modern world.

Naja Lyberth is a Greenlandic psychologist specializing in trauma and women’s rights activist known for her campaign against birth control policies called Danish Coil Campaign in Greenland for Inuit women without their consent. In December 2022, she was named as one of BBC’s 100 Women.

Ikimaliq Pikilak is an artist, author, filmmaker and traditional practitioner of Tunniit (Inuit Tattoo from Narsaq). A neurodivergent research nerd, she has been researching Inuit culture since 2016. Her passion about the preservation of Inuit culture is exemplified in the disseminating knowledge through her practice, art, children’s books and films.

Nuka Alice Lund is one of the pioneers in the revitalization of the Inuit drum dancing and singing in Greenland. Not only is she a keeper of songs that she passes along when she teaches, she also creates her own drum songs. She learned drum dancing from Pauline Lumholt in 2009 and that same year she also created the first of her own drum songs. Nuka also opens the annual Arctic Sounds music festival since it started in 2014.

Charis Higginson is the founder and executive director of Humanity Hale, a non–profit organization helping underserved youth in Kailua-Kona area of Hawaii. As a mentor for Sunburst Youth Academy & Awaken Arts, and with additional training in art therapy, she heard endless stories of abuse, self-harm and unfathomable traumas. After mentoring several groups of these strong, amazing young kids over several years, it became very obvious to her that her life mission was to create a safe haven…A place to cultivate warriors who could do more than survive, but to thrive!

Ilima-Lei “The Illiminator” Macfarlane is a Native-Hawaiian professional MMA fighter from Honolulu, Hawaii. She has created “The Ilimanator Scholarship” to not only inspire other girls to go after their dreams, but to also help eliminate disparities that many young native girls face and give them a fighting chance to succeed. Through fundraising, donations, and her win bonuses from fights, Ilima-Lei has been able to award a total of 22 scholarships to young girls around the world. With guidance from her mentors, she created the Nā Wahine Toa (Women Warriors)Foundation, to further empower these kaikamāhine (girls) and older generations. Her foundation focuses on teaching self-defense, self-love, self-preservation, and the protection of sacred sites including our bodies, our divine feminine entities, and our ʻāina (land).

Known as “Uncle Willy”, an esteemed healer and storyteller who is highly knowledgeable in the wisdom of “Old Hawaii.” His mom was an practitioner of Lāʻau lapaʻau (herbal medicine). His dad was a “ha” healer (using words to heal). Uncle Willy grew up immersed in the traditional ways of healing.

Founder of Men of Pa’a. The organization’s mission is to empower Kanaka maoli (especially native Hawaiian men) who seek recovery restoration, and reconciliation with themselves, their ohana, and the community through our process of Ho’okanaka “a culturally-rooted and communally relevant process of personal change catalyzed by servant leadership.” His organization has helped multidudes of formerly-incarcerated men turn their lives around.

Dr. David Keanu Sai is former US Army officer who has become a scholar, lawyer, and advocate known for his work on the history and legal status of Hawaii. He gained prominence for his research challenging the legitimacy of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893 and the subsequent annexation by the United States. Sai has advanced the argument that Hawaii remains an independent state under international law, advocating for its restoration as such. Through academic publications, lectures, and legal actions, he has been a central figure in the movement seeking recognition of Hawaiian sovereignty and the right to self-determination.

Alessandra Korap is an Indigenous leader and Brazilian environmental activist from the Munduruku ethnic group. Her main work is defending the demarcation of indigenous territory and denouncing the illegal exploitation and activities of the mining and logging industries. Alessandra is internationally recognized for her work.

Cacique Juarez Saw Munduruku is an Indigenous leader from the Sawré Muybu area in the Amazon. They have led a union of Indigenous and riverside people to protect the rainforest.

Aldira Akai is a member of the Munduruku Indigenous group in the Brazilian Amazon. She is involved in an audiovisual collective that uses social media to raise awareness about illegal invasions of their territory.

Luciane Saw Munduruku, more known among her friends and relatives as Beka Munduruku, lives in Sawre Muybu village. Beka is part of an audiovisual group, Munduruku from medium Tapajós, that reports invasions on her people’s territory. The group also raises awareness for the ongoing struggle and mobilization for Sawre Muybu’s protection and demarcation.

Mokompo Ole Simel is a spiritual and cultural leader, a rainmaker, and chief Laibon among the maasai community living at the edge of the Loita Forest. He hails from a lineage of great Maasai Diviners, His great Laiboni Ancestors were Nelion, Mbatian, Lenana and Senteu. The four high peaks of Mount Kenya known to the Maa as Ol Donyo Kiri, are named after these great Laibonis. Laibni Mokompo is the paramount custodian and ardent protector of the sacred forest, Naimenenkiu.

Chief Salaton Ole Ntutu is a Maasai community leader and elder, former warrior, and an entrepreneur. Growing up in a small, rural community in southern Kenya, Salaton never received formal schooling, and cannot read or write, but he believes in the power and perseverance of his culture. He had the foresight and entrepreneurial skills to start the Maji Moto Maasai Cultural Camp, which sits at the foot of the Loita Hills in southern Kenya.

Naomi Kipuri is a graduate of Temple University with a PhD in Anthropology. Naomi is a Maasai from the Kajiado District of Kenya. She speaks Maa (Maasai language), Kiswahili, and with reading knowledge in French. She is the founder of Arid Lands Institute, an organization concerned with promoting sustainable utilization of land, raising awareness on environmental protection and conservation and promoting resource tenure security; advocating for human rights of underserved indigenous communities; raising awareness and support gender equity in access. Now, she is engaged in writing, development consultancy and community involvement.

Samwel Nangiria is a local Masai community leader and the Director of the Ngorongoro NGO Network, which works to protect the land rights of the Masai people, in order to enable their traditional livelihoods and culture. As an Indigenous video practitioner and activist, he uses participatory video to assert Maasai land rights and to decolonise museums.

FGM and early marriage survivor Nancy Milanoi is the CEO of Naretu Maa, a Women’s rights and women-led community based organization that champions for the rights of women and girls to see that women and girls have a safe space where they can make decisions independently and actively participate in every domain freely without any internal and external forces and pressure.

Jim McGuire is a well established Haida artist with a career that spans several decades. He is well known for his precise and creative jewelry carving. He is a member of the Stastas Eagle Clan and was born and raised on Haida Gwaii. Here he was surrounded by artists, including his uncle Edmund Caulder from whom he learned wood and argillite carving. In 1976 he moved to Vancouver where he worked with prominent Haida artist Gerry Marks. From Marks McGuire learned how to temper and how to make tools from tempered steel.

Huux̲ Percy Crosby is an elected official for the Council of Haida Nation where he has spent 25 years as a liaison between the Council of the Haida Nation, the provincial government, and the forest industry. In addition to serving on various boards, he has led the G̲aaG̲agaay Skidegate men’s group since March of 2017. Crosby continues to champion mental health supports and creating safe spaces for self expression for Indigenous men.

Gabor Maté MD is a specialist on trauma, addiction, stress and childhood development. After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. For his groundbreaking medical work and writings, he was awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown Vancouver. Gabor also created the Compassionate Inquiry™ psychotherapeutic approach, now studied by thousands of physicians, therapists and counselors in over 80 countries.

Chief Oluwo Obafemi Fayemi Epega is a world-renowned Babalawo and the founder of O.I.D.S.I. (Obafemi Institute for the Divine & Universal Study of Ifa). He was initiated as a priest of Obatala in 2004, and received his Tefa in 2005 from the late Oluwo Dr. Afolabi Epega at the Epega Compound in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. He strongly believes that the restoration and preservation of African divine sciences and traditions can restore psychological balance and personal empowerment to all people. He is a proud African American man, native Houstonian, descendant of slaves, priest of Ifa, teacher, author, mentor, son, a friend to many, and most importantly, an honorable father.

Chief Iyalode YeYe Tayese is a world-renowned Iyanifa and founder of the Tayese Temple. She was initiated as a Priest of Ifa, Oya, and Shango in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 2016. In 2020 she received her Chieftaincy title in Ibadan, Nigeria and became a Priest of Osun (Abeokuta). She strongly believes that generational healing can be passed down the same as a generational curse can be. She has many Spiritual gifts but her specialty, focus and passion is based in and around Womb healing and Ancestral veneration. She passionately teaches “Heal your wounds, Heal your wombs”! Knowing that true spiritual healing and elevation can only begin when one truly understands that we must first have the courage to face those things that hide deep in the depths of our souls that show up as traumas. She is a loving Mother, Priest, Teacher, Mentor, friend, Spiritual healer, world traveler and proud Representative of her African and Caribbean Ancestors of the Diaspora.

As a spiritualist, teacher, and eternal student of nature’s wisdom and energy, Iya Dami dedicates her life to uniting and strengthening communities through divine inspiration, spiritual guidance, and empowerment. Immersed in the teachings of African Traditional Spirituality (ATS), Ifadamilola continually delves into profound studies, evolving into a practitioner committed to serving her community in multifaceted ways. Recognized as a trained priestess and diviner, Iya Damilola channels healing energies through the art of divination, ritual, and education, fostering empowerment by unlocking individuals’ innate power, intuition, and ancestral connections.

Bayo Akomolafe, rooted with the Yoruba people, is a celebrated posthumanist thinker, poet, and author. His books, These Wilds Beyond our Fences and We Will Tell our Own Story, reflect his unique perspectives. Founder of The Emergence Network and host of ‘We Will Dance with Mountains,’ he lectures at Pacifica Graduate Institute and University of Vermont. Akomolafe sits on boards including Science and Nonduality (US). He’s the inaugural Global Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute and Senior Fellow at The New Institute, Hamburg. Recent honors include the New Thought Leadership Award 2021 and Excellence in Ethnocultural Psychotherapy Award 2022.

Iya Affo is a trauma specialist and founder of Healing Historical Trauma, who brings over two decades of experience in mental health, social services, and community advocacy. Iya’s ancestors hail from the Sacred City of 41 Mountains in West Africa, Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Affo’s work focuses on empowering individuals and communities to break cycles of trauma through culturally-responsive healing practices. Her approach integrates traditional wisdom with modern therapeutic techniques, emphasizing the importance of reconnecting with cultural roots. She is a sought-after speaker and educator with a mission to facilitate re-culturing and the subsequent healing of indigenous people all over the world.