How does water cool and refresh you? And what does that have to do with sustainability?
Listen to our talk with Kogi and Patuxent Riverkeeper representatives to reflect on your personal experiences with water and uncover the deeper impacts of our perceptions on environmental matters.
“Water is the mother of all forms of life and gives life to mountains, plains, stones. It keeps the universe in balance. Without women or water there could be no reproduction. So we drink water to cool and refresh ourselves.” — Saga Narcisa, Kogi spiritual leader
View to our recorded dialogue below to expand your perspective about water and gain thought-provoking recommendations for how you can shift your relationship to this essential life source for greater personal and collective wellbeing.
Featured Guests Include
Alan Ereira — A liaison for the Múnekaň Masha project — a three-year, collaborative restoration initiative endorsed by the UNESCO BRIDGES Coalition between the Kogi Mamas (spiritual leaders) and non-indigenous scientists intended to put Kogi indigenous ecological practices and natural scientific conservation into dialogue.
Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) —aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is currently Professor of Educational Leadership for Change at Antioch University. He is the author of 24 books and numerous other publications on Indigenous Worldview.
Fred Tutman — Founder of the Patuxent Riverkeeper Center, an initiative focused on conserving, protecting and replenishing Maryland's longest and deepest intrastate waterway through strategic advocacy, restoration and education.
Grandmother Rabiah Nur — An indigenous medicine woman who views the river through the eyes of her ancestors, Rabiah embraces centuries-old traditions instilled in her. After meeting and speaking to Fred Tutman, the Patuxent Riverkeeper, about how she could help support the river, they decided she should assume the role of property caretaker, and in the spring of 2020, she moved into the caretaker residence at the Patuxent Riverkeeper Center in Upper Marlboro.
*The conversation was facilitated by Ketu Oladuwa and enriched by the participation of Proven Sustainability’s founder, Sox Sperry, and program director, Kelsey Greene.
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