Restoring and regenerating the land and water will mean putting the words of land acknowledgments into action. It will take returning many lands and waters to the stewardship of the Indigenous peoples who have called them home for millennia, long before the destruction wrought by settler colonialism that is but one short chapter in Earth’s history. Find out how to help support these movements of rematriation and spread the practices that truly acknowledge the needs of the land and the rights of Indigenous peoples. 

Learn about examples of rematriation from Indigenous women at the heart of these movements, including Jessica Hutchings, Corrina Gould and Chief Caleen Sisk. Hutchings, Ph.D., (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Huirapa, Gujarati), is an internationally recognized leader and researcher in Indigenous food systems and Māori food and soil sovereignty. Gould is the Tribal Chair for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan Nation as well as the co-founder and lead organizer for Indian People Organizing for Change and the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust. Sisk, the spiritual leader and Tribal Chief of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe since 2000, is an advocate for California salmon restoration, conferring legal rights to rivers, and the protection of Indigenous sacred sites. 

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Indigenous Forum – Rematriation: Indigenous Women’s Leadership

Rematriation centers Indigenous Women’s leadership for the restoration and regeneration of land and water. By revitalizing Indigenous knowledge, honoring traditions and renewing annual cycles of life, rematriation directly addresses harms caused by patriarchal extraction and violence. In this panel featuring Corrina Gould, Caleen Sisk and Jessica Hutchings, these three powerful Indigenous women share “real-life” examples of rematriation, the ripple effects of these practices, and ways we can all get involved to Indigenize the future. 

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At the Crossroads of Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Wellbeing and Social Justice

Jessica Hutchings, Ph.D., (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Huirapa, Gujarati) is recognized in New Zealand and internationally as a leader and researcher in Indigenous food systems and Māori food and soil sovereignty. A founding trustee of the Papawhakaritorito Charitable Trust, she is herself a food grower and has been a member of Te Waka Kai Ora (the Māori Organics Authority) for more than 20 years. A widely published author, Hutchings has been working at the crossroads of Indigenous knowledge, environmental wellbeing, and Indigenous social justice, organic farming and self-determination for more than 30 years. Hutchings spoke with Bioneers Senior Producer Stephanie Welch about her work at the 2024 Bioneers Conference.

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Corrina Gould on Indigenous Women’s Work to Recover, Remember and Heal

Corrina Gould, Tribal Chair of the Confederated Villages of the Lisjan Nation and lead organizer for the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, says she is often asked to do land acknowledgments. She says when she does these acknowledgments, as part of the tribe or the trust, it’s about building reciprocity. “It has to come with action items. It cannot just be words that we say.” Gould discusses how we can work together in reciprocity, sharing the story of the historic effort to return the Ohlone Shellmound and Village Site to Indigenous stewardship. 

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Introducing the Leading from the Feminine newsletter, a vibrant resource in the flourishing world of leading from the heart, hands and spirit. This newsletter exists to bridge divides and celebrate connections within the rich tapestry of trailblazers who are evoking the feminine to lead with courage, vulnerability, intuition and empathy. In each issue, co-creators and long-time collaborators, writers and activists Nina Simons and Anneke Campbell, welcome you to join them as they illuminate the most intersectional, effective and beautiful work offering insight and solutions to many of the gender-based challenges we face today. Sign up today and make sure you receive the first issue. 

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Upcoming Bioneers Learning Courses 

We’re excited to announce that our new season of Bioneers Learning is online, and registration is open! You can register for our first-ever self-paced courses, along with courses covering topics such as the Rights of Nature movement, regenerative herbalism, and sacred activism.

• Regenerative Herbalism: The Healing Power of Plants | Sept. 18-Oct. 23 | Explore the magical realm of herbal wisdom with this 6-session online course led by renowned herbalists Penny Livingston and Rosemary Gladstar.
• “What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures” Book Club | Oct. 1-22 | The Bioneers Learning Book Club is thrilled to offer you a rare chance to delve into Ayana Elizabeth Johnson’s brand new book, “What If We Get It Right?” — the highly anticipated sequel to her best-selling book, “All We Can Save.” 
• The Rights of Nature: Drafting, Adopting, and Enforcing Rights of Nature Laws in Cities, Towns, and Counties | Oct. 3-24 | This course will provide attendees a full background on the emerging “rights of nature” movement in the United States and internationally; prepare them to engage in their own communities to develop, adopt, and enforce local rights of nature laws; and address frequently asked questions.
• A Course on The Imaginal: Cultivating the Visionary Self | Oct. 12-March 16 | This course will explore and exercise our creative muscle to strengthen our visionary selves. When we encounter and encourage the wild dance of the artist within, the creative self becomes part of the visionary collective needed for these times.
• Sacred Activism: Meeting our Challenges as Gateways for Cultivating Relational Leadership | Oct. 30-Dec. 4 | Join us to explore sacred activism and relational leadership. Celebrating the learning that happens through your own lived experience and discoveries, this workshop will offer you new practices and orientations to life.
• Honoring Your Emotional Ecosystem | Nov. 12-Dec. 3 | In this four-week course, you can join author, researcher, and emotions-and-empathy expert Karla McLaren, M.Ed., for a grounded and surprising exploration of the healing genius in your emotional realm.
• The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times | Self-Paced | Discover how the Four Sacred Gifts of forgiving the unforgivable, unity, healing, and hope in action provide us with a path to our most grounded, loving, healed, and generous selves.
• Regenerative Agriculture: Nourishing the Soil, Healing the Planet | Self-Paced | Be enlightened on the practical applications and impressive potential that regenerative agriculture has to revive healthy landscapes; contribute to human and animal health; create an equitable food system; and help heal the climate.

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