Recorded live at SAND's Wisdom of the Ancestors event for the launch of the film series The Eternal Song, four powerful voices converge to address colonization, extractivism, and ecological injustice — and what it takes to move toward healing. Moderated by Rae Abileah, social change strategist, Jewish faith leader, and co-creator of the global Climate Ribbon art ritual.
Abby Reyes, author of Truth Demands and Director of Community Resilience at UC Irvine, shares her harrowing personal story of the 1999 murders of her partner and colleagues near U'wa territory in Colombia, and a landmark recent Inter-American Court victory for Indigenous collective rights. Osprey Orielle Lake, founder of WECAN International and author of The Story Is in Our Bones, brings a worldview-shifting lens to the climate crisis as a justice and relational emergency. And Casey Camp-Horinek, elder, actress, and Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Ponca Nation, grounds the conversation in Indigenous sovereignty and the Rights of Nature. Together they call for community-rooted action, mutual aid, and what they name "post-traumatic growth."
Topics:
- 00:00 Host Welcome and Land Acknowledgment
- 03:12 Session Theme and Intentions
- 04:48 Meet the Panelists
- 08:10 Why We Are Here
- 18:59 Indigenous Rights and Knowledge
- 25:14 Casey on Nature and Purification
- 34:29 Abby Story and Legal Victory
- 43:56 Meaningful Action and Getting Started
- 50:32 Community Practice and Post Traumatic Growth
- 57:58 Closing Reflections and Thanks
Resources
Rae Abileah
Abby Reyes
Osprey Orielle Lake
Casey Camp-Horinek
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