Reconciling Ways of Knowing “Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to

Reconciling Ways of Knowing “Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to COVID-19.”

This dialogue originally aired on November 12, 2020 at 10:30 am Pacific / 12:30 pm Central / 2:30 pm Atlantic.

Moderator: Darrin Mah, JD facilitates a dialogue amongst Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Jr, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, Miles Richardson, OC, Tom Swanky, JD, and Dr. Sabina Ijaz; on the history of what Indigenous Peoples have learned in responding to pandemics, how this informed their responses to COVID-19, and what could be learned more broadly within Canadian society and the global community from these lessons.

Jerry Honawa, a Hopi elder, retired educator, farmer, and cultural advisor, shares insights into Hopi Prophecies in this video, offering advice on accepting future events.

He lives and

Jerry Honawa, a Hopi elder, retired educator, farmer, and cultural advisor, shares insights into Hopi Prophecies in this video, offering advice on accepting future events.

He lives and farms in Hotevilla, an ancestral Hopi village in northern Arizona, and serves as Cultural Advisor to the Black Mesa Trust.

This video is presented by the Foundation for Global Humanity.

Dr. Mehl-Madrona, author of *Coyote Medicine* and a Native American healer, integrates indigenous wisdom into his medical and psychological practice. He explores "all story," reflecting an elder's

Dr. Mehl-Madrona, author of *Coyote Medicine* and a Native American healer, integrates indigenous wisdom into his medical and psychological practice. He explores "all story," reflecting an elder's advice: "Anything worth knowing can't be known and anything you know isn't worth knowing."

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