Indigenous Insights & Decolonization with Kanyon Sayers-Roods

Kanyon Sayers-Roods "Coyote Woman"  (Mutsun-Ohlone, Chumash, EuroMutt) is a two-spirit steward of Indian Canyon, an artist, activist and educator. Kanyon teaches truth in history and envisioning indigenous futures to diverse audiences. Kanyon's work has been featured at the De Young Museum, SOMArts Gallery, Gathering Tribes and many indigenous powwows and gatherings. Episode Highlights Kanyon shares how she first started her business, Kanyon Konsulting, to provide education on decolonization and reindigenization for non-native people, particularly in the Ohlone territory (San Francisco Bay Area, California). Kanyon helps us understand what it means to do the work of decolonization and reindiginization. She shares about the practice and importance of land acknowledgement and recognition. We also talk about the practice of offering "land tax" donations to help native peoples get land back. Kanyon shares why it is important and helpful to get familiar with the native peoples in your own territory. We break down the label of "two-spirit" and other labels native folks use to talk about their queer experience. Web links Find more at KanyonKonsulting.com You can also find Kanyon on Instagram, Twitter & FaceBook Weaving Spirits Festival of Two Spirits Performance - Yelamu (San Francisco), March 6-8th, 2020 All My Relations podcast Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits Two Spirit Society of Indian Canyon Native Land map website | Mobile app If you are not Indigenous to the place you live, please consider paying your land tax/offer a gift to the people whose land you are on. - NYC: mannahattafund.org - Seattle: realrentduwamish.org - SF Bay Area: sogoreate-landtrust.com/shuumi-land-tax    Grab your FREE Guide - Needs, Boundaries & Self-Care for Queer Folks.  Download it here. Join the Queer Spirit Community Facebook group to continue the conversation and stay up to date on new episodes.  And follow us on Instagram!  Join our mailing list  to get news and podcast updates sent directly to you.