The Churro Sheep remains an icon of resilience and adaptability in the Southwest U.S. On this show we welcome Jennifer Douglass, Founder and Executive Director of Rio Milagro Foundation, to discuss her work with the Churro on her farm in New Mexico.
Tag: Navajo Nation
Plant Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom for a Troubled World
In this episode of Eco Justice Radio, we journey into the rich and ancient world of Indigenous plant medicine and ethnobotany. We feature excerpts from documentaries and lectures by renowned experts in the field. We explore the sacred use of peyote among Native American tribes and delve into the profound insights of Canadian botanist Wade Davis, Harvard professor Richard Evans Schultes, and the legendary psychonaut Terence McKenna.
Claimed by the Earth: Native Navajo Wisdom & Biocosmology with James Skeet
In a world increasingly disconnected from the land, the wisdom of Indigenous peoples offers a beacon of hope and a roadmap for sustainable living. We had the honor of speaking with James Skeet, Executive Director of Covenant Pathways and Spirit Farm, about the transformative power of indigenous regenerative intelligence.
Dark Omen: Climate Chaos Converges with Solar Eclipse Wisdom
Since the solar eclipse of 2017, climate and tectonic instability has accelerated across the Earth: Rehearsal for the End Times? Predicted fossil fueled climate disruption and superstorm cataclysm? Sun-Moon alignment that bulged the Earth’s crust, precipitating earthquakes? What really is happening here? We survey scientific, religious, and traditional indigenous belief for answers.
Postcommodity’s ‘Repellent Fence’ Land Art Spans the U.S. Border
Postcommodity is a collective of American Indian artists from different backgrounds and mediums, combining to create giant musical instrument installations, video, sound and sculpture. Their Repellent Fence installation floated Scare-Eye Bird Repellent balloons over the border between Arizona and Sonora.
Fracking Boom Surrounds Sacred Chaco Canyon
The fracking boom threatens Puebloan and Hopi ancestral homelands around New Mexico’s sacred Chaco Canyon and local Diné communities are fighting drilling, pipeline projects and just general industrialization of their region without bringing real economic development. See the videos from the Solstice Project.
Colorado River: Dams and Drought, the Folly of Taming Nature
How two bitter opponents, Barry Goldwater and David Brower, came to realize the folly of dam building and desert over-development in the arid Southwest United States. It is time to open the floodgates of Glen Canyon Dam.