Dr. Lyla June is a renowned Indigenous musician, songwriter, poet, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, and community organizer of Dine (Navajo), Tsetsehestahese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her music and message center around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing and are poetic articulations of Indigenous philosophies.
Lyla's scientific research focuses how, contrary to popular belief, Indigenous People sculpted, gardened, and influenced the land and food systems of Turtle Island (aka North America) and Abya Yala (aka South America). These lessons point to how the human presence can once again become a beneficial force in the environment when armed with the right values, goals and strategies.
Lyla's life story of addiction, abuse and bi-raciality and eventually overcoming these battles also gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification, and healing. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies.
Join Dr. Lyla June and Preston Vargas, CIIS Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, for a powerful evening of song and conversation exploring Lyla's life, art, and community organizing.
Sliding Scale - $20-$0.
Presented by CIIS Public Programs
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Lyla's scientific research focuses how, contrary to popular belief, Indigenous People sculpted, gardened, and influenced the land and food systems of Turtle Island (aka North America) and Abya Yala (aka South America). These lessons point to how the human presence can once again become a beneficial force in the environment when armed with the right values, goals and strategies.
Lyla's life story of addiction, abuse and bi-raciality and eventually overcoming these battles also gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification, and healing. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies.
Join Dr. Lyla June and Preston Vargas, CIIS Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, for a powerful evening of song and conversation exploring Lyla's life, art, and community organizing.
Sliding Scale - $20-$0.
Presented by CIIS Public Programs
Dr. Lyla June is a renowned Indigenous musician, songwriter, poet, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, and community organizer of Dine (Navajo), Tsetsehestahese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. Her music and message center around intergenerational and inter-ethnic healing and are poetic articulations of Indigenous philosophies.
Lyla's scientific research focuses how, contrary to popular belief, Indigenous People sculpted, gardened, and influenced the land and food systems of Turtle Island (aka North America) and Abya Yala (aka South America). These lessons point to how the human presence can once again become a beneficial force in the environment when armed with the right values, goals and strategies.
Lyla's life story of addiction, abuse and bi-raciality and eventually overcoming these battles also gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification, and healing. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies.
Join Dr. Lyla June and Preston Vargas, CIIS Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, for a powerful evening of song and conversation exploring Lyla's life, art, and community organizing.
Sliding Scale - $20-$0.
Presented by CIIS Public Programs
read more
Lyla's scientific research focuses how, contrary to popular belief, Indigenous People sculpted, gardened, and influenced the land and food systems of Turtle Island (aka North America) and Abya Yala (aka South America). These lessons point to how the human presence can once again become a beneficial force in the environment when armed with the right values, goals and strategies.
Lyla's life story of addiction, abuse and bi-raciality and eventually overcoming these battles also gives her a powerful vantage point from which to share a message of love, unification, and healing. Through her vibrant art across mediums and extensive community organizing efforts, Lyla offers pathways forward for Indigenous liberation and creates solidarity for Indigenous communities and their allies.
Join Dr. Lyla June and Preston Vargas, CIIS Director of the Center for Black and Indigenous Praxis, for a powerful evening of song and conversation exploring Lyla's life, art, and community organizing.
Sliding Scale - $20-$0.
Presented by CIIS Public Programs
show less
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