The Daily Boost #576
A special post on Indigenous Peoples Day
Lyla June Johnston, or simply Lyla June, is a an environmental scientist, musician, educator, and internationally recognized performance poet of Diné (Navajo) and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) lineages.
In this video she presents her spoken word piece, “Hozhó.” The Diné word has a richly complex significance that can’t be directly translated into English. Yet, as Lyla June says, “Every living being knows what hozhó means.”
Let her teach you, even as her grandmother is teaching her.
You can read another version of her spoken word performance here.
(My thanks to Lyla June and the filmmakers, via One PORTL.)
The Gentle Nudge
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Lyla June was with us in the Black Hills (Paha Sapa) for the Satyagraha Institute gathering a few years ago. She is an internationally known resource person but has still managed to be her deep, true self and able to name her personal challenges. She has something unique and essential to offer us and has my utmost respect!
Just beautiful.