In this episode of The Connected Way, I connect with Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining), an Indigenous Diné (Navajo) teacher, artist, and leader. I was first introduced to her in seminary and her teachings have impacted me profoundly. In our conversation, she shares wisdom about what she believes is going on in the world, how it can be addressed, and also shares her insights on the election and her feelings about voting.

TUNE IN TO EPISODE 20 TO HEAR ABOUT:

• The irreparable impact of colonialism on indigenous cultures and how that has impacted humanity as a whole.
• Contrary to the western anthropocentric view of life (humans are the center of everything), the Indigenous perspective is that we are one part of vast tapestry or life.
• Some of the ways the Hoop of Life / Medicine Wheel flows, and how disrupting the balance of life affects the entire system.
• How the Earth and humans are connected to the cosmos and how energy and information is transferred between them (including the importance of mountains).
• How Earth’s justice differs from human justice, and wondering if we should be putting our time and energy to Earth’s justice rather than human justice (including reparations, etc.)

ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker. She is a voice for global peace, and her paintings are created as tools for individual, earth and global healing. She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations, Women’s Nation and Men’s Nation, in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.

Her primary work at the moment is:

• The reconciliation between the masculine and feminine, Men's Nation and Women's Nation

• Remembering, recreating or creating anew a narrative for the Sacred Masculine

• Addressing the Archetypal Wounding that occurred in our misunderstanding and abuse of technology in prayer, ceremony and science

You can learn more about Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) and learn her blog and see some of her talks and interviews at www.patmccabe.net/

RESOURCES:

Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining)’s website

Follow Pat McCabe (Woman Stands Shining) on Facebook

Land Justice Future (formerly the Nuns & Nones Land Justice Project)

6-week Course with Complicit No More: The Motherhouse Starter Series

Learn about the land you are on and the Indigenous People it belongs to: https://native-land.ca/

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