On today’s episode, I’m receiving someone who I’ve been admiring from afar since last year. As you probably know, environmental discussions such as global warming have fortunately become massive in the last few years, due to, of course, the power of the internet and social media to bring people together to fight for a cause, whether it’s social, political or as I said in regards to nature. And our guest today exemplifies the perfect intersection of many noble causes. From the region of Fairbanks, in the frosty state of Alaska, US, Quannah Chasinhorse Potts is a protector of the Indigenous Sacred Land. Carrying a lineage of defenders within her family, Quannah is an influential protector of the Indigenous Land of, but not only, the Arctic Wildlife Refuge. You might ask “Why and from what it needs protection from?” And that is one of the reasons I invited her today. Quannah also kindly welcomed me to know her perspectives on the intersection between defending the Arctic and her indigenous heritage, the poorly made representation of Native Americans in the media, generational trauma, decolonization of the education system and how she handled it during school time, the appointment of Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary of the US, misconceptions people have of indigenous people and much more.

Quannah’s connection to the Sacred Land and her indigenous way of life enlightens everything she does and brightens the minds and hearts of those who listen to her. As it happened with me during our conversation. I hope you love our episode and take actions to help Quannah’s fight to protect the Arctic and also of indigenous rights.

LINK:

Defend The Sacred AK - https://www.defendthesacredalaska.org/