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This episode features Tiokasin Ghosthorse discussing the impact of language on our connection to the world and solutions to current crises.

To Support The Show: Patreon.com/islandsofcoherenceSubscribe, Like, Comment, and Hit the Bell for Notifications on YouTubeFollow us on Instagram (@islands.of.coherence) and Tik Tok (@islandsofcoherence)Joining us this week for the show is member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Tiokasin Ghosthorse. In this conversation we explore the nature of language in how it shapes our ability to relate with ourselves and the world. From that foundation we take a look at solutions to the interlocking crises of the present day. Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, an educator, musician, and internationally recognized speaker on peace and Indigenous issues. He is the founder, host, and executive producer of First Voices Radio, a program he started in 1993 that is now syndicated to over 120 public, community, and commercial radio stations across the US and Canada. A survivor of Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools, he has spent decades speaking on Indigenous cosmology, language, and humanity's relationship with the Earth — work that led to a 2016 Nobel Peace Prize nomination from the International Institute of Peace Studies…

People in this episode

Host: Brett Kane

Guest: Tiokasin Ghosthorse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Voices Radio, International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy

Places: Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, South Dakota, United Nations, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Lincoln Center

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