Denali, North AmericaDr. Lyla June Johnston
Indigenous scholar, poet, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages, advancing Indigenous rights, ecological stewardship, and spiritual healing.
About Lyla
Dr. Lyla June Johnston is a transformative Indigenous leader, acclaimed for her poetry, activism, and scholarship rooted in Diné, Cheyenne, and European heritage. Her work bridges ecological wisdom, spiritual healing, and community empowerment to address trauma, restore love, and rekindle relationships with the land. Through public speaking, writing, and action, Johnston inspires holistic change rooted in Indigenous food systems, forgiveness, and collective healing.
In Lyla's own words
“It was like the Earth was our garden. The Earth was our farm. And we tended it in the same way a farmer would tend an acre, but we tended whole mountain ranges.”“Now they’re talking about biochar like it’s this new technology. We’ve been doing that for thousands of years.”“Fire kept the cycles flowing on this continent for thousands of years.”Where Lyla works
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