Unlearning Separation Through Language, Land, and Intuition with Tiokasin Ghosthorse

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 and Global Philosophy. He's also a master musician who performs the traditional Lakota cedar flute worldwide, and has been featured at venues including the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Lincoln Center, and the United Nations.

Show Topics
- How Humans Forgot Their Connection to the Planet
- Lakota Language as a Living Language
- English's Blind Spots
- Is There a Greater Purpose for this Disconnection?
- Decentering Humans
- Recognizing Beauty and the Music of All Things
- The Energetic Signature of Cities
- Colonization Mindset
- Reconnecting with Natural Languages
- Grandmother's Songs
- Intuition, Gratitude, and Ceremony