#011 - Join us for a very powerful conversation with Dan Wahpepah of the Anishinaabe, Kickapoo and Sac & Fox tribes on Honoring Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge. I’m deeply honored that Dan joined us as a guest on the Plant Spirit Podcast. And his message is so important for the times we are in!In this episode, Dan shares profound insight into what it means to decolonize the mind, particularly when working with permaculture and other land based practices. He also offers deep wisdom into:How prayer opens up a circular conduit between yourself, the Universe, the person you’re praying for, and the Earth. Re-indigenizing permaculture with Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). His Permaculture Foundations work with Megan Toben  at the Eco-Institute. How important it is to connect with Indigenous people who have been taking care of the land for thousands of years.  Coming back into balance with our Elder relatives and learning the stories of the landHow we’re in a crossroads of prophecy at this time. The importance of having a reciprocal relationship with the plants.  And he also shares the powerful story of the first Tobacco plant Asema, and how to be in right relationship with this sacred medicine plant.   Dan Wahpepah is from the Anishinaabe, Kickapoo and Sac & Fox tribes. He grew up with his community’s cultural ways and has been politically active with the American Indian Movement and spiritually active through tribal ceremonies. Dan started the Rogue Valley Pow Wow, the American Indian Cultural Center, and Red Earth Descendants. He's also a board member of Natives of One Wind Indigenous Alliance, Rogue Climate, and Pipeline Fighters. As part of his tradition, he is a Drum Keeper and Drum Chief. Dan works with Traditional Ecological Knowledge and permaculture. And his life work is focused on the preservation of this Earth for future generations. He believes that “Permaculture combined with Traditional Ecological Knowledge is a powerful pairing.  To contribute to life is what we need to feel. We are moving into a giveaway society. The best way for us to train for this new paradigm is to garden. By gardening, we contribute to life while gaining a harvest, feeding pollinators, sequestering carbon, feeding sugars and carbon to the billions of microbes and miles upon miles of mycorrhiza, connecting to community for excess giveaway, connecting with the seasons, connecting.”You can find out more about Dan's work at https://eco-institute.org/permaculture-foundations-certificate and http://www.redearthdescendants.org.For more info please visit: www.saraartemisia.com and IG @multidimensional.nature