Woniya Thibeault: Nature Connection as a Survival Skill, Alone Season 6
04/06/20 • 66 min
In this episode I speak with ancestral skills practitioner and instructor, and participant on season 6 of the History Channel’s Alone show, Woniya Thibeault. In our discussion we talk about Woniya’s journey into Ancestral skills and the visceral familiarity and remembering that happens when we reconnect with those skills, and especially when we encounter and handle buckskin. Woniya expounds on the idea of nature connection as a survival skill, offering examples of the practical connection activities in which she engaged while on the Alone show. We talk at length about the importance of developing relationships with other beings and as part of our discussion on connection as a survival skill. We also talk about the effortless ability of kids to connect with other beings and the importance of recultivating that practice as adults. Woniya offers advice on multiple ways we can reconnect with the natural world and teaches us specifically about the practice of making offerings to ancestors. We talk about the current situation with the COVID-19 virus and the importance of fostering community for helping us overcome such situations as we are dealing with now, in contrast to the common “prepper” perspective of obtaining a great amount of materials then worrying about trying to keep them from others. Woniya then discusses her current focus with her company Buckskin Revolution and how the meaning of the name feeds into the mission of her work to reconnect humans with ancestral skills.
Woniya’s Coronavirus Resources Page (videos, links, etc.)
Contact Woniya:
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Website
Woniya’s Facebook Pages
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution YouTube Channel
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Instagram Page
Book Recommendations:
Buckskin Revolution (Volumes 1 & 2) – Stay Tuned for Woniya’s books in the near future
In this episode I speak with ancestral skills practitioner and instructor, and participant on season 6 of the History Channel’s Alone show, Woniya Thibeault. In our discussion we talk about Woniya’s journey into Ancestral skills and the visceral familiarity and remembering that happens when we reconnect with those skills, and especially when we encounter and handle buckskin. Woniya expounds on the idea of nature connection as a survival skill, offering examples of the practical connection activities in which she engaged while on the Alone show. We talk at length about the importance of developing relationships with other beings and as part of our discussion on connection as a survival skill. We also talk about the effortless ability of kids to connect with other beings and the importance of recultivating that practice as adults. Woniya offers advice on multiple ways we can reconnect with the natural world and teaches us specifically about the practice of making offerings to ancestors. We talk about the current situation with the COVID-19 virus and the importance of fostering community for helping us overcome such situations as we are dealing with now, in contrast to the common “prepper” perspective of obtaining a great amount of materials then worrying about trying to keep them from others. Woniya then discusses her current focus with her company Buckskin Revolution and how the meaning of the name feeds into the mission of her work to reconnect humans with ancestral skills.
Woniya’s Coronavirus Resources Page (videos, links, etc.)
Contact Woniya:
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Website
Woniya’s Facebook Pages
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution YouTube Channel
Woniya’s Buckskin Revolution Instagram Page
Book Recommendations:
Buckskin Revolution (Volumes 1 & 2) – Stay Tuned for Woniya’s books in the near future
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Joseph Marshall III: Lakota Perspectives On Life, Nature, and the Bow and Arrow
Discussion with Lakota author, actor, storyteller, wilderness survivalist, and bowmaker, Joseph Marshall III. Through plenty of wit, humor, and masterful storytelling, Joseph regales us with many tales. Joseph tells us about growing up on the banks of the Little White River on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota, detailing many lessons learned from his grandparents who raised him in the traditional ways of the Lakota. We learn a brief history about the Lakota and their relationship with the land in coexisting with nature instead of trying to conquer it. Joseph describes the role of the traditional storyteller and we discuss the beauty and integrity of oral tradition and how it compares to the written tradition. We learn about the Lakota perspective of accepting the natural world for what it is and living within that understanding as one creature among many. Joseph explains how all of us can help honor and protect indigenous rights and ways of being through proper learning and awareness of indigenous peoples. Joseph shares his experience and love of the skills of wilderness survival and offers stories and philosophical perspectives behind the quintessential Native American weapon and tool, the bow and arrow. Finally, we are advised by Joseph on ways we can reconnect with the natural world right where we are.
“Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard” –Luther Standing Bear
Contact for Joseph
Books by Joseph:
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance
The Day the World Ended at Little Big Horn
and more on Joseph’s Amazon Author Page
Book Recommendations
God is Red: A Native View of Religion
Any book by Roger Welsch
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John Slattery: Healing and Hope from our Plant Allies in the midst of COVID-19
Discussion with southwest bioregional herbalist, forager, and author John Slattery. In this episode John offers a message of healing, hope, connection, and personal empowerment in the midst of the fog caused by the COVID-19 virus. John and I touch on the current social fallout from the recent events including the fear that is being spread and we discuss ways to stand in our own power in light of the fear and uncertainty. John talks about the power of the plants as allies and healers, even when not ingested or used in conventional herbal applications. John discusses our ability to approach the natural world and the plants directly to receive direction, guidance, and healing and how this can prepare and strengthen us for times such as these. He also talks about the idea of getting to the heart of the matter and not becoming lost in nuance when it comes to healing and personal connection. Finally, John relays his experience with a few specific herbs that he has found to be of particular benefit for treating the Coronavirus.
Contact John:
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Website
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Facebook
Desert Tortoise Botanicals Instagram
John’s Books
Book Recommendations:
Herbal Antivirals: Natural Remedies for Emergent and Resistant Viral Infections
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