Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq was born in Greenland in 1947, and is an elder, traditional healer, and spiritual teacher. He grew up in a remote village where his grandmother recognized his gift to continue the healing tradition of the family and trained him for becoming a shaman. His spiritual task, given by his mother, is “to melt the ice in heart of man”, and he does so via his organization “Ice Wisdom”. His work has taken him to more than 70 countries around the world.
Bayo Akomolafe is an author, speaker, teacher, and self-styled trans-public intellectual. His virtuosic linguistic imagination and incisive post-colonial critique places him simultaneously in multiple spaces: poet, political scientist, raconteur and tribal elder.
Dr. Akomolafe has written two books, “These Wilds Beyond our Fences: Letters to My Daughter on Humanity’s Search for Home” and “We Will Tell our Own Story: The Lions of Africa Speak”.
https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger is a Dënesųłiné mother and spokesperson for her community, the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN). She is the Executive Director and co-founder of Indigenous Climate Action (ICA), focusing on Indigenous rights intersecting with climate justice and other social justice movements. She is recognized for her role as the ACFN) in the international Indigenous Tar Sands Campaign and the Tar Sands Healing Walk
https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com/
Pat McCabe (Weyakpa Najin Win, Woman Stands Shining) is a Diné (Navajo) mother, grandmother, activist, artist, writer, ceremonial leader, and international speaker.
She draws upon the Indigenous sciences of Thriving Life to reframe questions about sustainability and balance, and she is devoted to supporting the next generations in being functional members of the “Hoop of Life” and upholding the honor of being human.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse, a “perfectly flawed human being”, is a member of and active advocate for the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota. He is the Founder, Host and Executive Producer of “First Voices Radio” in New York City and Seattle/Olympia, Washington.
In 2016, Tiokasin received a Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize from the International Institute of Peace Studies and Global Philosophy.
https://firstvoicesindigenousradio.org/
Dr. Gabor Maté, celebrated author, medical doctor, and trauma activist, was the conversation partner with many of the above, an unheard holding presence that framed many of the words subsequently articulated.
Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo, through their organisation Science And Nonduality (SAND), have created a global community inspired by the timeless wisdom traditions, and informed by modern science. They are the directors of several films, including 2021’s “The Wisdom Of Trauma” with Dr. Gabor Mate.
Their charisma, conviction and highly innovative use of social media, resulted in groundbreaking interviews and conversations which have formed the basis for this project.
https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/team
Thanks are also due to other members of the SAND team especially Lisa Breshchi, and film maker Kurt Baumann for their part in the creative process.
https://www.scienceandnonduality.com/