Re-Indigenization

*A Note on Re-Indigenization

For some, brooke’s work and her community process introduces a movement of perspective as American Indian and Indigenous people and our allies in how we gather. Re-Indigenization is a return. Our respect for the knowledge and wisdom of all our relations, from children to elders — all forms more than human — their wisdom and agency, honors each member's voice, that decisions are reached through consensus, and we lead as a circle, not a hierarchy. To be whole within and in relation to Western society, institutions, and government agencies, to be both present and inside new futures, all people including tribal liaisons, tribal members, Native and non-Native communities identify beyond the language and structure of "senior," and "junior." There is acknowledgement of all who came before and all who will come after.

brooke is available for consultation that may go beyond the work of her projects, with venues, institutions, and community organizations. For inquires, you may contact her here.

*This language was developed in collaboration with the American Indian and Indigenous Collective Academic Council at the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in holding dialogues with the Deans to support an emerging American Indian and Indigenous Studies Major and interdisciplinary Department.