Episode 35 - Peacemaking and honoring the sacred land: A conversation with Maija West

Peacemaker, business consultant, and advisor Maija West joins us to talk about her former work as co-founding the Healing and Reconciliation Institute and her journey in honoring the land. 

1:34 - Introduction to Maija West and her work at Healing and Reconciliation Institute
23:58 - Tools that help Majia in her work as a facilitator and peacemaker.
27: 58 - Bringing the land in to engage in peacemaking
31:58 - What does it mean to honor sacred land? Sacred Land, Retreat Centers, and indigenous homelands
55:8 - How do you support listening between groups who are not seeing each other?
1:17:14 - What are you remembering?


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Clarification from Maija: At around 43 minutes- I say “at best” is a comanagement agreement, but of course, full land return is a goal for many Nations. What I was meaning, but didn’t say, is that this option can be “best,” if the title to land will not transfer (land return) to a Tribe/Nation, then a co-management agreement can be a strong tool. Especially in California, because some Nations we work with have shared that they would prefer sharing the responsibility with a trusted third-party partner, like a land trust, as long as the written agreement is culturally appropriate and has a strong set of protocols for addressing issues or challenges through peacemaking.