The Loka Initiative | Center for Healthy Minds
Description: The Loka Initiative and the International Mayan League, in coordination with diverse organizations and leaders, are celebrating International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by hosting an online convening from August 9 - 11, 2021. Register today to join the convening.
In 2021, the Loka Initiative and the Mayan League brought together numerous Indigenous leaders to honor the Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples by centering Indigenous speakers and moderators from a variety of traditions, regions and backgrounds to share Indigenous ecological and spiritual knowledge as means of sustenance for all Indigenous peoples and all humanity. We would like to acknowledge that one of the presenters in our Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth convening, “nibiiwakamigkwe”, has been exposed for
We first learned of the situation late December 2022 when evidence was posted on New Age Fraud Forum ( Link ) accusing Kay LeClaire, who went by the Native name “nibiiwakamigkwe”, of having only white ancestry and lying about their heritage as a Métis, Onyota'a:ka, Anishinaabe, and Two-Spirit person. Soon after, giige, a queer- and Indigenous-owned tattoo studio in Madison that Le Claire co-founded,, officially parted ways with them ( Link ). Since then, we have learned that their birth name is Kathryn LeCl
Given that the second sentence of our vision says: To create a convening that centers Indigenous knowledge and wisdom, designed and led by Indigenous leaders and features Indigenous Elders, knowledge holders, academics, scientists, activists and youth leaders , and that we worked hard to make the Sacred Wisdom Sacred Earth event Indigenous-led only, we were shocked and distressed to receive this news. Not only did LeClaire claim to be an authority on Native culture and history and was given a prominent plat
The Loka Initiative | Center for Healthy Minds