Day 26. Matriarchs Rising – Women Leading with Wisdom.
Across Turtle Island and beyond, Indigenous women are leading movements for sovereignty, climate action, and cultural revival. Matriarchal leadership is rooted in balance, care, and accountability to community and creation.
From the legacy of Chief Wilma Mankiller among the Cherokee Nation to contemporary leaders like Tara Houska and Casey Camp-Horinek, Indigenous women have always been at the heart of justice. They lead not through domination, but through relationship.
Their leadership invites Unitarian Universalists to reimagine power as nurture, to practice leadership as love in action.
“Matriarchy is not about women ruling, it’s about everyone living in balance.” – Dr. Layla June Johnston
Reflection: Who are the matriarchs who lead through love and integrity in your life?
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Watch The Condor & The Eagle featuring Indigenous women leaders who embark on a trans-continental adventure from the Canadian Boreal forests to deep into the heart of Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of “Climate Justice”.
Watch Tara Husaka’s Ted Talk – They are Couchiching First Nation’s tribal attorney, a land defender, a Mide, a sundancer and a former advisor on Native American affairs to Bernie Sanders.
Discover the powerfully beautiful; writings, music, and advocacy of Dr. Lyla June
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