Anita Sanchez interviews Jacob Johns, an extraordinary indigenous man who went from 8 years in prison to stewarding the protection of sacred lands.
This time on The Four Sacred Gifts, Anita and Jacob discuss:
- Jacob’s 8 year sentence in prison and using the time to meditate
- Finding the silent space between each breath
- Remembering our divine purpose
- Statistics on police targeting of indigenous populations
- Jacob’s advocacy for sacred indigenous lands
- Mother earth as the thing that joins all of us together
- The light, power, and strength trapped inside of us
- Jacob’s near-death experience after being shot by right-wing agitators
- Practicing forgiveness and being in gratitude for the abundance around us
“When we see social injustice happening around the world by authoritarianism and ugly, horrible things that have been forced on humanity, it is important to remind ourselves that we are the earth. The collapse of the ecosystems are directly related to social injustice and collapse of societal systems that we’ve all relied upon.” –Jacob Johns
About Jacob Johns:
Jacob Johns is executive director of A Wisdom Keepers Delegation, a global delegation of Indigenous knowledge holders and Earth protectors, spanning continents and borders. He is also a member of the Earthrise Collective.
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