#217 Is indigenous wisdom the answer to today's problems? Yona Frenchhawk

The Brian Piergrossi Podcast

Yona FrenchHawk is a full-blooded Cherokee Wisdom Keeper and Ceremonialist. He was born and raised on the Qualla Indian Boundary in the Great Smoky Mountains in Cherokee, NC. Yona grew up learning the songs and stories of his people. There are less than 300 Full-Blooded Cherokee that remain out of a documented 50,000 enrolled members in the federally recognized Eastern Band of North Carolina and Western Band of Oklahoma. To keep his traditions alive, Yona is honored to bridge the ancient past to the ancient future which is in constant need of support. Yona is a well respected ceremonial and community leader and shares the meaning of traditional ceremonies as a way of life as it was shared with him by his Grandfather. Yona shares in the vision of how the Mens Warrior society was formed to support and honor the Sacred Feminine. The Cherokee Prophecy, alive in today’s Seventh Generation, speaks of bringing that medicine back into balance. We are all one indigenous tribe of the Turtle Island. Peace, Love, and Unity, are the essences of spirit that will nurture the healing of the future. The rainbow that illuminates our destination as a Spirit Nation. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Yona & trust you will too. Note: The audio in this episode is a bit choppy for the first 10 minutes or so due to poor WiFi connection then clears up after that. 👍 Yona is online at: http://yonafrenchhawk.com Brian is at: http://Brianpiergrossi.com Telegram: http://t.me/bigglow #indigenouswisdom #nativepride #cherokeewisdom #yonafrenchhawk #brianpiergossipodcast #brianpiergrossi #sacred #prayer #meditation #environmentalism