First Nations Presenters

The Global Earth Repair Convergence honors and highlights the wisdom, knowledge, and leadership of Indigenous First Nations peoples from around the world. Below is the list of Indigenous presenters confirmed to participate in our event.

Upcoming First Nations Presenters

  • Ilarion (Kuuyux) Merculieff(Unangan, Bering Sea)
    Honored guest and Indigenous Coordinator for the 2019, 2022, and 2025 events. President of the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways.

  • Paul Chiyokten Wagner(Saanich Nation, Vancouver Island, Canada)
    Founder of Protectors of the Salish Sea.

  • Marc Gauthier(Upper Columbia Native Tribes)
    Wildlife Program Manager for the Spokane Tribe and co-creator of the film United By Water.

  • Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn(Māori, New Zealand)
    Life-long Indigenous human rights and environmental defender, Former tribal council member (between 2000-2015) for her two Māori peoples of Ngāti Kurī and Te Rarawa, and co-founder of Te Waka Hourua (Māori climate justice activists and allies).

  • Robin Tekwelus Youngblood(Okanagan/Tsalagi)
    Shamanic practitioner, teacher, and author of Path of the White Wolf. Founder of Grandmothers Circle the Earth.

  • Osprey Orielle Lake(Women’s Earth & Climate Action Network)
    Advocate for climate justice and Indigenous Women’s leadership. Author and global collaborator.

  • Lora Pennington(Upper Skagit Tribe, North Cascades, Washington)
    Elder and Lushootseed language teacher working to preserve tribal traditions.

  • Datu Lanelio Sangcoan(Tribes and Natures Defenders, Philippines)
    Online participant. Eco-warrior collaborating on regenerative agriculture and forest gardening in the Philippines.

  • Indrayani Shaayi Ananda Hashimoto Her ancestors are Coastal Indigenous Tlingit, Haida, Aishihik, Japanese, mixed European, andIndrayani other ethnicities.

  • Dan Nanamkin From the Chief Joseph Band Of Wallowa, Nez Perce, and Colville Confederated Tribes of Washington State.

  • Gene Tagaban is of the Takdeintaan clan, the Raven, Freshwater Sockeye clan from Hoonah, AK.

  • Cliff Taylor is an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.

  • Lewis Cardinal Lewis is Woodland Cree from the Sucker Creek Cree First Nation in northern Alberta, Canada.

  • Margo Robbins comes from the traditional Yurok village of Morek, and is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe.

  • Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is a poet, singer-songwriter, hip-hop artist, human ecologist, public speaker and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages.

  • Gina Marie Rangel Quinone, “Tracker” is Chiricahua Apache, Ute Aztec and Pasquale Yaqui.

Past First Nations Presenters

2022 Online Global Earth Repair Summit

  • Ilarion (Kuuyux) Merculieff (Unangan, Alaska)
    Traditional leader and co-founder of the Wisdom Weavers of the World.

  • Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn (Māori, New Zealand)

  • Pacha K’anchy (Yanakuna, Colombia)
    Member of the Great National Council of Indigenous Elders.

  • Mindahi Bastida Muñoz (Otomi, Mexico)
    Director of the Original Caretakers Initiative at the Center for Earth Ethics.

  • Dan Nanamkin (Okanogan Nation)

  • Jeannette Armstrong (Okanagan Nation, Canada)

  • Selene Manga (Quechua, Peru)
    Public health fellow and researcher at Harvard.

  • Others: Ed Sparks (Lakota), Melanie Goodchild (Anishinaabe), Iya Tahirah (St. Croix), Shai’i (Salish Sea), and Mutima Imani.

2019 Global Earth Repair Conference

  • Loni Grinnell-Greninger (Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Council)
    Opened the conference alongside her father, Kurt Grinnell.

  • Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim (Confederated Tribes of Siletz)
    One of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.

  • Grandmother Unci Rita Regina Afraid of Bear (Oglala Lakota)
    One of the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.

  • Margo Robbins (Yurok Tribe)
    Leader in the Indigenous People’s Burn Network.

  • Paul Chiyokten Wagner (Saanich Nation, Vancouver Island)

  • Gabriel Apaza Lonasco (Q'ero Nation, Peru)

  • Moses Brings Plenty (Lakota Spiritual Leader)
    CANA Foundation Director and Co-Founder of 7 Cedar Ranch Rewilding Retreat.

  • Other notable presenters included: Simon Lynge (Greenland), Marc Gauthier (Spokane Tribe), Jesse and Carrie Nightwalker (Palouse Tribe), Richard F. O’Rourke (Yurok),
    and Sal & Carol Sahme (Warm Springs Elders).