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ILI Zines Now Online!

9/30/2020

 
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Suzy González and César Ramos - ILI Fellows from Year 2 - teamed up to lead the creation of zines from each of the three ILI on-site intensives. With the creativity and perspective of contributing Fellows, these zines give a different artistic view of the experience.  In a recent interview, Suzy told us more about this collaborative project.

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ILI: The Beautiful Journey

5/7/2020

 
by ILI Fellow Alum Theo E.J. Wilson
Get a first-hand perspective on the ILI experience from this Year 2 ILI Fellow alum.

“Adventure often announces itself with a whisper; the magnificent disguised as the mundane” - Unknown.

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Theo & ILI Fellow Alum Lauren Fitzgerald
When I saw ILI alum, Bobby LeFebre, post the open call for submissions to the Intercultural Leadership Institute, I almost scrolled right past it.  I thought it was for LatinX activists only.  The opportunity looked great, but having the utmost respect for the culture, I didn’t want to infringe.  He quickly clarified that it was open to far more than just LatinX applicants, and for me to take the chance and apply.  I felt silly for not reading further into the details.  We had a good laugh, and I applied.

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REFLECTIONS: ILI - Aloha Aina

8/11/2019

 
ILI Fellow Carol Zou  shares her thoughts on ILI Intensives.
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ILI Fellows, including Carol Zou (left) and Edyka Chilomé (right) during ILI Intensive #2 in Hawai’i. Photo: Melisa Cardona

2018 was the year I lovingly nicknamed
“the year I cried at conferences.”


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IN THE SPIRIT OF GENEROSITY

1/19/2019

 
In September 2018, ILI Partner First Peoples Fund hosted the first of three place-based intensives for ILI Fellows in Lakota Territory/South Dakota. The five-day leadership immersion brought together the second cohort of ILI Fellows for shared learning, personal exchange and direct experience with the true history and sacred places in Lakota Territory.
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2018/19 ILI Fellows Cohort at Red Shirt Overlook in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Photo by Melisa Cardona
“This work is so important,” said First Peoples Fund President Lori Pourier. “The partners who came together to start ILI have long term relationships, but we need to widen the circle and provide space for other arts & cultural leaders who voices are an important part of the larger story.”

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He Sapa Tanyan Yahi / WELCOME TO HE SAPA

1/18/2019

 
​By Lori Lea Pourier, Maka Citomi Omani Win | Woman Who Walks the Earth.
Oglala Lakota, President, First Peoples Fund  ​

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My Lakota name was given to me by my Unci Olivia Black Elk Pourier who made her journey to the Wanagi Yata (the place of the Spirits) when my daughter Shahiyela, now 19, was 8 years old.

During your stay you will learn about the Lakol Wicho’an (the Lakota Way of Life) and how we are taught that our life here on Unci Maka (Grandmother Earth) mirrors the stars (Lakota cosmologies). Our Creation Story begins in the Black Hills. Through story and in practice you will learn about the Lakota virtues of Woksape (Wisdom), Woohitika (Bravery) Wowacintanka (Fortitude) and Wacantognaka (Generosity).


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REMIND, RECONNECT, RECLAIM

1/17/2019

 
Lynette Two Bulls is the ILI Host Facilitator for the Lakota Territory, the location for the first of three place-based intensives for the ILI Fellows. She shared her thoughts about empowerment, leadership and the sacred Black Hills as a powerful and centering place to start ILI Fellows on their year-long journey together.
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Photo by Melisa Cardona
Lynette Two Bulls is Oglala Lakota and Cheyenne and her Lakota name Tuŋwéyaŋ kiyapiwiŋ means “Scouts Woman.” She is originally from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and now resides with her family on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Lame Deer, Montana.

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HIGHLIGHTS & RESOURCES FROM ILI LAKOTA INTENSIVE

1/16/2019

 
Get a glimpse into the ILI intensive experience through this day-by-day look.
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ILI Facilitator Nijeul X. Porter (l) and ILI Fellow Joe Tolbert (r) at Pe Sla (Black Hills). Photo by Melisa Cardona

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REFLECTIONS: ILI Intensive #1

1/15/2019

 
ILI Fellow Christopher Sims shares his thoughts and experiences from Lakota Territory
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ILI Fellows Robert Martinez (l) and Christopher D. Sims (r)

“This is professional and spiritual development I will need to continue my work - the work we are all doing
​in our own unique ways.”


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#ILILAKOTA Instagram

1/14/2019

 
​Get an Instagram glimpse into the ILI intensive experience

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KEVN Black Hills News Coverage

9/17/2017

 
KEVN Black Hills FOX News Coverage of Sept 2107 Gathering in Lakota Territory in South Dakota hosted by First Peoples Fund.

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