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When sharing Indigenous wisdom feels like cultural exploitation

I keep getting asked to explain our restorative practices to non-Native organizations but I feel like I'm selling our sacred ways for their diversity initiatives.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to educate and heal broader communities conflicts with protecting sacred knowledge from commodification and misappropriation.

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“Where Are You with Indigenous restorative traditions?”

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