Enjoy this rare, intersectional chat with Kaluhyanu:wes, Michelle Schenandoah—traditional member of the Onʌyota':aka (Oneida) Nation Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and founder of Rematriation—an Indigenous women's led magazine and movement to restore the sacred to the mother.

Making things right is a part of Michelle Schenandoah's life's work and legacy, and the impact she has in every space is nothing short of transformational.

As a taxation lawyer, she has an extremely unique perspective on how the systems of her traditional culture interact with our governing nation. 

As a consultant who's helped dozens of big-name businesses align their missions, goals, and practices with the Indigenous principles of sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion—she's got a lot to teach to us folks attempting to build from these designs. 

And as a founder of Rematriation, an Indigenous-women's led media platform and global movement, she carries a type of practical, down to earth wisdom that, I believe needs to be a part of every conversation in every business being built right now.

Resources:

• Rematriation
  
• Haudenosaunee influence on democracy: https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/influence-on-democracy/
• Haudenosaunee influence on suffragettes: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/how-native-american-women-inspired-the-women-s-rights-movement.htm
• Doctrine of Discovery and Papal Bull: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Sherrill_v._Oneida_Indian_Nation_of_New_York
• New Money Social Club