Fellow The Brand is Female Podcast Studio host, Shayla Oulette Stonechild joined Mungi this week to discuss her work, the issues affecting Indigenous people today, and reclaiming power.

Shayla is at the forefront of Indigenous women's wellness. Utilizing her skills as a powerful speaker and thought leader, Shayla is the founder of the “Matriarch Movement', a non-profit organization dedicated to highlighting Indigenous voices and providing wellness workshops to BIPOC women across Canada. In this episode, Shayla describes the origin story of Matriarch Movement and how the name came to her in a dream, she discusses how her mother's work had an impact on the work she wanted to do and speaks about her Indigenous women role models. As a television show host and trauma-informed yoga instructor, Shayla offers Mungi an enlightening perspective that comes with being a trauma-informed yoga instructor, as well as how it allows people to reclaim their power.

As a Mètis and Nehiyaw Iskwew (Plains Cree Woman) from Muscowpetung First Nations, Shayla has always been a catalyst for Indigenous youth and women unlocking their full potential. Through her work, Shayla hopes to bring often difficult, yet necessary, Indigenous topics into mainstream conversations. In this conversation, they discuss several of the issues affecting Indigenous communities today that are still commonly overlooked, and how we can return to an Indigenous worldview.

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