Indigenous Gift Giving with Sharon Hobenshield Ha-Youly

A beautiful and thoughtful conversation about Indigenous gift-giving. Guest Sharon Hobenshield Ha-Youly shares the witnessing, learning, and feeling of values associated with Indigenous Gift Giving. Add these insights to your reflection during Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th.

 
 
Creating balance through reciprocity, from an Indigenous perspective, is our responsibility - not just with our human relationships but with the land; the trees; and the spiritual realms.
— Sharon Hobenshield Ha-Youly
 
 

About Sharon:

Sharon Hobenshield’s traditional name is Ha-Youly. She belongs to the Wilp Malii from the Gitxsan First Nation on her mother’s side and is of German ancestry on her father’s side. Sharon has 25 years of experience working on Coast Salish Territory as a social worker and educator. Her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy dissertation, Haq wil la hlo is sim: Walk Slowly on the Breath of your Ancestors, was an examination of gift-giving within Post-Secondary Education and inspired by her Grandfather’s teachings.

 
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