Art is Everything | Tanya Vigil and Cassie Funmaker

2022-09-13

How does embracing the Arts relate to Native Wisdom and the healing of our communities? That's the question these two women tackled and answered brilliantly in this conversation. Tanya Ocana Vigil is a Gallery Owner, Elementary Arts Director, Aztec Dancer, Gallery and Curator of graphic impressions known as one of the 10 Most Remarkable Women of Taos. Cassandra Funmaker is the Founder of the Native Wellness Movement podcast, a Social Media activist, and a member of LTPN's Youth Advisory Council.

How does embracing the Arts relate to Native Wisdom and the healing of our communities?

That's the question these two women tackled and answered brilliantly in this conversation.

Tanya Ocana Vigil is a Gallery Owner, Elementary Arts Director, Aztec Dancer, Gallery and Curator of graphic impressions known as one of the 10 Most Remarkable Women of Taos.

Cassandra Funmaker is the Founder of the Native Wellness Movement podcast, a Social Media activist, and a member of LTPN's Youth Advisory Council.

And both of these women share a passion for Art and Native Wisdom.

Tune in to discover:

Four Strands of Art and how learning to express using one of these modalities supports well-being for people and the earth
how co-generating a musical play with a diversified group of artists and children helped heal an intergenerational community post-pandemic
what many youth are most concerned about and how they express their hope for a better future
how Indigenous practices that connect us to Nature, combined with Art, support health and well-being for us all

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