#8 - Raising the Next Generation with Teachings with Atawni Hall

2025-05-13

George is joined by Atawni Hall of Sq’ewlets First Nation—a mother of five and Program Coordinator for q’eyéx. Atawni speaks openly about her path to sobriety, and how movement, ceremony, and language have supported her healing. She reflects on breaking harmful cycles, raising her children with teachings, and staying grounded in who she is becoming. She also shares how life in Sq’ewlets looks a little different—how the Nation is made up of people from many territories, and how, without their own ...

George is joined by Atawni Hall of Sq’ewlets First Nation—a mother of five and Program Coordinator for q’eyéx.

Atawni speaks openly about her path to sobriety, and how movement, ceremony, and language have supported her healing. She reflects on breaking harmful cycles, raising her children with teachings, and staying grounded in who she is becoming.

She also shares how life in Sq’ewlets looks a little different—how the Nation is made up of people from many territories, and how, without their own traditional songs and dances, they create space for traditions by sharing in those of other Nations.

It’s a conversation shaped by lived experience, care for future generations, and the strength that comes from returning to what’s always been theirs.

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