Global Council of Governance
The Women, Indigenous, and BPOC-led Council steering the strategic direction of the Restorative Practices Alliance and its partnership investments
Dr. Karla Scott, PhD
IS PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. HER BLACK FEMINIST TEACHING AND RESEARCH FOCUSES ON RACE, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION ACROSS CONTEXTS AND SOCIAL IDENTITIES IN DIALOGUE ACROSS DIVISIONS. SHE IS CHAIR OF COMMUNICATIONS.
Ilarion 'Kuuyux' Merculieff
WAS RAISED IN A TRADITIONAL UNANGAN (ALEUT) WAY AND RECEIVED HIS UNANGAN NAME “KUUYUX” AT AGE 4. THE NAME IS GIVEN TO ONE PERSON IN EACH LIFETIME AMONGST HIS PEOPLE. KUUYUX MEANS AN ARM EXTENDING OUT FROM THE BODY, A CARRIER OF ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE INTO MODERN TIMES, A MESSENGER. HE IS THE FOUNDING VISIONARY OF WISDOMWEAVERS, A GLOBAL CONVENING OF INDIGENOUS ELDERS CREATE TO RE-WEAVE THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO LIVE A GOOD LIFE. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF WISDOM KEEPER, AND OTHER BOOKS. HE IS OUR CHAIR OF INDIGENOUS LIFEWAYS.
Skeena Rathor
IS A MOTHER OF THREE GIRLS, AND A SPOKESPERSON, CO-FOUNDER, AND LEAD STRATEGIST OF EXTINCTION REBELLION UK, BEING THE FOUNDER OF THE VISIONING TEAM AND THE VISIONARY BEHIND THE GROUNDBREAKING CO-LIBERATION MOVEMENT. DEEPLY GROUNDED IN HER KASHMIRI SUFI HERITAGE, WHICH PUTS LOVE, TRUTH, AND BEAUTY AT ITS CENTER, SKEENA HOLDS 13 CERTIFICATES IN BODY WISDOM, PSYCHO-SENSORY, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAUMA INTEGRATION WORK. SHE HAS BEEN A SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE ACTIVIST SINCE THE AGE OF 9 AND HAS ALSO HELD ELECTED OFFICE IN MAINSTREAM POLITICS. SHE IS CO-FOUNDER OF COMPASSIONATE STROUD, AND THE POLITICS KITCHEN, WHICH CALLS FOR A REVOLUTION OF THE HEART IN POLITICS. SHE IS CHAIR OF ACTIVISM.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse
IS AN ENROLLED MEMBER OF THE CHEYENNE RIVER LAKOTA. AN INTERNATIONAL ACTIVIST ON BEHALF OF PEACE, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AND MOTHER EARTH, HE IS A MASTER OF THE RED CEDAR FLUTE AND HOST AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF FIRST VOICES RADIO, SYNDICATED TO MORE THAN 108 RADIO STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. HE IS FOUNDER OF THE AKANTU INSTITUTE (AKANTU, IN LAKOTA, MIGHT BE TRANSLATED AS BEINGS OF THE ANCIENT FUTURE NOW), FOCUSED ON CONTEXTUALIZING ORIGINAL WISDOM FOR TROUBLED TIMES. HE IS CHAIR OF CULTURAL LINGUISTICS.
Pete Jackson
IS A VISIONARY SURREALIST PAINTER, AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF ART AT THE SANTE FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A MASTER OF CAPOEIRA, AND A MASTER OF THE SCIENCE OF NUMEROLOGY. HE IS CHAIR OF CREATIVITY.
Mila Aliana
AS A SENIOR CONSULTANT, MILA HAS DELIVERED TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE PROGRAMS FOR MULTINATIONALS ACROSS DIVERSE SECTORS, INDUSTRIES, AND CULTURES. SHE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN COMPLEX AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE AND SOCIAL INNOVATIONS WITHIN ORGANISATIONS, SOCIETIES, AND COMMUNITIES.
SHE STANDS FOR ALL LIFE FORMS. CURRENTLY, SHE WORKS WITH PIONEERS OF THE HEART, CHANGE AGENTS, RE-GENERATIVE PRACTITIONERS, ACTIVISTS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO EXPLORE AND RE-MEMBER A WAY OF LIFE MORE ALIGNED TO NATURE/LIVING SYSTEMS/LIFE.
WE ARE NATURE. NATURE HAS EVOLVED SINCE BEGINNING OF TIME. IT HAS IMMENSE WISDOM AND IS LIFE'S TEACHER.
John Stokes
FOUNDER OF THE TRACKING PROJECT, HAS WORKED WITH NATIVE ELDERS / COMMUNITY EDUCATORS / ARTISTS FROM NUMEROUS CULTURES TO DESIGN A SERIES OF TEACHINGS WHICH CONNECT INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY TO THE NATURAL WORLD. THE NAME ARTS OF LIFE ® WAS CHOSEN TO DESCRIBE THESE PROGRAMS WHICH EMPHASIZE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, THE LESSONS OF NATURE AND THE POWERS OF DREAMS AND ART. HE IS THE CURATOR OF OUR DEEP NATURE AWARENESS CONTENT AND CHAIR OF NATURE AND CULTURE.
Dr. Tabatha Parker ND
IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY OF INTEGRATIVE HEALTH AND MEDICINE, THE LARGEST INTER-PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF HOLISTIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN THE WORLD. SHE IS CHAIR OF MEDICINE.
Natureza Gabriel Kram
IS A CONNECTION PHENOMENOLOGIST AND NEURAL CARTOGRAPHER. HE IS THE PRINCIPAL CONTENT ARCHITECT AND CONTENT CURATOR OF THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ALLIANCE. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF APPLIED MINDFULNESS, INC. HE IS THE HOST, DIRECTOR, AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES FILM SERIES, WHICH IS HIS VISUAL DISSERTATION IN CONNECTION PHENOMENOLOGY. HE IS THE CONVENER OF THE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES ALLIANCE.
Auxiliary to the Council
Jahan Khalighi
IS AN EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZER, AND POET. HIS DEDICATION IS TOWARD PERSONAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE ARTS IN CONNECTION TO EARTH AND CULTURE. HE IS THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN WORD DOCUMENTARIAN OF THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNANCE.