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Trigger warning—this conversation has the potential to make you mad. It also has the potential to wake you up. It carries great medicine, if you let it. If you are uninterested in such an affair, move on. If you are open and your heart is willing to see the many-selves dancing about, take a gander.
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In this 7th installment of the God is Red series, Taylor Keen (Omaha / Cherokee) takes us deep into his book, Rediscovering Turtle Island. We discuss the idea of Indigenous civilization, Alexis De Tocqueville’s view of the “pride of the native american,” and why an Indigenous Cosmogenesis is so important for our world today--that the divine lives in all of us.
Whether you’re indigenous to the Land below your feet or not, these ancient stories offer profound perspective on what it means to live in right relationship with land, community, and Spirit. They remind us that mythology isn’t just about preserving the past—it’s about creating possibilities for a more beautiful future.
Learn more about Taylor’s work HERE.
Purchase Rediscovering Turtle Island HERE.
Catch up on the God Is Red series!
An Unshod series of yarns with Omaha Storyteller, Taylor Keen exploring what it means to be truly human in the modern world.
I have been slowly making my way through the God is Red series and I just wanted to tell you I appreciate it so much. I have been searching for conversation like this to learn from, so thank you both for sharing your wisdoms. I’m Canadian and my path towards truth and reconciliation needs steps like these.