Jen Maje Maynard, Kaska Dena, First Nations and Scottish, founder of Longhouse NW LLC, is a year-round forager in Oregon. Encouraging self-care, wellness, and building community holistically through Longhouse NW while bringing Earth-based connectivity into action as a foraging mentor and kitchen witch fuels her spirit with ancestral blessings.
Shilo M. George, MS is a Southern Cheyenne-Arapaho (decendancy) and Scottish international speaker, trainer, and owner of Łush Kumtux Tumtum Consulting, which means “a great awakening of the heart and spirit” in the Chinuk Wawa trade language. She has lived her life in a body that transgresses and violates Western standards of beauty, size, sexuality, and health. Shilo interweaves cultural traditions and spirituality with an anti-oppressive and decolonizing lenses to promote healing and empowerment in herself and others in the communities she is a part of. Her workshops and presentations explore the intersections of race, sexuality, body size, and trauma (both individual and inter-generational). Shilo trains others on systems of oppression, trauma-informed care, and proactive ways that businesses and organizations can create policies and environments that promote diversity, equity, and healing.
Amber Faist (Coquille) conducts intake of Oregon Native American Chamber members and works alongside the Inclusive Business Resource Network through Prosper Portland. The Network is a citywide program that leverages the power of a partnership network committed to increasing the success of women and minority businesses.
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