Episode 2 - Burhan Sönmez: Kurdish Voices and the Power of Language

Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our Future

Mother Earth Medicine. An Ancestral Intelligence Podcast to Heal Our Future
Episode 2 - Burhan Sönmez: Kurdish Voices and the Power of Language
May 27, 2026 Season 1 Episode 2
Lyla June / Aimee Roberson / Cultural Survival

In Episode 2, one of our hosts, Dr. Lyla June Johnston (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese), speaks with Burhan Sönmez about the revitalization of the Kurdish language. 

Listen to “Healing Our Future: Mother Earth Medicine with Lyla June and Aimee Roberson”. 



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