Belonging, Family & Identity: Lessons from First Nations with Rene Garcia

In Episode 8 of the Happy By Mistake Pod, I speak with consultant Rene Garcia and his experience working with First Nations communities. Recognizing that we are guests trying to learn from another culture we explore what First Nations communities he has worked with can teach us about thriving in the midst of change and challenge - while acknowledging we are doing this through a distorted lens.  We explore concepts of time, consensus, conflict and belonging. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:28 Rene's Background
• 4:05 How working with First Nation’s communities has changed Rene
• 7:16 What Rene has learned from about thriving
• 9:32 A different approach to time and change
• 14:14 Consensus-driven communities
• 23:50 Community consensus as both a strength and a challenge
• 31:06 Conflict, harmony, and belonging: the metaphor of the Longhouse
• 43:30 Nature, language and resilience
• 46:05 Forest traditions energize and reinvigorate
• 48:38 The Thinking Road, Motorcycles & Presence
• 51:34 Life, the universe, and everything: finding balance between science and lived experience
• 59:13 Big pharma, the rainforest, and traditional medicine
• 1:00:18 Belonging, Family, and Identity: the ultimate lesson from First Nations