i am grateful to my ojibwe cultural teachers, the knowledge bearers who made it possible for my family to return to our traditions.

i am grateful for and profoundly influenced by the work of leanne betasamosake simpson, basil johnston, eddie benton-banai-ba, anton treuer, louise erdrich, and william warren-ba.

i am grateful for wendy makoons geniusz, for both her published work on anishinaabeg ethnobotany and more personally for her ojibwe language zoom classes.

finally, i am grateful to salish people, of the coast and interior, who have welcomed me into their communities as a guest and taught me how to behave.

there aren’t exactly degrees in what i do, you just have to cobble it together from what’s available.

i have a master’s degree in history. i taught american indian studies as an adjunct prof for 3 years, have taught high school history & english for 4.

my academic work is less about writing papers and more about teaching people.

the pluto in aquarius re-writing the future has hit the educational system full force, and i’m glad to be a part of that.

the astrology podcast was my first introduction to the world of astrology, followed by chris brennan’s hellenistic class.

i pursued the first two years of tony howard’s program through astrology university. through that program, i was able to learn with demetra george, kelly surtees, mark jones, lynn bell, jason holley, and many others. i am grateful to those instructors and to tony and michael for holding that space at au.

i am grateful to be in community with so many astrologers and magicians in the pacific northwest.

i am inspired and enlivened by the brilliance, humility, and compassion of pallas k. augustine and rain mason. i hope to live up to their example of stewardship, guest-host relations, and reciprocal relationships of care.