Ep. 34: Balance and Protocol with Richard White

Grant training specialist for ANA (Administration for Native
Americans) and Diné (Navajo) educator Rich White joins this
episode to share some stories and wisdom on a variety of topics
including facing challenges in education, seeking balance in
life, and relational knowledge in protocol. We challenge dominant
ideas of fixed trajectories, the importance of being flexible and
mobile in grey areas, and moving in and out of multiple worlds.
In addition, we also reflect on other themes such as land
acknowledgements, Boba Fett, research, sacrifice, community,
place, and being a critically conscious observer.


Terms: Diné (The People), Hózhó (balance principle, to walk in
beauty), Utz Kaslemal (K’iche’/Kaqchikel for live well, good
living, buen vivir), matrilineal (kinship based on mother or
female lines), matrilocal (societies based or focused on one’s
wife’s or mother’s community), ECS (Education, Culture, and
Society program at the University of Utah).