Part Two: Payahuunadü (with Jolie Varela)

In this episode I’m delving into the "home of my heart". After pinpointing this home, we talk to Jolie Varela, founder of Indigenous Women Hike. She leads us through the history and landscape of her homeland, Payahuunadü, and tells about the Nüümü people, her journey along the Nüümü Poyo, and about this special place, the place of flowing waters.

We learn that the real name of the John Muir Trail is the Nüümü Poyo.

Learn more about Jolie and Indigenous women hike:
Indigenous Women Hike Website
Indigenous Women Hike Instagram

Read more about Jolie’s hike along the Nüümü Poyo last summer (2018):
Hiking the Nüümü Poyo: An Act of Love by Indigenous Women - by Tazbah Chavez

Learn more about the Bishop Paiute Tribe.

Additional resources:

Native Land Website: a great resource for learning about who’s land you are living and recreating on. (Also available as an app for your smartphone!)

Suggested book to read: Dispossessing the Wilderness, by Mark David Spence

Environmentalism’s Racist History - New Yorker

From Yosemite to Bear’s Ears, Erasing Native Americans from U.S. National Parks - Collectors Weekly

A Brief History of L.A’s Indigenous Tonvga People - LAist

Also in this episode:

We listen to a voice memo from Hiranya de Alwis Jayasinghe, and she tells us what home means to her. Read Hiranya’s blog here: Life Moves in Cycles