Community Healing Council with Dean Hoaglin and Amelia Butler
About the Session:
In most cultures, the symbol of a circle represents wholeness, and the potential for unity. When we come together as an intentional community, for personal development and healing, we are honoring the sacred. We will cultivate the collective practice of listening, witnessing, and holding space for the whole as we heal ourselves by acknowledging what needs to be healed. We will work with the Seasons, Elements, and Nature as direct mirrors for the healing process. Indigenous cultures recognize that the healing of self is connected to the whole community.
The council is a sacred space where we can practice being in community in an open, authentic, and compassionate way.
About the Teachers
Dean Hoaglin
Dean is a lineal descendant of the Tamal’ko Coast Miwok of the Huukuiko Band from the village of Etcha Tamal (Nicasio, CA), with ancestral ties to Olumpali (Novato, CA) and Liwanelowa (Sausalito, CA). For more than 25 years, he has worked in social services promoting health, wellness, and education for local Native people.
Amelia Butler
Amelia Butler (Learn Māori Abroad Founder & Kaiako/Teacher) is of Ngātiwai, Ngāti Awa and Ngāpuhi descent. She attended Kōhanga Reo (Māori language preschool) at a young age and grew up in Auckland. Amelia studied Māori by correspondence at secondary school and led her school’s kapa haka group. She went on to major in Māori language, culture and performance in her Bachelor of Arts degree and Māori Land Law in her Bachelor of law degree at the University of Auckland. Amelia moved to Turtle Island (US) in 2009 and is currently based on the lands of the Chickasaw Nation in Memphis, TN. She has shared Māori language, dance & culture with various organizations in the US including Yale, UCLA, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, San Francisco City College, University of Indiana, Pacific Island Ethnic Arts Museum, Warner Bros Studios, Sony, Bullet Proof Coffee, Kiwis in LA, Tourism NZ, Penguin Random House, YMCA and more. Amelia has also been featured in several publications including Newshub, Whakaata Māori/Māori TV, Te Ao Māori News, Radio NZ, Aio The Podcast and KEXP Radio. Amelia is currently in her third year of the Masters of Indigenous Studies program at the University of Auckland. She also founded and leads her LA-based kapa haka (traditional Māori performance) group , Ngāti Ānahera.