In this episode I speak with Angel Tadytin, Navajo ambassador for “Women Who Hike”, social worker, and promoter of Navajo Culture and women’s empowerment through her work as a hiking guide on Navajoland. We discuss indigenous land rights, the importance of indigenous ties to the land, and Angel’s role as a social worker and her thoughts on the healing effects of nature for people’s mental health.

Angel Tadytin's Instagram Page 

Faces of the Canyon Video featuring Angel (by Teva)

SNews Article Featuring Angel

Women Who Hike Website

Women Who Hike Facebook Page

Book Suggestions for Navajo Legends, History, and Lore:

Navaho Legends

Diné Bahane': The Navajo Creation Story

Diné: A History of the Navajos

Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology