About

Shannon Francis is an Indigenous permaculture master and earth caretaker, whose stories and lessons tie Native American/Indigenous culture to all aspects of agriculture, food, society, and the environment. Key takeaways include:The effects of climate change on Indigenous reservations and urbanized Indigenous communities in the United States.Incorporating Indigenous principles in the pursuit of environmental stewardship and decreasing our carbon footprint.Composting, gardening, and traditional Indigenous superfoods.The socio-economic and cultural changes taking place on reservations and within urbanized Indigenous communities.Bio:Shannon is Dineh (Navajo) from Shiprock, New Mexico, and Hopi from Kykotsmovi, Arizona. She is Towering House clan born for Red Running through the Water clan. Her Hopi clans are Massau’, Bear Sand, and Snake Clan. Shannon comes from twelve generations of earth caretakers, ethnobotanists and seed keepers, whose passion is instilling reciprocal relationships by connecting people to the natural world through seeds, soil and the elements. Shannon has been a member of the Denver Native community for thirty years and serves on the Four Winds American Indian Council as Chair and is the Director for the Indigenous Agricultural project at Four Winds. In 2014, Shannon received the Justin B. Willie humanitarian award on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. More recently, she received the 2015 Cesar E. Chavez female leadership award for her work with Indigenous gardening, food justice and community building projects.