Dr. Lyla June Johnston
Dr. Lyla June Johnston
Worldview Translator
Indigenous Musician, Author, and Community Organizer
Gallup, NM
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Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June) is a Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European-descended musician, author, and community organizer whose work bridges Indigenous tradition, ecological knowledge, and contemporary healing. A gifted storyteller and performer, she uses music, poetry, and oratory to inspire audiences toward personal, collective, and ecological transformation.
Lyla’s path is grounded in both scholarship and lived tradition: she studied Human Ecology at Stanford, earned a graduate degree in Indigenous Pedagogy, and completed doctoral research on how pre-colonial Indigenous Nations cultivated large-scale, regenerative food systems across Turtle Island (the Americas). Whether on stage, in ceremony, or in community, Lyla invites people to reimagine their relationship with each other and the Earth, drawing on ancestral wisdom to guide modern solutions.
Dr. Johnston's philosophy and lived examples are exactly what we need right now to advance a wider appreciation and application of Indigenous environmental stewardship approaches.
We are here to be the hands and feet of the Earth to help her heal and help each other heal.
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