Dean Speaks on Sacred Land and Responsibility

Dean Barlese is featured in a new podcast episode that we’re asking everyone in our community to listen to—and share.

🎧 The Wind: Those Who Feast with the Mountain Lion Listen Here

This is more than the usual podcast interview; it’s a weaving of story, memory, and responsibility—from Thacker Pass to Pyramid Lake, from the ancestors to the present moment.

Dean speaks about:

• Being Two-Spirit in the old ways—mu ka kwee tuhu uno a takadu
• What it means to stand on sacred ground under threat
• The role of healing, burial, and carrying knowledge
• The spiritual power in wind, ceremony, and presence

“It made us feel good to stop construction, desecration of that place… We knew the ancestors were with us, by the little whirlwinds that came up through the road they had built.”

This is at the heart of what the Healing Center stands for—honouring the land, the ancestors, and the traditions so that they continue.

Please listen.

And if you feel it’s important, share it with someone close to you.