Kindred World

14/08/2026

14/08/2026

Scared people submit. Loved people thrive.

Fear-based culture isn't an accident...it's a control strategy. But it's not our biology, nor our heritage.

Our heritage is the evolved nest: from the moment of conception, being loved, held, and communicated with. That's how humans build the neurobiology for wellness. Not fear, not compliance, but genuine wellbeing.

And here's the ripple effect: children raised this way grow into adults who are wise, compassionate, and secure enough to build communities that actually take care of people... and the planet.

Imagine what the world looks like when we raise humans for connection instead of control.

👇 Tell us: What's one way you were shown love and connection growing up — or one way you're trying to give that to the next generation? We want to hear your story.

Share this with someone who's building a more loving world.

Audio: Dr. Darcia Narvaez

14/08/2026

Breastfeeding is more than just nutrition.

For Indigenous peoples, it was part of a wider tradition of companionship care: holding babies close, staying present, and passing down knowledge across generations. That tradition was deliberately disrupted through forced migration, child removal, and laws suppressing Native culture. Today, Native mothers have some of the lowest breastfeeding rates of any group, a direct legacy of that history.

Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk sparked the idea for what's now Indigenous Milk Medicine Week in response. In her words: "Lactation is my superpower, but it also seems to be treated like a privilege and not a sovereign right regardless of whether you're Indigenous or not."

Source: Kindred Media, "Breastfeeding as Companionship: An Ancient Tradition" by Darcia Narvaez, PhD

12/08/2026

Our LIVE discussion is happening tomorrow!!!

12/08/2026

Happy ! How is breastfeeding normalized culturally? As the Wayfinders! They didn't wait for the culture to change. They became the change.
www.MeettheWayfinders.org

Every August, we celebrate National Breastfeeding Month, World Breastfeeding Week, Indigenous Milk Medicine Week, and Black Breastfeeding Week, and there's no better time to "Meet The Wayfinders."

Created at the invitation of La Leche League International, this collection features nine interviews with advocates, scientists, and parents who found their own paths around, or through, the barriers that stand in the way of breastfeeding support. Voices include Darcia Narvaez, Cecilia Tomori, Kimarie Bugg, Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk, Joan C. Williams, Jamie Grumet, Wesley Bugg, Cathleen O'Malley, and Patty Kornwolf, each breaking through a different kind of barrier, from systemic racism in medical culture to gender bias in the workplace to colonization's impact on Indigenous breastfeeding traditions.

The series introduces Kinship Activism: a sustainable alternative to reactive "hamster wheel" advocacy, rooted in listening, divergent thinking, and centering the needs of children and families in the work of cultural change.

It also connects to the Evolved Nest, a framework developed by Darcia Narvaez identifying the nine components of care that humans evolved to need for lifelong wellbeing, with breastfeeding recognized as one of the most foundational.

Whether you're a parent, an advocate, a healthcare provider, or just breastfeeding-curious, these stories offer a hopeful, grounded vision for building a breastfeeding-friendly culture, one that doesn't wait for permission to begin.

Watch the full series: meetthewayfinders.org

11/08/2026

Are you ready for our August LIVE discussion with Dr. Darcia Narvaez and Lisa Reagan? THIS Thursday, August 13th at 1:00 PM ET, Dr. Darcia and Lisa will be online to discuss the Nested World Film. Reserve your spot today! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XTGbmUyxSnii2d_PQnzApQ #/registration

Remember, watch the full Nested World Film (includes Breaking the Cycle, The Evolved Nest, and Reimagining Humanity) BEFORE the discussion on Thursday so you'll be ready to share all your questions and insights with Lisa and Dr. Darcia! You can watch the film on our YouTube channel --> youtube.com/.

We look forward to talking with you soon!

09/08/2026

Sharing this important message from on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

“For generations, Indigenous midwives have cared for their communities through models rooted in culture, trust, and tradition. Yet Indigenous communities still face some of the world’s greatest maternal health inequities.”
This kinship-based model of care — rooted in trust and community — is exactly what Kindred World champions for mothers and babies everywhere.

Photo: Comadrona Evelyn provides prenatal care at a mobile clinic run by Naye Xjaw/Maya Midwifery in La Nueva, San Juan Ostuncalco. (Melissa Gradilla, 2025)

For generations, Indigenous midwives have cared for their communities through models rooted in culture, trust, and tradition. Yet Indigenous communities continue to experience some of the world's greatest maternal health inequities.

This year, the United Nations is shining a spotlight on the critical role of Indigenous midwives on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, through the day’s theme, “Honoring Indigenous Midwives: Safeguarding Life and Well-being”.

Today, and every day, Every Mother Counts is committed to investing in Indigenous care providers by supporting their leadership, education, and work to advance culturally congruent, community-driven models of care.

Photo: Comadrona (midwife) Evelyn provides prenatal care for expecting mothers at a mobile clinic run by Naye Xjaw/Maya Midwifery in La Nueva, San Juan Ostuncalco. (Melissa Gradilla, 2025)

08/08/2026

This week, August 8-14, we honor Indigenous Milk Medicine Week (originally founded as Native Breastfeeding Week by Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk in 2019).

As Jasha puts it: "Native Breastfeeding is an act of defiance to the colonial systems and their imposed 'norms' as well as a resilience of culture and body sovereignty, no matter the length of your experience."

Breastfeeding has always been part of our species' evolved nest, and for Indigenous families, reclaiming it is also an act of decolonization and healing across generations.

Read the full interview with Jasha Lyons Echo-Hawk on Kindred: https://kindredmedia.org/2020/08/a-closer-look-at-native-breastfeeding-week/

07/08/2026

Listen to Four Arrows share the new All Our Relations Gratitude Deck with the Nesting Ambassadors. You can learn more about the deck, and download a Worldview Chart, at www.WorldviewLiteracy.org

Purchase your deck and support our nonprofit work: https://bookshop.org/a/24475/9798889842491

"All Our Relations – The Gratitude Deck by Four Arrows is an essential, practical tool for anyone drawn to a path of healing humanity’s relationship with the Earth and all our Kin. The beautifully illustrated gratitude deck, rooted in Indigenous ecological wisdom and myths, makes the Kinship precepts from Four Arrows’ Worldview Chart easy to integrate into a daily heart-opening, worldview-shifting practice. For Kindred World’s Nesting Ambassadors, educators, and communities exploring Kinship Worldview, the deck provides often fun and light-hearted guidance for embodied reciprocity. The gratitude deck beautifully complements the Worldview Chart and Restoring the Kinship Worldview book with Darcia Narvaez. I’m very impressed that the publisher was able to insert a handy fold out version of Four Arrows’ Worldview Chart into the deck! I highly recommended All Our Relations for personal use and program work." - Lisa Reagan, Kindred World Founder
https://youtu.be/KOAugT7LWAw?si=BxwZlm9iWHTptLyN

Four Arrows presents the new All Our Relations Gratitude Deck to th...