Ep 9 - Many Different Ways to Create Change with Thalea Tane

Cultures of Change: Healing Our Identity

In episode nine, we are joined by special guest Thalea Tane. Thalea is a Te Roroa Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi woman. She is an indigenous consultant, a Kaitiaki, an International Ambassador for the Global Ecovillage Network Oceania and Asia, mentoring and building capacity in self-sustainability, aspirations in Aoteaora, Australia, and also Ethnic Minority Communities in Southeast Asia.
Living in Thailand for four years, Thalea worked alongside the hill tribe nations and shares with us a life-changing experience where she was invited to attend a mass meditation to see how they create change within their communities as individuals and collectively. She also talks to us about working with the United Nations, working alongside communities and ecovillages aligned to Sustainable Development Goals. Thalea now finds herself back home in the Hokianga, where she has some big dreams and aspirations to bring all that she's learnt home with her.
"There are so many different strategies that we can utilize. Not only in times of adversity, but during our times of reflection and healing. How do we move through those traumas to get to a stage where we are healing from those traumas and also seen them as part of our resiliency? They can be utilized, as they said, as a gift, a gift of how we, one can become resilient by gathering together and strengthening the community together." - Thalea Tane