
The Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways (GCILL) is a platform for educating and informing people about Indigenous ways of knowing, wisdom for modern times, and spirituality that raises human consciousness and harmonious relationship with Mother Earth.
Having had a traditional upbringing, Ilarion Merculieff, founder of GCILL, has been, and continues to be, a strong voice and activist calling for the meaningful application of traditional knowledge and wisdom for the resolution of modern-day challenges. His work focuses on Earth healing, education, and the sacred, creative power of women.
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“Listen to Your Heart”: Indigenous Elders Channel Tough Love in Earth Day Film
The film “Wisdom Weavers of the World” documents a gathering of elders in 2017, organized by Alaskan Unangan leader Ilarion “Kuuyux” Merculieff.
This project is fiscally sponsored by WILD Foundation.