A 21st century indigenous woman’s experience | Carmen Yupe | TEDxBozeman

Carmen Yupe, a resilience builder, discusses the trauma experienced by women on reservations. In taking a risk to share her story, Carmen is able to bring to light her own brilliance and ingenuity while sharing how indigenous people across the US are changing the world. Carmen Yupe is a 39 year old small-time native food grower transitioning into the larger food market by exploring and experimenting with a low glycemic potato to integrate into Native populations through a seed sharing program. She sees this program as a catalyst to large scale change. This work, paralleled with a personal healing journey have served as the spark to reignite the dormant dreams that have long been housed in her heart. She is passionate about sharing her spark with all communities she is apart of and nourish a nation hungry for change and healing. Carmen is also undercover poet/comedian, a current Pathways to Agriculture and Native foods, Tribal Health and Sovereignty participant with MSU as well as a part-time Drywall Installer with her husband Jake. She is also the mother of 3 sons, Steven, Liam and Dominic. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@jenniferruip4688]

I feel like this too. Love to all my sisters and brothers.

[@krispi1481]

power to all native people. much love

[@harambe9461]

Sad to hear. we all need to do better