Mona Polacca | |
|---|---|
 Mona Polacca | |
| Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa elder | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 22, 1955 |
| Relations | Manakaja, chief of Havasupai from 1900 to 1942[1] |
| Education | Arizona State University Virginia Commonwealth University |
Mona Polacca is a Native American spiritual elder from Arizona.[2] She has worked to further social justice for indigenous people from an early age. She is an author in the field of social sciences, has held posts of responsibility as Treasurer for her tribe,[3] served on several committees for Indigenous Peoples within the United Nations.[4] and is widely known for her "leadership in the Native American revitalisation movement."[5]
In recent years, Mona has gained international recognition for her work as one of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers – a group of spiritual elders, medicine women and wisdom keepers founded in 2004.[6]
In 2021, she joined the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary (New York City) as a senior fellow for the Original Caretakers Program.[7]
- ^ Witt, Greg (17 October 2016). Exploring Havasupai: A Guide to the Heart of the Grand Canyon. Menasha Ridge Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-63404-071-6. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Schaefer (2006) p.55
- ^ Harcourt-Smith
- ^ Grandmothers Council
- ^ Coder, Katherine E. "Shaking the World Awake": A Constructionist Cross-case Analysis of the Phenomenon of Mature Spiritual Activism. Australian Community Psychologist 24.2 (2012)
- ^ Schaefer (2006) p.2
- ^ "Mona Polacca • Center for Earth Ethics". Center for Earth Ethics. Retrieved 2021-11-17.