Northwest Land Camp

Jillene Joseph

Executive Director, Native Wellness Institute

Morning Keynote - Monday, June 28th 2022, 9:00AM

Jillene Joseph (Aaniiih) raised four children and a nephew for many years as a single mother and now is in a beautiful and healthy relationship. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in community health education and is currently the Executive Director for the Native Wellness Institute, a national non-profit organization that she and a handful of others founded in 2000. For the past 35 years she has traveled throughout North America providing wellness and healing training and technical assistance to tribes, First Nations and aboriginal organizations in a variety of areas such as youth leadership development, healthy relationships, wellness in the workplace and more. She has visited hundreds of Native and Indigenous communities through North America, the island of Guam, Australia and New Zealand, providing information as well as furthering her own knowledge and understanding of our People and the Native ways. She prides herself in choosing to be drug and alcohol free and by living a life that she knows is making her ancestors proud. Jillene is one of the 8 members of the International Indigenous Council of the Healing Our Spirits Worldwide movement. Jillene has worked for her own tribe, for tribal health board’s and has always lived by her personal mantra of “Living the Warrior’s Spirit: being positive, productive and proactive.” Her passion and life’s work are dedicated to bringing wellness and healing to individuals, families, places of work and communities throughout Native North America and beyond!

Kim Moore Bailey

President & Chief Executive Officer, Justice Outside

Morning Keynote - Wednesday June 29, 2022, 9:00am

With over 25 years of experience in strategic planning and community engagement, Kim Moore Bailey provides the leadership and vision that drives Justice Outside’s work shifting resources to, building power with, and centering the voices and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to advance racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement.

As Chief Executive Officer, Kim guides the overall strategic direction for the organization and supports the leadership team as they manage the organization’s grantmaking portfolio, training and capacity-building programs, and ongoing advocacy work.

Kim is a frequent speaker and thought leader on topics related to racial equity and inclusion in the outdoor and environmental fields. As a facilitator and trainer, she has supported many individuals and organizations in prioritizing equitable access to nature and designing outdoor spaces and programming that supports this goal.

Before joining Justice Outside, Kim was a Vice President with Outward Bound where she supported their city-based programs. Prior to that, she was the Mayoral appointee as the Manager for Denver Parks and Recreation.

Kim serves on the Board of Directors for the Environmental Grantmakers Association, the Children & Nature Network, The Redford Center, The National Recreation Foundation, and the Blue Sky Funders Forum.

About Kim Moore Bailey’s presentation “From Land Acknowledgements to Action”

Audience members will hear from Justice Outside President & CEO Kim Moore Bailey about the importance of questioning Land Trust practice, how well intentioned efforts can often have exclusionary impact, and how we might begin the process of decolonizing land trusts to better meet the needs of the people.