Learning from Native Knowledge Respectfully and Responsibly.
Learning from Native Knowledge Respectfully and Responsibly.
A 6-week Learning Journey with Dr. Lyla June
One Course to Reshape Your Future - and the Planet’s.
The world is becoming more and more interested in Indigenous practices and paradigms as Western systems falter. But how do we respectfully engage with the carriers of this knowledge and with the knowledge itself? Moreover, how do we explore and connect with our own Indigenous roots, whoever we are?
Join our first ever course led by Dr. Lyla June exploring how to respectfully connect with and receive Indigenous knowledge as visitors from outside a given Native community. Identify and unlearn the conscious and unconscious ways we’ve adopted extractivist and colonial paradigms, which prevent us from engaging with Native knowledge constructively and respectfully.
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are encoded with unique principles, values, goals, strategies, arts, sciences, and ways of knowing that can support the world today. But before we receive this knowledge it is important to learn how to honor the communities from which they come and do so respectfully and responsibly.
One course. Four dimensions. Unlimited impact.
Key Benefits
Gain a deep, practical understanding of sustainability, integrating social, ecological, economic, and cultural dimensions.
Join a global network of changemakers, collaborating with experts and peers to create real impact.
Earn an internationally recognised certificate, accredited by UNESCO.
Advance your education – upgrade your GEDS to a Master’s or PhD with Ubiquity University.
Skills Gained
Holistic problem-solving – tackle complex sustainability challenges with an integrated approach.
Inclusive leadership – champion equity, diversity, and social justice in your work and community.
Sustainable finance & economics – align your career, life, and finances with regenerative principles.
Project design & ecosystem restoration – create and implement sustainability projects that regenerate communities and natural systems.
Cross-cultural communication – collaborate effectively across diverse communities and global networks.
Strategic sustainability planning – manage projects with clear goals, impact assessments, and resilience strategies.
Measuring impact – use sustainability indicators to assess progress and guide meaningful change.
GEDS equips you to be a visionary leader, driving innovation and transformation in your field while making a real impact.
If you're ready to integrate regeneration and sustainability into your work, this program is for you!
Course details
Course format:
Online, flexible modules
Price:
1500 GBP (save 260 GBP by purchasing the full GEDS)
Duration:
14 months (with breaks in between)
Workload:
Approximately 80 hours per Dimension - 400h total
Structure:
Four Dimensions plus the integration/practicum phase, called the Design Studio.
The Design Studio is the fifth unit, where you collaborate on real cases to apply your skills and earn a certificate in Sustainability Design
Facilitation:
Led by experts in each Dimension
Certificate:
Recognised certificate upon completion of the full course
Course Creator
The GEDS Full Course is guided by dedicated professionals with real-world experience across all dimensions of sustainability.
Meet some of our facilitators:
Dr. Lyla June johnston
(aka Lyla June) is an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and European lineages. Her multi-genre presentation style has engaged audiences across the globe towards personal, collective, and ecological healing.
Lyla blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford, graduate work in Indigenous Pedagogy, and the traditional worldview she grew up with to inform her music, perspectives and solutions. Her doctoral research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans.
Course Creator
The GEDS Full Course is guided by dedicated professionals with real-world experience across all dimensions of sustainability.