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Shayla Stonechild started the Matriarch Movement two years ago to turn the tide on the mainstream narrative regarding Indigenous women that objectifies their bodies and their culture. What started as a social media platform to amplify the voices of Native women and create a community for sharing stories of empowerment, prosperity, and resilience has in two short years become a full-fledged non-profit hosting wellness workshops and retreats specifically for Indigenous youth who don’t often see themselves reflected in the wellness space.
“I realized there was a lack of representation for Indigenous women in the state of resilience and excellence,” Stonechild says. “We’re always deemed as missing, murdered, and vulnerable, and we’re always in a state of survival. And I thought, ‘The Matriarch Movement will be like a shift and a rise and a reclamation of who we are as Indigenous people, but specifically women.'”