This educational stream is not a modern reimagining, but a direct, active continuation of the material practices passed down and inherited through
my own direct family lines from the ACI – particularly on side of
my mother, my grandmother, and all direct and kin
mother-figures who came before us.
 

 

Those who are often missing in genealogy records and credits despite playing key roles in how knowledge transmission happens within families
and kin communities – genetically and epi-genetically – as mothers and mother figures pass on culture and nurture the
practices that ensure continuity.


Much of the teachings and knowledge of the handweaving are embodied.
 

 

By carrying forward these specific ancestral methodologies, using organic material mostly sourced from the Eastern Woodlands, my work bridges

the historical expertise of our lineage with contemporary
behavioral health data and best practices.
 

 

My approach, frameworks, and methods were developed from my relational 25+ years of work experience in areas of behavioral health and arts, in varying capacities across several cities and towns, with people across human and social diversity spectrums. Additionally, this work is backed by

my formal qualifications in non-clinical neuro behavioral wellness,

sensory stabilization, and somatic regulation.
 

 

This framework is also backed by concentrated formal studies in

psychology, various non-textile creative mediums, and being involved

in the arts in different capacities for most of my life.

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Handweaving (macramé), for Shā'-nay, is part of
the inheritance she received, remembered, and gets to partake
in recentering so it can continue to be relationally shared with others.
 

 

At BKM, we want to ensure that the foundational knowledge found in the work done and passed down from our ancestors – the builders, designers, makers, artisans and educators – remains a living, breathing resource and blueprint for current and future generations – family, kin, and collaborators. While much of what they have done is still present in day-to-day life,

some have been displaced, re-named, recategorized in certain spaces

and environments due to different types of restructuring.
 

 

As a result, some of our HBL materials and offerings are designed to help

re-centre the relational foundational pieces for those who identify with the

ACI while also helping others do the same in cases where they may have become disconnected from material culture or relational traditional
practices from their ancestral homelands and communities.
 

 

In the spirit of supporting personal, professional,

and collective wellness goals – including those from cross and intersecting diasporas which includes those who are taking steps to make

connections – our work is designed to assist you along your journey.

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Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions at info@bohoandknots.com.

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